COF Earnings Predictions — 2026-07-21

Ticker Report or Guide KPI Prediction Answer Confidence
COF Report Adjusted EPS BEAT pred ~$5.25 vs. cons $5.08 MEDIUM
COF Report Domestic Card net charge-off rate (lower=beat) BEAT pred ~4.9% vs. cons ~5.1% MEDIUM
COF Report Total revenue IN-LINE pred ~$15.75bn vs. cons $15.7bn MEDIUM
COF Guide FY26 marketing ramp / adj. efficiency ratio (higher=worse) LOWER guide efficiency ~52% vs. cons ~51% (FY26/H2) MEDIUM
COF Guide Discover synergy target reaffirmation UNCHANGED guide ~$2.5bn vs. cons $2.5bn (by mid-2027) HIGH
COF Guide Buyback pace UNCHANGED guide ~$2.5bn/qtr vs. cons ~$2.5bn/qtr (Q3 2026) MEDIUM
COF Guide Structural NIM level BETTER guide ~7.95% vs. cons ~7.9% (Q2/Q3 2026) LOW
COF Guide Brex CET1 impact / marks UNCHANGED guide ~-40bp vs. cons ~-40bp (Q2 2026 CET1) MEDIUM
COF Return Day-1 residual (stock − beta × S&P 500) +1.5% LOW
COF Return 5-day cumulative residual +0.0% (FADE) Credit resilience and an EPS beat should drive a modestly positive day-1 reaction, but the stock has already rallied ~16% off the June low and ~8% in July into the print, limiting upside and creating sell-the-news risk. Over the following week, out-period math works against follow-through: the guided H2 marketing ramp plus Brex/Hopper run-rate costs pull forward EPS estimates lower even on a headline beat, and the heavy, hard-to-size investment agenda clouds NTM earnings power — so the initial pop fades back toward flat. LOW