American Express Company
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Ratios
Valuation ratios (P/E, P/S, EV/EBITDA and the other multiples) are based on the closing price at the end of each period, not on the current price. Margins and returns are shown in percent, multiples without a unit, per-share figures in the reporting currency, net debt in millions.
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| Valuation | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10.8 | 12.5 | 13.6 | 16.5 | 16.7 | 31.2 | 25.6 | 24.7 | 24.7 | 11.7 | 13.5 | 14.8 | 13.8 | 15.0 | 12.4 | 18.8 | 23.8 | 31.1 | 22.8 | 18.9 | 16.9 | 15.6 | 17.9 | 13.7 | 13.2 | 14.7 | 17.0 | 17.3 | 13.6 | 16.2 | 18.3 | 16.9 | 19.4 | 20.6 | 18.4 | 22.0 | 21.8 | 23.5 | 18.5 | 20.0 | |
| 1.7 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.3 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 2.8 | 3.1 | 2.1 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 2.6 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 2.5 | 2.7 | |
| 2.8 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 4.7 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 4.7 | 5.1 | 5.5 | 5.7 | 6.4 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.0 | 4.8 | 5.7 | 5.6 | 6.5 | 6.9 | 6.1 | 6.9 | 7.1 | 7.6 | 6.1 | 6.7 | |
| 2.3 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 2.6 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 3.0 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 2.5 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.7 | 3.0 | 2.5 | 2.9 | 3.0 | 3.3 | 2.6 | 2.9 | |
| 8.5 | 10.4 | 11.0 | 12.7 | 13.1 | 12.8 | 11.4 | 12.2 | 12.5 | 12.2 | 13.0 | 14.7 | 14.3 | 14.7 | 11.0 | 12.9 | 16.2 | 18.7 | 13.3 | 12.7 | 11.4 | 11.4 | 12.6 | 9.8 | 8.7 | 8.9 | 9.9 | 10.9 | 9.2 | 11.4 | 12.2 | 11.7 | 13.9 | 15.1 | 12.8 | 15.4 | 15.5 | 17.0 | 11.3 | 9.8 | |
| 9.3 | 9.9 | 12.8 | 9.3 | 7.4 | 6.9 | 6.0 | 6.4 | 6.5 | 10.7 | 6.6 | 7.5 | 13.0 | 8.5 | 56.0 | 134.0 | 21.2 | 23.7 | 13.2 | 13.6 | 11.3 | 9.6 | 9.7 | 6.7 | 6.4 | 5.7 | 8.2 | 8.7 | 5.9 | 8.0 | 7.2 | 7.1 | 14.6 | 17.2 | 16.7 | 20.1 | 12.2 | 15.9 | 14.5 | 15.2 | |
| 10.7% | 10.1% | 7.8% | 10.8% | 13.4% | 14.5% | 16.7% | 15.7% | 15.3% | 9.4% | 15.2% | 13.3% | 7.7% | 11.8% | 1.8% | 0.7% | 4.7% | 4.2% | 7.6% | 7.3% | 8.8% | 10.4% | 10.3% | 14.9% | 15.7% | 17.4% | 12.3% | 11.5% | 17.0% | 12.5% | 13.9% | 14.0% | 6.9% | 5.8% | 6.0% | 5.0% | 8.2% | 6.3% | 6.9% | 6.6% | |
| Margins | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 89.6% | 89.4% | 89.1% | 88.5% | 87.9% | 87.2% | 86.6% | 86.0% | 85.7% | 85.4% | 85.1% | 84.9% | 84.8% | 85.0% | 81.5% | 79.2% | 79.4% | 82.2% | 83.8% | 90.9% | 93.7% | 94.0% | 74.3% | 47.8% | 23.8% | 26.9% | 48.3% | 68.6% | 86.9% | 82.5% | 81.9% | 81.7% | 81.4% | 81.9% | 82.4% | 82.5% | 83.0% | 83.2% | 83.5% | 84.3% | |
| 23.7% | 23.1% | 21.8% | 18.9% | 18.3% | 19.5% | 19.6% | 19.4% | 19.6% | 18.8% | 18.1% | 18.0% | 17.9% | 17.9% | 14.8% | 12.3% | 10.9% | 11.2% | 16.4% | 21.2% | 22.8% | 22.4% | 23.1% | 22.0% | 22.6% | 22.6% | 19.5% | 18.0% | 16.7% | 15.6% | 16.5% | 17.6% | 17.4% | 17.4% | 17.4% | 16.7% | 17.1% | 17.1% | 20.7% | 27.2% | |
| 15.5% | 15.4% | 14.7% | 12.9% | 12.9% | 7.2% | 8.0% | 8.5% | 9.0% | 16.0% | 15.5% | 15.4% | 15.3% | 14.4% | 11.9% | 9.4% | 8.3% | 8.2% | 13.5% | 17.8% | 18.7% | 18.2% | 17.1% | 15.5% | 15.0% | 14.2% | 12.7% | 12.4% | 12.6% | 12.4% | 13.0% | 13.8% | 13.6% | 13.7% | 13.6% | 13.2% | 13.4% | 13.5% | 13.6% | 13.6% | |
| 18.0% | 19.5% | 15.7% | 22.8% | 28.8% | 32.7% | 34.1% | 33.0% | 33.9% | 17.6% | 31.7% | 30.3% | 16.3% | 25.5% | 2.6% | 1.3% | 9.4% | 10.7% | 23.3% | 24.5% | 27.9% | 29.5% | 31.4% | 31.7% | 31.0% | 36.4% | 26.5% | 24.6% | 29.1% | 25.2% | 33.0% | 32.8% | 18.1% | 16.4% | 15.0% | 14.4% | 24.1% | 19.9% | 17.4% | 17.9% | |
| Returns | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 26.1% | 26.4% | 25.0% | 21.5% | 22.7% | 15.1% | 15.7% | 16.4% | 17.7% | 31.5% | 31.1% | 30.2% | 30.8% | 29.3% | 26.5% | 19.3% | 15.5% | 13.6% | 20.8% | 27.0% | 32.4% | 36.3% | 36.0% | 33.1% | 31.9% | 30.4% | 27.8% | 27.9% | 29.3% | 29.8% | 31.3% | 33.3% | 33.3% | 33.5% | 32.9% | 31.4% | 32.5% | 32.4% | 33.0% | 33.4% | |
| 3.6% | 3.4% | 3.2% | 2.7% | 2.8% | 1.5% | 1.7% | 1.8% | 2.0% | 3.7% | 3.5% | 3.5% | 3.6% | 3.4% | 3.0% | 2.2% | 1.8% | 1.6% | 2.6% | 3.8% | 4.2% | 4.3% | 4.0% | 3.7% | 3.6% | 3.3% | 3.1% | 3.0% | 3.2% | 3.2% | 3.3% | 3.6% | 3.7% | 3.7% | 3.6% | 3.4% | 3.5% | 3.6% | 3.6% | 3.7% | |
| Balance Sheet & Debt | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 21,478 | 27,478 | 25,955 | 25,031 | 25,032 | 26,203 | 23,418 | 28,167 | 27,124 | 34,042 | 27,549 | 33,756 | 37,239 | 40,003 | 20,220 | 9,116 | 13,767 | 12,004 | 3,904 | 9,643 | 8,961 | 19,721 | 14,888 | 17,132 | 14,411 | 10,811 | 2,666 | 6,607 | 4,226 | 2,629 | -3,577 | 346 | 7,186 | 10,537 | 389 | 1,865 | 5,798 | 10,051 | 6,685 | 13,806 | |
| 2.3 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 2.6 | 3.1 | 2.9 | 3.6 | 3.0 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 2.5 | 1.4 | 2.4 | 2.1 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.2 | -0.3 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.6 | |
| 13.7% | 12.9% | 13.0% | 12.7% | 12.5% | 10.1% | 11.1% | 11.3% | 11.1% | 11.6% | 11.2% | 11.7% | 11.9% | 11.6% | 11.3% | 11.2% | 11.7% | 12.0% | 12.4% | 13.9% | 13.0% | 11.8% | 11.2% | 11.2% | 11.2% | 10.8% | 11.0% | 10.9% | 10.9% | 10.7% | 10.7% | 10.9% | 11.0% | 11.1% | 11.1% | 10.9% | 10.9% | 11.2% | 11.0% | 11.1% | |
| 2.3 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 3.2 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 2.4 | 2.1 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.7 | |
| Per Share | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5.94 | 5.92 | 5.80 | 5.11 | 5.42 | 3.19 | 3.65 | 3.97 | 4.32 | 8.12 | 8.11 | 8.34 | 8.56 | 8.28 | 6.90 | 5.06 | 4.21 | 3.89 | 6.21 | 8.76 | 9.88 | 10.48 | 10.45 | 10.10 | 10.23 | 10.07 | 9.72 | 10.04 | 10.93 | 11.53 | 12.46 | 13.72 | 13.95 | 14.39 | 14.64 | 14.52 | 15.21 | 15.75 | 16.36 | 16.88 | |
| 38.28 | 38.38 | 39.37 | 39.74 | 42.15 | 44.07 | 45.66 | 46.79 | 48.13 | 50.77 | 52.41 | 54.06 | 55.79 | 57.62 | 57.92 | 53.79 | 50.56 | 47.49 | 45.93 | 49.33 | 52.95 | 57.69 | 61.16 | 64.99 | 68.25 | 70.86 | 76.40 | 81.20 | 87.03 | 92.78 | 96.19 | 99.20 | 102.57 | 105.40 | 107.30 | 109.96 | 113.48 | 116.95 | 120.13 | 124.00 | |
| 22.77 | 22.45 | 23.18 | 23.71 | 23.93 | 21.11 | 23.23 | 24.24 | 24.42 | 25.82 | 26.10 | 27.62 | 27.81 | 28.27 | 26.00 | 26.16 | 27.17 | 28.52 | 29.81 | 32.42 | 30.50 | 28.84 | 29.02 | 30.54 | 32.04 | 33.12 | 34.95 | 36.04 | 37.28 | 38.65 | 39.84 | 41.20 | 41.90 | 42.99 | 44.45 | 46.22 | 46.78 | 48.65 | 49.56 | 50.56 | |
| 6.88 | 7.50 | 6.16 | 9.08 | 12.15 | 14.43 | 15.59 | 15.42 | 16.30 | 8.94 | 16.60 | 16.38 | 9.11 | 14.69 | 1.53 | 0.71 | 4.74 | 5.10 | 10.72 | 12.10 | 14.77 | 17.03 | 19.22 | 20.61 | 21.15 | 25.77 | 20.23 | 19.96 | 25.34 | 23.41 | 31.70 | 32.51 | 18.61 | 17.24 | 16.12 | 15.87 | 27.33 | 23.26 | 20.88 | 22.20 | |
Showing the most recent 40 periods — older statements are on file for this stock.
Data as of: October 7, 2026 · Source: fundamental data & SEC filings (annual and quarterly reports, 10-K/10-Q)
Note: pure fact-based analysis, not investment advice and not a solicitation to buy or sell. All figures without guarantee.