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Business Combinations
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2026
Business Combination, Asset Acquisition, Transaction between Entities under Common Control, and Joint Venture Formation [Abstract]  
Business Combinations
NOTE 2—BUSINESS COMBINATIONS
Discover Acquisition
On February 19, 2024, the Company entered into an agreement and plan of merger (the “Merger Agreement”), by and among Capital One, Discover, a Delaware corporation and Vega Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a direct, wholly owned subsidiary of the Company (“Merger Sub”). On May 18, 2025, the Company closed the acquisition of Discover, pursuant to which (i) Merger Sub merged with and into Discover, with Discover as the surviving entity in the merger (the “Merger”); (ii) immediately following the Merger, Discover, as the surviving entity, merged with and into Capital One, with Capital One as the surviving entity in the second-step merger (the “Second Step Merger”); and (iii) immediately following the Second Step Merger, Discover Bank, a Delaware-chartered and wholly owned subsidiary of Discover, merged with and into CONA, with CONA as the surviving entity in the merger (the “CONA Bank Merger,” and collectively with the Merger and Second Step Merger, the “Transaction”).
For the three months ended March 31, 2026, we incurred $415 million of Discover integration expenses. Discover integration expenses are primarily salaries and associate benefits and professional services and are included within operating expense in our consolidated statements of income. Since the announcement of the Transaction in the first quarter of 2024, we have incurred $1.8 billion of Discover integration expenses as of March 31, 2026.
For additional information on the Transaction, see “Part II—Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data—Note 2—Business Combinations and Discontinued Operations” in our 2025 Form 10-K.
Brex Acquisition
On April 7, 2026, the Company completed its previously announced acquisition of Brex Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Brex” and such acquisition, the “Brex acquisition”), pursuant to the terms of an Agreement and Plan of Merger and Reorganization, dated as of January 22, 2026 with Brex and certain other parties thereto. Brex offers businesses solutions to issue corporate cards, automate expense management and make secure, real-time payments. The Brex acquisition enhances the Company's offerings in the business payments marketplace. The total consideration paid to Brex shareholders for the acquisition was approximately $4.5 billion and included $2.6 billion of cash consideration and 10.6 million shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Company with a fair value of $1.9 billion. The consideration is also subject to customary post-closing adjustments. Due to the timing of the Brex acquisition, the Company is currently undertaking the allocation of purchase consideration, which is expected to be provisionally completed in the second quarter of 2026.