Company overview

Capital One Financial Corporation (Capital One or 'the company') is a diversified financial services provider in the US. Since its inception in the 1990s, Capital One has become one of the leading card issuers. The company has now shifted focus to diversifying from a monoline card issuer to full fledge financial services provider. Capital One primarily operates in the US, the UK and Canada. It is headquartered in McLean, Virginia and employs 23,700 people.

The company recorded revenues of $13,892.7 million in the financial year ended December 2008, a decrease of 4.7% over 2007. The operating profit of the company was $581.6 million in the financial year 2008, a decrease of 85% over 2007. The net loss was $46 million in the financial year 2008, compared to net profit of $3,869.5 in 2007.

Key facts

New York Stock Exchange ticker: COF

No. employees: 23700

Turnover: 13,892,700,000 (USD)

Financial year end: December

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