American Express vs Nu
AXP and NU side by side, both in finance services. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How AXP and NU compare
Nu grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (37.0% versus 8.9% for American Express).
American Express keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 27.9% compared with 18.2% at Nu.
American Express pays a dividend yielding 1.1%; Nu does not pay one.
American Express scores higher on the StockData Score (15 against 7 for Nu), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | AXP | NU |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $215B | – |
| Share price | $320.60 | $13.22 |
| Change, 1 year | −14.0% | −18.3% |
| Change, 5 years | 84.7% | – |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.21 | 1.34 |
| Employees | 77K | 1.6M |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 15 (better) | 7 |
| Valuation score | 1 (better) | 0 |
| Growth score | 2 | 2 |
| Performance score | 5 (better) | 3 |
| Health score | 3 (better) | 2 |
| Dividend score | 4 (better) | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 18.0× | – |
| P/S | 4.9× | – |
| P/B | 6.0× | – |
| P/FCF | 15.5× | – |
| PEG | 1.12 | – |
| FCF yield | 6.5% | – |
| Fair value | $261.70 | – |
| Margin of safety | −22.5% | – |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 8.9% | 37.0% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 13.5% | 84.5% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 16.3% | 45.5% (better) |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 19.7% | 44.9% (better) |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 32.5% (better) | −94.6% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | – | 42.0% |
| Net margin | 27.9% (better) | 18.2% |
| FCF margin | 31.7% | – |
| Return on equity | 35.9% (better) | 30.3% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.04 (better) | 0.39 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | – | −1.24 |
| Altman Z-score | 0.74 | – |
| Piotroski F-score | 6 | 6 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 1.1% | – |
| Payout ratio | 20.4% | – |
| Years of dividend growth | 4 | – |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | 13.8% | – |
| Buyback yield | 3.1% | – |
| Shareholder yield | 4.3% | – |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 86.3% | 59.8% |
| Held by insiders | 0.12% | 19.8% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$179M | −$10.7M (better) |
| Superinvestors holding | 10 (better) | 6 |
| Short interest, % of float | 1.6% | 4.2% |
Go deeper
- AXP stock overview
- AXP income statement
- AXP valuation and score
- NU stock overview
- NU income statement
- NU valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.