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AXPNYSEFinance ServicesFiscal year ends December 31
Financials through Q2 FY2026, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026Last filing: 10-Q on Oct 23, 2026Score 14/3013% above fair value
$327.98+8.87 (+2.78%)

Close on Nov 2, 2026Market cap $221.49BP/E 19.9Yield 1.00%

American Express Average Basic Common Shares Outstanding (M) by Quarter

Average Basic Common Shares Outstanding (M) (M)

QuarterlyAnnual

American Express Average Basic Common Shares Outstanding (M): 673M in Q3 2026, down 2.7% from a year earlier. That is the lowest of the 46 quarters on record here.

Latest, Q3 2026
673
Period ended Sep 30, 2026
Change on a year earlier
-2.7%
692 in Q3 2025
History
46 quarters
Since Q1 2015
Sources
42
Documents cited below

Where the Q3 2026 figure comes from

“|| Average common shares outstanding | 673 | 678 | 685 | 687 | 692 | (3) | 678 | 697 | (3)”

Source: 8-K EX-99.2 (Q3'26, filed 2026-10-23) ↗

Quarterly history

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PeriodEndedAverage Basic Common Shares Outstanding (M) (M)Year on yearSource
Q3 2026Sep 30, 2026673-2.7%8-K EX-99.2 (Q3'26, filed 2026-10-23) ↗
Q2 2026Jun 30, 2026678-2.9%8-K EX-99.2 (Q3'26, filed 2026-10-23) ↗
Q1 2026Mar 31, 2026685-2.3%8-K EX-99.2 (Q3'26, filed 2026-10-23) ↗
Q4 2025Dec 31, 2025687-2.3%8-K EX-99.2 (Q3'26, filed 2026-10-23) ↗
Q3 2025Sep 30, 2025692-2.3%8-K EX-99.2 (Q3'26, filed 2026-10-23) ↗
Q2 2025Jun 30, 2025698-2.5%8-K EX-99.2 (Q2'26, filed 2026-07-24) ↗
Q1 2025Mar 31, 2025701-2.8%8-K EX-99.2 (Q1'26, filed 2026-04-23) ↗
Q4 2024Dec 31, 2024703-3.0%8-K EX-99.2 (Q4'25, filed 2026-01-30) ↗
Q3 2024Sep 30, 2024708-3.3%8-K EX-99.2 (Q3'25, filed 2025-10-17) ↗
Q2 2024Jun 30, 2024716-3.2%8-K EX-99.2 (Q2'25, filed 2025-07-18) ↗
Q1 2024Mar 31, 2024721-3.0%8-K EX-99.2 (Q1'25, filed 2025-04-17) ↗
Q4 2023Dec 31, 2023725-2.7%8-K EX-99.2 (Q4'24, filed 2025-01-24) ↗
Q3 2023Sep 30, 2023732-2.1%8-K EX-99.2 (Q3'24, filed 2024-10-18) ↗
Q2 2023Jun 30, 2023740-1.6%8-K EX-99.2 (Q2'24, filed 2024-07-19) ↗
Q1 2023Mar 31, 2023743-1.8%8-K EX-99.2 (Q1'24, filed 2024-04-19) ↗
Q4 2022Dec 31, 2022745-3.0%8-K EX-99.2 (Q4'23, filed 2024-01-26) ↗

Cite this data

StockData. (2026). American Express Average Basic Common Shares Outstanding (M) (M), quarterly Q1 2015–Q3 2026 [Data set]. Compiled from American Express SEC filings and investor materials. https://stockdatahq.com/stocks/axp/kpis/avg-shares-basic-m

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