Operating
Stock-Based Comp
Capital One Financial Stock-Based Comp increased by 14.9% to $200.00M in Q4 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 38.9%, from $144.00M to $200.00M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Stock-Based Comp shows an upward trend with a 23.7% CAGR.
Analysis
StatementCash Flow Statement
SectionOperating
CategoryCapital Allocation
SignalContext dependent
VolatilityModerate
First reportedQ4 2013
Last reportedQ4 2025
How to read this metric
An increase may signal a strategy to preserve cash or align employee interests with shareholders, but it also results in share dilution.
Detailed definition
Stock-based compensation is a non-cash expense where employees and executives are rewarded with equity or stock options...
Peer comparison
High-growth technology firms often have higher stock-based compensation as a percentage of revenue compared to mature industrial firms.
Metric ID:
cf_stock_based_compensationHistorical Data
19 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $87.00M | $64.00M | $61.00M | $107.00M | $65.00M | $66.00M | $76.00M | $154.00M | $123.00M | $95.00M | $141.00M | $193.00M | $105.00M | $127.00M | $144.00M | $177.00M | $225.00M | $174.00M | $200.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | -26.4% | -4.7% | +75.4% | -39.3% | +1.5% | +15.2% | +102.6% | -20.1% | -22.8% | +48.4% | +36.9% | -45.6% | +21.0% | +13.4% | +22.9% | +27.1% | -22.7% | +14.9% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -25.3% | +3.1% | +24.6% | +43.9% | +89.2% | +43.9% | +85.5% | +25.3% | -14.6% | +33.7% | +2.1% | -8.3% | +114.3% | +37.0% | +38.9% |
Range$61.00M – $225.00M
CAGR+20.3%
Avg YoY Growth+32.9%
Median YoY Growth+33.7%
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Capital One Financial's stock-based comp?
- Capital One Financial (COF) reported stock-based comp of $200.00M in Q4 2025.
- How has Capital One Financial's stock-based comp changed year-over-year?
- Capital One Financial's stock-based comp increased by 38.9% year-over-year, from $144.00M to $200.00M.
- What is the long-term trend for Capital One Financial's stock-based comp?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Capital One Financial's stock-based comp has grown at a 23.7% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $331.00M to $776.00M.
- What does stock-based comp mean?
- The value of company shares given to employees as part of their pay.