American Express Company (AXP) vs Mastercard Incorporated (MA)

American Express Company and Mastercard Incorporated are both Credit Services companies. Mastercard Incorporated is the larger, with a market value of $494.4B against $207.3B — 2.4× the size. American Express Company trades at the lower P/E: 18.7× against 31.2×. Mastercard Incorporated grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 16.0% against 9.38%. Mastercard Incorporated has the higher net margin (46.3% vs 13.5%) and the higher return on invested capital (70.5% vs 20.0%). Both pay a dividend; American Express Company yields more (1.32% vs 0.54%). Across the 22 metrics below, American Express Company leads on 12 and Mastercard Incorporated on 10.