Financial Services
American Express Company(AXP)
Live Price
Offline$338.00
-0.75% today
1Y Change
+10.35%
Window
Jun 25, 2025 โ Jun 17, 2026
- Market Cap
- $217.81B
- Revenue Growth
- +8.4%
- EPS Growth
- +9.8%
- Dividend Yield
- 1.1%
Coverage: 246 bars ยท Jun 25, 2025 โ Jun 17, 2026
Research Briefing
A compact read on the setup, peer context, quarterly changes, and recent earnings reaction.
Research Snapshot
American Express Company (AXP) is a Financial Services stock with a market cap of $217.81B and listed on NYSE. The stock last traded around $338.00 and up 10.4% across the available one-year price window (Jun 25, 2025 โ Jun 17, 2026). Baseline metrics include revenue growth of +8.4%, EPS growth of +9.8%, a dividend yield of 1.1%. What stands out right now is revenue +8.4%, EPS +9.8%, free cash flow +31.8% with operating margin 20.7% and ROIC 8.9%. The dividend is present but secondary, with a yield around 1.1%. Valuation is more restrained than many high-expectation growth names at P/E 19.5 and price/sales 2.6. Stock Foundry combines AXP price history, valuation, growth, dividend context, earnings, analyst forecasts, news, related Financial Services peers on this page.
Sector Context
How this name stacks up against nearby peers on first-pass metrics.
Revenue Growth
Above sector median
+8.4% vs +3.4% peer median
Operating Margin
Above sector median
+20.7% vs +4.7% peer median
What Changed This Quarter
Latest report context and the signals most likely to have changed the story.
Latest report is on the board
2026 was reported on Apr 23, 2026, but the surprise data is still limited.
The operating story is still moving forward
Revenue is running at +8.4% and EPS at +9.8%, with operating margin around 20.7%.
Shareholder return is still part of the story
The stock is still offering a dividend yield around 1.1%, which matters if the thesis depends on income as much as growth.
Earnings Reaction Memory
How the stock has tended to move after recent reports.
Across the last 3 reported quarters, the stock averaged +2.2% over the next 5 trading days and finished higher after 3 of those reports.
View quarter-by-quarter reaction table
| Quarter | EPS ฮ | 1D | 5D | 20D |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2026 Apr 23, 2026 | โ | -1.4% | +1.4% | -2.8% |
2026 Jan 30, 2026 | -0.3% | +0.2% | +2.0% | -12.7% |
2025 Oct 17, 2025 | +3.5% | +0.8% | +3.2% | +3.0% |
Benchmark Edge
AXP vs SPY, QQQ, and Sector ETFs
Normalized return, excess return, max drawdown, and calendar-year wins against the benchmarks investors actually use.
AXP
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Normalized return
SPY
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S&P 500
Excess Return
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Relative to SPY
AXP Max Drawdown
-24.06%
Trailing 1Y
SPY Max Drawdown
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Trailing 1Y
Calendar-Year Returns
Uses the longest available daily history for AXP and SPY.
Company Overview
American Express Company
New York Stock Exchange
American Express Company, together with its subsidiaries, provides charge and credit payment card products, and travel-related services worldwide. The company operates through three segments: Global Consumer Services Group, Global Commercial Services, and Global Merchant and Network Services. Its products and services include payment and financing products; network services; accounts payable expense management products and services; and travel and lifestyle services. The company's products and services also comprise merchant acquisition and processing, servicing and settlement, point-of-sale marketing, and information products and services for merchants; and fraud prevention services, as well as the design and operation of customer loyalty programs. It sells its products and services to consumers, small businesses, mid-sized companies, and large corporations through mobile and online applications, third-party vendors and business partners, direct mail, telephone, in-house sales teams, and direct response advertising. American Express Company was founded in 1850 and is headquartered in New York, New York.
- Leadership
- Stephen Joseph Squeri
- IPO Date
- Jun 1, 1972
- Employees
- 75.1k
- Street Address
- 200 Vesey Street
- Mailing
- New York City, NY, 10285
- Region
- New York City, NY, US
- Reporting Currency
- USD
- Investor Line
- 212 640 2000
- Last Updated
- May 6, 2026
Key Fundamentals
Valuation, growth, profitability, and balance sheet signals.
Valuation
- P/E
- 19.5
- EV/EBITDA
- 12.2
- Price/Sales
- 2.6
- Price/Book
- 6.4
Growth
- Revenue
- +8.4%
- EPS
- +9.8%
- Free Cash Flow
- +31.8%
Profitability
- Gross Margin
- 83.5%
- Operating Margin
- 20.7%
- Net Margin
- 13.6%
- ROE
- 33.9%
- ROIC
- 8.9%
Balance Sheet
- Debt/Equity
- 1.78
- Current Ratio
- 0.35
Earnings Reports
Latest News
Official Releases
Company announcements and filings-style updates.
Next Step
Keep the research moving
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