Capital One (COF) Tops Q4 Earnings and Revenue Estimates

Group 1 - Capital One reported quarterly earnings of $3.09 per share, exceeding the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $2.66 per share, and up from $2.24 per share a year ago, representing an earnings surprise of 16.17% [1] - The company posted revenues of $10.19 billion for the quarter ended December 2024, surpassing the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 0.32%, and an increase from $9.51 billion year-over-year [2] - Capital One has outperformed the S&P 500 with a 7.1% gain since the beginning of the year compared to the S&P 500's 2% gain [3] Group 2 - The current consensus EPS estimate for the upcoming quarter is $3.74 on revenues of $9.97 billion, and for the current fiscal year, it is $15.22 on revenues of $40.66 billion [7] - The Zacks Industry Rank for Financial - Consumer Loans is in the bottom 38% of over 250 Zacks industries, indicating potential challenges for stock performance [8]