Capital One (COF)
NYSEFinancialsFinancial - Credit ServicesSnapshot 2026-11-04
$206.31-1.15%
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NYSEFinancialsFinancial - Credit ServicesSnapshot 2026-11-04
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Industries move in repeating boom-and-bust cycles. This shows where this stock’s industry sits in that cycle, stage by stage (recovery → expansion → supercycle → steady → deceleration → contraction), from its fundamentals (orders, revenue, capital spending), not the stock’s price.
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Consumer Finance is in steady. Describes the industry's cycle state, not a call on this stock.
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The reason to own it still holds.
View ThesisRevenue growth is accelerating — up about 31% over the past year.
View GrowthMiddle-of-the-pack quality for its industry.
View QualityMiddle-of-the-pack management execution.
View ManagementExpectations look reasonable — what the market is pricing in sits in line with or below what analysts forecast.
View ValuationModerate volatility — typically moves about 1% a day.
View RiskMostly healthy — no soft spokes
Capital One's Discover integration has to keep delivering synergies to justify the price. The company beat its third-quarter earnings estimate by 22.8%. Revenue growth has been volatile, swinging from a 2% drop to a 4% gain. It trades at 1.1 times book value versus a 1.5 times peer median. The price reflects less growth than we forecast. Customer migration could hinder the success of the Discover integration. Peer multiples imply a price roughly in line with where it trades (about fair). Our read remains intact. This read is provisional.
Trailing returns as of 2026-11-04. COF is total return (includes dividends); the S&P 500 benchmark is price return (the index excludes dividends).
Based on 23 analysts currently covering COF (as of Nov 2026).
Based on 8 Wall Street analysts offering 12-month price targets for COF in the last 4 months.
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A consensus fair price across 10 valuation methods, at three horizons. As of 2026-11-04. Estimates are diagnostics, not price targets. Short-horizon estimates are close to coin-flips, so confidence is a method-agreement read, not a prediction.
Today's peer multiple on trailing earnings, with no growth credited. This is the headline read.
Adds projected growth, so it leans optimistic by design. Read it as upside context, not a base case.
A price-focused, side-by-side fair-value read versus Consumer Finance — fair value, gap to price, and forward P/E.
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Advances: Integrate Discover and deliver expected synergies
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End-of-day figures as of 2026-11-04. EPS is implied from price ÷ P/E. Not investment advice.
Current $206.31
The last 12 months of price, then the range of analyst 12-month targets from today’s $206.31.
Analyst ratings and price targets are third-party Wall Street estimates, not QuarterlyIQ’s view. Not investment advice.
A long-thesis check that carries the widest uncertainty of the three horizons.
Above average on quality vs scored peers
A second lens on the 12-month fair value: for companies that score high on measured quality (profitability, balance-sheet safety, earnings stability), this read trusts more of today's profit margins instead of averaging them toward their multi-year history the way the headline number does. Shown alongside the fair value above, not in place of it. A diagnostic, not a price target or a buy/sell signal.
Direction of the business behind the multiple. Bands are backend reads; trailing-12-month basis.
Expected Discover loan growth recovery from higher marketing supports integration and growth, though timing is in 2027.
Advances: Integrate Discover and deliver expected synergies
Strong quarter and integration progress support earnings delivery and Discover synergy execution.
Advances: Grow net income and operating income
Improving credit trends and higher NIM support earnings; Q3 slides are reported, not independently detailed here.
Advances: Grow net income and operating income
Q3 earnings beat on lower provisions and expenses supports earnings objectives, though credit trends merit monitoring.
Regulatory scrutiny could impact growth and operations.
Threatens: Integrate Discover acquisition successfully
Customer migration could hinder Discover integration success.
New leadership may enhance growth and operational strategies.
Advances: Integrate Discover acquisition successfully
Positive consumer sentiment supports Discover integration targets.
