Capital One Financial Corporation held its 2026 Annual Stockholder Meeting on May 8, 2026, where all director nominees were elected, executive compensation was approved on an advisory basis, and Ernst & Young LLP was ratified as the independent auditor.
Key takeaways
All 13 director nominees, including Richard D. Fairbank, received majority support and were elected to the Board for terms expiring at the 2027 annual meeting.
Advisory vote approved the Company's 2025 named executive officer compensation with 414,536,574 votes for versus 81,945,395 against.
Stockholders ratified Ernst & Young LLP as the 2026 independent registered public accounting firm with 526,384,238 votes for.
Shareholder proposal on golden parachute arrangements failed with only 30,601,072 votes for versus 465,307,082 against.
556,421,571 shares were present at the meeting, establishing quorum from 619,050,950 outstanding shares as of the March 11, 2026 record date.