Capital One Financial Corporati (COF) Q3 2026 earnings — TrendMatrix coverage

Adjusted EPS

$6.69

Estimate

$5.50

Surprise

+21.6%

Score at report (before → after)

6.0 → 6.0/10

Revenue for this quarter isn’t shown: the reported figure hasn’t cleared TrendMatrix’s freshness and sanity checks yet, and consensus revenue isn’t tracked. EPS above is the available figure.

Capital One Financial Corporati (COF) beat the $5.50 estimate with adjusted EPS of $6.69 — a large 21.6% upside surprise. TrendMatrix's engine moved from Sell (6.0/10) to Hold at 6.0/10 after the report.

TrendMatrix currently rates COF Sell at 5.4/10.

2 of the last 4 quarters beat the estimate; this quarter's +21.6% surprise compares with a +8.8% four-quarter average. Next scheduled report: 2027-01-19.

This section and the ones below it reflect TrendMatrix’s latest engine read — they update after the report date and are not frozen to it.

Current price

$196.12

Price target

$229.67

Stop

$184.90

Upside to target

+17.1%

Reward-to-risk

2.4:1

Model outputs from TrendMatrix’s engine as of 2026-11-10 — shown for context, not personalized investment advice.

For financials, the EPS print is only half the story: credit costs, reserve builds, and rate sensitivity decide how a quarter actually lands.

Industry

Credit Services

Market cap

$119.45B

P/E (fwd)

8.3

P/E (ttm)

12.2

52-week range

$174.24–$259.64

Off 52-week high

24.5%

RSI (14)

36

Volume vs avg

0.26×

Score today

5.4/10