American Express is a credit services business based in the US. American Express shares (AXP) are listed on the NYSE and all prices are listed in US Dollars.
Its last market close was $311.42 , which is an increase of 4.3% over the previous week. American Express employs 75,100 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around $62 billion.Our top picks for where to buy American Express Company stock
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Latest updates for American Express
June 17, 2025: After delivering double digit earnings growth in 6 of the last 7 quarters, earnings growth in the latest quarter came in at 9% to $3.64 per share. Following this, Coinbase has said that it will launch its first credit card on the American Express network.
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American Express stock price (NYSE: AXP)
Use our graph to track the performance of AXP stocks over time.American Express stocks at a glance
Latest market close | $311.42 |
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52-week range | $220.20 - $325.19 |
50-day moving average | $281.85 |
200-day moving average | $284.55 |
Wall St. target price | $295.48 |
PE ratio | 20.8513 |
Dividend yield | $2.92 (1.11%) |
Earnings per share (TTM) | $14.32 |
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Is American Express stock undervalued or overvalued?
Valuing American Express stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of American Express's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.
American Express's P/E ratio
American Express's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 21x. In other words, American Express shares trade at around 21x recent earnings.
That's relatively low compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the NASDAQ 100 at the end of 2019 (27.29). The low P/E ratio could mean that investors are pessimistic about the outlook for the stock or simply that they're under-valued.
American Express's PEG ratio
American Express's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 2.0002. A low ratio can be interpreted as meaning the stocks offer better value, while a higher ratio can be interpreted as meaning the stocks offer worse value.
The PEG ratio provides a broader view than just the P/E ratio, as it gives more insight into American Express's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the stock prices of multiple high-growth companies.
American Express financials
Revenue TTM | $62 billion |
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Operating margin TTM | 21.21% |
Gross profit TTM | $39.9 billion |
Return on assets TTM | 3.73% |
Return on equity TTM | 34.27% |
Profit margin | 16.56% |
Book value | $44.51 |
Market Capitalization | $209.2 billion |
TTM: trailing 12 months
American Express stock dividends
Dividend payout ratio: 21.38% of net profits
Recently American Express has paid out, on average, around 0% of net profits as dividends. That has enabled analysts to estimate a "forward annual dividend yield" of 0% of the current stock value. This means that over a year, based on recent payouts (which are sadly no guarantee of future payouts), American Express shareholders could enjoy a 0% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In American Express's case, that would currently equate to about $2.92 per share.
While American Express's payout ratio might seem low, this can signify that American Express is investing more in its future growth.
American Express's most recent dividend payout was on 8 May 2025. The latest dividend was paid out to all shareholders who bought their stocks by 2 July 2025 (the "ex-dividend date").
Have American Express's stocks ever split?
American Express's stocks were split on a 10000:8753 basis on 2 October 2005 . So if you had owned 8753 shares the day before before the split, the next day you'd have owned 10000 shares. This wouldn't directly have changed the overall worth of your American Express stocks – just the quantity. However, indirectly, the new 12.5% lower stock price could have impacted the market appetite for American Express stocks, which in turn could have impacted American Express's stock price.
American Express stock price volatility
Over the last 12 months, American Express's stocks have ranged in value from as little as $220.2008 up to $325.1904. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta."
Beta is a measure of a stocks volatility in relation to the market. The market (NYSE average) beta is 1, while American Express's is 1.254. This would suggest that American Express's stocks are more volatile than the average for this exchange and represent, relatively-speaking, a higher risk (but potentially also market-beating returns).
American Express overview
American Express Company, together with its subsidiaries, operates as 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's products and services include credit card, charge card, banking, and other payment and financing products; network services; expense management products and services; and travel and lifestyle services. It also provides 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. In addition, the company leases and operates lounges at airports.
Frequently asked questions
What percentage of American Express is owned by insiders or institutions?Currently 21.767% of American Express stocks are held by insiders and 65.181% by institutions. How many people work for American Express?
Latest data suggests 75,100 work at American Express. When does the fiscal year end for American Express?
American Express's fiscal year ends in December. Where is American Express based?
American Express's address is: 200 Vesey Street, New York, NY, United States, 10285 What is American Express's ISIN number?
American Express's international securities identification number is: US0258161092 What is American Express's CUSIP number?
American Express's Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures number is: 025816109
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