V vs CPAY vs AXP Stock Comparison

Visa, Corpay and American Express Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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V Visa Inc.
$410.57 +12.2% 1M +20.3% 1Y
Market cap
$691.47B
P/E
27.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$45.90B
Div. yield
–
Payment Networks Financial Services
3 wins
CPAY Corpay, Inc.
$397.81 +1.3% 1M +48.4% 1Y
Market cap
$26.23B
P/E
23.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.02B
Div. yield
–
Payment Processing Technology
5 wins
AXP American Express Co
$323.70 +6.0% 1M -9.6% 1Y
Market cap
$214.16B
P/E
17.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$77.59B
Div. yield
–
Money Center Banks Financial Services
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionVCPAYAXPLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $691.47B $26.23B $214.16B V
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 27.1x 23.0x 17.5x AXP
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 29.7x 15.2x 18.4x CPAY
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +14.8% +20.4% +10.2% CPAY
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 22.7% 15.8% CPAY
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 10.7% 19.6% AXP
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 2.8x 0.5x AXP
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +20.3% +48.4% -9.6% CPAY
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +14.2%/yr +10.0%/yr +13.3%/yr V
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 22.2% 35.9% 26.2% V
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 49/100 61/100 47/100 CPAY

Percentile Scorecard

VCPAYAXP

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

AxisVCPAYAXP
Valuation 10 #846 of 941 57 #43 of 99 20 #289 of 361
Growth 57 #267 of 615 58 #40 of 94 42 #89 of 153
Profitability 94 #34 of 586 90 #10 of 90 69 #41 of 128
Financial Health 79 #139 of 667 22 #82 of 105 45 #78 of 140
Shareholder Returns 7 #656 of 704 80 #13 of 60 59 #138 of 335
Overall 49 61 47
  • V ranked among 1,003 companies in Financial Services
  • CPAY ranked among 109 companies in Fintech
  • AXP ranked among 368 companies in Banking

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodVCPAYAXPSPY
1 month +12.2%+1.3%+6.0% +0.7%
3 months +12.1%+2.0%-4.1% +3.7%
6 months +24.5%+29.8%+0.2% +7.1%
Year to date +17.1%+32.2%-12.5% +12.8%
1 year +20.3%+48.4%-9.6% +11.9%
3 years +76.1%+78.7%+125.9% +85.2%
3 years, per year +20.8%+21.4%+31.2% +22.8%
5 years +93.9%+60.8%+86.3% +67.6%
5 years, per year +14.2%+10.0%+13.3% +10.9%
10 years +399.4%+128.7%+387.1% +262.0%
10 years, per year +17.4%+8.6%+17.2% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureVCPAYAXPSPY
Volatility, 1Y 22.2%35.9%26.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 19.9%32.8%30.1% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.270.810.92 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.911.35-0.37 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -24.5%-37.3%-32.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -0.9%-6.4%-15.9% -1.2%
52-week high $414.26$425.23$384.89 $779.14
52-week low $295.52$255.00$292.27 $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.

MultipleVCPAYAXP
P/E now vs peer median 27.1xmedian 13.0x 22.9xmedian 19.5x 17.8xmedian 12.2x
P/S now vs peer median 15.9xmedian 3.2x 5.2xmedian 2.2x 2.8xmedian 3.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 7.7x 12.6xmedian 17.8x 9.0xmedian 5.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 31.1xmedian 10.7x 15.9xmedian 16.1x 15.6xmedian 10.8x
P/B now vs peer median 20.3xmedian 1.2x 7.3xmedian 2.0x 6.1xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.90 1.97median 0.98 0.96median 1.34

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 monthsVCPAYAXP
Revenue $45.90B $5.02B $77.59B
Operating income $28.11B $2.20B –
Net income $23.50B $1.15B $12.26B
Free cash flow – $1.64B $13.91B
EPS (diluted) – $17.20 $18.18
Cash & equivalents $12.94B $3.16B $43.20B
Total debt – $39.11B $59.95B
Shares (diluted) 1.90B 66.33M 674.00M
Enterprise value $691.47B $16.11B $13.64B

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
MetricVCPAYAXP
P/E 27.1x 22.9x 17.8x
P/FCF 31.1x 15.9x 15.6x
P/Operating cash flow 30.9x 14.1x 12.3x
P/S 15.9x 5.2x 2.8x
P/B 20.3x 7.3x 6.1x
P/Tangible book 83.7x 39.1x 6.1x
EV/EBITDA – 12.6x 9.0x
EV/EBIT – 15.3x 9.8x
EV/Revenue 15.9x 6.7x 2.9x
EV/FCF – 20.5x 16.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 30.9x 18.2x 13.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 1.97 0.96

Growth

14 metrics
MetricVCPAYAXP
Revenue growth (1Y) 14.8% 20.4% 10.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 12.0% 11.5% 9.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 17.2% 17.9% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 10.2% 12.4% –
Net income growth (1Y) 17.2% 9.4% 16.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 10.8% 7.4% 15.2%
EPS growth (1Y) – 17.0% 19.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 11.6% 18.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 2.9% -12.7% -16.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 4.6% 0.6% -4.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -15.0% -26.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -0.2% -9.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricVCPAYAXP
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin – 53.0% 32.6%
Operating margin – 43.7% –
Pretax margin – 33.3% 19.9%
Net margin – 22.7% 15.8%
FCF margin – 32.6% 17.9%
Operating cash flow margin 51.7% 36.8% 22.7%
Return on equity 65.9% 32.2% 35.0%
Return on assets 24.9% 4.2% 4.0%
Return on invested capital – 10.7% 19.6%
Return on capital employed – 20.9% –
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.2x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.0x 1.6x 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue 2.0% 2.3% 0.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricVCPAYAXP
Debt / assets – 37.6% 19.3%
Debt / equity – 3.0x 1.7x
Net debt / EBITDA – 2.8x 0.5x
Debt / FCF – 6.5x 4.3x
Liabilities / assets 61.7% 87.3% 88.5%
Equity / assets 38.3% 12.7% 11.5%
Interest coverage – 5.0x 3.0x
Current ratio 1.0x 1.0x –
Quick ratio – 0.5x –
Cash ratio – 0.2x –
Altman Z-score – 1.59 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricVCPAYAXP
Dividend yield 0.7% – 1.1%
Net buyback yield – 6.5% 3.1%
Shareholder yield 0.7% 6.5% 4.2%
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.

ConsensusVCPAYAXP
Forward P/E 29.7xFY2026 15.2xFY2026 18.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $13.83FY2026 $26.14FY2026 $17.56FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +20.6%FY2026 +22.3%FY2026 +14.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +11.6% +17.2% +21.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $48.15BFY2027 $5.64BFY2026 $82.04BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +4.9%FY2027 +25.3%FY2026 +13.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +19.9% +8.1% -0.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersVCPAYAXP
Held by institutions 87.6% 97.9% 84.9%
Institutions holding 4,530 733 3,011
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.4% +0.8% -0.3%
Institutions buying 2,330 390 1,474
Institutions selling 1,733 240 1,052
Buyers to sellers 1.34 1.63 1.40

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.

VCPAYAXP
V 1.00 0.33 0.46
CPAY 0.33 1.00 0.45
AXP 0.46 0.45 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, V, CPAY and AXP?

Visa (V) is the largest by market capitalisation: Visa (V) $691.47B, Corpay (CPAY) $26.23B, American Express (AXP) $214.16B.

Which stock is cheaper, V, CPAY and AXP?

American Express (AXP) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Visa (V) 27.1x, Corpay (CPAY) 23.0x, American Express (AXP) 17.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Corpay (CPAY) is cheapest (Visa (V) 29.7x, Corpay (CPAY) 15.2x, American Express (AXP) 18.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Corpay (CPAY) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Visa (V) +14.8%, Corpay (CPAY) +20.4%, American Express (AXP) +10.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Corpay (CPAY) has the highest net margin (Corpay (CPAY) 22.7%, American Express (AXP) 15.8%). On return on invested capital, American Express (AXP) leads (Corpay (CPAY) 10.7%, American Express (AXP) 19.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Corpay (CPAY) returned the most: Visa (V) +20.3%, Corpay (CPAY) +48.4%, American Express (AXP) -9.6%. Over five years, Visa (V) compounded fastest (Visa (V) +14.2%/yr, Corpay (CPAY) +10.0%/yr, American Express (AXP) +13.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Visa (V) has been the steadiest (Visa (V) 22.2%, Corpay (CPAY) 35.9%, American Express (AXP) 26.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, V, CPAY and AXP?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Corpay (CPAY) 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.