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Interest Paid
Capital One Financial Interest Paid decreased by 1.2% to $4.01B in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 24.9%, from $3.21B to $4.01B. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Interest Paid shows an upward trend with a 62.1% CAGR. This is a positive signal — lower values indicate better performance for this metric.
Analysis
StatementCash Flow Statement
SectionSupplemental
CategoryEfficiency
SignalLower is better
VolatilityStable
First reportedQ1 2013
Last reportedQ1 2026May 7, 2026
How to read this metric
Increasing interest payments relative to debt levels may signal rising interest rates or a higher cost of borrowing.
Detailed definition
The total cash outflow for interest payments on debt obligations during the period. This metric highlights the cash cost...
Peer comparison
Used to compare the cost of debt and interest coverage ratios against industry peers.
Metric ID:
interest_paidHistorical Data
20 periods
| Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $508.00M | $558.00M | $455.00M | $509.00M | $460.00M | $958.00M | $1.68B | $2.08B | $4.24B | $3.87B | $627.00M | $3.11B | $3.38B | $3.35B | $3.37B | $3.21B | $3.39B | $4.22B | $4.06B | $4.01B |
| QoQ Change | — | +9.8% | -18.5% | +11.9% | -9.6% | +108.3% | +75.6% | +23.9% | +103.5% | -8.7% | -83.8% | +395.7% | +8.7% | -0.9% | +0.7% | -4.7% | +5.7% | +24.5% | -3.9% | -1.2% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -9.4% | +71.7% | +269.7% | +309.4% | +821.7% | +304.2% | -62.7% | +49.1% | -20.4% | -13.6% | +437.5% | +3.3% | +0.5% | +26.2% | +20.4% | +24.9% |
Range$455.00M – $4.24B
CAGR+54.5%
Avg YoY Growth+139.5%
Median YoY Growth+25.6%
Current Streak2 quarters decline
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Capital One Financial's interest paid?
- Capital One Financial (COF) reported interest paid of $4.01B in Q1 2026.
- How has Capital One Financial's interest paid changed year-over-year?
- Capital One Financial's interest paid increased by 24.9% year-over-year, from $3.21B to $4.01B.
- What is the long-term trend for Capital One Financial's interest paid?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Capital One Financial's interest paid has grown at a 62.1% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $2.16B to $14.89B.
- What does interest paid mean?
- The total cash paid for interest on debt.