AXP vs CM vs WFC Stock Comparison

American Express, Canadian Imperial Bank Of Commerce and Wells Fargo & Company Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
AXP American Express Co
$324.75 +6.6% 1M -11.2% 1Y
Market cap
$217.91B
P/E
17.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$77.59B
Div. yield
1.13%
Money Center Banks Financial Services
1 win
WFC Wells Fargo & Company/Mn
$84.78 +4.0% 1M -2.5% 1Y
Market cap
$254.50B
P/E
11.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$87.23B
Div. yield
2.18%
Money Center Banks Financial Services
3 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Canadian Imperial Bank Of Commerce leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Canadian Imperial Bank Of Commerce 8, Wells Fargo & Company 3, American Express 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAXPCMWFCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $217.91B $107.14B $254.50B WFC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 17.8x 15.5x 11.6x WFC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 18.3x 16.4x 10.8x WFC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +10.2% +15.7% +5.4% CM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 15.8% 29.9% 25.2% CM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 19.6% 26.3% 15.1% CM
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.5x 1.0x 2.8x AXP
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.13% 3.70% 2.18% CM
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -11.2% +38.7% -2.5% CM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +13.0%/yr +14.1%/yr +11.0%/yr CM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 26.6% 22.4% 26.1% CM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 39/100 49/100 45/100 CM

Percentile Scorecard

AXPCMWFC

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisAXPCMWFC
Valuation 16 #304 of 360 28 #260 of 360 38 #224 of 360
Growth 32 #233 of 344 69 #107 of 344 50 #172 of 344
Profitability 59 #142 of 345 86 #50 of 345 52 #166 of 345
Financial Health 36 #216 of 339 12 #300 of 339 6 #318 of 339
Shareholder Returns 50 #175 of 352 52 #171 of 352 78 #77 of 352
Overall 39 49 45
  • AXP ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • CM ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • WFC ranked among 368 companies in Banking

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodAXPCMWFCSPY
1 month +6.6%+3.6%+4.0% -5.9%
3 months -5.3%-2.4%-3.2% -4.6%
6 months +1.9%+4.6%+7.1% +0.2%
Year to date -12.2%+27.6%-9.0% +7.5%
1 year -11.2%+38.7%-2.5% +8.2%
3 years +112.3%+205.1%+105.1% +68.3%
3 years, per year +28.5%+45.1%+27.1% +19.0%
5 years +83.8%+93.5%+68.1% +56.5%
5 years, per year +13.0%+14.1%+11.0% +9.4%
10 years +395.7%+215.8%+90.1% +251.5%
10 years, per year +17.4%+12.2%+6.6% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureAXPCMWFCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 26.6%22.4%26.1% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 30.1%23.9%29.7% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.880.850.68 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.421.73-0.10 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -32.0%-47.4%-38.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -15.6%-6.6%-12.0% -5.9%
52-week high $384.89$123.74$96.39 $779.14
52-week low $292.27$82.96$73.42 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleAXPCMWFC
P/E now vs peer median 17.8xmedian 12.3x 15.5xmedian 12.3x 11.6xmedian 12.3x
P/S now vs peer median 2.8xmedian 3.4x 4.6xmedian 3.4x 2.9xmedian 3.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 9.1xmedian 5.0x 4.3xmedian 5.0x 6.1xmedian 5.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 15.7xmedian 10.6x 9.8xmedian 10.6x 8.8xmedian 10.6x
P/B now vs peer median 6.1xmedian 1.2x 2.2xmedian 1.2x 1.4xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.96median 1.29 0.59median 1.29 0.81median 1.29

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsAXPCMWFC
Revenue $77.59B $23.35B $87.23B
Net income $12.26B $7.33B $22.97B
Free cash flow $13.91B $10.92B $28.91B
EPS (diluted) $18.18 $7.41 $7.20
Cash & equivalents $43.20B $10.94B –
Total debt $59.95B $45.66B $221.04B
Shares (diluted) 674.00M 940.68M 3.05B
Enterprise value $17.39B $66.43B $256.61B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricAXPCMWFC
P/E 17.8x 15.5x 11.6x
P/FCF 15.7x 9.8x 8.8x
P/Operating cash flow 12.4x 10.4x 8.8x
P/S 2.8x 4.6x 2.9x
P/B 6.1x 2.2x 1.4x
P/Tangible book 6.1x 2.3x 1.4x
EV/EBITDA 9.1x 4.3x 6.1x
EV/EBIT 9.8x 4.5x 6.7x
EV/Revenue 3.0x 6.1x 5.5x
EV/FCF 16.5x 13.0x 16.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 13.0x 13.7x 16.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.96 0.59 0.81

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAXPCMWFC
Revenue growth (1Y) 10.2% 15.7% 5.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 9.6% 11.1% 2.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) 16.3% 25.5% 9.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 15.2% 27.5% 6.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 19.5% 24.8% 16.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 18.5% 26.4% 14.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -16.6% -16.2% 303.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -4.5% 15.7% -0.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -26.6% -14.7% 303.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -9.2% 13.5% -0.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAXPCMWFC
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 32.6% 142.0% 89.8%
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin 19.9% 39.0% 31.7%
Net margin 15.8% 29.9% 25.2%
FCF margin 17.9% 46.8% 33.1%
Operating cash flow margin 22.7% 44.1% 33.1%
Return on equity 35.0% 15.3% 12.9%
Return on assets 4.0% 0.9% 1.0%
Return on invested capital 19.6% 26.3% 15.1%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.0x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.4x 1.4x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 0.8% 0.1% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAXPCMWFC
Debt / assets 19.3% 5.4% 9.8%
Debt / equity 1.7x 1.0x 1.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.5x 1.0x 2.8x
Debt / FCF 4.3x 4.2x 7.6x
Liabilities / assets 88.5% 94.3% 92.1%
Equity / assets 11.5% 5.7% 7.9%
Interest coverage 3.0x 1.4x 1.6x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAXPCMWFC
Dividend yield 1.1% 3.7% 2.2%
Net buyback yield 3.1% -0.7% 5.5%
Shareholder yield 4.2% 3.0% 7.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 42.4% 24.6%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 28.5% 19.6%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 12.8% 5.6%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 19.6% 6.7%

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusAXPCMWFC
Forward P/E 18.3xFY2026 16.4xFY2026 10.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $17.72FY2026 $7.04FY2026 $7.82FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +15.2%FY2026 +14.7%FY2026 +24.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +20.3% +12.1% +7.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $82.03BFY2026 $25.20BFY2026 $94.29BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +13.6%FY2026 +21.3%FY2026 +12.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -0.2% -6.1% +4.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAXPCMWFC
Held by institutions 84.9% 45.6% 76.8%
Institutions holding 3,015 567 2,882
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.3% 0.0% +1.1%
Institutions buying 1,476 292 1,293
Institutions selling 1,053 172 1,137
Buyers to sellers 1.40 1.70 1.14

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

AXPCMWFC
AXP 1.00 0.43 0.55
CM 0.43 1.00 0.48
WFC 0.55 0.48 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AXP, CM and WFC?

Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) is the largest by market capitalisation: American Express (AXP) $217.91B, Canadian Imperial Bank Of Commerce (CM) $107.14B, Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) $254.50B.

Which stock is cheaper, AXP, CM and WFC?

Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (American Express (AXP) 17.8x, Canadian Imperial Bank Of Commerce (CM) 15.5x, Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) 11.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) is cheapest (American Express (AXP) 18.3x, Canadian Imperial Bank Of Commerce (CM) 16.4x, Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) 10.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Canadian Imperial Bank Of Commerce (CM) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: American Express (AXP) +10.2%, Canadian Imperial Bank Of Commerce (CM) +15.7%, Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) +5.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Canadian Imperial Bank Of Commerce (CM) has the highest net margin (American Express (AXP) 15.8%, Canadian Imperial Bank Of Commerce (CM) 29.9%, Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) 25.2%). On return on invested capital, Canadian Imperial Bank Of Commerce (CM) leads (American Express (AXP) 19.6%, Canadian Imperial Bank Of Commerce (CM) 26.3%, Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) 15.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Canadian Imperial Bank Of Commerce (CM) returned the most: American Express (AXP) -11.2%, Canadian Imperial Bank Of Commerce (CM) +38.7%, Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) -2.5%. Over five years, Canadian Imperial Bank Of Commerce (CM) compounded fastest (American Express (AXP) +13.0%/yr, Canadian Imperial Bank Of Commerce (CM) +14.1%/yr, Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) +11.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Canadian Imperial Bank Of Commerce (CM) has the highest dividend yield: American Express (AXP) 1.13%, Canadian Imperial Bank Of Commerce (CM) 3.70%, Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) 2.18%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Canadian Imperial Bank Of Commerce (CM) has been the steadiest (American Express (AXP) 26.6%, Canadian Imperial Bank Of Commerce (CM) 22.4%, Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) 26.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AXP, CM and WFC?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Canadian Imperial Bank Of Commerce (CM) leads on 8. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.