COF
Capital One Financial Corporation
COF's fundamentals are strong: revenue grew 31% and its operating margin rose 18 points to 21%. At 11x earnings, it's trading right at its usual valuation. Analysts expect that strong growth to continue.
IREN
IREN Limited
There isn't enough reported data to score IREN yet.
COF Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| N/A | |
| N/A |
COF's revenue and profitability are currently healthy. Free cash flow and net leverage aren't meaningful measures for financial services companies like COF.
IREN Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Under pressure | |
| Weak | |
| N/A | |
| N/A |
IREN's revenue and profitability are currently under pressure. Free cash flow and net leverage aren't meaningful measures for financial services companies like IREN.
COF PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 5.4x | $96.85 | -50% |
| Forward | 8.4x | $194 | — |
| Fair | 11x | $195 | +0.7% |
| Current | 11x | $194 | — |
| Expensive | 45x | $817 | +322% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
COF's PE is in its fair range at 11x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 8.4x next year's earnings.
IREN PE Valuation
IREN has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
COF Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
COF has the edge over IREN on the outlook, with more favorable earnings expectations.
IREN Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Losses growing | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
Analysts expect IREN's losses to grow, with revenue growing. However, they disagree widely on these estimates.
COF Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $22.94 | +27% |
| Q3 2026 | $18.01 | +660% |
| Q2 2026 | $17.23 | +784% |
| Q1 2026 | $3.92 | -67% |
| Q4 2025 | $4.03 | -65% |
| Q3 2025 | $2.37 | -78% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.95 | -82% |
| Q1 2025 | $11.91 | -6.7% |
| Q4 2024 | $11.59 | -3% |
COF has the edge over IREN on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
IREN Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$3.96 | -347% |
| Q2 2026 | -$2.22 | -988% |
| Q1 2026 | $0.51 | +$1.10 |
| Q4 2025 | $1.18 | +$1.62 |
| Q3 2025 | $1.60 | +$1.99 |
| Q2 2025 | $0.25 | +$0.45 |
| Q1 2025 | -$0.59 | -$0.43 |
| Q4 2024 | -$0.44 | -$0.15 |
IREN has swung to a loss: it lost $3.96 per share over the past year, after a profit the year before.
COF Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $16.3B | +6.4% |
| Q2 2026 | $15.9B | +27% |
| Q1 2026 | $15.2B | +52% |
| Q4 2025 | $15.6B | +53% |
| Q3 2025 | $15.4B | +53% |
| Q2 2025 | $12.5B | +31% |
| Q1 2025 | $10B | +6.4% |
| Q4 2024 | $10.2B | +7.2% |
COF's revenue has grown year over year for 22 quarters in a row: $16.3B last quarter, up 6.4% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 28% | -0.6 points |
| Q2 2026 | 24% | +72 points |
| Q1 2026 | 18% | +0.4 points |
| Q4 2025 | 13% | -0.8 points |
| Q3 2025 | 29% | +6.4 points |
| Q2 2025 | -47% | -54 points |
| Q1 2025 | 17% | +0.5 points |
| Q4 2024 | 14% | +4.5 points |
COF has the edge over IREN on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
IREN Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $228M | -5.1% |
| Q2 2026 | $137.2M | -27% |
| Q1 2026 | $144.8M | 0% |
| Q4 2025 | $184.7M | +59% |
| Q3 2025 | $240.3M | +355% |
| Q2 2025 | $187.3M | +230% |
| Q1 2025 | $144.8M | +168% |
| Q4 2024 | $116.1M | +176% |
IREN's revenue has held roughly level: $228M last quarter, down 5.1% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -82% | -50 points |
| Q2 2026 | -452% | -461 points |
| Q1 2026 | -161% | -180 points |
| Q4 2025 | -63% | -79 points |
| Q3 2025 | -32% | +57 points |
| Q2 2025 | 9% | +49 points |
| Q1 2025 | 19% | +8 points |
| Q4 2024 | 15% | +21 points |
IREN's operating margin was −82% last quarter, down 50 points from the same quarter a year ago.
COF Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $5.3B | -39% |
| Q2 2026 | $8.1B | +43% |
| Q1 2026 | $5.5B | +27% |
| Q4 2025 | $7.4B | +253% |
| Q3 2025 | $8.8B | +43% |
| Q2 2025 | $5.7B | -4.8% |
| Q1 2025 | $4.3B | +56% |
| Q4 2024 | $2.1B | -69% |
COF has the edge over IREN on cash generation, producing positive trailing cash flow while its opponent burns cash.
IREN Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$1.6B | -$1.6B |
| Q2 2026 | $482.2M | +2895% |
| Q1 2026 | -$873.8M | -$523.1M |
| Q4 2025 | -$468M | -$334M |
| Q3 2025 | -$38M | +$349.4M |
| Q2 2025 | $16.1M | +$179M |
| Q1 2025 | -$350.7M | -$128.7M |
| Q4 2024 | -$134M | -$105.2M |
IREN's free cash flow was −$2.5B over the past year, against −$507M the year before. Free cash flow isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like IREN.
COF Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -1.9% | -11.6M shares |
| 1 year | -4.7% | -30M shares |
| 3 years | +59% | +226M shares |
| 5 years | +38% | +169M shares |
| Available history | +30% | +140M shares |
COF has the edge over IREN on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $2.7B |
| Q2 2026 | $2.7B |
| Q1 2026 | $2.8B |
| Q4 2025 | $2.5B |
| Q3 2025 | $1B |
| Q2 2025 | $167M |
| Q1 2025 | $375M |
| Q4 2024 | $161M |
COF spent $10.7B buying back its own shares over the past year, about six times what it spent the year before.
IREN Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +26% | +82.4M shares |
| 1 year | +10% | +36.9M shares |
| 3 years | +511% | +333M shares |
| 5 years | +624% | +344M shares |
| Available history | +2346% | +382M shares |
IREN has 399M diluted shares, up 10% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q2 2025 | — |
| Q1 2025 | — |
| Q4 2024 | — |
| Q3 2024 | — |
| Q2 2024 | — |
| Q1 2024 | — |
| Q4 2023 | — |
| Q3 2023 | — |
COF Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 2.3x | Moderate |
| Q2 2026 | 2.1x | Moderate |
| Q1 2026 | 5.1x | High |
| Q4 2025 | 6.4x | High |
| Q3 2025 | 7.7x | High |
| Q2 2025 | 16.4x | High |
| Q1 2025 | 4.1x | High |
| Q4 2024 | 4.7x | High |
COF's net debt is about 2.3 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), down from 7.7 years a year ago. Net leverage isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like COF.
IREN Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 2026 | 157.6x | High |
| Q4 2025 | 22.2x | High |
| Q3 2025 | 4.1x | High |
| Q2 2025 | 2.0x | Moderate |
| Q1 2025 | 3.3x | Elevated |
| Q4 2024 | -4.6x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2024 | -16.7x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2024 | -15.9x | Net Cash |
IREN's net debt is more than 20 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), up from 3.3 years a year ago. Net leverage isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like IREN.
COF Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 42.9 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 26.9 | Neutral |
COF's weekly RSI is 43 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 27 (neutral).
IREN Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 33.3 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 8.2 | Oversold |
IREN's weekly RSI is 33 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 8 (oversold).
COF PE vs Financial Services Sector
| Metric | COF | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 11x | 13x | 17% below |
| PE % | 49 | 63 | 14 pts below |
COF is trading at 11x earnings, a 17% discount to the Financial Services sector's median of 13x.
IREN PE vs Financial Services Sector
| Metric | IREN | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | 13x | — |
IREN has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
COF Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $199.7 | 3.1% below |
| 20 week MA | $206.7 | 6.3% below |
| 50 week MA | $206.3 | 6.2% below |
| 100 week MA | $203.1 | 4.7% below |
| 200 week MA | $164.7 | 18% above |
COF has fallen below most of its moving averages, though it's still 18% above its 200-week average.
IREN Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $29.8 | 35% below |
| 20 week MA | $36.2 | 46% below |
| 50 week MA | $42.8 | 54% below |
| 100 week MA | $32.0 | 39% below |
| 200 week MA | $19.1 | 2.1% above |
IREN has fallen below most of its moving averages, though it's still 2.1% above its 200-week average.
COF Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $103.0 | $97.3 | -5.5% |
| 2021 | $97.3 | $145.1 | +49% |
| 2022 | $145.1 | $90.7 | -37% |
| 2023 | $90.7 | $131.1 | +45% |
| 2024 | $131.1 | $180.2 | +37% |
| 2025 | $180.2 | $249.3 | +38% |
| 2026 YTD | $249.3 | $193.6 | -22% |
COF has the edge over IREN on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
IREN Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $24.8 | $17.2 | -31% |
| 2022 | $17.2 | $1.19 | -93% |
| 2023 | $1.19 | $7.15 | +501% |
| 2024 | $7.15 | $10.7 | +50% |
| 2025 | $10.7 | $40.3 | +276% |
| 2026 YTD | $40.3 | $19.5 | -52% |
IREN's yearly returns have swung widely, from +501% in 2023 to −93% in 2022. It's down 52% so far in 2026.