Capital One Stock Rallies on Blowout Q3 Profit and $16B Buyback (Legal Headwinds Linger)
Key Facts: Capital One (NYSE: COF) closed at about $217.05 on Oct 21, 2025 (up ~1% on the day) and then jumped into the $224 range in after-hours trade stockanalysis.com. In Q3 2025 the bank reported net income of $3.2 billion ($4.83/share), vs. a net loss of $4.3B the prior quarter gurufocus.com. Capital One’s Board also authorized a $16 billion share buyback starting Oct 21 tipranks.com. However, a $425 M settlement for its 360 Savings account holders faces legal pushback: 18 states say it short-changes customers reuters.com ts2.tech. Meanwhile, credit card rates remain near record highs (avg. APR ~21% in Q3 2025) lendingtree.com,