Current Discover It® cardholders will be excited to hear about the new additional 5% cashback bonus categories for the Third quarter of 2026.

Activation will be available starting on July 1^st – log into your Discover account to remind yourself to activate your 3rd Quarter 5% cashback categories!

Discover It Card owners should also take note of the available cash back opportunities during the Third quarter. Make sure to register your card so you can save some money while improving your home and in wholesale.

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Update 6/29/26: The new categories are Gas Stations, Transportation, & Drug Stores for 2026!

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Discover 5% Cashback 2026 Q3 Categories

Earn 5% Cashback Bonus at Gas Stations, Transportation and Drug Stores, July 1 to September 30, 2026, on up to $1,500 in purchases when you activate.

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Discover It 5% Cashback Categories

Below are the cash back categories for 2026:

January-March 2026: Grocery Stores, Wholesale Clubs, and Select Streaming Services
April-June 2026: Restaurants and Home Improvement Stores
July-September 2026: Gas Stations, Transportation, & Drug Stores
October-December 2026: TBA

Below are the cash back categories for 2025:

January-March 2025: Restaurants, Home Improvement Stores, and Select Streaming Services
April-June 2025: Grocery Stores and Wholesale Clubs
July-September 2025: Gas Stations & EV Charging, Public Transit, and Utilities
October-December 2025: Amazon & Drugstores

Below are the cash back categories for 2024:

January-March 2024: Restaurants and Drugstores (Ends 3/31/2024)
April-June 2024: Gas Stations, EV, Home Improvement Stores, and Public Transit (Activation begins 2/1/2024)
July-September 2024: Walmart and Grocery Stores (Activation begins 5/1/2024)
October-December 2024: Amazon.com and Target.com (Activation begins 8/1/2024)

Below are the cash back categories for 2023:

January-March 2023: Grocery Stores, Drug Stores and Select Streaming Services
April-June 2023: Restaurants and Wholesale Clubs
July-September 2023: Gas Stations and Digital Wallets
October-December 2023: Amazon.com and Target

Below are the cash back categories for 2022:

January-March 2022: Grocery Stores & Fitness Clubs & Gym Memberships (Ends 3/31/2022)
April-June 2022: Gas Stations and Target (Activation begins 2/1/2022)
July-September 2022: Restaurants and PayPal (Activation begins 5/1/2022)
October-December 2022: Amazon.com & Digital Wallets (Activation begins 8/1/2022)

Below are the cash back categories for 2021:

January-March 2021: Grocery Stores, Walgreens and CVS (Ends 3/31/2021)
April-June 2021: Gas Stations, Wholesale Clubs and Select Streaming Services (Activation begins 2/1/2021)
July-September 2021: Restaurants and PayPal (Activation begins 5/1/2021)
October-December 2021: Amazon.com, Walmart.com and Target.com (Activation begins 8/1/2021)

Below are 2020’s cash back categories:

January-March 2020: Grocery Stores, Walgreens and CVS (Ends 3/31/2020)
April-June 2020: Gas Stations, Uber, Lyft and Wholesale Clubs (Activation begins 2/1/2020)
July-September 2020: Restaurants and Paypal (Activation begins 5/1/2020)
October-December 2020: Amazon.com, Walmart.com and Target.com AND Best Buy (11/25/2020 through 12/31/2020)(Activation begins 8/1/2020)