Capital One Financial Management
Management criteria checks 3/4
Capital One Financial's CEO is Rich Fairbank, appointed in Jul 1994, has a tenure of 31.5 years. directly owns 0.63% of the company’s shares, worth $956.86M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 9.3 years and 6.9 years respectively.
Key information
Rich Fairbank
Chief executive officer
US$30.8m
Total compensation
| CEO salary percentage | n/a |
| CEO tenure | 31.5yrs |
| CEO ownership | 0.6% |
| Management average tenure | 9.3yrs |
| Board average tenure | 6.9yrs |
Recent management updates
Recent updates
Capital One Financial PFDs: What's In Your Portfolio?
Dec 23Capital One Financial (NYSE:COF) Will Pay A Dividend Of $0.60
Aug 01
Capital One Financial (NYSE:COF) Is Paying Out A Dividend Of $0.60
May 12Capital One: Credit Trends Resilient Despite Downside Risks
Apr 26Capital One's Bottom Line Could Expand On Improving Credit Losses
Mar 26Capital One Financial (NYSE:COF) Has Affirmed Its Dividend Of $0.60
Feb 15Capital One Has The Ability For Returns To Continue
Feb 05Capital One Q4 Earnings: Encouraging Credit Trends Justify The Stock Rally
Jan 24Capital One On Hold, Like Its Pending Buyout Of Discover Financial
Nov 24Capital One: Upside Potential Remains
Sep 30Capital One: Deep Dive To Discover What's In Your Portfolio (Technical Analysis)
Aug 27Capital One: 30%+ Growth Potential In The Coming Year
Jun 02Capital One: Less Attractive As Discover Deal Offsets Hopeful Credit Trends (Rating Downgrade)
May 07The Capital One/Discover Merger: Two Wrongs Don't Make A Right
Mar 08Capital One + Discover, Does 1 + 1 = 3?
Feb 27CEO
Rich Fairbank (74 yo)
Mr. Richard D. Fairbank, also known as Rich, is the Founder of Capital One Bank and serves as its Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Fairbank is Founder of Capital One Financial Corporation and has...
Leadership Team
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Founder | 31.5yrs | US$30.83m | 0.63% $ 956.9m | |
| Chief Financial Officer | 4.8yrs | US$6.03m | 0.0057% $ 8.6m | |
| President of Discover Integration | 7.9yrs | US$8.05m | 0.0071% $ 10.8m | |
| President of Financial Services | 16.6yrs | US$7.58m | 0.017% $ 25.7m | |
| Chief Enterprise Services Officer & Chief of Staff to the CEO | no data | US$8.07m | 0.0022% $ 3.3m | |
| Senior VP & Controller | 8.8yrs | no data | 0.000010% $ 15.2k | |
| Chief Information Officer | 18.7yrs | US$6.99m | 0.0055% $ 8.4m | |
| Managing Vice President of Investor Relations | no data | no data | no data | |
| Chief Human Resources Officer | 3.9yrs | no data | 0.0070% $ 10.6m | |
| Chief Risk Officer for Financial Services | 10.7yrs | no data | no data | |
| Executive VP & Head of Middle Market Relationships | 9.3yrs | no data | no data | |
| Senior Vice President of Finance | no data | no data | no data |
Experienced Management: COF's management team is seasoned and experienced (9.3 years average tenure).
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Founder | 32yrs | US$30.83m | 0.63% $ 956.9m | |
| Independent Director | 14yrs | US$418.22k | 0.00031% $ 471.3k | |
| Independent Director | 22.3yrs | US$394.62k | 0.0015% $ 2.2m | |
| Independent Lead Director | 21.3yrs | US$543.22k | no data | |
| Independent Director | 7yrs | US$470.15k | 0% $ 0 | |
| Independent Director | 6.8yrs | US$414.47k | 0% $ 0 | |
| Independent Director | 5.9yrs | US$453.22k | 0% $ 0 | |
| Independent Director | 1.9yrs | US$363.10k | 0% $ 0 | |
| Independent Director | 4.2yrs | US$413.22k | 0% $ 0 | |
| Independent Director | 9.9yrs | US$393.22k | 0% $ 0 | |
| Independent Director | 4.9yrs | US$393.22k | 0.000040% $ 60.8k | |
| Independent Director | 4.9yrs | US$363.22k | 0% $ 0 |
Experienced Board: COF's board of directors are considered experienced (6.9 years average tenure).
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2026/01/18 09:08 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2026/01/16 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2025/09/30 |
| Annual Earnings | 2024/12/31 |
Data Sources
The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.
| Package | Data | Timeframe | Example US Source * |
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| Company Financials | 10 years |
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| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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* Example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.
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Analyst Sources
Capital One Financial Corporation is covered by 48 analysts. 19 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
| Analyst | Institution |
|---|---|
| Stephen Biggar | Argus Research Company |
| David George | Baird |
| Terry Ma | Barclays |