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AXP vs HSBC // FREE CASH FLOW YIELD
American Express Company (NYSE) VS. HSBC Holdings plc. (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: AXP 8
— HSBC 5
▲ FREE CASH FLOW YIELD LEADER: AXP
LAST: $319.11 (-1.42%) • MKT CAP: $217.06B
fcf-yield
7.37%
LAST: $85.42 (-1.36%) • MKT CAP: $297.33B
fcf-yield
2.21%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (AXP VS. HSBC)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | AXP | HSBC | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 41.00% | 41.00% | 0.00 | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 9.50% | 9.90% | -0.40 | HSBC | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 19.2x | 21.0x | -1.80 | AXP | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield ACTIVE | 7.37% | 2.21% | +5.16 | AXP | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 32.00% | 13.90% | +18.10 | AXP | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 26.20% | 10.90% | +15.30 | AXP | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 6.40% | 23.10% | -16.70 | HSBC | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 1.05% | 0.00% | +1.05 | AXP | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 1.00 | 3.74 | -2.74 | HSBC | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 8/9 | 8/9 | 0.00 | TIE | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | 6.70% | 6.60% | +0.10 | HSBC | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 53.8 | 25.0 | +28.84 | AXP | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | 0.95 | 0.92 | +0.03 | AXP | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 18.6x | 27.6x | -9.00 | AXP | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $217.06B | $297.33B | -$80.26B | HSBC | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | AXP REV | HSBC REV | AXP GROSS % | HSBC GROSS % | AXP FCF | HSBC FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $41.30B | — | 44.0% | — | $16.00B | — |
| FY 2024 | $38.83B | — | 44.0% | — | $12.14B | — |
| FY 2023 | $37.22B | — | 44.0% | — | $16.88B | — |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
AXP // BETA 0.95
HSBC // BETA 0.92