American Express (AXP) vs Mastercard (MA)
AXP leads MA on the current QuantLink comparison, based on the rows where both companies have available metrics and a fixed comparison direction.
Side-by-side scorecard
As of Aug 21, 2026. Unavailable values are shown as — and excluded from the comparable-metric tally.
| Metric | American Express Company (AXP) | Mastercard Incorporated (MA) |
|---|---|---|
| Size | ||
PriceContext only | — | — |
Market capContext only | $226.9B | $509.2B |
| Valuation | ||
P/E ratio | ✓27.63x | 31.90x |
PEG ratio | ✓-1.75x | 1.41x |
Price/book | ✓0.75x | 92.43x |
Price/sales | ✓2.97x | 14.78x |
EV/EBITDA | ✓9.36x | 23.61x |
| Profitability | ||
Gross margin | 83.1% | ✓83.6% |
Operating margin | 30.8% | ✓59.4% |
Net margin | 10.8% | ✓46.3% |
ROIC | 31.1% | ✓88.6% |
ROE | 2.7% | ✓289.7% |
EPS | — | — |
| Leverage | ||
Debt/equity | ✓0.19x | 4.39x |
| Dividend | ||
Dividend yield | — | — |
How the comparison is scored
QuantLink marks a row leader only when both companies have a numeric value and the metric has a fixed comparison direction. Lower values lead on valuation multiples and debt/equity, while higher values lead on profitability and dividend yield.
Price and market capitalization are shown for context only, so they do not receive a leader checkmark and do not affect the tally.