Capital One earned $3.0bn, a year after a $4.3bn loss it booked closing the Discover deal
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A year ago Capital One reported a $4.3 billion loss. It reported a $3.0 billion profit for the second quarter of 2026, or $4.73 a diluted share, in an earnings release dated July 21. The swing is mostly an artifact. The year-ago loss came from the reserve Capital One built when it closed its acquisition of Discover, and the cleaner comparison is sequential: net income rose from $2.2 billion, or $3.34 a share, in the first quarter.
Adjusted for acquisition and integration costs, earnings were $5.81 a share. Total net revenue rose 4 percent to $15.9 billion. Credit improved. The provision for credit losses fell $1.1 billion to $3.0 billion, and Capital One released $662 million of loan reserves rather than adding to them. Founder and chief executive Richard Fairbank said the firm is now 14 months into its integration of Discover, and that it is going well.

