COF Capital One Financial Corporation — dividend yield, history & ex-dividend dates
Capital One Financial Corporation, identified by its ticker COF, operates as a prominent financial services holding company. It oversees essential subsidiaries such as Capital One Bank (USA), National Association, and Capital One, National Association, which collectively offer a broad spectrum of financial products and services throughout the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom. The company structures its extensive operations into three core divisions: Credit Card, Consumer Banking, and Commercial Banking. Clients can utilize various deposit instruments, including checking accounts, money market accounts, negotiable order of withdrawal (NOW) accounts, savings accounts, and time deposits. Capital One's lending solutions are equally comprehensive, encompassing credit card financing, personal auto and retail banking loans, as well as significant commercial and multifamily real estate loans, and broader commercial and industrial credit facilities. Furthermore, the corporation provides credit and debit card issuance, robust online direct banking capabilities, and specialized treasury management and custodial services. Capital One serves a diverse clientele that includes individual consumers, small enterprises, and large commercial entities. It reaches these customers through a multi-channel approach, leveraging digital platforms, traditional physical branches, innovative café locations, and other distribution points, particularly within key states like New York, Louisiana, Texas, Maryland, Virginia, New Jersey, and California. Established in 1988, Capital One Financial Corporation maintains its primary executive offices in McLean, Virginia.
Dividend Snapshot
Key Metrics
Current Yield
1.54%
At the Sep 14, 2026 price
The annual dividend as a percentage of the share price. A 3% yield is about $3 of dividends a year for every $100 invested at today's price.Annualized Dividend
$3.2000
The most recent payment scaled to a full year by how often it's paid. A $0.25 quarterly dividend annualizes to $1.00.Frequency
Q Quarterly
How often the dividend is paid: Q = quarterly (4x a year), M = monthly, S = semi-annual, A = annual.Rank Score
60.7
As of Sep 14, 2026
Our 0-100 house score blending yield quality, payout sustainability (the trailing-twelve-month payout ratio), profitability (TTM return on equity), valuation (TTM price-to-book) and payment reliability, recomputed daily. Higher means a stronger profile on those factors in our model — a research score, not advice or a recommendation to buy.RSI (14)
42
As of Sep 14, 2026
Relative Strength Index (0-100), a price-momentum gauge. Above 70 is often called 'overbought', below 30 'oversold'. A technical signal, not a dividend metric.52-Week Range
$176.10 – $257.94
Closes through Sep 11, 2026
The lowest and highest price over the past year — shows where today's price sits in its recent range.Payout Ratio (TTM)
3.69%
12 months to Jun 30, 2026 (Q2 FY2026)
The share of earnings paid out as dividends over the trailing twelve months (TTM): dividends paid divided by net income across the company's four most recent reported quarters, dated by the latest quarter end. A fiscal-year tag such as FY2025 means only annual figures were available. Lower leaves more cushion; above 100% means paying out more than the company earned. It shows n/a for funds and when net income over the period was negative; for REITs and BDCs it is marked EPS-based, since they are judged on FFO/AFFO or net investment income instead.Years Paying
31
How many years of payments we have on record. This can understate very long histories where our data doesn't reach far enough back.Price / Book (TTM)
1.14
Price as of Sep 14, 2026; latest reported book value
Price-to-book ratio: the share price on the date shown divided by the latest reported book value per share. A rough valuation gauge, most useful for asset-heavy sectors like REITs, banks and insurers.S.A.F.E. Dividend Read
Quote & Key Data
Dividend Growth
Why the Yield Moved (90 Days)
COF's dividend yield fell from 1.60% to 1.54% over the past ~90 days (-0.06 pp). Of that move, +0.00 pp came from changes in the dividend rate and -0.06 pp from the share price ($200.62 on Jun 16, 2026 → $208.30 on Sep 14, 2026). A yield that rises because the price fell is not an improvement in the payout itself.
Yield vs Its Own History
Across 333 daily observations over the past 16 months (through Sep 11, 2026), COF's current yield is higher than approximately 65% of them. Our stored price history for COF covers the past 16 months; 3- and 5-year averages are not yet computable from it and are deliberately not shown.
Adjusted Price History
Dividend History
Dividend Payment History
Ex-dividend calendar →| Amount | Type | Declared | Ex-Date | Record | Pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $0.8000 Q | Regular | Jul 29, 2026 | Aug 17, 2026 | Aug 17, 2026 | Sep 01, 2026 |
| $0.8000 Q | Regular | May 08, 2026 | May 19, 2026 | May 19, 2026 | Jun 01, 2026 |
| $0.8000 Q | Regular | Feb 03, 2026 | Feb 19, 2026 | Feb 19, 2026 | Mar 02, 2026 |
| $0.8000 Q | Regular | Nov 04, 2025 | Nov 17, 2025 | Nov 17, 2025 | Dec 01, 2025 |
| $0.6000 Q | Regular | Jul 29, 2025 | Aug 15, 2025 | Aug 15, 2025 | Sep 02, 2025 |
| $0.6000 Q | Regular | May 08, 2025 | May 23, 2025 | May 23, 2025 | Jun 05, 2025 |
| $0.6000 Q | Regular | Feb 07, 2025 | Feb 18, 2025 | Feb 18, 2025 | Mar 03, 2025 |
| $0.6000 Q | Regular | Nov 04, 2024 | Nov 14, 2024 | Nov 14, 2024 | Nov 22, 2024 |
| $0.6000 Q | Regular | Jul 31, 2024 | Aug 12, 2024 | Aug 12, 2024 | Aug 23, 2024 |
| $0.6000 Q | Regular | May 02, 2024 | May 10, 2024 | May 13, 2024 | May 24, 2024 |
| $0.6000 Q | Regular | Jan 31, 2024 | Feb 09, 2024 | Feb 12, 2024 | Feb 23, 2024 |
| $0.6000 Q | Regular | Nov 02, 2023 | Nov 10, 2023 | Nov 13, 2023 | Nov 24, 2023 |
| $0.6000 Q | Regular | Jul 26, 2023 | Aug 04, 2023 | Aug 07, 2023 | Aug 18, 2023 |
| $0.6000 Q | Regular | May 04, 2023 | May 12, 2023 | May 15, 2023 | May 26, 2023 |
| $0.6000 Q | Regular | Jan 26, 2023 | Feb 03, 2023 | Feb 06, 2023 | Feb 17, 2023 |
| $0.6000 Q | Regular | Nov 03, 2022 | Nov 10, 2022 | Nov 14, 2022 | Nov 25, 2022 |
| $0.6000 Q | Regular | Jul 27, 2022 | Aug 05, 2022 | Aug 08, 2022 | Aug 19, 2022 |
| $0.6000 Q | Regular | May 05, 2022 | May 13, 2022 | May 16, 2022 | May 27, 2022 |
| $0.6000 Q | Regular | Feb 04, 2022 | Feb 11, 2022 | Feb 14, 2022 | Feb 25, 2022 |
| $0.6000 S | Regular | Nov 04, 2021 | Nov 12, 2021 | Nov 15, 2021 | Nov 26, 2021 |
| $1.2000 S | Regular | Jul 28, 2021 | Aug 06, 2021 | Aug 09, 2021 | Aug 20, 2021 |
| $0.4000 Q | Regular | May 05, 2021 | May 14, 2021 | May 17, 2021 | May 28, 2021 |
| $0.4000 Q | Regular | Feb 04, 2021 | Feb 16, 2021 | Feb 17, 2021 | Mar 01, 2021 |
| $0.1000 Q | Regular | Oct 29, 2020 | Nov 06, 2020 | Nov 09, 2020 | Nov 19, 2020 |
| $0.1000 Q | Regular | Jul 31, 2020 | Aug 07, 2020 | Aug 10, 2020 | Aug 20, 2020 |
| $0.4000 Q | Regular | Apr 29, 2020 | May 08, 2020 | May 11, 2020 | May 21, 2020 |
| $0.4000 Q | Regular | Jan 29, 2020 | Feb 07, 2020 | Feb 10, 2020 | Feb 21, 2020 |
| $0.4000 Q | Regular | Oct 31, 2019 | Nov 08, 2019 | Nov 12, 2019 | Nov 22, 2019 |
| $0.4000 Q | Regular | Jul 24, 2019 | Aug 02, 2019 | Aug 05, 2019 | Aug 15, 2019 |
| $0.4000 Q | Regular | May 02, 2019 | May 10, 2019 | May 13, 2019 | May 23, 2019 |
| $0.4000 Q | Regular | Jan 31, 2019 | Feb 08, 2019 | Feb 11, 2019 | Feb 22, 2019 |
| $0.4000 Q | Regular | Nov 01, 2018 | Nov 08, 2018 | Nov 12, 2018 | Nov 23, 2018 |
| $0.4000 Q | Regular | Jul 26, 2018 | Aug 03, 2018 | Aug 06, 2018 | Aug 16, 2018 |
| $0.4000 Q | Regular | May 03, 2018 | May 11, 2018 | May 14, 2018 | May 24, 2018 |
| $0.4000 Q | Regular | Feb 01, 2018 | Feb 09, 2018 | Feb 12, 2018 | Feb 23, 2018 |
| $0.4000 Q | Regular | Nov 02, 2017 | Nov 10, 2017 | Nov 13, 2017 | Nov 24, 2017 |
| $0.4000 Q | Regular | Jul 27, 2017 | Aug 03, 2017 | Aug 07, 2017 | Aug 17, 2017 |
| $0.4000 Q | Regular | May 05, 2017 | May 11, 2017 | May 15, 2017 | May 25, 2017 |
| $0.4000 Q | Regular | Feb 02, 2017 | Feb 09, 2017 | Feb 13, 2017 | Feb 24, 2017 |
| $0.4000 Q | Regular | Nov 03, 2016 | Nov 09, 2016 | Nov 14, 2016 | Nov 25, 2016 |
| $0.4000 Q | Regular | Jul 28, 2016 | Aug 04, 2016 | Aug 08, 2016 | Aug 18, 2016 |
| $0.4000 Q | Regular | May 05, 2016 | May 12, 2016 | May 16, 2016 | May 26, 2016 |
| $0.4000 Q | Regular | Feb 03, 2016 | Feb 11, 2016 | Feb 16, 2016 | Feb 26, 2016 |
| $0.4000 Q | Regular | Oct 29, 2015 | Nov 05, 2015 | Nov 09, 2015 | Nov 19, 2015 |
| $0.4000 Q | Regular | Jul 30, 2015 | Aug 06, 2015 | Aug 10, 2015 | Aug 20, 2015 |
| $0.4000 Q | Regular | Apr 30, 2015 | May 07, 2015 | May 11, 2015 | May 21, 2015 |
| $0.3000 Q | Regular | Jan 29, 2015 | Feb 05, 2015 | Feb 09, 2015 | Feb 20, 2015 |
| $0.3000 Q | Regular | Oct 30, 2014 | Nov 06, 2014 | Nov 10, 2014 | Nov 20, 2014 |
| $0.3000 Q | Regular | Jul 31, 2014 | Aug 07, 2014 | Aug 11, 2014 | Aug 21, 2014 |
| $0.3000 M | Regular | May 01, 2014 | May 08, 2014 | May 12, 2014 | May 22, 2014 |
| $0.3000 Q | Regular | Jan 29, 2014 | Feb 06, 2014 | Feb 10, 2014 | Feb 21, 2014 |
| $0.3000 Q | Regular | Oct 31, 2013 | Nov 06, 2013 | Nov 11, 2013 | Nov 21, 2013 |
| $0.3000 Q | Regular | Jul 25, 2013 | Aug 01, 2013 | Aug 05, 2013 | Aug 15, 2013 |
| $0.3000 Q | Regular | May 02, 2013 | May 09, 2013 | May 13, 2013 | May 23, 2013 |
| $0.0500 Q | Regular | Jan 31, 2013 | Feb 07, 2013 | Feb 11, 2013 | Feb 22, 2013 |
| $0.0500 Q | Regular | Oct 30, 2012 | Nov 07, 2012 | Nov 09, 2012 | Nov 19, 2012 |
| $0.0500 Q | Regular | Jul 31, 2012 | Aug 08, 2012 | Aug 10, 2012 | Aug 20, 2012 |
| $0.0500 Q | Regular | May 10, 2012 | May 16, 2012 | May 18, 2012 | May 29, 2012 |
| $0.0500 Q | Regular | Feb 02, 2012 | Feb 08, 2012 | Feb 10, 2012 | Feb 21, 2012 |
| $0.0500 Q | Regular | Nov 14, 2011 | Nov 17, 2011 | Nov 21, 2011 | Dec 02, 2011 |
| $0.0500 Q | Regular | Jul 29, 2011 | Aug 10, 2011 | Aug 12, 2011 | Aug 22, 2011 |
| $0.0500 Q | Regular | May 12, 2011 | May 19, 2011 | May 23, 2011 | Jun 03, 2011 |
| $0.0500 Q | Regular | Jan 28, 2011 | Feb 09, 2011 | Feb 11, 2011 | Feb 22, 2011 |
| $0.0500 Q | Regular | Oct 29, 2010 | Nov 09, 2010 | Nov 12, 2010 | Nov 22, 2010 |
| $0.0500 Q | Regular | Jul 30, 2010 | Aug 09, 2010 | Aug 11, 2010 | Aug 20, 2010 |
| $0.0500 Q | Regular | May 03, 2010 | May 07, 2010 | May 11, 2010 | May 20, 2010 |
| $0.0500 Q | Regular | Feb 01, 2010 | Feb 10, 2010 | Feb 12, 2010 | Feb 22, 2010 |
| $0.0500 Q | Regular | Oct 30, 2009 | Nov 06, 2009 | Nov 11, 2009 | Nov 20, 2009 |
| $0.0500 Q | Regular | Aug 03, 2009 | Aug 07, 2009 | Aug 11, 2009 | Aug 20, 2009 |
| $0.0500 Q | Regular | Apr 24, 2009 | May 07, 2009 | May 11, 2009 | May 20, 2009 |
| $0.3750 Q | Regular | Jan 29, 2009 | Feb 06, 2009 | Feb 10, 2009 | Feb 20, 2009 |
| $0.3750 Q | Regular | Oct 30, 2008 | Nov 06, 2008 | Nov 10, 2008 | Nov 20, 2008 |
| $0.3750 Q | Regular | Jul 24, 2008 | Aug 07, 2008 | Aug 11, 2008 | Aug 20, 2008 |
| $0.3750 Q | Regular | Apr 24, 2008 | May 08, 2008 | May 12, 2008 | May 21, 2008 |
| $0.3750 Q | Regular | Jan 31, 2008 | Feb 07, 2008 | Feb 11, 2008 | Feb 20, 2008 |
| $0.0267 Q | Regular | Oct 25, 2007 | Nov 07, 2007 | Nov 12, 2007 | Nov 23, 2007 |
| $0.0267 Q | Regular | Jul 26, 2007 | Aug 08, 2007 | Aug 10, 2007 | Aug 20, 2007 |
| $0.0267 Q | Regular | Apr 26, 2007 | May 08, 2007 | May 10, 2007 | May 21, 2007 |
| $0.0267 Q | Regular | Jan 25, 2007 | Feb 08, 2007 | Feb 12, 2007 | Feb 22, 2007 |
| $0.0267 Q | Regular | Oct 26, 2006 | Nov 08, 2006 | Nov 10, 2006 | Nov 20, 2006 |
| $0.0267 Q | Regular | Jul 27, 2006 | Aug 08, 2006 | Aug 10, 2006 | Aug 21, 2006 |
| $0.0267 Q | Regular | Apr 27, 2006 | May 08, 2006 | May 10, 2006 | May 22, 2006 |
| $0.0267 Q | Regular | Jan 26, 2006 | Feb 08, 2006 | Feb 10, 2006 | Feb 21, 2006 |
| $0.0267 Q | Regular | Oct 27, 2005 | Nov 08, 2005 | Nov 10, 2005 | Nov 21, 2005 |
| $0.0267 Q | Regular | Aug 01, 2005 | Aug 08, 2005 | Aug 10, 2005 | Aug 22, 2005 |
| $0.0267 Q | Regular | May 02, 2005 | May 06, 2005 | May 10, 2005 | May 20, 2005 |
| $0.0267 Q | Regular | Jan 31, 2005 | Feb 08, 2005 | Feb 10, 2005 | Feb 22, 2005 |
| $0.0267 Q | Regular | Oct 29, 2004 | Nov 09, 2004 | Nov 12, 2004 | Nov 22, 2004 |
| $0.0267 Q | Regular | Jul 30, 2004 | Aug 06, 2004 | Aug 10, 2004 | Aug 20, 2004 |
| $0.0267 Q | Regular | May 03, 2004 | May 06, 2004 | May 10, 2004 | May 20, 2004 |
| $0.0267 Q | Regular | Jan 30, 2004 | Feb 06, 2004 | Feb 10, 2004 | Feb 20, 2004 |
| $0.0267 Q | Regular | Nov 03, 2003 | Nov 05, 2003 | Nov 07, 2003 | Nov 20, 2003 |
| $0.0267 Q | Regular | Jul 23, 2003 | Aug 06, 2003 | Aug 08, 2003 | Aug 20, 2003 |
| $0.0267 Q | Regular | Apr 28, 2003 | May 06, 2003 | May 08, 2003 | May 20, 2003 |
| $0.0267 Q | Regular | Jan 30, 2003 | Feb 06, 2003 | Feb 10, 2003 | Feb 20, 2003 |
| $0.0267 Q | Regular | Nov 05, 2002 | Nov 06, 2002 | Nov 08, 2002 | Nov 20, 2002 |
| $0.0267 Q | Regular | Jul 23, 2002 | Aug 06, 2002 | Aug 08, 2002 | Aug 20, 2002 |
| $0.0267 Q | Regular | Apr 29, 2002 | May 06, 2002 | May 08, 2002 | May 20, 2002 |
| $0.0266 Q | Regular | Jan 17, 2002 | Feb 06, 2002 | Feb 08, 2002 | Feb 20, 2002 |
| $0.0267 Q | Regular | Oct 18, 2001 | Nov 05, 2001 | Nov 07, 2001 | Nov 20, 2001 |
| $0.0267 Q | Regular | Aug 01, 2001 | Aug 06, 2001 | Aug 08, 2001 | Aug 20, 2001 |
| $0.0267 Q | Regular | Apr 26, 2001 | May 07, 2001 | May 09, 2001 | May 21, 2001 |
| $0.0266 Q | Regular | Jan 18, 2001 | Feb 06, 2001 | Feb 08, 2001 | Feb 20, 2001 |
| $0.0267 Q | Regular | Oct 17, 2000 | Nov 06, 2000 | Nov 08, 2000 | Nov 20, 2000 |
| $0.0267 Q | Regular | Jul 20, 2000 | Aug 07, 2000 | Aug 09, 2000 | Aug 21, 2000 |
| $0.0267 Q | Regular | Apr 27, 2000 | May 08, 2000 | May 10, 2000 | May 22, 2000 |
| $0.0267 Q | Regular | Jan 20, 2000 | Feb 07, 2000 | Feb 09, 2000 | Feb 22, 2000 |
| $0.0267 Q | Regular | Oct 26, 1999 | Nov 16, 1999 | Nov 18, 1999 | Nov 22, 1999 |
| $0.0267 Q | Regular | Jul 22, 1999 | Aug 10, 1999 | Aug 12, 1999 | Aug 20, 1999 |
| $0.0800 Q | Regular | Apr 30, 1999 | May 11, 1999 | May 13, 1999 | May 20, 1999 |
| $0.0800 Q | Regular | Jan 22, 1999 | Feb 08, 1999 | Feb 10, 1999 | Feb 22, 1999 |
| $0.0800 Q | Regular | Oct 27, 1998 | Nov 10, 1998 | Nov 13, 1998 | Nov 23, 1998 |
| $0.0800 Q | Regular | Jul 30, 1998 | Aug 11, 1998 | Aug 13, 1998 | Aug 21, 1998 |
| $0.0800 Q | Regular | Apr 23, 1998 | May 05, 1998 | May 07, 1998 | May 21, 1998 |
| $0.0800 Q | Regular | Jan 22, 1998 | Feb 05, 1998 | Feb 09, 1998 | Feb 20, 1998 |
| $0.0800 Q | Regular | Oct 23, 1997 | Oct 31, 1997 | Nov 04, 1997 | Nov 19, 1997 |
| $0.0800 Q | Regular | Jul 24, 1997 | Aug 01, 1997 | Aug 05, 1997 | Aug 20, 1997 |
| $0.0800 Q | Regular | Apr 25, 1997 | May 02, 1997 | May 06, 1997 | May 22, 1997 |
| $0.0800 Q | Regular | Jan 23, 1997 | Jan 31, 1997 | Feb 04, 1997 | Feb 20, 1997 |
| $0.0800 I | Regular | Oct 25, 1996 | Nov 01, 1996 | Nov 05, 1996 | Nov 20, 1996 |
Peer Comparison
Selected Financial - Credit Services dividend payers we cover, strongest DividendRank first — for context, not a recommendation.
| Ticker | Name | Yield | 5-Yr Growth | Streak | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ORXCF | ORIX Corporation | 3.44% | 7.5% | 2 yrs | 80 |
| GCSSF | Gecoss Corporation | 5.98% | 3.9% | 2 yrs | 80 |
| MFIN | Medallion Financial Corp. | 4.65% | -13.8% | 3 yrs | 74 |
| MIUFY | Mitsubishi HC Capital Inc. | 3.69% | 3.2% | 3 yrs | 72 |
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COF dividend — frequently asked questions
Does Capital One Financial Corporation pay a dividend?
Yes. Capital One Financial Corporation (COF) currently pays a dividend. The annualized dividend is about $3.20 per share, a yield of approximately 1.54%.
What is Capital One Financial Corporation's dividend yield?
Capital One Financial Corporation's dividend yield is approximately 1.54%, based on the most recent regular payment annualized against the current share price. Yields move as the share price changes.
How often does Capital One Financial Corporation pay dividends?
Capital One Financial Corporation pays dividends quarterly — 4 times per year.
How long has Capital One Financial Corporation paid dividends?
Capital One Financial Corporation has 31 years of dividend payments on record.
Data updated Sep 14, 2026. This research page is generated from Dividendly's structured market and dividend dataset using the approach described on our methodology and data sources pages. Data is automatically validated using defined rules and may also be periodically reviewed. Research only, not investment advice. Spotted a data error? Report it.