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AXP · NYSE
American Express
Credit Services · United States
USD 311.560.1% daily changeQuote 2026-09-18 · USD
- Market cap (USD)
- US$210.40B
- Trailing P/E
- 18.91x
- Forward P/E
- 15.49x
- Quarterly revenue growth
- 12.8%
- Trailing net margin
- 16.1%
- Indicated dividend yield
- 1.2%
Snapshot 2026-09-20 · Latest financial period 2026-06-30 · Yahoo Finance. Quotes may be delayed; reporting periods can differ.
Next earnings: 2026-10-23 (provider estimate, not issuer-confirmed).
Company background
American Express Company, together with its subsidiaries, operates as an integrated payments company in the United States, Europe, the Middle East and Africa, the Asia Pacific, Australia, New Zealand, Latin America, Canada, the Caribbean, and internationally. It operates through four segments: U.S. Consumer Services, Commercial Services, International Card Services, and Global Merchant and Network Services. The company offers credit and charge cards and complementary products and services, including travel, dining, and lifestyle and expense management products and services; and banking and other payment and financing products and services, including deposits and non-card lending. It also provides merchant acquisition and processing, servicing and settlement, fraud prevention, and point-of-sale marketing and information products and services, as well as network services. The company offers its products and services to consumers, small businesses, mid-sized companies, and large corporations through mobile and online applications, affiliate marketing, customer referral programs, third-party service providers and business partners, in-house sales teams, direct mail, telephone, and direct response advertising. American Express Company was founded in 1850 and is headquartered in New York, New York.
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| Metric | AXPAmerican Express CompanySnapshot 2026-09-20Financial period: 2026-06-30 | COFCapital One Financial CorporationSnapshot 2026-09-20Financial period: 2026-06-30 | SYFSynchrony FinancialSnapshot 2026-09-20Financial period: 2026-06-30 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Market capMarket value, converted to USD | US$210.40B | US$124.19B | US$24.42B |
| Forward P/EProvider forward earnings estimate | 15.49x | 8.42x | 7.15x |
| EV / EBITDAEnterprise value / trailing EBITDA | — | — | — |
| Revenue growthLatest quarter vs prior-year quarter | 12.8% | 1,111.0% | 0.6% |
| Operating marginLatest reported quarter | 20.3% | 33.6% | 50.2% |
| Free cash flow yieldTrailing cash flow / market cap | — | — | — |
| Net debt / EBITDANet debt / trailing EBITDA | — | — | — |
| Debt / equityTotal debt / positive book equity | 1.72x | — | — |
| Trailing P/ETrailing twelve-month earnings | 18.91x | 11.15x | 7.70x |
| Price / bookPrice / positive book equity per share | 6.13x | 1.21x | 1.61x |
| EV / salesEnterprise value / trailing revenue | 3.15x | 2.65x | 2.66x |
| Earnings growthLatest quarter vs prior-year quarter | 11.0% | — | 3.6% |
| Gross marginTrailing twelve months | 62.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Net marginTrailing twelve months | 16.1% | 21.9% | 35.5% |
| Return on equityProvider trailing return; positive equity only | 34.4% | 9.0% | 20.8% |
| Free cash flow marginTrailing free cash flow / revenue | — | — | — |
| Dividend yieldIndicated annual dividend / price | 1.2% | 1.6% | 1.8% |
| Earnings payoutProvider trailing dividend payout | 21.5% | 16.5% | 12.3% |
| Current ratioCurrent assets / current liabilities | 1.55x | — | — |
| BetaProvider historical market sensitivity | 1.05 | 1.02 | 1.31 |
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Research history for AXP
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