COF vs MA
COF: America's largest credit card issuer now commands an integrated payments empire spanning card issuance, global payment networks, and consumer lending following its transformative Discover acquisition. MA: Global payment processor operating one of the world's largest credit and debit card networks, generating revenues from transaction fees, service revenues, and data analytics services.
Side-by-side fundamentals
| Metric | COF | MA | Edge |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price as of 2026-07-09 close | $200.10 | $523.20 | |
| Market cap as of 2026-07-10 | $122.7B | $459.6B | |
| P/E as of 2026-07-10 | 38.07 | 29.52 | MA lower |
| PEG as of 2026-07-10 | 5.38 | 1.82 | MA lower |
| Net margin as of 2026-07-10 | +14.9% | +45.9% | MA higher |
| Operating margin as of 2026-07-10 | +18.3% | +57.9% | MA higher |
| ROE as of 2026-07-10 | +2.9% | +206.1% | MA higher |
| ROA as of 2026-07-10 | +0.5% | +29.5% | MA higher |
| Debt / equity as of 2026-07-10 | 0.45 | 2.82 | COF lower |
| Revenue growth (YoY) as of 2026-07-10 | +38.2% | +16.8% | COF higher |
| Revenue CAGR (3y) SEC XBRL | +16.0% | +13.8% | COF higher |
| Dividend yield as of 2026-07-10 | +1.7% | +0.7% | COF higher |
| Dividend streak (yrs) SEC XBRL | 5 | 4 | COF higher |
| Beta as of 2026-07-10 | 1.03 | 0.75 | |
| 1-year return as of 2026-07-09 close | -8.2% | -7.4% | MA higher |
Fundamentals: Finnhub, as of 2026-07-10. Filings: SEC EDGAR. Prices are delayed daily-close data.
Last updated 2026-07-09.
Informational only — NOT financial advice. All figures are delayed daily-close data from SEC EDGAR & Finnhub, shown with their as-of date; "Edge" cells are a pure numeric comparison, not a recommendation.