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AXP

NYSE · USD
American Express Company
Financial Services · Financial - Credit Services
CEO Stephen Joseph Squeri Employees 76,800 R&D / revenue 0.0%
Last price
$313.59−0.09%last session
Market cap
$211.8B
P/E (TTM)
19.0x
From 52w high
−19.1%
From 52w low
+7.8%
1-year return
−2.9%
RSI 14 · vs SMA200
52.4 · −4.6%
IS score
56.0/ 100
Factor model across 8 sub-scores, ranked against 3,010 US stocks. Describes the business, not the outlook.
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One year, rebased to 100

AXP   SPY   XLF (sector ETF) · weekly closes
90100110120Jan 26Apr 26Jul 26Oct 26SPY 116XLF 107AXP 97

Score DNA

Each bar is a 0-100 score within the scored universe
75
Profitability
58
Growth
50
Value
83
Momentum
100
Risk (safety)
80
Quality
50
Balance sheet
70
Earnings quality

Flags

Strengths
✓ Piotroski 8+✓ Congress buying
Warnings
None of the computed warning flags fires for AXP (Altman, Beneish, accruals, FCF, dilution).
Observations
Moat model: Wide, Efficient ScalePiotroski 9 / 9Beta 1.053 of 4 smart-money sources active

Smart-money strip

Each disclosure source on its own window. Filings coinciding is not coordination.
INSForm 4 · 180 days
Insider open-market buys
0
2 open-market sales, $5.4M
Form 144 notices (12m): 12, $59.9M proposed, not confirmed sales
CONGSTOCK Act · 180 days
Congressional purchases
5
Last disclosed purchase 2026-09-15
Members disclose in ranges, 30-45 days after the trade
13F13F · quarter to 2026-06-30
Net change in institutional holders
+114
262 new holders, 115 closed
3,025 filers hold 85.7% · 1,217 added, 1,068 trimmed
ETFETF holdings · 30 days
Net funds accumulating
+106
1,395 funds adding shares
1,289 funds trimming · counts of funds, not dollars
DARKFINRA · daily
Short-sale share of off-exchange volume
31.2%
20-day avg 46.2%, 50-day avg 45.5%
Latest 15.0 pp under its 20-day average · a flow, not short interest

Key financials · FY2025

USD, fiscal year. Stock-based compensation is non-cash; shown against FCF.
Income statement
Revenue$80.5B
Revenue growth YoY+8.4%
Gross margin83.2%
Operating income$13.8B
Operating margin17.1%
Net income$10.8B
Net margin13.5%
EPS (diluted)$15.38
Cash flow
Operating cash flow$18.4B
Capital expenditure$2.4B
Free cash flow$16.0B
FCF conversion (FCF / OCF)86.8%
Stock-based compensation$551.0M
FCF less SBC$15.5B
Buybacks$5.8B
Dividends$2.3B
Balance sheet & returns
Cash & short-term investments$48.5B
Total debt$57.8B
Net debt$9.2B
Shareholders' equity$33.5B
Goodwill & intangibles$5.0B
Debt / equity1.72
ROE (TTM)34.1%
ROIC (TTM)13.0%
Operating margin by fiscal year
24.1%FY202117.3%FY202215.6%FY202317.4%FY202417.1%FY2025
Revenue $44.4B (FY2021) to $80.5B (FY2025), a 16.0% CAGR.

Valuation

P/E (TTM)19.0x
EV / EBITDA9.1x
Price / sales2.52x
Price / FCF14.1x
FCF yield7.11%
Buyback yield2.75%
SBC / revenue0.7%
Price / book6.20x
Forward P/E FY202617.7x
Forward P/E FY202715.6x
Forward P/E FY202813.6x
Forward multiples divide today's price by Street EPS estimates. Street mean target $361.80 across 10 analysts last quarter is theirs, not ours.

AXP vs industry median

165 companies in Financial - Credit Services
Gross margin 84.3% 76.4% Operating margin 27.2% 13.1% Net margin 13.6% 6.2% ROIC 13.0% 5.9%
AXP (TTM)Industry median Asset turnover 0.27 vs industry 0.20 · financial leverage 8.99

Earnings delivery

Next report 2026-10-23 · consensus EPS $4.58
83%
beat rate, 10 of 12 quarters
+4.9%
median EPS surprise
7
longest beat streak
+12-1+13+8+6+1+5+5+3-0+7+3
EPS surprise in % vs the consensus at the time, oldest (left) to newest, 2023-10-20 to 2026-07-24. Bars cap at ±60%.

Peers

Market-cap band, not the industry cohort above
CompanyMkt capP/EROENet marginRev growth12m return
AXP American Express Company $211.8B19.0x34.1%13.6%+8.4% −2.9%
COF Capital One Financial Corpor $123.8B12.5x9.4%15.2%+36.7% −0.3%
MA Mastercard Incorporated $540.9B33.9x241.1%47.3%+16.0% +12.3%
V Visa Inc. $751.7B34.2x61.2%48.4%+14.4% +20.3%
PYPL PayPal Holdings, Inc. $48.5B10.6x24.5%12.7%+5.7% −14.0%
SYF Synchrony Financial $24.0B7.5x20.8%18.9%−2.4% —
GPN Global Payments Inc. $22.1Bn/m-4.2%-0.3%+14.8% —
AFRM Affirm Holdings, Inc. $22.0B13.0x45.1%—+29.8% —
12-month window: SPY +15.9%, sector ETF XLF +7.2%. Past returns describe history only.

Recent 8-K filings

2026-10-15Regulation FD
2026-10-08Regulation FD
2026-09-15Regulation FD
2026-08-17Regulation FD
2026-08-12Bylaws Amendment; Other Events; Exhibits
2026-08-05Other Events

Context

Shares outstanding675,310,000
Free float99.9%
Institutional ownership85.7%
Beta1.05
Dividend yield1.17%
Last dividend$0.95 on 2026-10-09
50 / 200-day average$322.00 / $329.04
Mega-cap Financial Services median P/E14.6x

Full factsheet

The PDF carries everything on this page plus the cash-allocation waterfall, Form 144 notices, 13F holder detail, dark-pool and short-flow history, seasonality and the moat assessment (Wide).

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All fundamentals · 140 measures in 13 categories

Percentile = where AXP sits among 43 scored companies in Financial - Credit Services (0 = lowest value, 100 = highest). It is a position, not a grade. Balance-sheet ratios built for operating companies are n/a for lenders and insurers.

Valuation

MeasureAXPIndustry medianIndustry percentileSector median
P/E (TTM) 18.5x 9.3x
76th
11.9x
PEG (P/E ÷ 3-yr EPS CAGR) 0.98 0.76
68th
1.04
Price / sales 2.5x 1.3x
86th
2.5x
Price / book 6.2x 1.8x
93rd
1.3x
Price / tangible book 6.7x 2.1x
92nd
1.6x
Price / free cash flow n/a
Price / operating cash flow n/a
Enterprise value n/a
EV / sales n/a
EV / EBITDA n/a
EV / EBIT n/a
EV / free cash flow n/a
Earnings yield 5.4% 8.8%
38th
7.9%
FCF yield n/a
Operating cash flow yield n/a
Graham number (per share) $138.58 $72.38
82nd
$50.71

Profitability (TTM)

MeasureAXPIndustry medianIndustry percentileSector median
Gross margin n/a
EBITDA margin n/a
Operating margin 27.2% 19.2%
67th
23.3%
EBIT margin 27.2% 18.7%
76th
23.3%
Net margin 13.6% 11.4%
62nd
18.7%
NOPAT margin 21.1% 15.9%
62nd
18.7%
FCF margin n/a
Operating cash flow margin n/a
R&D / revenue 0.0% 0.0%
0th
0.0%
SG&A / revenue 29.8% 14.4%
74th
20.1%
Stock comp / revenue 0.7% 0.9%
43rd
0.7%
Effective tax rate 22.5% 21.9%
57th
21.0%

Returns on capital

MeasureAXPIndustry medianIndustry percentileSector median
ROE (on average equity) 34.4% 19.9%
81st
11.9%
ROA 3.8% 2.8%
64th
1.4%
ROIC n/a
ROCE n/a
Return on tangible assets 7.6% 5.3%
67th
2.0%
Cash ROIC (OCF / invested capital) n/a
Gross profitability (GP / assets) n/a
ROIC, 3-yr average n/a
ROIC, 5-yr average n/a
ROE, 5-yr average 31.7% 13.3%
92nd
10.7%
Incremental ROIC n/a

Growth

MeasureAXPIndustry medianIndustry percentileSector median
Revenue growth (TTM YoY) 9.4% 11.1%
44th
7.1%
Revenue growth (QoQ) 3.4% 1.3%
64th
2.8%
Revenue CAGR, 3 yr 10.7% 8.1%
54th
10.8%
Revenue CAGR, 5 yr 16.2% 9.1%
66th
11.3%
Gross profit CAGR, 3 yr n/a
Operating income CAGR, 3 yr 35.3% 24.6%
78th
8.8%
Net income growth (TTM YoY) 12.8% 22.5%
33rd
24.7%
Net income CAGR, 3 yr 15.4% 12.8%
58th
9.4%
EPS growth (TTM YoY) 16.3% 25.3%
33rd
25.1%
EPS CAGR, 3 yr 18.9% 14.1%
58th
7.3%
EPS CAGR, 5 yr 14.0% -0.2%
85th
4.2%
FCF growth (TTM YoY) n/a
FCF CAGR, 3 yr n/a
Operating cash flow CAGR, 3 yr n/a
Book value CAGR, 3 yr 11.9% 8.1%
64th
8.9%
Dividend CAGR, 3 yr 7.5% 4.2%
83rd
1.9%
Sustainable growth rate 27.1% 17.0%
76th
8.3%

Margin history & stability

MeasureAXPIndustry medianIndustry percentileSector median
Gross margin, 3-yr average n/a
Operating margin, 3-yr average 20.5% 18.8%
59th
21.4%
Net margin, 3-yr average 13.5% 10.3%
59th
16.5%
FCF margin, 3-yr average n/a
Revenue stability (0-1) 0.98 0.86
82nd
0.86
Earnings stability (0-1) 0.91 0.37
74th
0.37
Margin stability (0-1) 0.92 0.83
90th
0.81

Liquidity (latest quarter)

MeasureAXPIndustry medianIndustry percentileSector median
Cash & short-term investments n/a
Net cash (− = net debt) n/a
Working capital n/a
Current ratio n/a
Quick ratio n/a
Cash ratio (cash + ST investments / current liabilities) n/a
Defensive interval (days) n/a

Leverage & solvency (latest quarter)

MeasureAXPIndustry medianIndustry percentileSector median
Total debt n/a
Debt / equity n/a
Net debt / equity n/a
Debt / assets n/a
Debt / capital n/a
Debt / EBITDA n/a
Net debt / EBITDA n/a
Interest coverage (EBIT / interest) n/a
Cash interest coverage n/a
Debt payback (years of OCF) n/a
Liabilities / assets 88.9% 82.2%
71st
86.2%
IS credit model rating AA — —
Implied credit spread (bps) 80 125
17th
175

Efficiency

MeasureAXPIndustry medianIndustry percentileSector median
Asset turnover n/a
Fixed asset turnover n/a
Inventory turnover n/a
Receivables turnover n/a
Days sales outstanding n/a
Days inventory outstanding n/a
Days payables outstanding n/a
Cash conversion cycle (days) n/a
Capex / revenue n/a
Capex / depreciation n/a
Operating expense ratio n/a

Cash flow & earnings quality

MeasureAXPIndustry medianIndustry percentileSector median
Operating cash flow / net income n/a
FCF / net income n/a
FCF / operating cash flow n/a
Capex / operating cash flow n/a
Accruals ratio n/a
Sloan accruals ratio n/a
Earnings quality score (0-1) n/a

Dividends & buybacks

MeasureAXPIndustry medianIndustry percentileSector median
Dividend yield 1.2% 0.7%
62nd
2.3%
Dividend per share (TTM) $3.67 $0.52
93rd
$1.03
Payout ratio (dividends / net income) 21.1% 7.9%
68th
30.0%
Dividends / FCF n/a
Dividend growth (YoY) 17.1% 1.9%
88th
6.4%
Buyback yield 3.5% 2.1%
60th
1.7%
Shareholder yield (dividends + buybacks) 4.7% 3.5%
57th
5.2%
Share count change (YoY) -3.0% -1.5%
38th
-0.3%
Buybacks, last 5 years $31.3B $315.0M
98th
$85.3M

Scores & forensic checks

MeasureAXPIndustry medianIndustry percentileSector median
IS score 56 52
55th
53
IS profitability 75 52
81st
59
IS growth 58 60
41st
57
IS value 50 69
31st
77
IS momentum 83 77
59th
76
IS risk (safety) 100 100
45th
65
IS quality 80 58
90th
71
IS balance sheet 50 42
62nd
51
IS earnings quality 70 70
57th
74
IS cash flow 74 74
50th
71
Piotroski F-score (0-9) 9 7
95th
6
Altman Z-score —
Beneish M-score —
Ohlson O-score −7.37 −6.41
24th
−6.00
IS credit score 89 80
83rd
68

Per share

MeasureAXPIndustry medianIndustry percentileSector median
EPS, diluted (TTM) $16.88 $5.48
88th
$3.36
Book value per share $50.56 $26.27
73rd
$28.13
Tangible book per share $50.56 $14.55
81st
$21.49
Revenue per share $124.00 $45.33
88th
$17.62
FCF per share n/a
Operating cash flow per share n/a
Cash per share n/a

Size (TTM)

MeasureAXPIndustry medianIndustry percentileSector median
Market cap $211.8B $3.9B
95th
$2.5B
Revenue $84.1B $2.5B
100th
$1.0B
EBITDA $24.7B $710.6M
98th
$269.3M
Net income $11.4B $181.7M
95th
$168.0M
Free cash flow n/a
Total assets $308.2B $8.6B
95th
$8.5B
Shareholders' equity $34.3B $1.9B
93rd
$1.5B
Employees 76,800 2,358
98th
1,392

Insider transactions, last 6 months

Form 4 · most recent 12
DateInsiderTypeSharesPriceValueOwned after
2026-09-30Wardell Lisa W
Director
Award / grant 120——10,575
2026-09-30Wallace Noel R.
Director
Award / grant 116——1,091
2026-09-30Phillips Jr Charles E
Director
Award / grant 60——10,591
2026-09-30Majoras Deborah P
Director
Award / grant 58——5,199
2026-09-30Brennan John Joseph
Director
Award / grant 212——29,784
2026-09-30Baltimore Thomas J Jr
Director
Award / grant 116——10,529
2026-09-30Angelakis Michael J
Director
Award / grant 58——1,971
2026-09-30Young Christopher David
Director
Award / grant 128——21,179
2026-08-18Herena Monique
Chief Colleague Exp. Officer
Open-market sale 8,811$337.41$3.0M12,445
2026-06-30Majoras Deborah P
Director
Award / grant 54——5,126
2026-06-30Brennan John Joseph
Director
Award / grant 198——29,489
2026-06-30Baltimore Thomas J Jr
Director
Award / grant 109——10,384

Shares acquired vs disposed, by month

acquired disposed · all Form 4 types
MarMayJunAugSep

By transaction type, 6 months

TypeDirectionFilingsSharesValue
Award / grantAcquired2810,586—
Open-market saleDisposed215,844$5.4M
Awards, option exercises and tax withholding are compensation mechanics; open-market buys and sales are the discretionary ones.

Form 144 notices

12 months: 12 notices · 169,661 shares · $59.9M
FiledFilerShares proposedEst. proceeds
2026-06-15Glenda Mcneal7,033$2.4M
2026-03-06Jessica Lieberm Quinn3,032$909,673
2026-02-19Raymond D Joabar14,000$4.8M
2026-02-12Howard M Grosfield8,134$2.8M
A Form 144 is notice of a proposed sale, not a confirmed one.

Congress trades

12 months: House 26 trades (12 purchases) · Senate 4 (4 purchases)
TradedMemberChamberTypeAmountDisclosed
2026-09-15Ro KhannaHousePurchase$1,001 - $15,0002026-10-09
2026-09-15Ro KhannaHousePurchase$1,001 - $15,0002026-10-09
2026-05-08Richard W. AllenHousePurchase$1,001 - $15,0002026-06-17
2026-05-08Rick AllenHousePurchase$1,001 - $15,0002026-06-17
2026-03-11Shelley Moore CapitoSenatePurchase$1,001 - $15,0002026-04-05
2026-03-11Shelley Moore CapitoSenatePurchase$1,001 - $15,0002026-04-05
2025-12-29Markwayne MullinSenatePurchase$1,001 - $15,0002026-01-16
2025-12-29Markwayne MullinSenatePurchase$1,001 - $15,0002026-01-15
STOCK Act disclosures, in ranges, filed up to 45 days after the trade.

Largest 13F holders

Quarter to 2026-06-30, the latest most managers have filed
ManagerSharesValue% of shares out
BlackRock, Inc.42,006,392$14.2B6.22%
VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC35,215,521$11.9B5.21%
STATE STREET CORP29,095,803$9.8B4.31%
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO17,680,962$6.0B2.62%
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC14,019,549$4.7B2.08%
Fisher Asset Management, LLC9,426,671$3.2B1.40%
VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC8,739,519$3.0B1.29%
NORGES BANK7,985,867$2.7B1.18%
BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/7,969,555$2.7B1.18%
PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/7,005,840$2.4B1.04%
FMR LLC6,007,554$2.0B0.89%
WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN5,963,599$2.0B0.88%
GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC5,120,864$1.7B0.76%
Artisan Partners Limited Partnership4,521,044$1.5B0.67%
MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/4,467,904$1.5B0.66%

Institutional ownership by quarter

2023-092026-0685.7%
% of shares held by 13F filers
2023-092026-063,025
Number of 13F filers holding

Holder changes by quarter

QuarterHoldersOwnershipNewIncreasedReducedClosed
2026-06-303,02585.7%2621,2171,068115
2026-03-312,91185.3%1931,0801,223285
2025-12-313,04686.5%4321,0621,12882
2025-09-302,75685.9%1831,0201,042104
2025-06-302,71987.8%2441,056965111
2025-03-312,62588.2%1849561,050156
2024-12-312,64188.2%3378551,029104
2024-09-302,45787.0%23088190099
2024-06-302,35289.1%174830926104
2024-03-312,31989.9%24776790195
2023-12-312,19690.3%336718811109
2023-09-302,00890.3%149747745161

Schedule 13D / 13G filers

FiledFormFiler% of classShares
2026-03-26SCHEDULE 13G/AThe Vanguard Group0.0%0
Required above 5% of a class; 13G is the passive form.

ETFs with the largest holding

ETFWeight in fundHolding value
VITSX0.21%$4.9B
VSMPX0.21%$4.9B
VTI0.21%$4.9B
VTSAX0.21%$4.9B
VFIAX0.24%$4.2B
VFINX0.24%$4.2B

Share structure

Shares outstanding675,310,000
Float674,499,628
Free float99.9%

Income statement

Fiscal years, USD
FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
Revenue$44.4B$55.6B$67.4B$74.2B$80.5B
Cost of revenue−$136.0M$4.9B$11.8B$13.4B$13.5B
Gross profit$44.6B$50.7B$55.6B$60.8B$67.0B
R&D$0$0$0$0$0
SG&A$11.5B$12.7B$13.3B$14.2B$15.3B
Operating income$10.7B$9.6B$10.5B$12.9B$13.8B
EBITDA$12.4B$11.2B$12.2B$14.6B$15.6B
Pretax income$10.7B$9.6B$10.5B$12.9B$13.8B
Income tax$2.6B$2.1B$2.1B$2.8B$3.0B
Net income$8.1B$7.5B$8.4B$10.1B$10.8B
EPS, diluted$10.02$9.84$11.21$14.02$15.38
Diluted shares790.0M752.0M736.0M713.0M696.0M

Balance sheet

FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
Cash & short-term investments$24.5B$38.4B$48.6B$41.5B$48.5B
Receivables$2.7B$0$0$59.2B$0
Inventory$0$0$0$0$0
Total current assets$27.2B$38.4B$48.6B$41.5B$48.5B
PP&E, net$5.0B$5.2B$5.9B$6.2B$7.1B
Goodwill & intangibles$4.0B$3.9B$3.9B$4.3B$5.0B
Total assets$188.5B$228.4B$261.1B$271.5B$300.1B
Accounts payable$10.6B$12.1B$13.1B$13.9B$14.7B
Total current liabilities$99.0B$125.8B$145.6B$156.8B$170.8B
Long-term debt$38.7B$42.6B$47.9B$49.7B$56.4B
Total liabilities$166.4B$203.6B$233.1B$241.2B$266.6B
Shareholders' equity$22.2B$24.7B$28.1B$30.3B$33.5B

Cash flow statement

Outflows are negative
FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
Net income$8.1B$7.5B$8.4B$10.1B$10.8B
Depreciation & amortization$1.7B$1.6B$1.7B$1.7B$1.8B
Stock-based compensation$330.0M$375.0M$450.0M$504.0M$551.0M
Change in working capital$6.5B$10.2B$3.8B−$1.9B$864.0M
Operating cash flow$14.6B$21.1B$18.6B$14.1B$18.4B
Capital expenditure−$1.6B−$1.9B−$1.6B−$1.9B−$2.4B
Free cash flow$13.1B$19.2B$17.0B$12.1B$16.0B
Investing cash flow−$10.5B−$33.7B−$24.4B−$24.4B−$22.9B
Net debt issued / repaid−$3.4B$3.6B$4.9B$2.0B$6.2B
Buybacks−$9.3B−$3.5B−$3.6B−$6.0B−$5.8B
Dividends paid−$1.4B−$1.6B−$1.8B−$2.0B−$2.3B

Ratio history

Margins on the fiscal-year (TTM at Q4) basis; multiples at each year end
FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
Gross margin100.3%91.1%82.5%81.9%83.2%
Operating margin24.1%17.3%15.6%17.4%17.1%
Net margin18.1%13.6%12.4%13.7%13.5%
FCF margin29.5%34.7%25.2%16.4%19.9%
ROE35.7%32.1%31.7%34.7%34.0%
ROIC20.9%24.8%29.3%25.4%25.4%
ROA4.2%3.6%3.4%3.8%3.8%
Debt / equity1.851.781.751.691.73
Interest coverage8.3x3.5x1.5x1.6x1.7x
Current ratio0.270.310.330.260.28
Revenue growth+16.1%+24.5%+21.8%+10.2%+8.4%
EPS growth+169.5%−3.9%+14.5%+24.7%+9.4%
P/E at year end14.8x14.1x15.9x20.4x23.4x
EV / EBITDA at year end11.0x10.0x11.0x14.8x16.9x
FCF yield at year end10.94%18.10%12.78%5.87%6.30%
Dividend payout18.0%20.8%21.3%19.7%21.0%

Revenue by segment

FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
Global Consumer Services Group$24.8B$23.9B$28.1B$31.4B$34.8B
Global Commercial Services$12.5B$13.6B$14.8B$15.9B$16.9B
International Card Services—$9.1B$10.4B$11.5B$13.0B
Global Merchant and Network Services$5.1B$6.5B$7.4B$7.5B$7.8B

Revenue by region · FY2025

United States Geographic Region$56.0B · 78%
EMEA Geographic Region$7.1B · 10%
JAPA Geographic Region$5.2B · 7%
LACC Geographic Region$4.2B · 6%
Other Unallocated−$271.0M · -0%

Street estimates by fiscal year

Next report 2026-10-23 · consensus EPS $4.58 · these are analysts' numbers, not ours
Fiscal yearRevenue (mean)Revenue rangeEPS (mean)EPS rangeAnalystsP/E on mean EPS
2026$79.5B$79.2B – $79.7B$17.68$17.43 – $18.132217.7x
2027$86.6B$84.6B – $87.2B$20.10$19.90 – $20.392215.6x
2028$93.8B$89.9B – $95.6B$23.04$21.42 – $24.151613.6x

Reported vs expected, every quarter on file

ReportedEPS expectedEPS actualEPS surpriseRevenue expectedRevenue actualRevenue surprise
2026-07-24$4.41$4.53+2.7%$19.7B$19.6B−0.3%
2026-04-23$4.00$4.28+7.0%$18.6B$18.9B+1.6%
2026-01-30$3.54$3.53−0.3%$18.9B$19.0B+0.3%
2025-10-17$4.00$4.14+3.5%$18.0B$18.4B+2.1%
2025-07-18$3.89$4.08+4.9%$17.7B$17.9B+0.8%
2025-04-17$3.47$3.64+4.9%$16.9B$17.0B+0.1%
2025-01-24$3.00$3.04+1.3%$17.2B$17.2B+0.1%
2024-10-18$3.28$3.49+6.4%$16.7B$16.6B−0.3%
2024-07-19$3.24$3.49+7.7%$16.6B$16.3B−1.6%
2024-04-19$2.96$3.33+12.5%$15.8B$15.8B+0.1%
2024-01-26$2.64$2.62−0.8%$16.0B$15.8B−1.3%
2023-10-20$2.94$3.30+12.2%$15.1B$15.4B+1.9%
2023-07-21$2.81$2.89+2.8%$15.5B$15.1B−2.7%
2023-04-20$2.66$2.40−9.8%$14.0B$14.3B+1.8%
2023-01-27$2.22$2.07−6.8%$14.2B$13.9B−2.0%
2022-10-21$2.41$2.47+2.5%$13.5B$13.5B−0.0%
2022-07-22$2.41$2.57+6.6%$12.5B$13.4B+7.0%
2022-04-22$2.44$2.73+11.9%$11.6B$11.7B+0.9%
2022-01-25$1.87$2.18+16.6%$11.6B$12.1B+4.2%
2021-10-22$1.80$2.27+26.1%$10.6B$11.1B+4.8%
2021-07-23$1.67$2.80+67.7%$7.6B$10.5B+38.0%
2021-04-23$1.61$2.74+70.2%$7.0B$9.4B+35.6%
2021-01-26$1.31$1.76+34.4%$8.9B$9.4B+5.0%
2020-10-23$1.35$1.30−3.7%$9.2B$9.3B+1.2%

Off-exchange (dark pool) volume, weekly

FINRA ATS, $ billions · through the week of 2026-08-31 (FINRA publishes with a delay)
0.906-151.106-220.906-291.407-061.007-131.607-201.407-270.908-030.708-101.208-170.808-240.808-31
Week ofNotionalSharesTrades
2026-08-31$830.0M2,524,93196,392
2026-08-24$791.7M2,356,21881,955
2026-08-17$1.2B3,616,60295,965
2026-08-10$683.5M2,002,29673,168
2026-08-03$934.1M2,705,71397,456
2026-07-27$1.4B4,105,928116,470

Short-sale share of off-exchange volume

daily 20-day average
07-2310-1531.2%
DateShort shareShort volumeTotal volume
2026-10-1531.2%402,5891,290,860
2026-10-1438.3%431,5191,127,648
2026-10-1360.9%636,5821,045,927
2026-10-1247.9%376,963786,218
2026-10-0949.3%553,6781,122,305
2026-10-0843.1%564,5321,308,811
2026-10-0745.9%473,6151,032,783
2026-10-0649.4%365,463739,384
2026-10-0547.9%484,4931,011,680
2026-10-0249.4%469,177950,300
A daily flow measure from FINRA, not short interest.

Seasonality

Average return by calendar month
-0.7Jan-1.2Feb+1.0Mar+7.5Apr+0.9May-0.9Jun+1.0Jul+1.8Aug-0.8Sep+1.5Oct+3.8Nov-0.3Dec
MonthAvg returnUp yearsYears
Jan−0.7%55%20
Feb−1.2%50%20
Mar+1.0%57%21
Apr+7.5%75%20
May+0.9%60%20
Jun−0.9%45%20
Jul+1.0%40%20
Aug+1.8%60%20
Sep−0.8%50%20
Oct+1.5%65%20
Nov+3.8%75%20
Dec−0.3%55%20
History, not a forecast.

Indicators

as of 2026-10-16
RSI 1452.4
MFI52.8
ADX24.6
Stochastic %K / %D75.9 / 76.2
Williams %R-26.5
CCI177
TSI / signal-13.9 / -24.7
Chaikin money flow0.13
ATR$5.85
Bollinger width5.2%
Volume vs 20-day avg0.68x
SupertrendDown

Moving averages and bands

level (price vs level)
SMA 20$306.52 (+2.3%)
SMA 50$321.22 (−2.4%)
SMA 200$328.59 (−4.6%)
EMA 21$310.35 (+1.0%)
EMA 50$317.74 (−1.3%)
EMA 200$325.65 (−3.7%)
Bollinger upper$314.52 (−0.3%)
Bollinger lower$298.52 (+5.0%)
Parabolic SAR$304.90 (+2.9%)
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About American Express Company

Operating globally, American Express Company and its affiliated entities deliver a comprehensive suite of charge and credit payment card solutions, alongside a variety of travel-related offerings. Its business structure is organized into three primary divisions: the Global Consumer Services Group, Global Commercial Services, and Global Merchant and Network Services. Among its core offerings are diverse payment and financing instruments, robust network infrastructure services, tools for managing accounts payable expenses, and comprehensive travel and lifestyle support. Furthermore, it facilitates merchant services such as acquisition, transaction processing, settlement, and point-of-sale marketing, providing vital information and assistance to businesses. The company also specializes in fraud mitigation and developing and managing customer loyalty initiatives. These products and services are made available to a broad clientele, encompassing individual consumers, small and mid-sized enterprises, and large corporate entities. Distribution channels include digital platforms (mobile and online applications), collaborations with third-party vendors and partners, direct communication methods like mail and telephone, dedicated internal sales forces, and direct response advertising campaigns. Established in 1850, American Express Company maintains its corporate headquarters in New York, New York.

https://www.americanexpress.com

Key executives

NameTitlePayBorn
Stephen Joseph SqueriChairman & Chief Executive Officer$17.3M1960
Ravikumar RadhakrishnanExecutive Vice President & Chief Information Officer$7.4M1972
Christophe Le CaillecChief Financial Officer$7.0M1966
Howard Martin GrosfieldGroup President of US Consumer Services$7.0M1969
Raymond Donald JoabarGroup President of Global Commercial Services$6.4M1966
Laureen E. SeegerChief Legal Officer$6.2M1962
Glenda G. McNealChief Partner Officer—1961
Kartik RamachandranSenior Vice President & Head of Investor Relations——

Executive pay, latest proxy

ExecutiveYearSalaryStock awardsIncentiveTotal
S.J. Squeri Chairman and CEO2025$1.7M$23.5M$0$46.2M
D.E. Buckminster Former Vice Chairman2025$1.1M$6.1M$0$15.6M
C.Y. Le Caillec Chief Financial Officer2025$933,333$5.0M$0$13.1M
H.M. Grosfield President, U.S. Consumer Services2025$933,333$5.0M$0$13.1M
R.D. Joabar Group President, Global Commercial Services2025$943,750$5.0M$0$12.6M

Employees

59k201864k201964k202064k202177k202275k202375k202477k2025

Dividends

Ex-dateAmountPaid
2026-10-09$0.952026-11-10
2026-07-02$0.952026-08-10
2026-04-02$0.952026-05-08
2026-01-02$0.822026-02-10
2025-10-10$0.822025-11-10
2025-07-03$0.822025-08-08
2025-04-04$0.822025-05-09
2025-01-03$0.72025-02-10

Moat model

Wide · Efficient Scale · 2026-06-30
Cost advantage61
Intangibles65
Switching costs67
Network effect80
Efficient scale95
Our component scores (0-100) and overall 71.5; a model of the business, not a call on the stock.
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