Operating Cash Flow
Capital One Financial Operating Cash Flow decreased by 23.1% to $6.02B in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 29.1%, from $4.67B to $6.02B. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Operating Cash Flow shows an upward trend with a 22.5% CAGR. This decline may warrant attention — for this metric, higher values are generally preferred.
Analysis
How to read this metric
Consistently high operating cash flow indicates a healthy, self-sustaining business capable of funding its own growth and returning capital to shareholders.
Detailed definition
Net cash from operating activities measures the total amount of cash generated by a company's core business operations....
Peer comparison
Investors often compare this to capital expenditures to calculate Free Cash Flow, a primary valuation metric for mature tech giants.
net_cash_from_operatingHistorical Data
| 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 | $4.06B | $1.95B | $4.66B | -$79.00M | $2.95B | $2.78B | $8.16B | $2.99B | $3.35B | $7.13B | $7.10B | $3.01B | $6.24B | $6.46B | $2.45B | $4.67B | $6.07B | $9.15B | $7.83B | $6.02B |
| QoQ Change | — | -51.8% | +138.6% | -101.7% | >999% | -6.0% | +193.7% | -63.3% | +12.1% | +112.6% | -0.4% | -57.6% | +107.4% | +3.4% | -62.1% | +90.6% | +30.0% | +50.9% | -14.5% | -23.1% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -27.2% | +42.1% | +75.0% | >999% | +13.5% | +156.7% | -13.0% | +0.6% | +86.1% | -9.4% | -65.5% | +55.0% | -2.8% | +41.7% | +219.9% | +29.1% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Capital One Financial's operating cash flow?
- Capital One Financial (COF) reported operating cash flow of $6.02B in Q1 2026.
- How has Capital One Financial's operating cash flow changed year-over-year?
- Capital One Financial's operating cash flow increased by 29.1% year-over-year, from $4.67B to $6.02B.
- What is the long-term trend for Capital One Financial's operating cash flow?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Capital One Financial's operating cash flow has grown at a 22.5% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $12.31B to $27.72B.
- What does operating cash flow mean?
- The actual amount of cash a company brings in from its day-to-day business activities.