Latest headcount
76,300
YoY change
+45.1%
Headcount CAGR
+9.5%
Revenue / employee
$908K
Employee count history for Capital One Financial
| Fiscal year | Employees |
|---|---|
| 1996 | 5,552 |
| 1997 | 5,724 |
| 1998 | 10,073 |
| 1999 | 14,104 |
| 2000 | 19,247 |
| 2001 | 21,648 |
| 2002 | 18,757 |
| 2003 | 17,760 |
| 2004 | 14,481 |
| 2005 | 21,000 |
| 2006 | 31,800 |
| 2007 | 27,000 |
| 2008 | 25,800 |
| 2009 | 28,000 |
| 2010 | 27,826 |
| 2011 | 31,542 |
| 2012 | 39,593 |
| 2013 | 41,951 |
| 2014 | 46,000 |
| 2015 | 45,400 |
| 2016 | 47,300 |
| 2017 | 49,300 |
| 2018 | 47,600 |
| 2019 | 51,900 |
| 2020 | 51,985 |
| 2021 | 50,767 |
| 2022 | 55,943 |
| 2023 | 51,987 |
| 2024 | 52,600 |
| 2025 | 76,300 |
Revenue per employee for Capital One Financial
Annual revenue divided by reported headcount, normalized to US dollars.
| Fiscal year | Revenue per employee (USD) |
|---|---|
| 1996 | $256K |
| 1997 | $312K |
| 1998 | $258K |
| 1999 | $281K |
| 2000 | $287K |
| 2001 | $341K |
| 2002 | $514K |
| 2003 | $551K |
| 2004 | $736K |
| 2005 | $575K |
| 2006 | $477K |
| 2007 | $705K |
| 2008 | $690K |
| 2009 | $570K |
| 2010 | $685K |
| 2011 | $587K |
| 2012 | $585K |
| 2013 | $576K |
| 2014 | $519K |
| 2015 | $551K |
| 2016 | $582K |
| 2017 | $608K |
| 2018 | $670K |
| 2019 | $651K |
| 2020 | $609K |
| 2021 | $631K |
| 2022 | $686K |
| 2023 | $952K |
| 2024 | $1.03M |
| 2025 | $908K |
Earnings per employee for Capital One Financial
Annual net income divided by reported headcount, normalized to US dollars; years with a net loss dip below zero.
| Fiscal year | Earnings per employee (USD) |
|---|---|
| 1996 | $28K |
| 1997 | $33.1K |
| 1998 | $27.3K |
| 1999 | $25.7K |
| 2000 | $24.4K |
| 2001 | $29.7K |
| 2002 | $48K |
| 2003 | $64K |
| 2004 | $107K |
| 2005 | $86.1K |
| 2006 | $75.9K |
| 2007 | $58.2K |
| 2008 | -$1.78K |
| 2009 | $31.6K |
| 2010 | $98.6K |
| 2011 | $99.8K |
| 2012 | $93.9K |
| 2013 | $103K |
| 2014 | $96.3K |
| 2015 | $89.2K |
| 2016 | $79.3K |
| 2017 | $40.2K |
| 2018 | $126K |
| 2019 | $107K |
| 2020 | $52.2K |
| 2021 | $244K |
| 2022 | $132K |
| 2023 | $94K |
| 2024 | $90.3K |
| 2025 | $32.1K |
Employee count history for Capital One Financial (COF)
Annual figures come from annual reports (10-K, or 20-F/40-F for foreign filers); interim rows reflect headcount disclosed in periodic filings. Year-over-year change compares each filing with the prior year's equivalent. Revenue and earnings per employee are annual figures normalized to US dollars.
- 202576,300+45.1%
- 202452,600+1.2%
- 202351,987-7.1%
- 202255,943+10.2%
- 202150,767-2.3%
- 202051,985+0.2%
- 201951,900+9.0%
- 201847,600-3.4%
- 201749,300+4.2%
- 201647,300+4.2%
- 201545,400-1.3%
- 201446,000+9.7%
- 201341,951+6.0%
- 201239,593+25.5%
- 201131,542+13.4%
- 201027,826-0.6%
- 200928,000+8.5%
- 200825,800-4.4%
- 200727,000-15.1%
- 200631,800+51.4%
- 200521,000+45.0%
- 200414,481-18.5%
- 200317,760-5.3%
- 200218,757-13.4%
- 200121,648+12.5%
- 200019,247+36.5%
- 199914,104+40.0%
- 199810,073+76.0%
- 19975,724+3.1%
- 19965,552—
About Capital One Financial's employee count
Capital One Financial (COF) employed 76,300 people in fiscal year 2025, based on its most recent annual report. That headcount grew by +23,700 (+45.1%) from 52,600 a year earlier.
Across the 1996–2025 period, the company's reported workforce went from 5,552 to 76,300 employees — a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of +9.5% per year.
Capital One Financial generated about $908K of revenue and $32.1K of net income per employee in its latest annual period. Revenue and earnings per employee gauge how efficiently a company turns headcount into output, and are most telling when tracked over time or compared with peers in the same industry.
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