AXP PEER ANALYSIS

American Express Company — metric-by-metric comparison with peers and the industry median

AXPAmerican Express Company

🇺🇸 USA · US · Financial Services · Credit Services

Value it Duel

Overall Profile & Returns

· Credit Services

Position Within Industry

0 = weak quartile, 100 = strong quartile

AXPIndustry median

Scores normalize each metric against industry quartiles (p25–p75); direction is inverted for lower-is-better metrics.

Return Comparison

1-Year

Split-adjusted

Year-to-Date (YTD)

Key Metric Comparison

P/E

Lower is better

ROE

Higher is better

Net Margin

Higher is better

Revenue Growth

Higher is better

All Metrics

Valuation
Metric	AXP	DSTKF	KTLEV	Ind. Median
P/E	21.71●	—	113.12	16.27
P/B	7.10●	93.93	24.04	2.03
EV/EBITDA	13.13	—	—	15.83
P/S	—	—	—	—

Financial Health
Metric	AXP	DSTKF	KTLEV	Ind. Median
Current Ratio	0.35	—	—	1.20
Debt/Equity	177.8%	0.0%●	0.0%●	116.1%
NetDebt/EBITDA	0.34	—	—	2.39

Profitability
Metric	AXP	DSTKF	KTLEV	Ind. Median
Net Margin	13.6%	—	—	10.0%
ROE	34.4%●	10.6%	32.2%	13.4%
ROA	3.8%	—	—	2.9%
EBITDA Margin	—	—	—	—

Growth + Dividend
Metric	AXP	DSTKF	KTLEV	Ind. Median
Rev. Growth	—	—	—	—
NI Growth	9.2%	—	—	19.9%
Div. Yield	1.0%	—	—	1.2%
Payout	20.9%	—	—	16.3%

Valuation
Metric	AXP	COF	MA	V	PYPL	AFRM	Ind. Median
P/E	21.71	42.95	30.94	31.70	8.27●	76.99	16.27
P/B	7.10	1.14●	71.66	19.63	2.09	7.78	2.03
EV/EBITDA	13.13	1.04●	23.19	25.13	5.61	31.69	15.83
P/S	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Financial Health
Metric	AXP	COF	MA	V	PYPL	AFRM	Ind. Median
Current Ratio	0.35	0.36	0.98	1.09	1.26	717.01●	1.20
Debt/Equity	177.8%	45.0%●	282.1%	67.2%	47.0%	235.6%	116.1%
NetDebt/EBITDA	0.34	-12.84●	0.51	0.36	0.01	5.32	2.39

Profitability
Metric	AXP	COF	MA	V	PYPL	AFRM	Ind. Median
Net Margin	13.6%	4.3%	45.9%	51.7%●	15.0%	9.6%	10.0%
ROE	34.4%	3.7%	232.5%●	60.3%	25.1%	11.5%	13.4%
ROA	3.8%	0.5%	30.9%●	23.7%	6.3%	3.2%	2.9%
EBITDA Margin	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Growth + Dividend
Metric	AXP	COF	MA	V	PYPL	AFRM	Ind. Median
Rev. Growth	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
NI Growth	9.2%	-33.9%	18.5%●	11.8%	11.3%	—	19.9%
Div. Yield	1.0%	1.4%●	0.6%	0.7%	1.0%	—	1.2%
Payout	20.9%	8.3%	18.2%	21.9%	5.1%	—	16.3%

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