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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 14/3017% above fair value
$327.98+8.87 (+2.78%)

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

American Express Beginning-of-Period Common Shares Outstanding by Quarter

Beginning-of-Period Common Shares Outstanding (M) (M)

American Express Beginning-of-Period Common Shares Outstanding: 675M in Q3 2026, down 3.0% from a year earlier. That is the lowest of the 40 quarters on record here.

Latest, Q3 2026
675
Period ended Sep 30, 2026
Change on a year earlier
-3.0%
696 in Q3 2025
History
40 quarters
Since Q4 2016
Sources
36
Documents cited below

Where the Q3 2026 figure comes from

“|| Beginning of period | 675 | 682 | 686 | 689 | 696”

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

Quarterly history

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PeriodEndedBeginning-of-Period Common Shares Outstanding (M) (M)Year on yearSource
Q3 2026Sep 30, 2026675-3.0%8-K EX-99.2 (Q3'26, filed 2026-10-23) ↗
Q2 2026Jun 30, 2026682-2.7%8-K EX-99.2 (Q3'26, filed 2026-10-23) ↗
Q1 2026Mar 31, 2026686-2.3%8-K EX-99.2 (Q3'26, filed 2026-10-23) ↗
Q4 2025Dec 31, 2025689-2.1%8-K EX-99.2 (Q3'26, filed 2026-10-23) ↗
Q3 2025Sep 30, 2025696-2.2%8-K EX-99.2 (Q3'26, filed 2026-10-23) ↗
Q2 2025Jun 30, 2025701-2.5%8-K EX-99.2 (Q2'26, filed 2026-07-24) ↗
Q1 2025Mar 31, 2025702-2.9%8-K EX-99.2 (Q1'26, filed 2026-04-23) ↗
Q4 2024Dec 31, 2024704-3.4%8-K EX-99.2 (Q4'25, filed 2026-01-30) ↗
Q3 2024Sep 30, 2024712-3.3%8-K EX-99.2 (Q3'25, filed 2025-10-17) ↗
Q2 2024Jun 30, 2024719-3.2%8-K EX-99.2 (Q2'25, filed 2025-07-18) ↗
Q1 2024Mar 31, 2024723-2.7%8-K EX-99.2 (Q1'25, filed 2025-04-17) ↗
Q4 2023Dec 31, 2023729-2.4%8-K EX-99.2 (Q4'24, filed 2025-01-24) ↗
Q3 2023Sep 30, 2023736-2.0%8-K EX-99.2 (Q3'24, filed 2024-10-18) ↗
Q2 2023Jun 30, 2023743-1.6%8-K EX-99.2 (Q2'24, filed 2024-07-19) ↗
Q1 2023Mar 31, 2023743-2.4%8-K EX-99.2 (Q1'24, filed 2024-04-19) ↗
Q4 2022Dec 31, 2022747-4.0%8-K EX-99.2 (Q4'23, filed 2024-01-26) ↗

Cite this data

StockData. (2026). American Express Beginning-of-Period Common Shares Outstanding (M), quarterly Q4 2016–Q3 2026 [Data set]. Compiled from American Express SEC filings and investor materials. https://stockdatahq.com/stocks/axp/kpis/cap-shares-beg-m

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