Capital One QuicksilverOne
Capital One · Mastercard · $39 annual fee · earns cash back.
Rates checked against the issuer 2026-10. Foreign transaction fee: not recorded here.
The short version
- Best at: nothing in particular — no category puts it in the top three of the catalogue.
- A year's rewards: about $397, or $358 after the fee.
Is the annual fee worth it?
It earns about $397 a year on the illustrative household's spending, which is $358 once the fee is paid. The best card with no fee, American Express Blue Business Plus, nets $1,058 on the same spending — so this card is $701 a year behind. On earning alone it does not catch up at any level of spending this looks at — its credits and perks have to make up the difference, or the fee is not paying for itself.
Priced on an illustrative household spending $2,205 a month on a card — the assumption, in full. Credits and perks are not priced: they are worth their face value only if you would have spent that money anyway.
What it earns, category by category
| Earns on | Rate | ConditionsWhat the issuer attaches to this rate: a spending cap, a category you have to switch on, or a booking you have to make through its travel portal. |
|---|---|---|
| Everything else | 1.5% |
Where a year's rewards come from
| Spending on | Earns a yearWhat this card earns on each kind of spending over a year, for the illustrative household on the method page. Before the annual fee. |
|---|---|
| Groceries | $90 |
| Everything Else | $90 |
| Restaurants & Bars | $54 |
| Gas Stations | $27 |
| Online Shopping | $27 |
| Utilities | $27 |
Priced on an illustrative household spending $2,205 a month on a card — the assumption, in full. Credits and perks are not priced: they are worth their face value only if you would have spent that money anyway.
What the issuer lists besides rewards
- For fair credit — automatically considered for a higher credit line in as little as six months
Similar cards
- Capital One SavorOne — annual fee $39 a year
- Robinhood Gold Card — annual fee $50 a year
- Wells Fargo Active Cash — annual fee none
- U.S. Bank Altitude Connect — annual fee none
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Point values: published industry valuations. How every number here is worked out.