Capital One Financial (BSP:CAON34) Debt-to-Equity

: 0.85 (As of Dec. 2023)

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Capital One Financial's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was R$0 Mil. Capital One Financial's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was R$241,648 Mil. Capital One Financial's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was R$284,624 Mil. Capital One Financial's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.85.

A high debt to equity ratio generally means that a company has been aggressive in financing its growth with debt. This can result in volatile earnings as a result of the additional interest expense.

The historical rank and industry rank for Capital One Financial's Debt-to-Equity or its related term are showing as below:

BSP:CAON34' s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.66 Med: 1.01 Max: 1.25
Current: 0.85

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of Capital One Financial was 1.25. The lowest was 0.66. And the median was 1.01.

BSP:CAON34's Debt-to-Equity is ranked better than
56.35% of 433 companies
in the Credit Services industry
Industry Median: 1.18 vs BSP:CAON34: 0.85

Capital One Financial Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for Capital One Financial's Debt-to-Equity 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.
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Capital One Financial Annual Data

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Dec23

Debt-to-Equity

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0.96

0.66

0.69

0.91

0.85

Capital One Financial Quarterly Data
	Mar19	Jun19	Sep19	Dec19	Mar20	Jun20	Sep20	Dec20	Mar21	Jun21	Sep21	Dec21	Mar22	Jun22	Sep22	Dec22	Mar23	Jun23	Sep23	Dec23
Debt-to-Equity	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															0.91	0.88	0.91	0.91	0.85

Competitive Comparison

For the Credit Services subindustry, Capital One Financial's Debt-to-Equity, along with its competitors' market caps and Debt-to-Equity 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 Debt-to-Equity Distribution

For the Credit Services industry and Financial Services sector, Capital One Financial's Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Capital One Financial's Debt-to-Equity falls into.

Capital One Financial Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

Capital One Financial's Debt to Equity Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Debt to Equity	=	Total Debt			/	Total Stockholders Equity
	=	(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation	+	Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation)	/	Total Stockholders Equity
	=	(0	+	241648.336)	/	284624.482
	=	0.85

Capital One Financial's Debt to Equity Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Debt to Equity	=	Total Debt			/	Total Stockholders Equity
	=	(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation	+	Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation)	/	Total Stockholders Equity
	=	(0	+	241648.336)	/	284624.482
	=	0.85

Capital One Financial (BSP:CAON34) Debt-to-Equity Explanation

In the calculation of Debt to Equity, we use the total of Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation and Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation divided by Total Stockholders Equity. In some calculations, Total Liabilities is used to for calculation.

Be Aware

Because a company can increase its ROE % by having more financial leverage, it is important to watch the leverage ratio when investing in high ROE % companies.

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Capital One Financial (BSP:CAON34) Business Description

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Address

1680 Capital One Drive, McLean, VA, USA, 22102

Website

https://www.capitalone.com

Capital One 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.

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