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Company Profile: American Express Company (AXP)

AXP insider trades (13 months) →

$325.50 −0.76% vs. previous close · Market cap $218.26B

Today's multi-factor rank: 432 of 461 · see the ranking

Momentum
3.4/10
Value
4.6/10
Growth
4.4/10
Quality
4.4/10
Multifactor
4.2/10

Market and Valuation

Price & Market

Prev Close Price:$327.98
Open:$328.18
Day's Low:$324.30
Day's High:$328.99
Bid / Ask:-
Market Cap:218.26B
Enterprise Value:236.45B

52-Week Range

52-Week Low:$290.97
52-Week High:$387.49
Current position in 52-week range
52w Low-52w High
50-Day Avg:$317.04
200-Day Avg:$325.92

Volume

Volume Today:2,348,168
Avg Volume (3m):2,876,621
Avg Volume (10d):3,085,530
52-Week Change:-9.02%
vs S&P 500, 52 weeks:-
Beta:1.08

Valuation Multiples

P/E (trailing):18.33

Diluted EPS for the last 12 months: the four quarters ended Sep 30, 2026, from the accounts filed with the SEC on Oct 23, 2026. The P/E is the price divided by that EPS.

P/E (forward):16.11
PEG Ratio:1.36
Price / Book:6.10
Price / Sales (TTM):3.00
EV / Revenue:3.25
EV / EBITDA:-

Dividends

Current yield:1.16%
Annual Dividend Rate:$3.80
Dividend Trailing:$3.67
Yield Trailing:1.12%
5-Year Avg Yield:1.09%
Payout Ratio:15.32%
Last Ex-Dividend Date:-

Valuation Context

P/E vs sector (indicative)

Most Recent Quarter:-
Fiscal Year (Next):-

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Financial Statements TTM (Trailing 12 Months)

Income Statement

Total Revenue (TTM):72.85B
Gross Profit:45.13B
EBITDA:-
Net Income (TTM):12.09B
Rev Growth (YoY):+11.30%
Earnings Growth (YoY):+30.90%
Quarterly earnings growth (YoY):+27.90%

Margins

Gross Margin:-
EBITDA Margin:-
Operating Margin:-
Net Margin:-

Per Share

EPS Trailing (TTM):$17.76

Diluted EPS for the last 12 months: the four quarters ended Sep 30, 2026, from the accounts filed with the SEC on Oct 23, 2026. The P/E is the price divided by that EPS.

EPS Forward (Est.):$20.20
Revenue Per Share:$107.02
Cash Per Share:-
Book Value:$53.35
Last Dividend:-
Ex-Dividend Date:-
Last Split:-

Balance Sheet & Liquidity

Total cash:43.46B
Total Debt:59.99B
Net Debt (Debt - Cash):16.52B
Debt / Equity:167.57%
Current Ratio:1.58
Quick Ratio:1.58

Cash Flows

Operating Cash Flow:17.63B
Free Cash Flow (FCF):-
FCF Yield (FCF / Market Cap):-
Enterprise Value:236.45B
EV / Revenue:3.25
EV / EBITDA:-

Profitability

ROE (Return on Equity):35.93%
ROA (Return on Assets):4.03%
P/E (trailing):18.33
P/E (forward):16.11
Price / Book:6.10
PEG Ratio:1.36
52-Week Change:-9.02%
S&P 500 change, 52 weeks:+11.37%

Historical Evolution (Last 4 Years)

Income Statement

Balance Sheet

Cash Flow

EPS and Earnings Per Share

Key EPS Metrics

EPS Trailing (TTM):$17.76

Diluted EPS for the last 12 months: the four quarters ended Sep 30, 2026, from the accounts filed with the SEC on Oct 23, 2026. The P/E is the price divided by that EPS.

EPS Forward (Est.):$20.20
P/E (forward):16.11
PEG Ratio:1.36

Growth and Margins

Earnings Growth YoY:-
Quarterly Earnings Growth YoY:-
Rev Growth YoY:-
Net Margin:-
Gross Margin:-
EBITDA Margin:-

Per Share

Revenue Per Share:$107.02
Cash Per Share:-
Book Value:$53.35

Cash Flows (TTM)

Free Cash Flow:-
Operating Cash Flow:17.63B
EBITDA:-
Total Revenue (TTM):72.85B
Net Income (TTM):12.09B
Fiscal Year (Last):-

EPS Surprise History - Last 4 Quarters

Actual vs. Analyst Estimates · Green = beat expectations · Red = missed

Quarter Period Actual EPS Estimated EPS Difference Surprise % Currency

Ownership Structure

Ownership Distribution

% Insiders:-
% Institutional:-
% Inst. (of Float):-
No. of Institutions:-
Visual distribution
InsidersInstitutionalFree Float

Shares & Short Interest

Shares Outstanding:670,552,018
Float (free shares):517,599,103
Short interest (shares):10,891,111
Short % of float:-
Short Ratio (days to cover):3.13
Short interest, prior month:-
Short Interest Date:-

Governance Score (1=Best, 10=Worst)

Overall risk:-
Audit Risk:-
Board risk:-
Compensation Risk:-
Shareholder rights risk:-

Top Institutional Holders

Position Change: ▲ Increased · ▼ Reduced · = Unchanged

Organization Report Date % Shares No. Shares Value (USD) Change %

Top Mutual Funds

Position Change: ▲ Increased ▼ Decreased = Unchanged

Fund Report Date % Shares No. Shares Value (USD) Change %

Recent Insider Trades

Executive / Insider Title Date Action Shares

Options Chain

CALLS

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PUTS

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American Express Company (AXP) SEC filings: 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K

Direct links to financial reports filed with the SEC.

Type Date Official link
8-K2026-10-30View filing ↗
8-K2026-10-23View filing ↗
8-K2026-10-15View filing ↗
8-K2026-10-08View filing ↗
8-K2026-09-15View filing ↗
8-K2026-08-17View filing ↗
8-K2026-08-12View filing ↗
10-Q2026-07-24View filing ↗
8-K2026-07-15View filing ↗
8-K2026-06-25View filing ↗

Company and Executive Profile

American Express Company, together with its subsidiaries, operates as an integrated payments company in the United States, Europe, the Middle East and Africa, the Asia Pacific, Australia, New Zealand, Latin America, Canada, the Caribbean, and internationally. It operates through four segments: U.S. Consumer Services, Commercial Services, International Card Services, and Global Merchant and Network Services. The company offers credit and charge cards and complementary products and services, including travel, dining, and lifestyle and expense management products and services; and banking and other payment and financing products and services, including deposits and non-card lending. It also provides merchant acquisition and processing, servicing and settlement, fraud prevention, and point-of-sale marketing and information products and services, as well as network services. The company offers its products and services to consumers, small businesses, mid-sized companies, and large corporations through mobile and online applications, affiliate marketing, customer referral programs, third-party service providers and business partners, in-house sales teams, direct mail, telephone, and direct response advertising. American Express Company was founded in 1850 and is headquartered in New York, New York.

General Information

Headquarters:United States
City:New York
Employees:76,800
Industry:Credit Services
Website:-

Key Executives

NameTitleAgeTotal pay
Mr. Stephen Joseph SqueriChairman & CEO6517.29M
Mr. Christophe Y. Le CaillecChief Financial Officer596.99M
Mr. Raymond Donald JoabarGroup President of Global Commercial Services596.36M
Mr. Howard Martin GrosfieldGroup President of US Consumer Services566.98M
Mr. Ravikumar RadhakrishnanExecutive VP & CIO537.43M
Mr. Kartik RamachandranSenior VP & Head of Investor Relations--
Ms. Laureen E. SeegerChief Legal Officer636.16M
Ms. Elizabeth RutledgeChief Marketing Officer63-

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American Express Company (AXP): Quantitative Analysis

American Express Company (AXP) — Financial Services — Credit Services. AXP is in the S&P 500 today. Model factor scores and market data, recalculated every trading day.

So far in 2026, AXP has returned −11.0% against +11.4% for the S&P 500 (SPY): total return, dividends included on both sides, from Dec 31, 2025 to Nov 3, 2026.

AXP ranks 432 of 461 on today's multifactor score, and 57 of the 58 Financial Services companies that score. Its strongest factor is value (Z -0.22, ranked 268 of 489); its weakest is momentum (Z -0.95, ranked 421 of 494). Each factor ranks only the companies with data for it, and the multifactor score only those with all four: that is why the totals differ.

Factor scores

The Z-Score is how many standard deviations the company sits from the index average: 0 is average, positive is better than average, negative is worse.

FactorZ-ScoreRank
Multifactor-0.473432 of 461
Momentum-0.953421 of 494 ↓2
Value-0.221268 of 489
Quality-0.379353 of 468
Growth-0.340358 of 489

Market data

MetricValue
Price$325.50
Market Cap218.26B
P/E18.33
Revenue (last 12 months)72.85B
Price / book6.10
Book value per share$53.35
52-week range$290.97 – $387.49
Dividend yield1.16%
Beta1.08
Average volume2,876,621
Shares outstanding670.55M
Short interest (% of float)2.10% (as of Oct 15, 2026)

When does AXP report earnings? 12 of its last 12, before the open →

What are AXP insiders doing? 71 transactions filed with the SEC, of them 7 buys and 18 sells, the last one on Aug 18, 2026 →

AXP latest SEC filings

Filing dates on EDGAR, the SEC's public registry. All AXP filings on EDGAR.

Guides: How to read a Quant500 company page · What the S&P 500 is · P/E ratio explained · 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K · all guides

Frequently asked questions about American Express (AXP)

When does American Express report earnings?

American Express has no announced date in the Nasdaq public calendar checked (Nov 3, 2026 to Dec 7, 2026). Of its last 12 earnings announcements: 12 before the open (SEC filings through Oct 23, 2026). AXP earnings dates and times, quarter by quarter →

What is American Express's P/E ratio?

American Express's P/E (price over earnings per share for the last twelve months) is 18.3 at the Nov 3, 2026 close. That EPS is the 12-month diluted figure from the SEC, the four quarters ended Sep 30, 2026. The median of the 68 Financial Services companies with a P/E is 14.2, and the S&P 500's, 23.5: American Express is above its sector median. Financial Services stocks, company by company →

Where does American Express rank on Quant500?

In the Nov 3, 2026 multi-factor ranking, American Express ranks 432 of 461, and 57 of the 58 Financial Services companies that score. The ranking orders S&P 500 companies by the average of four factors (momentum, value, quality and growth) and is recalculated every trading day. It is a model output, not investment advice. The full ranking → How it is calculated →

Have American Express insiders bought or sold shares?

The latest open-market purchase of American Express shares filed with the SEC (Form 4) was on Apr 9, 2025, by an officer, for $523. The latest sale was on Aug 18, 2026, by an officer, for $3.0M. In total, from August 2025 through Nov 3, 2026: 7 purchases and 18 sales by directors, officers and large shareholders. All AXP insider trades →

Does American Express pay a dividend?

Yes. Its dividend yield is 1.16% at the Nov 3, 2026 close (annual dividend of $3.80 per share). The latest recorded ex-dividend date is Oct 9, 2026.

What sector is American Express in, and which index?

American Express is classified in the Financial Services sector (industry: Credit Services), per the data provider's classification (similar to GICS, not identical). It is in the S&P 500 today. It is one of the 70 S&P 500 companies in that sector. Financial Services stocks →

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Data as of Nov 3, 2026. Source: point-in-time SEC fundamentals and closing prices. Method and formulas are on the home page.

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