AXP vs JPM vs MS Stock Comparison

American Express, Jpmorgan Chase and Morgan Stanley Prices as of Nov 3, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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AXP American Express Co
$325.35 +7.5% 1M -10.0% 1Y
Market cap
$223.87B
P/E
18.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$77.59B
Div. yield
–
Money Center Banks Financial Services
3 wins
JPM Jpmorgan Chase & Co
$337.99 +1.7% 1M +9.3% 1Y
Market cap
$941.10B
P/E
14.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$203.15B
Div. yield
–
Money Center Banks Financial Services
5 wins
MS Morgan Stanley
$186.09 -2.2% 1M +13.7% 1Y
Market cap
$300.45B
P/E
15.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$78.04B
Div. yield
–
Money Center Banks Financial Services
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Jpmorgan Chase leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Jpmorgan Chase 5, Morgan Stanley 3, American Express 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAXPJPMMSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $223.87B $941.10B $300.45B JPM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 18.3x 14.6x 15.4x JPM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 18.5x 14.0x 13.6x MS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +10.2% +13.2% +18.0% MS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 15.8% 31.8% 25.0% JPM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 19.6% 15.7% 12.0% AXP
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.5x 2.7x 2.9x AXP
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -10.0% +9.3% +13.7% MS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +13.5%/yr +15.0%/yr +13.3%/yr JPM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 26.4% 22.2% 28.6% JPM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 39/100 31/100 38/100 AXP

Percentile Scorecard

AXPJPMMS

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

AxisAXPJPMMS
Valuation 16 #303 of 360 3 #350 of 360 5 #343 of 360
Growth 34 #228 of 344 34 #227 of 344 87 #46 of 344
Profitability 59 #142 of 345 52 #168 of 345 23 #265 of 345
Financial Health 36 #218 of 339 8 #313 of 339 2 #331 of 339
Shareholder Returns 51 #174 of 352 60 #143 of 352 72 #98 of 352
Overall 39 31 38
  • AXP ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • JPM ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • MS ranked among 368 companies in Banking

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAXPJPMMSSPY
1 month +7.5%+1.7%-2.2% -2.0%
3 months -6.2%-5.5%-14.3% -2.2%
6 months +3.0%+9.2%-1.7% +4.2%
Year to date -12.1%+4.9%+4.8% +10.6%
1 year -10.0%+9.3%+13.7% +10.4%
3 years +113.0%+136.4%+144.0% +73.6%
3 years, per year +28.7%+33.2%+34.7% +20.2%
5 years +88.6%+100.8%+86.5% +61.6%
5 years, per year +13.5%+15.0%+13.3% +10.1%
10 years +398.0%+394.3%+467.2% +261.3%
10 years, per year +17.4%+17.3%+19.0% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureAXPJPMMSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 26.4%22.2%28.6% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 29.9%23.9%30.3% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.920.741.44 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.380.420.48 0.81
Max drawdown, 5Y -32.0%-39.7%-35.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -15.5%-7.5%-18.6% -3.2%
52-week high $384.89$365.23$228.55 $779.14
52-week low $292.27$282.84$154.37 $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.

MultipleAXPJPMMS
P/E now vs peer median 17.9xmedian 12.4x 14.0xmedian 12.4x 14.8xmedian 12.4x
P/S now vs peer median 2.8xmedian 3.5x 4.4xmedian 3.5x 3.7xmedian 3.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 9.1xmedian 4.9x 7.4xmedian 4.9x 6.5xmedian 4.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 15.7xmedian 11.0x -10.7xmedian 11.0x -15.7xmedian 11.0x
P/B now vs peer median 6.1xmedian 1.2x 2.4xmedian 1.2x 2.5xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.97median 1.33 1.12median 1.33 0.50median 1.33

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 monthsAXPJPMMS
Revenue $77.59B $203.15B $78.04B
Net income $12.26B $65.98B $20.37B
Free cash flow $13.91B -$84.16B -$18.58B
EPS (diluted) $18.18 $24.05 $12.46
Cash & equivalents $43.20B – $160.14B
Total debt $59.95B $531.50B $392.56B
Shares (diluted) 674.00M 2.68B 1.57B
Enterprise value $23.35B $941.10B -$208.64B

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
MetricAXPJPMMS
P/E 17.9x 14.0x 14.8x
P/FCF 15.7x -10.7x -15.7x
P/Operating cash flow 12.4x -10.7x -18.8x
P/S 2.8x 4.4x 3.7x
P/B 6.1x 2.4x 2.5x
P/Tangible book 6.1x 2.4x 2.6x
EV/EBITDA 9.1x 7.4x 6.5x
EV/EBIT 9.8x 7.8x 6.8x
EV/Revenue 3.0x 7.0x 6.7x
EV/FCF 16.5x -17.0x -28.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 13.0x -17.0x -33.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.97 1.12 0.50

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAXPJPMMS
Revenue growth (1Y) 10.2% 13.2% 18.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 9.6% 9.7% 13.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) 16.3% 13.7% 36.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 15.2% 8.8% 26.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 19.5% 17.5% 40.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 18.5% 12.5% 29.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -16.6% 29.7% 11.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -4.5% -52.7% 27.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -26.6% 29.7% 11.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -9.2% -52.7% 25.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAXPJPMMS
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 32.6% 95.5% 104.2%
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin 19.9% 42.0% 33.5%
Net margin 15.8% 31.8% 25.0%
FCF margin 17.9% -41.4% -23.8%
Operating cash flow margin 22.7% -41.4% -20.0%
Return on equity 35.0% 17.7% 17.5%
Return on assets 4.0% 1.3% 1.3%
Return on invested capital 19.6% 15.7% 12.0%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.0x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.4x -1.3x -0.8x
Stock comp / revenue 0.8% – 2.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAXPJPMMS
Debt / assets 19.3% 10.4% 23.4%
Debt / equity 1.7x 1.4x 3.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.5x 2.7x 2.9x
Debt / FCF 4.3x -6.3x -21.1x
Liabilities / assets 88.5% 92.7% 93.0%
Equity / assets 11.5% 7.3% 7.0%
Interest coverage 3.0x 1.9x 1.5x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAXPJPMMS
Dividend yield 1.1% 1.8% 2.3%
Net buyback yield 3.1% 2.6% 2.5%
Shareholder yield 4.2% 4.4% 4.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

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.

ConsensusAXPJPMMS
Forward P/E 18.5xFY2026 14.0xFY2026 13.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $17.56FY2026 $24.14FY2026 $13.66FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +14.2%FY2026 +20.6%FY2026 +33.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +21.2% +2.7% -4.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $82.04BFY2026 $213.87BFY2026 $80.05BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +13.6%FY2026 +17.2%FY2026 +13.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -0.3% -2.4% +13.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAXPJPMMS
Held by institutions 84.9% 73.0% 85.7%
Institutions holding 3,014 5,090 2,745
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.3% +1.1% +1.5%
Institutions buying 1,476 2,490 1,470
Institutions selling 1,052 2,064 940
Buyers to sellers 1.40 1.21 1.56

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.

AXPJPMMS
AXP 1.00 0.55 0.55
JPM 0.55 1.00 0.62
MS 0.55 0.62 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AXP, JPM and MS?

Jpmorgan Chase (JPM) is the largest by market capitalisation: American Express (AXP) $223.87B, Jpmorgan Chase (JPM) $941.10B, Morgan Stanley (MS) $300.45B.

Which stock is cheaper, AXP, JPM and MS?

Jpmorgan Chase (JPM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (American Express (AXP) 18.3x, Jpmorgan Chase (JPM) 14.6x, Morgan Stanley (MS) 15.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Morgan Stanley (MS) is cheapest (American Express (AXP) 18.5x, Jpmorgan Chase (JPM) 14.0x, Morgan Stanley (MS) 13.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Morgan Stanley (MS) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: American Express (AXP) +10.2%, Jpmorgan Chase (JPM) +13.2%, Morgan Stanley (MS) +18.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Jpmorgan Chase (JPM) has the highest net margin (American Express (AXP) 15.8%, Jpmorgan Chase (JPM) 31.8%, Morgan Stanley (MS) 25.0%). On return on invested capital, American Express (AXP) leads (American Express (AXP) 19.6%, Jpmorgan Chase (JPM) 15.7%, Morgan Stanley (MS) 12.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Morgan Stanley (MS) returned the most: American Express (AXP) -10.0%, Jpmorgan Chase (JPM) +9.3%, Morgan Stanley (MS) +13.7%. Over five years, Jpmorgan Chase (JPM) compounded fastest (American Express (AXP) +13.5%/yr, Jpmorgan Chase (JPM) +15.0%/yr, Morgan Stanley (MS) +13.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Jpmorgan Chase (JPM) has been the steadiest (American Express (AXP) 26.4%, Jpmorgan Chase (JPM) 22.2%, Morgan Stanley (MS) 28.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AXP, JPM and MS?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Jpmorgan Chase (JPM) leads on 5. 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.