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

• American Express Company AXP 325.97 ▼ −1.99%
• Capital One Financial Corporation COF 204.91 ▼ −0.68%

American Express Company and Capital One Financial Corporation are both Credit Services companies. American Express Company is the larger, with a market value of $217.9B against $122.6B — 1.8× the size. Capital One Financial Corporation trades at the lower P/E: 12.1× against 18.3×. Capital One Financial Corporation grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 25.4% against 8.72%. American Express Company has the higher net margin (14.1% vs 13.3%) and the higher return on invested capital (18.9% vs 7.53%). Both pay a dividend; Capital One Financial Corporation yields more (1.56% vs 1.13%). Across the 19 metrics below, Capital One Financial Corporation leads on 11 and American Express Company on 8.