V vs RY vs AXP Stock Comparison

Visa, Royal Bank Of Canada and American Express Prices as of Nov 4, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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V Visa Inc.
$436.66 +18.1% 1M +28.3% 1Y
Market cap
$778.56B
P/E
32.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$44.49B
Div. yield
0.61%
Payment Networks Financial Services
4 wins
RY Royal Bank Of Canada
$209.76 +7.7% 1M +43.9% 1Y
Market cap
$293.80B
P/E
18.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$51.37B
Div. yield
3.24%
Money Center Banks Financial Services
8 wins
AXP American Express Co
$332.60 +9.4% 1M -7.7% 1Y
Market cap
$223.17B
P/E
18.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$77.59B
Div. yield
1.10%
Money Center Banks Financial Services

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Royal Bank Of Canada leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Royal Bank Of Canada 8, Visa 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionVRYAXPLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $778.56B $293.80B $223.17B V
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 32.3x 18.0x 18.3x RY
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 31.6x 17.1x 18.9x RY
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +14.4% +11.2% +10.2% V
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 50.8% 31.9% 15.8% V
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 38.1% 49.3% 19.6% RY
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.4x -3.0x 0.5x RY
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.61% 3.24% 1.10% RY
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +28.3% +43.9% -7.7% RY
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +15.1%/yr +14.6%/yr +13.5%/yr V
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 22.6% 16.7% 26.5% RY
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 51/100 78/100 39/100 RY

Percentile Scorecard

VRYAXP

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

AxisVRYAXP
Valuation 13 #837 of 963 77 #85 of 360 16 #303 of 360
Growth 47 #436 of 823 64 #123 of 344 34 #229 of 344
Profitability 99 #14 of 845 94 #22 of 345 59 #141 of 345
Financial Health 68 #286 of 896 62 #128 of 339 35 #221 of 339
Shareholder Returns 27 #534 of 731 93 #24 of 352 50 #177 of 352
Overall 51 78 39
  • V ranked among 1,001 companies in Financial Services
  • RY ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • AXP ranked among 368 companies in Banking

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodVRYAXPSPY
1 month +18.1%+7.7%+9.4% -1.0%
3 months +18.5%-0.7%-4.7% -0.4%
6 months +37.0%+15.5%+3.3% +4.5%
Year to date +24.5%+23.0%-10.1% +12.4%
1 year +28.3%+43.9%-7.7% +13.6%
3 years +79.3%+147.1%+117.7% +76.4%
3 years, per year +21.5%+35.2%+29.6% +20.8%
5 years +101.5%+97.7%+88.2% +63.7%
5 years, per year +15.1%+14.6%+13.5% +10.4%
10 years +443.4%+242.7%+407.7% +267.7%
10 years, per year +18.4%+13.1%+17.6% +13.9%

Risk

MeasureVRYAXPSPY
Volatility, 1Y 22.6%16.7%26.5% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 19.9%15.7%30.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.300.710.93 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.252.63-0.29 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -24.5%-34.2%-32.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high 0.0%-3.7%-13.6% -1.6%
52-week high $436.66$217.87$384.89 $779.14
52-week low $295.52$145.41$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.

MultipleVRYAXP
P/E now vs peer median 32.3xmedian 13.8x 18.0xmedian 12.7x 18.3xmedian 12.7x
P/S now vs peer median 17.5xmedian 3.3x 5.7xmedian 3.5x 2.9xmedian 3.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 27.9xmedian 6.0x 1.1xmedian 4.9x 9.3xmedian 4.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 37.1xmedian 11.0x 5.1xmedian 11.0x 16.0xmedian 11.0x
P/B now vs peer median 22.1xmedian 1.3x 2.8xmedian 1.3x 6.2xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median 2.24median 0.95 1.25median 1.33 0.99median 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 monthsVRYAXP
Revenue $44.49B $51.37B $77.59B
Operating income $27.00B – –
Net income $22.59B $16.43B $12.26B
Free cash flow $21.01B $57.35B $13.91B
EPS (diluted) $11.90 $11.62 $18.18
Cash & equivalents $12.36B $45.78B $43.20B
Total debt $23.86B $9.69B $59.95B
Shares (diluted) 1.90B 1.41B 674.00M
Enterprise value $721.88B -$536.20B $22.66B

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
MetricVRYAXP
P/E 32.3x 18.0x 18.3x
P/FCF 37.1x 5.1x 16.0x
P/Operating cash flow 34.5x 5.1x 12.7x
P/S 17.5x 5.7x 2.9x
P/B 22.1x 2.8x 6.2x
P/Tangible book 101.8x 3.0x 6.2x
EV/EBITDA 27.9x 1.1x 9.3x
EV/EBIT 29.3x 1.1x 10.0x
EV/Revenue 17.8x 1.5x 3.0x
EV/FCF 37.6x 1.4x 16.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 35.0x 1.4x 13.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.24 1.25 0.99

Growth

14 metrics
MetricVRYAXP
Revenue growth (1Y) 14.4% 11.2% 10.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 11.8% 10.3% 9.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 11.6% – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 9.5% – –
Net income growth (1Y) 11.4% 19.6% 16.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 11.0% 14.8% 15.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 14.9% 19.0% 19.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 14.4% 14.4% 18.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -3.9% -8.3% -16.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 4.6% 28.0% -4.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -4.8% -8.3% -26.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 4.0% 28.0% -9.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricVRYAXP
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 63.7% 140.4% 32.6%
Operating margin 60.7% – –
Pretax margin 60.6% 40.9% 19.9%
Net margin 50.8% 31.9% 15.8%
FCF margin 47.2% 111.6% 17.9%
Operating cash flow margin 50.8% 111.6% 22.7%
Return on equity 63.8% 15.9% 35.0%
Return on assets 23.8% 0.9% 4.0%
Return on invested capital 38.1% 49.3% 19.6%
Return on capital employed 42.6% – –
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.0x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.0x 3.5x 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue 2.1% – 0.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricVRYAXP
Debt / assets 25.2% 0.5% 19.3%
Debt / equity 0.7x 0.1x 1.7x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.4x -3.0x 0.5x
Debt / FCF 1.1x 0.2x 4.3x
Liabilities / assets 62.8% 94.2% 88.5%
Equity / assets 37.2% 5.8% 11.5%
Interest coverage 34.8x 1.4x 3.0x
Current ratio 1.0x – –
Quick ratio 0.6x – –
Cash ratio 0.4x – –
Altman Z-score 9.46 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricVRYAXP
Dividend yield 0.6% 3.2% 1.1%
Net buyback yield 2.7% 3.0% 3.0%
Shareholder yield 3.3% 6.3% 4.1%
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.

ConsensusVRYAXP
Forward P/E 31.6xFY2026 17.1xFY2026 18.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $13.83FY2026 $12.27FY2026 $17.56FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +20.6%FY2026 +19.2%FY2026 +14.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +11.6% +6.9% +21.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $48.15BFY2027 $53.04BFY2026 $82.04BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +4.9%FY2027 +11.6%FY2026 +13.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +19.9% +0.5% -0.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersVRYAXP
Held by institutions 86.7% 43.8% 84.9%
Institutions holding 4,534 986 3,015
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.4% +1.9% -0.3%
Institutions buying 2,333 447 1,477
Institutions selling 1,734 326 1,052
Buyers to sellers 1.35 1.37 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.

VRYAXP
V 1.00 0.17 0.47
RY 0.17 1.00 0.45
AXP 0.47 0.45 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, V, RY and AXP?

Visa (V) is the largest by market capitalisation: Visa (V) $778.56B, Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) $293.80B, American Express (AXP) $223.17B.

Which stock is cheaper, V, RY and AXP?

Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Visa (V) 32.3x, Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) 18.0x, American Express (AXP) 18.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) is cheapest (Visa (V) 31.6x, Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) 17.1x, American Express (AXP) 18.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Visa (V) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Visa (V) +14.4%, Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) +11.2%, American Express (AXP) +10.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Visa (V) has the highest net margin (Visa (V) 50.8%, Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) 31.9%, American Express (AXP) 15.8%). On return on invested capital, Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) leads (Visa (V) 38.1%, Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) 49.3%, American Express (AXP) 19.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) returned the most: Visa (V) +28.3%, Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) +43.9%, American Express (AXP) -7.7%. Over five years, Visa (V) compounded fastest (Visa (V) +15.1%/yr, Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) +14.6%/yr, American Express (AXP) +13.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) has the highest dividend yield: Visa (V) 0.61%, Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) 3.24%, American Express (AXP) 1.10%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) has been the steadiest (Visa (V) 22.6%, Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) 16.7%, American Express (AXP) 26.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, V, RY 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, Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) 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.