American Express Co (AXP) stock
AXPNYSEFinance ServicesFiscal year ends December 31
Financials through Q3 FY2026, quarter ended Sep 30, 2026Last filing: 10-Q on Oct 23, 2026Score 15/3023% above fair value
$320.60+2.54 (+0.80%)
Close on Nov 13, 2026Market cap $214.98BP/E 18.0Yield 1.02%
American Express statistics
96 measures from SEC filings and the closing price. Hover a name for the formula; the last column is the median of companies in the same industry group.
Important dates
- Next earnings
- Jan 29, 2027 (estimated, before the open)
- Last ex-dividend date
- Oct 9, 2026
- Fundamentals through
- Sep 30, 2026
- Share price as of
- Nov 13, 2026
Valuation ratiosIndustry
- P/TBV Ratio
- 6.01
- 1.13
- P/OCF Ratio
- 12.20
- 5.84
Enterprise valuationIndustry
- EV / Sales
- 3.94
- 2.54
- EV / FCF
- 12.43
- 9.23
Share statisticsIndustry
- Shares Change (YoY)
- -2.47%
- 13.6%
- Shares Change (QoQ)
- -0.59%
- 0.11%
- Float
- 670M
- 40M
- Shares Held by Insiders
- 0.12%
- 18.2%
- Shares Held by Institutions
- 86.3%
- 27.7%
Short sellingIndustry
- Short Interest
- 11M
- –
- Short Interest Change
- 0.78%
- -0.08%
- Short % of Float
- 1.64%
- 6.48%
- Short % of Shares Outstanding
- 1.64%
- 5.35%
- Days to Cover
- 3.57
- 3.79
Stock price statisticsIndustry
- 52-Week High
- $387.49
- –
- 52-Week Low
- $290.97
- –
- 20-Day Moving Average
- $321.35
- –
- 50-Day Moving Average
- $315.49
- –
- 200-Day Moving Average
- $324.27
- –
- Average True Range (14)
- $7.38
- –
- Price Change (1 Week)
- -0.12%
- -4.00%
- Price Change (1 Month)
- 2.14%
- -17.2%
- Price Change (3 Months)
- -4.64%
- -15.4%
- Price Change (6 Months)
- 2.27%
- -32.2%
- Price Change (YTD)
- -13.3%
- -37.2%
- Price Change (1 Year)
- -14.0%
- -50.6%
- Price Change (3 Years)
- 104.3%
- -32.7%
- Price Change (5 Years)
- 76.3%
- -81.6%
- Price Change (10 Years)
- 342.7%
- -62.7%
- Average Volume (10 Days)
- 3M
- –
- Average Volume (20 Days)
- 3M
- –
- Average Volume (90 Days)
- 3M
- –
- Relative Volume
- 0.58
- 0.72
- Relative Strength Index (14)
- 50.9
- 39.6
- Volatility (1 Year)
- 26.1%
- 94.5%
- Beta (5 Years)
- 1.21
- 1.24
MarginsIndustry
- Pretax Margin
- 35.2%
- -6.66%
- FCF Margin
- 31.7%
- -32.1%
Returns on capitalIndustry
- Return on Equity (ROE)
- 35.9%
- -20.8%
- Return on Assets (ROA)
- 4.03%
- -7.97%
Financial positionIndustry
- Debt / Equity
- 0.04
- 0.18
- Debt / FCF
- 0.10
- 4.71
GrowthIndustry
- Revenue Growth (YoY)
- 8.90%
- 15.4%
- Net Income Growth (YoY)
- 16.3%
- -22.9%
- EPS Growth (YoY)
- 19.7%
- 3.77%
- FCF Growth (YoY)
- -26.6%
- 16.1%
- Revenue Growth (3Y CAGR)
- 6.47%
- 5.94%
- Revenue Growth (5Y CAGR)
- 13.5%
- 10.7%
- EPS Growth (3Y CAGR)
- 16.0%
- 5.11%
- EPS Growth (5Y CAGR)
- 32.5%
- 8.99%
EfficiencyIndustry
- Asset Turnover
- 0.14
- 0.16
- Revenue Per Employee
- $571.65K
- $675.54K
- Profits Per Employee
- $159.57K
- -$170.28K
- Employee Count
- 76,800
- 47
- WACC
- 11.1%
- 11.0%
Income statement (TTM)Industry
- Pretax Income
- $15.47B
- -$2.77M
Balance sheetIndustry
- Net Cash (Debt)
- $42.03B
- $7.04M
- Net Cash Per Share
- $62.68
- $0.19
- Equity (Book Value)
- $35.80B
- $224.68M
- Book Value Per Share
- $53.38
- $4.10
- Tangible Book Value
- $35.80B
- $156.69M
Cash flow (TTM)Industry
- Capital Expenditures
- -$3.72B
- -$4.95M
- FCF Per Share
- $20.74
- -$0.22
Dividends and yieldsIndustry
- Earnings Yield
- 5.70%
- -13.4%
- FCF Yield
- 6.47%
- -15.4%
- Dividend Yield
- 1.02%
- 1.98%
- Buyback Yield
- 3.11%
- 0.46%
- Shareholder Yield
- 4.13%
- 0.51%
- Dividend Per Share
- $3.28
- $1.06
- Dividend Growth (YoY)
- 17.1%
- 5.11%
- Years of Dividend Growth
- 4
- 0
- Payout Ratio
- 20.4%
- 20.9%
- FCF Payout Ratio
- 18.0%
- 18.0%
Taxes and interestIndustry
- Income Tax
- $3.22B
- $213.00K
- Effective Tax Rate
- 20.8%
- 21.2%
Scores and fair valueIndustry
- Graham Number
- $146.47
- $31.08
- Graham Upside
- -54.3%
- 16.5%
- Altman Z-Score
- 0.74
- 0.36
- Piotroski F-Score
- 6
- 4
- Lynch Fair Value
- $446.50
- –
- Lynch Upside
- 39.3%
- 45.6%
Total return vs. the S&P 500
Price change plus reinvested dividends, to the close on Nov 13, 2026. The S&P 500 is measured by the SPY fund.
| Period | AXP | S&P 500 | Difference | AXP per year | S&P 500 per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 month | +3.5% | -3.0% | +6.5 pts | ||
| 3 months | -6.4% | -2.8% | −3.6 pts | ||
| Year to date | -12.4% | +11.5% | −23.9 pts | ||
| 1 year | -11.1% | +13.5% | −24.6 pts | ||
| 3 years | +114.9% | +77.7% | +37.2 pts | +29.0% | +21.1% |
| 5 years | +87.4% | +72.6% | +14.8 pts | +13.4% | +11.5% |
| 10 years | +420.8% | +308.2% | +112.7 pts | +17.9% | +15.1% |
Short interest
Shares sold short and not yet covered, reported by brokers to FINRA twice a month. Latest settlement date Oct 30, 2026.
11M AXP shares were sold short on Oct 30, 2026, up 0.8% from the previous report, or 1.64% of the shares available to trade. At recent volumes it would take 3.6 days to buy them back. Over the last 20 sessions, 52.0% of the volume reported to FINRA was short selling.
| Settlement date | Shares short | Change | Avg. daily volume | Days to cover |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 30, 2026 | 10,976,234 | +0.8% | 3,074,378 | 3.6 |
| Oct 15, 2026 | 10,891,111 | +0.7% | 3,079,155 | 3.5 |
| Sep 30, 2026 | 10,816,289 | +0.4% | 4,005,572 | 2.7 |
| Sep 15, 2026 | 10,777,036 | +3.4% | 2,319,836 | 4.7 |
| Aug 31, 2026 | 10,420,326 | -4.3% | 2,455,186 | 4.2 |
| Aug 14, 2026 | 10,884,711 | -10.4% | 2,182,402 | 5.0 |
| Jul 31, 2026 | 12,150,889 | +5.7% | 3,247,267 | 3.7 |
| Jul 15, 2026 | 11,492,443 | +6.0% | 3,031,101 | 3.8 |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 10,839,567 | -10.4% | 3,688,176 | 2.9 |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 12,100,785 | +0.5% | 2,722,044 | 4.5 |
| May 29, 2026 | 12,044,280 | -2.2% | 3,059,308 | 3.9 |
| May 15, 2026 | 12,314,694 | -16.2% | 3,185,216 | 3.9 |
Ratios use trailing-twelve-month results and the latest balance sheet. How we calculate.
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