American Express Company (AXP) vs Capital One Financial Corporation (COF)

American Express Company and Capital One Financial Corporation are both Credit Services companies. American Express Company is the larger, with a market value of $207.3B against $122.0B — 1.7× the size. Capital One Financial Corporation trades at the lower P/E: 12.4× against 18.7×. Capital One Financial Corporation grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 37.3% against 9.38%. American Express Company has the higher net margin (13.5% vs 13.0%) and the higher return on invested capital (20.0% vs 7.92%). Both pay a dividend; Capital One Financial Corporation yields more (1.83% vs 1.32%). Across the 20 metrics below, Capital One Financial Corporation leads on 12 and American Express Company on 8.