Capital One stock: CEO Fairbank sells USD 18.6 million in shares

Published on 11/09/2026 at 16:01 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

Capital One stock drew attention after CEO Richard Fairbank disclosed a planned sale following option exercises. The filing cited a Rule 10b5-1 plan.

What investors should watch

Richard Fairbank reported a share sale after exercising stock options under a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan.
The filing left the Capital One chairman and CEO with 3,968,520 common shares held directly.
Capital One stock traded below the reference level in the November 5 report.

Capital One, US14040H1059, Illustration mit AI erstellt.

Richard D. Fairbank, chairman and CEO of Capital One Financial, reported a new share transaction on November 4, 2026. According to the StockTitan filing report, he exercised 40,743 stock options at an exercise price of USD 86.34 per share and sold 90,743 common shares in 14 transactions.

Planned insider transaction

The reported sale prices ranged from USD 199.55 to USD 214.61 per share. The transactions were carried out under a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan entered into on May 13, 2025, according to the filing summary and the reproduced SEC Form 4.

After the transactions, Fairbank held 3,968,520 common shares directly. The filing also recorded no remaining stock options from the exercise reported on November 4.

Capital One stock trades lower

Capital One stock traded at EUR 173.65 on Lang & Schwarz at 3:42 p.m. CET on Monday, November 9, 2026, down 5.61 percent from EUR 183.98 in the latest Capital One stock report published on November 5. The move is a separate market observation and does not establish a causal link to the insider filing.

Capital One Financial Corporation

Company: Capital One Financial Corporation
ISIN: US14040H1059
Ticker: COF
Primary exchange: NYSE
Lang & Schwarz quote: EUR 173.65 at 3:42 p.m. CET on November 9, 2026
Change since November 5 report: Down 5.61 percent from EUR 183.98

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