Capital One Venture
The Capital One Venture from Capital One has a $95 annual fee. At $2,650 a month of typical household spending it pays about $541 a year after fees, before statement credits, $95 less than the Citi Double Cash, a flat 2% card.
Terms checked October 23, 2026. Net values use the spending mix of 1,229 U.S. households in the Bureau of Labor Statistics' Consumer Expenditure Interview Survey. This is an estimate, not financial advice.
What does the Capital One Venture earn?
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How much would it pay you a year?
This is the card's rewards minus its annual fee, at three spending levels, with spending split the way the survey households split theirs. Statement credits and sign-up bonuses are left out.
| Spending a month | Capital One Venture | Citi Double Cash (2%) |
|---|---|---|
| $1,500 | $265 | $360 |
| $2,650 (the survey median) | $541 | $636 |
| $5,000 | $1,105 | $1,200 |
The mix is 30% everything else, 25% groceries, 16% phone and utilities, 13% dining, and smaller shares elsewhere. Your own split decides the real answer: add your statements to work it out on what you actually spent.
How did it do for real households?
We ran each of the 1,229 households in the 2024 survey through every card, on 12 straight months of their own spending. It was never the best of the 53 cards for any household, and never paid more than the Citi Double Cash, a flat 2% card. For the median household it paid $95 a year less than the flat 2% card.
The survey records spending categories but not merchants, so merchant bonuses and statement credits never count there, which favors flat cards. How we ran the household test.
What credits does it come with?
Up to $30 a year in credits, worth that much only if you would spend at these merchants anyway. PointMaxx counts a credit only when your statements show you'd have used it.
| Credit | Up to |
|---|---|
| Global Entry / TSA PreCheck credit | $120 every 4 years ($30 a year) |
| Capital One Travel hotel credit | $300 (first cardholder year) |
Fees and sign-up bonus
- Annual fee: $95.
- Foreign transaction fee: none.
- Sign-up bonus: 75,000 points ($750 at 1¢ a point) after $4,000 of spending in 3 months. Offers change and can differ by applicant, so check the issuer's page.
Other benefits
- Hertz Five Star status
- Lifestyle Collection $50 experience credit: $50 experience credit per Lifestyle Collection stay
- Travel accident insurance: when fare is paid with the card
- Auto rental collision damage waiver
- Extended warranty: on eligible items
- 50% off Capital One Cafe beverages: handcrafted beverages
Cards that pay about the same
At $2,650 a month, these pay closest to the Capital One Venture:
- Chase Freedom Unlimited: $544 a year
- U.S. Bank Altitude Go: $545 a year
- Chase World of Hyatt: $557 a year
- U.S. Bank Altitude Connect: $560 a year
See what it would have paid you
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PointMaxx runs a year of your own card statements against 53 U.S. cards, after annual fees, caps and the credits you'd really use. No statements on hand? The quick estimate asks seven questions instead.
Sources
- capitalone.com/credit-cards/venture/
- capitalone.com/credit-cards/benefits/
- Household spending: BLS Consumer Expenditure Surveys public-use microdata, 2024 Interview Survey.
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