Skip to navigationSkip to main contentSkip to right columnADVERTISEMENTMarketBeatWed, July 22, 2026 at 1:02 AM GMT+2 8 min readKey PointsInterested in Capital One Financial Corporation? Here are five stocks we like better.Capital One posted solid Q2 results, with earnings of $3 billion, or $4.73 per diluted share, and adjusted EPS of $5.81. Revenue rose 4% sequentially, while lower credit-loss provisions helped offset rising expenses.The Discover integration is progressing on schedule and remains a major driver of growth and synergies. Management said the company is still on track to deliver the full $2.5 billion in announced synergies, with technology and back-book conversions continuing through early next year.Credit trends improved across the domestic card business, with charge-offs and delinquencies both declining quarter over quarter and year over year. Capital One also highlighted continued strength in purchase volume, loan growth, and resilient consumer spending.Capital One Financial (NYSE:COF) reported second-quarter 2026 earnings of $3 billion, or $4.73 per diluted common share, as management said the company continued to generate top-line growth while advancing its Discover integration and adding Brex to its domestic card business.Chief Financial Officer Andrew Young said results included several adjusting items tied to the Discover and Brex acquisitions. Excluding those items, Capital One earned $5.81 per share. Revenue rose 4% from the first quarter, while non-interest expense increased 7%, producing 1% growth in pre-provision earnings. On an adjusted basis, pre-provision earnings were flat quarter over quarter.→ Buyback Boom: These 3 Companies Are Betting Billions on Their Own StocksThe company's provision for credit losses declined $1.1 billion, or 27%, from the prior quarter to $3 billion. Young said the provision reflected $3.7 billion of net charge-offs and a $662 million allowance release, bringing the allowance balance to $23 billion. Capital One's total portfolio coverage ratio fell 26 basis points to 5.02%.Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Richard Fairbank said Capital One's domestic card business delivered "another quarter of top-line growth and strong credit results." He noted that year-over-year comparisons now include Discover in period-end balances, while items such as purchase volume and revenue still reflect partial-quarter impacts from the acquisition.→ 3 Photonics Companies Making Quantum Tech PossibleTerms and Privacy PolicyEU DSA contactPrivacy & Cookie SettingsMore Info