AXP vs RY vs WFC Stock Comparison

American Express, Royal Bank Of Canada and Wells Fargo & Company Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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AXP American Express Co
$315.00 +2.0% 1M -11.9% 1Y
Market cap
$211.79B
P/E
17.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$77.59B
Div. yield
–
Money Center Banks Financial Services
RY Royal Bank Of Canada
$202.60 +0.3% 1M +37.1% 1Y
Market cap
$286.10B
P/E
17.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$51.37B
Div. yield
–
Money Center Banks Financial Services
9 wins
WFC Wells Fargo & Company/Mn
$82.65 -0.4% 1M -4.4% 1Y
Market cap
$251.77B
P/E
12.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$87.23B
Div. yield
–
Money Center Banks Financial Services
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Royal Bank Of Canada leads on 9 of the 12 questions below (Royal Bank Of Canada 9, Wells Fargo & Company 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAXPRYWFCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $211.79B $286.10B $251.77B RY
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 17.3x 17.4x 12.4x WFC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 17.9x 16.5x 10.6x WFC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +10.2% +11.2% +5.4% RY
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 15.8% 31.9% — RY
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 19.6% 49.3% — RY
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.5x -3.0x — RY
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -11.9% +37.1% -4.4% RY
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +12.1%/yr +13.9%/yr +10.6%/yr RY
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 26.2% 16.5% 25.6% RY
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 45/100 77/100 38/100 RY

Percentile Scorecard

AXPRYWFC

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

AxisAXPRYWFC
Valuation 21 #287 of 362 62 #137 of 362 62 #138 of 362
Growth 39 #136 of 221 68 #72 of 221 21 #174 of 221
Profitability 65 #71 of 200 96 #9 of 200 –
Financial Health 39 #124 of 203 65 #72 of 203 –
Shareholder Returns 63 #129 of 342 94 #21 of 342 32 #234 of 342
Overall 45 77 38
  • AXP ranked among 370 companies in Banking
  • RY ranked among 370 companies in Banking
  • WFC ranked among 370 companies in Banking

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAXPRYWFCSPY
1 month +2.0%+0.3%-0.4% -0.8%
3 months -6.0%-3.3%-5.3% +3.5%
6 months -1.2%+14.7%+2.6% +7.0%
Year to date -14.9%+18.8%-11.3% +12.2%
1 year -11.9%+37.1%-4.4% +13.0%
3 years +122.9%+159.1%+113.2% +86.3%
3 years, per year +30.7%+37.4%+28.7% +23.1%
5 years +76.9%+91.2%+65.1% +68.6%
5 years, per year +12.1%+13.9%+10.6% +11.0%
10 years +371.6%+224.1%+79.1% +258.0%
10 years, per year +16.8%+12.5%+6.0% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureAXPRYWFCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 26.2%16.5%25.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 30.0%15.8%29.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.930.700.67 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.452.24-0.17 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -32.0%-34.2%-38.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -18.2%-7.0%-14.3% -1.8%
52-week high $384.89$217.87$96.39 $779.14
52-week low $292.27$145.41$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.

MultipleAXPRYWFC
P/E now vs peer median 17.3xmedian 12.1x 17.4xmedian 12.1x 12.4xmedian 12.1x
P/S now vs peer median 2.7xmedian 3.4x 5.5xmedian 3.4x 2.9xmedian 3.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 8.8xmedian 5.0x 0.9xmedian 5.0x —median 5.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 15.2xmedian 11.0x 4.9xmedian 11.0x 12.7xmedian 11.0x
P/B now vs peer median 5.9xmedian 1.2x 2.7xmedian 1.2x —median 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.94median 1.36 1.21median 1.36 1.10median 1.36

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 monthsAXPRYWFC
Revenue $77.59B $51.37B $87.23B
Net income $12.26B $16.43B –
Free cash flow $13.91B $57.35B –
EPS (diluted) $18.18 $11.62 $6.62
Cash & equivalents $43.20B $45.78B –
Total debt $59.95B $9.69B –
Shares (diluted) 674.00M 1.41B 3.07B
Enterprise value $11.27B -$543.94B $251.77B

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
MetricAXPRYWFC
P/E 17.3x 17.4x 12.4x
P/FCF 15.2x 4.9x 12.7x
P/Operating cash flow 12.0x 4.9x –
P/S 2.7x 5.5x 2.9x
P/B 5.9x 2.7x –
P/Tangible book 5.9x 2.9x –
EV/EBITDA 8.8x 0.9x –
EV/EBIT 9.5x 1.0x –
EV/Revenue 2.9x 1.3x 2.9x
EV/FCF 16.0x 1.2x –
EV/Operating cash flow 12.7x 1.2x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.94 1.21 1.10

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAXPRYWFC
Revenue growth (1Y) 10.2% 11.2% 5.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 9.6% 10.3% 2.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) 16.3% 19.6% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) 15.2% 14.8% –
EPS growth (1Y) 19.5% 19.0% 6.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 18.5% 14.4% 11.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -16.6% -8.3% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -4.5% 28.0% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -26.6% -8.3% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -9.2% 28.0% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAXPRYWFC
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 32.6% 140.4% –
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin 19.9% 40.9% –
Net margin 15.8% 31.9% –
FCF margin 17.9% 111.6% –
Operating cash flow margin 22.7% 111.6% –
Return on equity 35.0% 15.9% –
Return on assets 4.0% 0.9% –
Return on invested capital 19.6% 49.3% –
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.0x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.4x 3.5x –
Stock comp / revenue 0.8% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAXPRYWFC
Debt / assets 19.3% 0.5% –
Debt / equity 1.7x 0.1x –
Net debt / EBITDA 0.5x -3.0x –
Debt / FCF 4.3x 0.2x –
Liabilities / assets 88.5% 94.2% 92.1%
Equity / assets 11.5% 5.8% –
Interest coverage 3.0x 1.4x –
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAXPRYWFC
Dividend yield 1.2% 4.1% 2.2%
Net buyback yield 3.2% 3.1% –
Shareholder yield 4.3% 7.2% 2.2%
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.

ConsensusAXPRYWFC
Forward P/E 17.9xFY2026 16.5xFY2026 10.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $17.56FY2026 $12.27FY2026 $7.82FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +14.2%FY2026 +19.2%FY2026 +24.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +21.2% +6.9% +7.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $82.04BFY2026 $53.04BFY2026 $94.32BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +13.6%FY2026 +11.6%FY2026 +12.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -0.3% +0.5% +4.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAXPRYWFC
Held by institutions 84.9% 43.8% 76.8%
Institutions holding 3,008 984 2,875
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.3% +1.9% +1.1%
Institutions buying 1,473 446 1,290
Institutions selling 1,050 325 1,134
Buyers to sellers 1.40 1.37 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.

AXPRYWFC
AXP 1.00 0.43 0.53
RY 0.43 1.00 0.51
WFC 0.53 0.51 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AXP, RY and WFC?

Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) is the largest by market capitalisation: American Express (AXP) $211.79B, Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) $286.10B, Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) $251.77B.

Which stock is cheaper, AXP, RY and WFC?

Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (American Express (AXP) 17.3x, Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) 17.4x, Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) 12.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) is cheapest (American Express (AXP) 17.9x, Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) 16.5x, Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) 10.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: American Express (AXP) +10.2%, Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) +11.2%, Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) +5.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) has the highest net margin (American Express (AXP) 15.8%, Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) 31.9%). On return on invested capital, Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) leads (American Express (AXP) 19.6%, Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) 49.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) returned the most: American Express (AXP) -11.9%, Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) +37.1%, Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) -4.4%. Over five years, Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) compounded fastest (American Express (AXP) +12.1%/yr, Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) +13.9%/yr, Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) +10.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) has been the steadiest (American Express (AXP) 26.2%, Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) 16.5%, Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) 25.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AXP, RY 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, Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) leads on 9. 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.