Which is more profitable, American Express or S&P Global?

S&P Global keeps more of every sale as profit.

Which grows faster, American Express or S&P Global?

S&P Global grew its sales faster in recent years.

Which is cheaper, American Express or S&P Global?

American Express costs less for each unit of yearly profit (lower P/E).

Which has less debt, American Express or S&P Global?

American Express would need fewer years of earnings to pay off its debt.

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American Express vs S&P Global stock

Side by side in plain words: who keeps more of its sales, grows faster, costs less and owes less.

In one sentence

American Express is cheaper for its profits and has less debt. S&P Global is more profitable and grows faster.

Side by side

	American Express	S&P Global
	$215 billion	$137 billion
	15.0%	29.2%
	+11.0%	+15.6%
	19.8×	30.7×
	0.4 years	1.5 years
	8.9%	11.8%
	1.1%	0.9%

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How we compare

Four contests with the same rules as each stock page: profit kept from sales (higher wins), yearly sales growth across the last reports, up to five years (higher wins), price per unit of yearly profit (lower P/E wins; a company without profit loses) and debt in years of earnings (lower wins). A winner is only named when both companies have the number.

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