Capital One Financial (LTS:0HT4) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio: 1.30 (As of Jul. 31, 2026) — 19% Above Median

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LTS:0HT4 Capital One Financial Corp LTS:0HT4
81 GF Score
Price $208.69
GF Value $178.36
Valuation Modestly Overvalued
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What is Capital One Financial Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

Capital One Financial LTS:0HT4 -1.13% 81 Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is 1.30 as of Jul. 31, 2026, which is 19% above its 10-year median of 1.09. GuruFocus rates LTS:0HT4 with a GF Score™ of 81/100 and a GF Value™ of $178.36 (Modestly Overvalued). The stock has 3 warning signs investors should review. Among 391 Credit Services companies, Capital One Financial ranks worse than 62.15% on this metric.

As of today (2026-07-31), Capital One Financial's current share price is $208.69. Capital One Financial's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 was $159.92. Capital One Financial's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is 1.30.

The historical rank and industry rank for Capital One Financial's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

LTS:0HT4' s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.46   Med: 1.09   Max: 1.68
Current: 1.31

During the past years, Capital One Financial's highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio was 1.68. The lowest was 0.46. And the median was 1.09.

LTS:0HT4's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is ranked worse than
62.15% of 391 companies
in the Credit Services industry
Industry Median: 0.94 vs LTS:0HT4: 1.31

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller. He uses E10 for his Shiller PE Ratio calculation. E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings per share of a company over the past 10 years. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio. The Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted book value per share of a company over the past 10 years.

Capital One Financial's adjusted book value per share data for the three months ended in Jun. 2026 was $185.486. Add all the adjusted book value per share for the past 10 years together and divide the count will get our Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share, which is $159.92 for the trailing ten years ended in Jun. 2026.

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Capital One Financial  (LTS:0HT4) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Explanation

Compared with the regular PB Ratio, which works poorly for cyclical businesses, the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio smoothed out the fluctuations of book value during business cycles. Therefore it is more accurate in reflecting the valuation of the company.

If a company has consistent business performance, the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio should give similar results to regular PB Ratio.


Capital One Financial Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Related Terms


Capital One Financial Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Capital One Financial's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

Capital One Financial Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Chart

Capital One Financial Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.30 0.75 0.98 1.25 1.59

Capital One Financial Quarterly Data
Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25 Jun25 Sep25 Dec25 Mar26 Jun26
Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.43 1.40 1.59 1.16 1.25

LTS:0HT4 vs PYPL, AXP, SYF: Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Comparison

For the Credit Services subindustry, Capital One Financial's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Capital One Financial Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio vs Credit Services Industry

For the Credit Services industry and Financial Services sector, Capital One Financial's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Capital One Financial's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio falls into.


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Capital One Financial Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Calculation

Like the Shiller PE Ratio, the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio takes the Book Value per Share from the past 10 years, adjusts it for inflation, and then calculates the average. This average is then used for the P/B calculation. Because it considers this 10-year average, it's often referred to as the CAPB Ratio.

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller to measure the valuation of the overall market. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio.

Capital One Financial's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
=208.69/159.92
=1.30

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

Capital One Financial's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 is calculated as:

For example, Capital One Financial's adjusted Book Value per Share data for the three months ended in Jun. 2026 was:

Adj_Book=Book Value per Share/CPI of Jun. 2026 (Change)*Current CPI (Jun. 2026)
=185.486/333.9520*333.9520
=185.486

Current CPI (Jun. 2026) = 333.9520.

Capital One Financial Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201609 98.551 241.428 136.319
201612 98.946 241.432 136.863
201703 99.510 243.801 136.306
201706 101.587 244.955 138.496
201709 103.534 246.819 140.084
201712 100.366 246.524 135.960
201803 101.266 249.554 135.514
201806 104.355 251.989 138.298
201809 106.909 252.439 141.430
201812 110.469 251.233 146.841
201903 113.887 254.202 149.616
201906 118.569 256.143 154.587
201909 125.043 256.759 162.636
201912 127.061 256.974 165.123
202003 124.816 258.115 161.488
202006 122.815 257.797 159.095
202009 127.731 260.280 163.885
202012 131.171 260.474 168.173
202103 133.949 264.877 168.880
202106 144.860 271.696 178.053
202109 147.639 274.310 179.739
202112 147.463 278.802 176.633
202203 141.220 287.504 164.035
202206 139.154 296.311 156.831
202209 133.152 296.808 149.815
202212 137.895 296.797 155.158
202303 143.059 301.836 158.281
202306 143.034 305.109 156.555
202309 140.864 307.789 152.838
202312 152.709 306.746 166.253
202403 151.287 312.332 161.759
202406 151.840 314.175 161.398
202409 164.937 315.301 174.694
202412 159.442 315.605 168.711
202503 165.924 319.799 173.267
202506 173.500 322.561 179.627
202509 179.026 324.800 184.070
202512 181.756 324.054 187.308
202603 182.284 330.213 184.348
202606 185.486 333.952 185.486

Add all the adjusted book value per share together and divide the count will get our Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share.

Please note that we use the CPI data of the country/region where the company is headquartered. If the CPI data for that country/region is not available, then we will use the CPI data of the United States as default.

What does a Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio of 1.30 mean?
Capital One Financial (LTS:0HT4) has a Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio of 1.30 as of Jul. 31, 2026. Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is the ratio of share price to a company's inflation-adjusted book value per share over a 10-year period. View historical data on Capital One Financial and its competitors. This is 19% above median its historical median of 1.09. Over the past decade, Capital One Financial's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio has ranged from 0.46 to 1.68. According to the industry distribution chart, Capital One Financial ranks #243 out of 391 companies in the Credit Services industry, placing it in the top 62.1%.
Is Capital One Financial's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio too high?
Capital One Financial's current Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio of 1.30 is 19% above median its 10-year median of 1.09. Over the past 10 years, this metric has ranged from a low of 0.46 to a high of 1.68. The Credit Services industry median Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is 0.94. Capital One Financial's value of 1.30 is 38.3% above this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, Capital One Financial ranks #243 out of 391 companies in the Credit Services industry, which is below the industry midpoint. Overall, Capital One Financial has a GF Score™ of 81/100 and is considered Modestly Overvalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Capital One Financial's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio compare to PYPL and AXP?
According to the Credit Services industry distribution chart, Capital One Financial ranks #243 out of 391 companies for Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio. This places Capital One Financial in the lower half of its industry. The industry median Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is 0.94. Capital One Financial's value of 1.30 is 38.3% above this benchmark. Historically, Capital One Financial's own Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio has ranged from 0.46 to 1.68 over the past decade. While the company's 10-year median is 1.09 vs. the industry median of 0.94, Capital One Financial has consistently been above the industry average. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for a Credit Services company?
The median Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio among Credit Services companies is 0.94, based on 391 companies in the industry. Companies in the top quartile (top 25%) have a Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio significantly above this median, while those in the bottom quartile fall well below. However, Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Capital One Financial's current Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio of 1.30 is 38.3% above the industry median. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio mean?
A high Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is the ratio of share price to a company's inflation-adjusted book value per share over a 10-year period. View historical data on Capital One Financial and its competitors. For the Credit Services industry, the median Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is 0.94 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Capital One Financial's current Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is 1.30, which is 19% above median its own 10-year median of 1.09. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Capital One Financial stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Capital One Financial (LTS:0HT4) is currently considered Modestly Overvalued. The stock's GF Value™ is $178.36, compared to a current price of $208.69 — trading 17% above its estimated fair value. The current Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is 1.30, which is 19% above median its 10-year median of 1.09 and 38.3% above the Credit Services industry median of 0.94. Capital One Financial's overall GF Score™ is 81/100 with 3 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio calculated?
Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Capital One Financial (LTS:0HT4), the current Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is 1.30 as of Jul. 31, 2026. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.

Is Capital One Financial (LTS:0HT4) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Capital One Financial stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of $208.69 is trading 17% above its estimated GF Value™ of $178.36. GuruFocus considers Capital One Financial to be Modestly Overvalued.

Key valuation signals for LTS:0HT4:

  • Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio: 1.30 (19% above median its 10-year median of 1.09)
  • GF Value™: $178.36 vs. price of $208.69 (17% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 81/100 with 3 warning signs
  • Industry Position: 38.3% above the Credit Services median (#243 of 391)

No single metric tells the full story. See the LTS:0HT4 stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


Capital One Financial Business Description

Address 1680 Capital One Drive, McLean, VA, USA, 22102
Capital One Financial is a diversified financial-services holding company headquartered in McLean, Virginia. Originally a spinoff of Signet Financial's credit card division in 1994, the company is now primarily involved in credit card lending, auto loans, and commercial lending. Following the acquisition of Discover in 2025, the firm also has a modest personal loan business, though credit card lending provides the majority of the bank's revenue.
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