Does COF pay a dividend?

Yes. Capital One Financial Corporation pays a quarterly dividend, currently yielding 1.60% based on trailing twelve-month payments of $3.20 per share.

How much does COF pay in dividends?

$3.20 per share over the last twelve months, paid quarterly. Special and one-off distributions are excluded from that figure because they do not recur.

When is the next COF ex-dividend date?

No upcoming ex-dividend date is currently on record for COF. Dates appear here once the company declares them.

COF Dividend

Capital One Financial Corporation

NYSEFinancial ServicesStockData as of August 17, 2026

Dividend yield: 1.60%
Annual dividend: $3.20
Payout ratio: 0.04
Frequency: Quarterly
Share price: $200.20
Market cap: $123B

Is COF a good dividend stock?

What the data shows. These are observations, not recommendations — see the disclaimer at the foot of the page.

Yield is below the market median1.60% against a median of 2.92%. A lower yield is common among companies that reinvest more of their earnings or whose shares have risen.
Dividend is comfortably coveredA payout ratio of 0.04 means roughly 4% of earnings go to the dividend, leaving room to keep paying through a weaker year.
Dividend has been cut 5 timesAcross 31 complete years, the annual total fell in 2007, 2009, 2020 and earlier. The most recent reduction was in 2020.

COF dividend history

Annual dividend per share, 1995 to 2025.

Peak $2.40 in 2022Year the total fellTypical payment × payments that year, split-adjusted, excluding special and one-off distributions. Robust to duplicate records in the source data. The current year is omitted while incomplete.

Recent dividend payments

The last 40 dividend payments for COF, most recent first.
Ex-dividend date	Pay date	Amount	Type
August 17, 2026	September 1, 2026	$0.8000	Quarterly
May 19, 2026	June 1, 2026	$0.8000	Quarterly
February 19, 2026	March 2, 2026	$0.8000	Quarterly
November 17, 2025	December 1, 2025	$0.8000	Quarterly
August 15, 2025	September 2, 2025	$0.6000	Quarterly
May 23, 2025	June 5, 2025	$0.6000	Quarterly
February 18, 2025	March 3, 2025	$0.6000	Quarterly
November 14, 2024	November 22, 2024	$0.6000	Quarterly
August 12, 2024	August 23, 2024	$0.6000	Quarterly
May 10, 2024	May 24, 2024	$0.6000	Quarterly
February 9, 2024	February 23, 2024	$0.6000	Quarterly
November 10, 2023	November 24, 2023	$0.6000	Quarterly
August 4, 2023	August 18, 2023	$0.6000	Quarterly
May 12, 2023	May 26, 2023	$0.6000	Quarterly
February 3, 2023	February 17, 2023	$0.6000	Quarterly
November 10, 2022	November 25, 2022	$0.6000	Quarterly
August 5, 2022	August 19, 2022	$0.6000	Quarterly
May 13, 2022	May 27, 2022	$0.6000	Quarterly
February 11, 2022	February 25, 2022	$0.6000	Quarterly
November 12, 2021	November 26, 2021	$0.6000	Semi-Annual
August 6, 2021	August 20, 2021	$1.2000	Special
May 14, 2021	May 28, 2021	$0.4000	Quarterly
February 16, 2021	March 1, 2021	$0.4000	Quarterly
November 6, 2020	November 19, 2020	$0.1000	Quarterly
August 7, 2020	August 20, 2020	$0.1000	Quarterly
May 8, 2020	May 21, 2020	$0.4000	Quarterly
February 7, 2020	February 21, 2020	$0.4000	Quarterly
November 8, 2019	November 22, 2019	$0.4000	Quarterly
August 2, 2019	August 15, 2019	$0.4000	Quarterly
May 10, 2019	May 23, 2019	$0.4000	Quarterly
February 8, 2019	February 22, 2019	$0.4000	Quarterly
November 8, 2018	November 23, 2018	$0.4000	Quarterly
August 3, 2018	August 16, 2018	$0.4000	Quarterly
May 11, 2018	May 24, 2018	$0.4000	Quarterly
February 9, 2018	February 23, 2018	$0.4000	Quarterly
November 10, 2017	November 24, 2017	$0.4000	Quarterly
August 3, 2017	August 17, 2017	$0.4000	Quarterly
May 11, 2017	May 25, 2017	$0.4000	Quarterly
February 9, 2017	February 24, 2017	$0.4000	Quarterly
November 9, 2016	November 25, 2016	$0.4000	Quarterly

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Frequently asked questions

Does COF pay a dividend?: Yes. Capital One Financial Corporation pays a quarterly dividend, currently yielding 1.60% based on trailing twelve-month payments of $3.20 per share.
How much does COF pay in dividends?: $3.20 per share over the last twelve months, paid quarterly. Special and one-off distributions are excluded from that figure because they do not recur.
When is the next COF ex-dividend date?: No upcoming ex-dividend date is currently on record for COF. Dates appear here once the company declares them.