AXP vs RKT
American Express Co. and Rocket Companies, Inc., side by side — 8 fiscal years reported in USD, drawn from SEC filings.
Most recent reported year
| Metric | AXP | RKT |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $72.2B | $6.7B |
| Net income | $10.8B | $-68.0M |
| Gross margin | · | · |
| Net margin | 15.0% | −3.5% |
| Return on equity | 34.0% | −0.4% |
| Diluted EPS | $15.38 | −$0.05 |
| Dividend / share | $3.28 | · |
| Payout ratio | 21.0% | · |
| Free cash flow | $16.0B | $-4.0B |
| Equity | $33.5B | · |
| Net debt / equity | 0.30× | 0.50× |
| Current ratio | · | · |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | 14.9% | −15.6% |
| Profit CAGR 5y | 28.1% | · |
AXP bills 10.8× the revenue of RKT, and RKT closed the last reported year at a loss.
The stronger figure of the pair is set in bold. That is arithmetic, not a recommendation — this page does not pick a winner. "·" marks a figure not available in our data.
8 years side by side
| Fiscal year | AXP | RKT |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $72.2B | $6.7B |
| FY2024 | $65.9B | $5.1B |
| FY2023 | $60.5B | $3.8B |
| FY2022 | $52.9B | $5.8B |
| FY2021 | $42.4B | $12.9B |
| FY2020 | $36.1B | $15.7B |
| FY2019 | $43.6B | $5.1B |
| FY2018 | $40.3B | $4.2B |
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | AXP | RKT |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $10.8B | $-68.0M |
| FY2024 | $10.1B | $29.0M |
| FY2023 | $8.4B | $-16.0M |
| FY2022 | $7.5B | $46.4M |
| FY2021 | $8.1B | $308.2M |
| FY2020 | $3.1B | $198.0M |
| FY2019 | $6.8B | $0 |
| FY2018 | $6.9B | $0 |
8 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | +$65,534,000,000 | AXP |
| FY2024 | +$60,848,000,000 | AXP |
| FY2023 | +$56,716,000,000 | AXP |
| FY2022 | +$47,023,507,000 | AXP |
| FY2021 | +$29,465,534,000 | AXP |
| FY2020 | +$20,436,933,000 | AXP |
| FY2019 | +$38,486,898,000 | AXP |
| FY2018 | +$36,128,436,000 | AXP |
AXP has reported the higher revenue in every one of these 8 fiscal years. The gap has widened since the earliest year compared.
8 of 14 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
8 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | +18.5 pp | AXP |
| FY2024 | +2.9 pp | AXP |
| FY2023 | +24.1 pp | AXP |
| FY2022 | +2.2 pp | AXP |
| FY2021 | −28.0 pp | RKT |
| FY2020 | −51.4 pp | RKT |
| FY2019 | −2.2 pp | RKT |
| FY2018 | +2.6 pp | AXP |
The higher net margin has changed hands between AXP and RKT over this period.
8 of 14 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
RKT's net margin has been more volatile than AXP's over the 8 comparable fiscal years — 22.2 percentage points of standard deviation against 2.8.
8 of 14 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
The lead in net margin changed hands between AXP and RKT over these 8 fiscal years — AXP led in 5 and RKT in 3.
8 of 14 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
AXP's return on equity has been more volatile than RKT's over the 8 comparable fiscal years — 6.7 percentage points of standard deviation against 1.5.
8 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
AXP led in return on equity in every one of the 8 comparable fiscal years — a structural lead, not a recent swing.
8 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.