Capital One Announces $16 Billion Buyback as Profit Soars

Capital One Financial Corp. reported a surge in third-quarter profit, beating Wall Street estimates, and the lender announced plans to repurchase as much as $16 billion of stock in the wake of its acquisition of Discover Financial Services.

Net income surged 80% to $3.19 billion, or $4.83 a share, the McLean, Virginia-based company said Tuesday in a statement. Adjusted earnings per share totaled $5.95, topping the $4.39 average estimate of analysts surveyed by Bloomberg.