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American Express American Express Company Common Stock

AXP · Financial Services · Credit Services
Top 43% of scored stocks
OkayTop 43% of scored stocks
Limited Data

American Express scores 56/100 on fundamentals: in the top 43% of 503 scored S&P 500 stocks. Its strongest area is Business Strength (90/100); its weakest is Price Fairness (33/100). It carries 1 warning flag: Limited Data.

Best
Business 90
Weakest
Price 33
  • Carries a Limited Data flag

This stock is fairly balanced overall: price fairness is its weakest area.

Mkt capUS$ 213.2b#52 of 503 in the S&P 500EPSUS$ 17.75P/E19×✗ vs sector median 14.5×P/B6.4×✗ vs sector median 2.7×Div yield1%Bottom 45% in the S&P 50052w range · 28% of range290.97387.49
as of 31 Oct 2026

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Ranks #36 of 56 in Financial Services by score

One-Minute Summary

Why American Express scores 56

This stock is fairly balanced overall: price fairness is its weakest area.

Business Strength

90
Why 90?
Pillar score: (2 + 1 + 2 + 2 + 2) = 9 of 10 points → 90
Return on Equity (ROE)33%Strong4-Year Revenue Growth+8%/yrOkay4-Year Profit Growth+11%/yrStrongNet Profit Margin15%StrongQuarterly Momentum+61%Strong
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Net Profit & Equity, with ROE

Net Profit ↑ +36.7%Equity ↑ +22.2%ROE % 33.4%
Net ProfitEquityROE %
8.4b10.1b10.8b11.4b28.1b30.3b33.5b34.3b202320242025TTM29.8%33.5%32.4%33.4%

Revenue & Net Profit, with Net Margin

Revenue ↑ +25.5%Net Profit ↑ +36.7%Net Margin % 15.1%
RevenueNet ProfitNet Margin %
60.5b65.9b72.2b76.0b8.4b10.1b10.8b11.4b202320242025TTM13.8%15.4%15%15.1%

Sales grew about 25.5% over 4 years: customers keep spending more with this company.

Profit climbed about 36.7% over 4 years: the business keeps more money as it grows.

Recent Quarters: Revenue & Net Profit (the last 8 quarters, scored)

Revenue ↑ +102.1%Net Profit ↑ +24.1%Net Margin % 15.8%
RevenueNet ProfitNet Margin %
9.7b10.0b9.6b17.9b18.4b19.0b18.9b19.6b2.5b2.2b2.6b2.9b2.9b2.5b3.0b3.1bQ3'24Q4'24Q1'25Q2'25Q3'25Q4'25Q1'26Q2'2625.8%21.8%26.8%16.2%15.7%13%15.7%15.8%
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Sales grew about 102.1% over the last 8 quarters: customers keep spending more with this company.

Profit grew about 24.1% over the last 8 quarters: the business is keeping more of what it earns.

Financial Safety

N/A
Why 50?
Pillar score: (0 + 1 + 2 + 1) = 4 of 8 points → 50
Dividend Quality1%Weak
Payout ratio: 21%
Operating Cash FlowPositive but bumpyOkayFree Cash FlowPositive & growingStrongCash & Cash EquivalentsPartly healthyOkay
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Operating vs Free Cash Flow

Operating CF → -0.5%Free CF ↓ -11.4%
Operating CFFree CF
18.6b14.1b18.4b18.5b17.0b12.1b16.0b15.1b202320242025TTM

Cash keeps coming in, though unevenly: fine, but worth keeping an eye on.

Cash vs Total Debt

Cash → -2.9%Short-Term Debt ↑ +57.2%Total Debt ↑ +20.1%
CashShort-Term DebtTotal Debt
46.5b40.6b47.7b45.2b1.3b1.4b1.4b2.0b49.2b51.1b57.8b59.0b202320242025TTM

Dividends per Share, with Yield

DPS (cents) ↑ +58.8%Yield % 1.2%
DPS (cents)Yield %
4352526060607070828219923227031620222023202420251.3%1.5%1.1%1.2%

Dividends per share have been maintained or raised: management shares the rewards with you.

Why 33?
Pillar score: (1 + 0 + 1) = 2 of 6 points → 33
P/E Ratio19×OkayP/B Ratio6.4×WeakPEG Ratio1.7Okay
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Share Price: Weekly Closes (not part of the score)

US$ 378.30US$ 333.98US$ 289.66Oct '25Feb '26Jun '26Oct '26

The share price is down about 10.5% over the past year.

Why 70?
Pillar score: (2 + 0 + 2 + 1 + 2) = 7 of 10 points → 70 · 1 N/A skipped
Earnings ConsistencySteadyStrongDebt Trend (4yr)RisingWeakShare Count Trend (4yr)-2%/yrStrongAsset Turnover Trend (4yr)+6.3%OkayQuarterly Consistency0 of 4 quarters downStrong

No data: Inventory vs Sales (4yr)

Ranks #36 of 56 in Financial Services by score

Full Financial History

Every reported figure behind the score, year by year. Download it, or check it against the company's own annual report.

Financial YearRevenueNet ProfitOperating Cash FlowFree Cash FlowCapExCashTotal DebtShort-Term DebtEquityTotal AssetsTotal LiabilitiesDividendsReturn on Equity (ROE)Net Profit MarginDebt-to-EquityDividend Payout RatioDiv yieldP/E RatioP/B RatioPEG Ratio
2026US$ 76.0bUS$ 11.4bUS$ 18.5bUS$ 15.1bUS$ -3.4bUS$ 45.2bUS$ 59.0bUS$ 2.0bUS$ 34.3bUS$ 308.2bUS$ 273.9b-33%15%1.7×21%----
2025US$ 72.2bUS$ 10.8bUS$ 18.4bUS$ 16.0bUS$ -2.4bUS$ 47.7bUS$ 57.8bUS$ 1.4bUS$ 33.5bUS$ 300.1bUS$ 266.6bUS$ 316.0m32%15%1.7×21%1%23.4×7.6×1.8
2024US$ 65.9bUS$ 10.1bUS$ 14.1bUS$ 12.1bUS$ -1.9bUS$ 40.6bUS$ 51.1bUS$ 1.4bUS$ 30.3bUS$ 271.5bUS$ 241.2bUS$ 270.0m33%15%1.7×20%1%20.6×6.9×2.6
2023US$ 60.5bUS$ 8.4bUS$ 18.6bUS$ 17.0bUS$ -1.6bUS$ 46.5bUS$ 49.2bUS$ 1.3bUS$ 28.1bUS$ 261.1bUS$ 233.1bUS$ 232.0m30%14%1.8×21%1%15.6×4.7×0.4