Capital One CEO Richard Fairbank Exercises Options and Sells ~$18.4M Under Rule 10b5-1 Plan

Insider Filing Analysis: Capital One Financial Corp (COF)

Overview

On October 29, 2026, Capital One Financial Corp (NYSE: COF) filed a Form 4 disclosing transactions by Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Richard D. Fairbank. On October 27, 2026, Fairbank exercised employee stock options for 40,743 shares at an exercise price of $86.34 per share and executed multiple open-market sales totaling 90,743 shares.

Transaction Details

• Option Exercise: 40,743 stock options exercised at $86.34 per share.
• Open Market Sales:
  • 46,845 shares at a weighted-average price of $202.32 (range: $201.78 – $202.77)
  • 37,025 shares at a weighted-average price of $203.29 (range: $202.79 – $203.78)
  • 6,873 shares at a weighted-average price of $204.19 (range: $203.81 – $204.49)
• Total Disposition Value: Approximately $18.41 million.
• Direct Shares Retained: 4,018,520 common shares.

Trading Plan & Context

The transactions were executed pursuant to a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan established on May 13, 2025. Because the sale was conducted under a predetermined schedule and accompanied an exercise of options expiring in February 2027, the market significance is classified as Medium. Fairbank continues to hold a substantial direct stake exceeding 4 million shares.