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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549


FORM 10-K


☒ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025

OR

☐TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from to

Commission File No. 001-13300


CAPITAL ONE FINANCIAL CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


Delaware54-1719854
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
1680 Capital One Drive,
McLean,Virginia22102
(Address of principal executive offices)(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (703) 720-1000

(Not Applicable) (Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)____________________________________

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of Each ClassTrading Symbol(s)Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered
Common Stock (par value $.01 per share)COFNew York Stock Exchange
Depositary Shares, Each Representing a 1/40th Interest in a Share of Fixed Rate Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series ICOF PRINew York Stock Exchange
Depositary Shares, Each Representing a 1/40th Interest in a Share of Fixed Rate Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series JCOF PRJNew York Stock Exchange
Depositary Shares, Each Representing a 1/40th Interest in a Share of Fixed Rate Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series KCOF PRKNew York Stock Exchange
Depositary Shares, Each Representing a 1/40th Interest in a Share of Fixed Rate Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series LCOF PRLNew York Stock Exchange
Depositary Shares, Each Representing a 1/40th Interest in a Share of Fixed Rate Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series NCOF PRNNew York Stock Exchange
1.650% Senior Notes Due 2029COF29New York Stock Exchange

Securities registered pursuant to section 12(g) of the Act: None


Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes ☒ No ☐

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act. Yes ☐ No ☒ Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ☒ No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes ☒ No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filer☒Accelerated filer☐
Non-accelerated filer☐Smaller reporting company☐
Emerging growth company☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management’s assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (15 U.S.C.7262(b)) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report. ☒

If securities are registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act, indicate by check mark whether the financial statements of the registrant included in the filing reflect the correction of an error to previously issued financial statements. ☐

Indicate by check mark whether any of those error corrections are restatements that required a recovery analysis of incentive-based compensation received by any of the registrant’s executive officers during the relevant recovery period pursuant to §240.10D-1(b). ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ☐ No ☒

The aggregate market value of the voting and non-voting stock held by non-affiliates of the registrant as of the close of business on June 30, 2025 was approximately $135.2 billion. As of January 31, 2026, there were 621,931,593 shares of the registrant’s Common Stock outstanding.

DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

**1.**Portions of the Proxy Statement for the annual meeting of stockholders to be held on May 08, 2026, are incorporated by reference into Part III.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Page
PART I4
Item 1.Business4
Overview4
Operations and Business Segments7
Competition8
Supervision and Regulation8
Human Capital Resources19
Technology and Intellectual Property19
Forward-Looking Statements20
Item 1A.Risk Factors22
Item 1B.Unresolved Staff Comments52
Item 1C.Cybersecurity52
Item 2.Properties54
Item 3.Legal Proceedings55
Item 4.Mine Safety Disclosures55
PART II56
Item 5.Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities56
Item 6.[Reserved]59
Item 7.Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations (“MD&A”)59
Selected Financial Data60
Executive Summary63
Consolidated Results of Operations64
Consolidated Balance Sheets Analysis70
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements74
Business Segment Financial Performance75
Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates86
Accounting Changes and Developments91
Capital Management92
Risk Management98
Credit Risk Profile104
Liquidity Risk Profile117
Market Risk Profile122
Supplemental Tables127
Glossary and Acronyms129
Item 7A.Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk138
Item 8.Financial Statements and Supplementary Data139
Consolidated Statements of Income145
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income146
Consolidated Balance Sheets147
1Capital One Financial Corporation (COF)
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity148
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows149
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements151
Note 1—Summary of Significant Accounting Policies151
Note 2—Business Combinations and Discontinued Operations166
Note 3—Investment Securities172
Note 4—Loans175
Note 5—Allowance for Credit Losses and Reserve for Unfunded Lending Commitments191
Note 6—Variable Interest Entities and Securitizations195
Note 7—Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets199
Note 8—Premises, Equipment and Leases202
Note 9—Deposits and Borrowings204
Note 10—Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities206
Note 11—Stockholders’ Equity215
Note 12—Regulatory and Capital Adequacy218
Note 13—Earnings Per Common Share220
Note 14—Stock-Based Compensation Plans221
Note 15—Employee Benefit Plans223
Note 16—Income Taxes224
Note 17—Fair Value Measurement228
Note 18—Business Segments and Revenue from Contracts with Customers237
Note 19—Commitments, Contingencies, Guarantees and Others242
Note 20—Capital One Financial Corporation (Parent Company Only)247
Note 21—Related Party Transactions249
Note 22—Subsequent Events250
Item 9.Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure251
Item 9A.Controls and Procedures251
Item 9B.Other Information252
Item 9C.Disclosure Regarding Foreign Jurisdictions that Prevent Inspections252
PART III253
Item 10.Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance253
Item 11.Executive Compensation253
Item 12.Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters253
Item 13.Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence253
Item 14.Principal Accountant Fees and Services253
PART IV254
Item 15.Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules254
Item 16.Form 10-K Summary254
EXHIBIT INDEX255
SIGNATURES259
2Capital One Financial Corporation (COF)

INDEX OF MD&A AND SUPPLEMENTAL TABLES

MD&A Tables:Page
1Average Balances, Net Interest Income and Net Interest Margin65
2Rate/Volume Analysis of Net Interest Income67
3Non-Interest Income67
4Non-Interest Expense69
5Loans Held for Investment71
6Funding Sources Composition71
7Business Segment Results76
8Credit Card Business Results77
8.1Domestic Card Business Results79
9Consumer Banking Business Results80
10Commercial Banking Business Results82
11Other Category Results84
12Capital Ratios Under Basel III94
13Regulatory Risk-Based Capital Components and Regulatory Capital Metrics95
14Preferred Stock Dividends Paid Per Share96
15Loan Maturity Schedule105
16Domestic Credit Card Portfolio by Geographic Region106
17Auto Loan Portfolio by Geographic Region107
18Commercial Real Estate Portfolio by Region108
19Commercial Loans by Industry109
20Credit Score Distribution110
2130+ Day Delinquencies111
22Aging and Geography of 30+ Day Delinquent Loans112
2390+ Day Delinquent Loans Accruing Interest112
24Nonperforming Loans and Other Nonperforming Assets113
25Net Charge-Offs (Recoveries)114
26Allowance for Credit Losses and Reserve for Unfunded Lending Commitments Activity116
27Liquidity Reserves117
28Deposits Composition and Average Deposits Interest Rates119
29Amount of Uninsured Time Deposits by Contractual Maturity120
30Long-Term Debt Funding Activities121
31Senior Unsecured Long-Term Debt Credit Ratings121
32Interest Rate Sensitivity Analysis125
Supplemental Tables:
ANet Charge-Offs127
BReconciliation of Non-GAAP Measures127
3Capital One Financial Corporation (COF)

PART I

Next: Item 1. Business