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Comparison · seed-0.6 · 2026-08-29

ICBC (1398) vs American Express (AXP)

ICBC (1398) and American Express (AXP) side by side: both in Financials, listed on Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing and New York Stock Exchange. ICBC is the larger of the two by approximate market capitalization (about 1.3×).

FieldICBCAmerican Express
Legal nameIndustrial and Commercial Bank of China LimitedAmerican Express Company
Ticker1398AXP
ExchangeHong Kong Exchanges and Clearing XHKGNew York Stock Exchange XNYS
JurisdictionChinaUnited States
SectorFinancialsFinancials
IndustryBankingPayments & consumer finance
Market cap ≈$300bn$230bn
Founded19841850
Reporting currencyHKDUSD
LEI5493002ERZU2K9PZDL40R4PP93JZOLY261QX3811
ISINCNE1000003G1US0258161092
FIGIBBG001SPLNK5BBG001S5P034
Index membershipHang Seng Index, CSI 300S&P 500
Held by (covered funds)

ICBC

World's largest bank by total assets; state-controlled universal bank.

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American Express

Closed-loop card network and lender to affluent consumers and small businesses, earning revenue from merchant discount fees, annual card fees and lending.

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Approximate reference values (seed-0.6 · 2026-08-29) — not real-time, not investment advice. Both sides as data: /api/v1/companies/icbc · /api/v1/companies/american-express