Investing
CapEx
Capital One Financial CapEx increased by 24.5% to $553.00M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 58.9%, from $348.00M to $553.00M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), CapEx shows an upward trend with a 22.6% CAGR.
Analysis
StatementCash Flow Statement
SectionInvesting
CategoryGrowth
SignalContext dependent
VolatilityModerate
First reportedQ1 2013
Last reportedQ1 2026
How to read this metric
An increase signals growth investment or infrastructure modernization; a decrease might suggest cost-cutting or a transition to an asset-light model.
Detailed definition
Funds used by a company to acquire, upgrade, and maintain physical assets such as property, plants, buildings, technolog...
Peer comparison
Hardware-focused tech firms typically have higher CapEx relative to revenue than pure software companies due to manufacturing and supply chain needs.
Metric ID:
capital_expendituresHistorical 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 | $163.00M | $163.00M | $194.00M | $230.00M | $193.00M | $221.00M | $290.00M | $235.00M | $206.00M | $259.00M | $261.00M | $247.00M | $289.00M | $312.00M | $356.00M | $348.00M | $399.00M | $387.00M | $444.00M | $553.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | +0.0% | +19.0% | +18.6% | -16.1% | +14.5% | +31.2% | -19.0% | -12.3% | +25.7% | +0.8% | -5.4% | +17.0% | +8.0% | +14.1% | -2.2% | +14.7% | -3.0% | +14.7% | +24.5% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +18.4% | +35.6% | +49.5% | +2.2% | +6.7% | +17.2% | -10.0% | +5.1% | +40.3% | +20.5% | +36.4% | +40.9% | +38.1% | +24.0% | +24.7% | +58.9% |
Range$163.00M – $553.00M
CAGR+29.3%
Avg YoY Growth+25.5%
Median YoY Growth+24.4%
Current Streak2 quarters growth
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Capital One Financial's capex?
- Capital One Financial (COF) reported capex of $553.00M in Q1 2026.
- How has Capital One Financial's capex changed year-over-year?
- Capital One Financial's capex increased by 58.9% year-over-year, from $348.00M to $553.00M.
- What is the long-term trend for Capital One Financial's capex?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Capital One Financial's capex has grown at a 22.6% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $698.00M to $1.58B.
- What does capex mean?
- The money spent on long-term physical assets like machinery, data centers, and office buildings.