8-K filings, October 27, 2026: Visa reports 13% revenue rise; several firms return cash

Visa reported higher revenue and agreed to buy a fraud-intelligence provider

Visa filed a Form 8-K, the filing a US company makes to report a material event, on October 27, 2026.

• Visa said its full-year net revenue for fiscal year 2026 increased 15% to $45.9 billion.
• Visa said its revenue growth was driven by growth in payments volume, cross-border volume and processed transactions.
• Visa said it signed a definitive agreement to acquire fraud-intelligence provider BioCatch for $2.4 billion in cash.
• Visa said its board increased the quarterly cash dividend 16% to $0.780 per share.

Several companies reported returning cash to shareholders

• NXP Semiconductors said its board authorized a $5 billion share repurchase program. This is in addition to $1.3 billion remaining under the prior authorization.
• WM (Waste Management) said it returned $957 million to shareholders in the third quarter of 2026 through share repurchases and dividends. WM said this brought nine-month returns to more than $2.72 billion.
• EQT said it increased its annualized dividend by 3% to $0.68 per share.

Robinhood and WM reported revenue growth for the third quarter of 2026

• Robinhood said its transaction-based revenue rose 19% year over year to $867 million.
• Robinhood said its net interest revenue decreased 9% year over year to $415 million.
• Robinhood said its Total Platform Assets increased 19% year over year to $396 billion.
• WM said its total revenue grew 6.3%.

Energy and technology companies described investment and debt plans

• CenterPoint Energy said it increased its 10-year capital investment plan from $66.7 billion to $70.7 billion. It said it identified at least another $10 billion in investment opportunities.
• EQT said its third-quarter capital expenditures were $638 million, 10% below the low end of guidance. EQT said it signed a 10-year liquefied natural gas (LNG) sales agreement with Ignitis Group.
• Seagate Technology said it retired approximately $1.2 billion in principal debt in the first quarter of fiscal year 2027, lowering gross debt to $2.4 billion.