Capital One and Meta will report quarterly results this week as scheduled U.S. housing releases and surveys offer new readings on credit conditions, home activity and consumer sentiment.
Capital One said it plans to publish third-quarter results at about 4:05 p.m. ET (20:05 UTC) Tuesday, Oct. 20, and hold a conference call at 5 p.m. ET (21:00 UTC). In the second quarter, net charge-offs were $3.6 billion, the company released $662 million from loan reserves and its net interest margin was 8.01%. Capital One also reported $298 million in pre-tax expenses tied to integrating Discover, with a $0.36 after-tax impact on diluted earnings per share.
Meta plans to report after the market closes Wednesday, Oct. 21, and hold its call at 4:30 p.m. ET (20:30 UTC). The company reported second-quarter revenue of $60.801 billion, up 28% from a year earlier. Costs and expenses rose 55% to $42.026 billion, while operating income fell 8% to $18.775 billion. Meta founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg said AI was accelerating the company's core business, powering next-generation products and opening enterprise opportunities.
Other technology company updates are scheduled during the week. Lam Research's September-quarter call is set for 5 p.m. ET (21:00 UTC) Wednesday, and Texas Instruments' third-quarter call is scheduled for 4:30 p.m. ET (20:30 UTC). Western Digital plans to report first-quarter fiscal 2027 results after the market closes Thursday, Oct. 22, and hold a call at 4:30 p.m. ET (20:30 UTC).
The U.S. Census Bureau is scheduled to release its September New Residential Construction report, which includes housing starts, at 8:30 a.m. ET (12:30 UTC) Tuesday. The National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) plans to publish its September Pending Home Sales Index at 10 a.m. ET (14:00 UTC). The index reflects agreements for existing-home purchases before closing; completed sales generally follow one or two months later.
Friday's calendar includes the S&P Global Flash U.S. PMI at 9:45 a.m. ET (13:45 UTC) and the University of Michigan's final October consumer survey at 10 a.m. ET (14:00 UTC). S&P Global says flash PMI readings are preliminary and typically draw on 85% to 90% of that month's survey responses. The university's preliminary consumer sentiment index was 46.3, down from 48.1 in September and 53.6 in October 2025.
