What is Capital One Financial's shares (basic)?

Capital One Financial (COF) reported shares (basic) of 622.5M in Q1 2026.

How has Capital One Financial's shares (basic) changed year-over-year?

Capital One Financial's shares (basic) increased by 62.5% year-over-year, from 383.1M to 622.5M.

What does shares (basic) mean?

The average number of actual shares owned by investors throughout the year, accounting for any shares the company bought back or issued.

Earnings Per Share

Shares (Basic)

Capital One Financial Shares (Basic) decreased by 2.6% to 622.5M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 62.5%, from 383.1M to 622.5M.

Analysis

StatementIncome Statement

SectionEarnings Per Share

CategoryCapital Allocation

SignalContext dependent

VolatilityStable

First reportedQ1 2013

Last reportedQ1 2026

How to read this metric

A decreasing trend typically signals an aggressive share buyback program, which can increase the value of remaining shares.

Detailed definition

Weighted-average shares outstanding (basic) is the calculation of the total number of common shares held by the public d...

Peer comparison

Used to evaluate the scale of a company's equity base relative to its market capitalization and peer group.

Metric ID: weighted_shares_basic

Historical Data

10 periods

	Q1 '23	Q2 '23	Q3 '23	Q1 '24	Q2 '24	Q3 '24	Q1 '25	Q2 '25	Q3 '25	Q1 '26
Value	382.6M	382.8M	382.5M	382.2M	383.1M	383M	383.1M	505.6M	639M	622.5M
QoQ Change	—	+0.1%	-0.1%	-0.1%	+0.2%	-0.0%	+0.0%	+32.0%	+26.4%	-2.6%
YoY Change	—	—	—	-0.1%	+0.1%	+0.1%	+0.2%	+32.0%	+66.8%	+62.5%

Range382.2M – 639M

CAGR+24.2%

Avg YoY Growth+23.1%

Median YoY Growth+0.2%

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is Capital One Financial's shares (basic)?: Capital One Financial (COF) reported shares (basic) of 622.5M in Q1 2026.
How has Capital One Financial's shares (basic) changed year-over-year?: Capital One Financial's shares (basic) increased by 62.5% year-over-year, from 383.1M to 622.5M.
What does shares (basic) mean?: The average number of actual shares owned by investors throughout the year, accounting for any shares the company bought back or issued.