American Express Co

NYSE : AXP
USA·Financial Services·Credit Services·Ordinary Shares
$313.59
−5.13 (−1.52%)Oct 16 close
Market Cap
$215.32B
Enterprise Value
$229.20B
P/E (TTM)
19.03
P/B
6.18
Net Cash / (Debt)
—
52-Week Range
$291 — $385
5-Year Range
$135 — $385
Avg Volume (3M)
3.18M
ListingsNYSEXTERXSGOLTSLIM
Dividend Yield (TTM)
0.87%
vs 5Y avg 1.10% · 10Y avg 1.26%
Dividend Yield (Forward)
1.21%
4 payments/yr (spacing)
Dividends / Share (TTM)
$2.72
Forward (annualized): $3.80
Payout Ratio (EPS, TTM)
21.5%
Payout Ratio (FCF, TTM)
16.2%
Dividend CAGR (3Y / 5Y / 10Y)
3Y16.7%5Y12.9%10Y11.1%
Consecutive Growth Years
4
as of 2025
Years Without a Cut
21
as of 2025
Total Shareholder Yield (TTM)
4.40%
Div 1.08% + Net buyback 3.32%

Growth, streak and CAGR figures exclude special dividends.

Dividends per share

Cash dividends, split-adjusted · USD

Payout ratio

Dividends per share ÷ diluted EPS and ÷ free cash flow per share, by fiscal year.

Dividend yield

Trailing-twelve-month dividends ÷ month-end price.

Capital returns

Net buybacks = repurchases − stock issuance, fiscal-year cash flows. SBC shown for dilution context.

Total Shareholder Yield (TTM)
4.4%
Dividends 1.1% + Net buybacks 3.3%
Net Buyback (TTM)
$7.42B
Gross $7.46B − Issuance $42M
SBC (TTM)
$624M
Share-based compensation, dilution driver
Net share-count change % / yr

Annual dividend growth

Dividend growth is accelerating (17.0% latest vs 16.2% 3-yr avg).

YearDPS (regular sum, USD)ChangeHikes
20253.16+17.0%1
20242.70+16.4%1
20232.32+16.6%1
20221.99+15.7%1
20211.720.0%0
20201.72+7.5%0
20191.60+11.1%1
20181.44+9.9%1
20171.31+10.1%1
20161.19+8.2%1
20151.10+12.2%1
20140.98+14.0%1
20130.86+10.3%1
20120.78+8.3%1
20110.720.0%0

Special dividends are excluded from these figures. Based on 163 regular payments.

Payment history (163 payments)

As declaredΔ%TypeFrequencyDeclarationRecordPay date
2026-07-02$0.95–0.0%Cashquarterly2026-06-042026-07-022026-08-10
2026-04-02$0.95–+15.9%Cashquarterly2026-03-022026-04-032026-05-08
2026-01-02$0.82–0.0%Cashquarterly2025-12-172026-01-022026-02-10
2025-10-10$0.82–0.0%Cashquarterly2025-09-242025-10-102025-11-10
2025-07-03$0.82–0.0%Cashquarterly2025-06-172025-07-032025-08-08
2025-04-04$0.82–+17.1%Cashquarterly2025-03-032025-04-042025-05-09
2025-01-03$0.7–0.0%Cashquarterly2024-12-122025-01-032025-02-10
2024-10-04$0.7–0.0%Cashquarterly2024-09-242024-10-042024-11-08
2024-07-05$0.7–0.0%Cashquarterly2024-05-072024-07-052024-08-09
2024-04-04$0.7–+16.7%Cashquarterly2024-03-062024-04-052024-05-10
2024-01-04$0.6–0.0%Cashquarterly2023-12-072024-01-052024-02-09
2023-10-05$0.6–0.0%Cashquarterly2023-09-272023-10-062023-11-10
2023-07-06$0.6–0.0%Cashquarterly2023-05-032023-07-072023-08-10
2023-04-05$0.6–+15.4%Cashquarterly2023-03-092023-04-072023-05-10
2023-01-05$0.52–0.0%Cashquarterly2022-12-072023-01-062023-02-10
2022-10-13$0.52–0.0%Cashquarterly2022-09-282022-10-142022-11-10
2022-06-30$0.52–0.0%Cashquarterly2022-05-042022-07-012022-08-10
2022-04-07$0.52–+20.9%Cashquarterly2022-03-102022-04-082022-05-10
2022-01-06$0.43–0.0%Cashquarterly2021-12-082022-01-072022-02-10
2021-10-07$0.43–0.0%Cashquarterly2021-09-282021-10-082021-11-10
2021-07-01$0.43–0.0%Cashquarterly2021-05-072021-07-022021-08-10
2021-03-31$0.43–0.0%Cashquarterly2021-03-092021-04-022021-05-10
2021-01-07$0.43–0.0%Cashquarterly2020-12-112021-01-082021-02-10
2020-10-08$0.43–0.0%Cashquarterly2020-09-302020-10-092020-11-10
2020-07-01$0.43–0.0%Cashquarterly2020-05-072020-07-022020-08-10
2020-04-02$0.43–0.0%Cashquarterly2020-03-092020-04-032020-05-08
2020-01-02$0.43–0.0%Cashquarterly2019-12-122020-01-032020-02-10
2019-10-03$0.43–+10.3%Cashquarterly2019-09-232019-10-042019-11-08
2019-07-03$0.39–0.0%Cashquarterly2019-05-082019-07-052019-08-09
2019-04-04$0.39–0.0%Cashquarterly2019-03-112019-04-052019-05-10
2019-01-03$0.39–0.0%Cashquarterly2018-11-272019-01-042019-02-08
2018-10-04$0.39–+11.4%Cashquarterly2018-09-252018-10-052018-11-09
2018-07-05$0.35–0.0%Cashquarterly2018-05-082018-07-062018-08-10
2018-04-05$0.35–0.0%Cashquarterly2018-03-132018-04-062018-05-10
2018-01-04$0.35–0.0%Cashquarterly2017-11-292018-01-052018-02-09
2017-10-05$0.35–+9.4%Cashquarterly2017-09-262017-10-062017-11-10
2017-07-05$0.32–0.0%Cashquarterly2017-05-032017-07-072017-08-10
2017-04-05$0.32–0.0%Cashquarterly2017-03-272017-04-072017-05-10
2017-01-04$0.32–0.0%Cashquarterly2016-11-222017-01-062017-02-10
2016-10-05$0.32–+10.3%Cashquarterly2016-09-272016-10-072016-11-10
2016-06-29$0.29–0.0%Cashquarterly2016-05-042016-07-012016-08-10
2016-04-06$0.29–0.0%Cashquarterly2016-03-282016-04-082016-05-10
2016-01-06$0.29–0.0%Cashquarterly2015-12-012016-01-082016-02-10
2015-10-07$0.29–0.0%Cashquarterly2015-09-282015-10-092015-11-10
2015-06-30$0.29–+11.5%Cashquarterly2015-05-122015-07-022015-08-10
2015-03-31$0.26–0.0%Cashquarterly2015-03-232015-04-022015-05-08
2015-01-07$0.26–0.0%Cashquarterly2014-12-022015-01-092015-02-10
2014-10-01$0.26–0.0%Cashquarterly2014-07-222014-10-032014-11-10
2014-07-09$0.26–+13.0%Cashquarterly2014-05-132014-07-112014-08-08
2014-04-02$0.23–0.0%Cashquarterly2014-03-242014-04-042014-05-09
2014-01-08$0.23–0.0%Cashquarterly2013-11-202014-01-102014-02-10
2013-10-02$0.23–0.0%Cashquarterly2013-09-232013-10-042013-11-08
2013-07-02$0.23–+15.0%Cashquarterly2013-05-012013-07-052013-08-09
2013-04-03$0.2–0.0%Cashquarterly2013-03-252013-04-052013-05-10
2013-01-02$0.2–0.0%Cashquarterly2012-11-202013-01-042013-02-08
2012-10-03$0.2–0.0%Cashquarterly2012-09-252012-10-052012-11-09
2012-07-03$0.2–0.0%Cashquarterly2012-05-022012-07-062012-08-10
2012-04-03$0.2–+11.1%Cashquarterly2012-03-272012-04-052012-05-10
2012-01-04$0.18–0.0%Cashquarterly2011-11-232012-01-062012-02-10
2011-10-05$0.18–0.0%Cashquarterly2011-09-222011-10-072011-11-10
2011-06-29$0.18–0.0%Cashquarterly2011-05-242011-07-012011-08-10
2011-04-06$0.18–0.0%Cashquarterly2011-03-292011-04-082011-05-10
2011-01-05$0.18–0.0%Cashquarterly2010-11-232011-01-072011-02-10
2010-10-06$0.18–0.0%Cashquarterly2010-09-282010-10-082010-11-10
2010-06-30$0.18–0.0%Cashquarterly2010-05-252010-07-022010-08-10
2010-03-30$0.18–0.0%Cashquarterly2010-03-242010-04-012010-05-10
2010-01-07$0.18–0.0%Cashquarterly2009-12-042010-01-112010-02-10
2009-09-30$0.18–0.0%Cashquarterly2009-09-222009-10-022009-11-10
2009-06-30$0.18–0.0%Cashquarterly2009-05-192009-07-022009-08-10
2009-04-01$0.18–0.0%Cashquarterly2009-03-242009-04-032009-05-08
2009-01-07$0.18–0.0%Cashquarterly2008-11-192009-01-092009-02-10
2008-10-01$0.18–0.0%Cashquarterly2008-09-242008-10-032008-11-10
2008-07-09$0.18–0.0%Cashquarterly2008-05-192008-07-112008-08-08
2008-04-09$0.18–0.0%Cashquarterly2008-03-312008-04-112008-05-09
2008-01-02$0.18–+20.0%Cashquarterly2007-11-192008-01-042008-02-08
2007-10-03$0.15–0.0%Cashquarterly2007-09-242007-10-052007-11-09
2007-07-03$0.15–0.0%Cashquarterly2007-05-212007-07-062007-08-10
2007-04-03$0.15–0.0%Cashquarterly2007-03-262007-04-052007-05-10
2007-01-03$0.15–0.0%Cashquarterly2006-11-202007-01-052007-02-09
2006-10-04$0.15–0.0%Cashquarterly2006-09-272006-10-062006-11-10
2006-07-05$0.15–+25.0%Cashquarterly2006-05-222006-07-072006-08-10
2006-04-05$0.12–0.0%Cashquarterly2006-03-272006-04-072006-05-10
2006-01-04$0.12–0.0%Cashquarterly2005-11-222006-01-062006-02-10
2005-10-05$0.12–0.0%Cashquarterly2005-09-262005-10-072005-11-10
2005-06-29$0.12–0.0%Cashquarterly2005-05-242005-07-012005-08-10
2005-03-30$0.12–0.0%Cashquarterly2005-03-212005-04-012005-05-10
2005-01-05$0.12–0.0%Cashquarterly2004-11-232005-01-072005-02-10
2004-10-06$0.12–+20.0%Cashquarterly2004-09-272004-10-082004-11-10
2004-06-30$0.1–0.0%Cashquarterly2004-05-252004-07-022004-08-10
2004-03-31$0.1–0.0%Cashquarterly2004-03-222004-04-022004-05-10
2003-12-30$0.1–0.0%Cashquarterly2003-11-182004-01-022004-02-10
2003-10-01$0.1–0.0%Cashquarterly2003-09-232003-10-032003-11-10
2003-07-01$0.1–+25.0%Cashquarterly2003-05-212003-07-032003-08-08
2003-04-02$0.08–0.0%Cashquarterly2003-03-252003-04-042003-05-09
2002-12-31$0.08–0.0%Cashquarterly2002-11-182003-01-032003-02-10
2002-10-02$0.08–0.0%Cashquarterly2002-09-242002-10-042002-11-08
2002-07-02$0.08–0.0%Cashquarterly2002-05-242002-07-052002-08-09
2002-04-03$0.08–0.0%Cashquarterly2002-03-252002-04-052002-05-10
2002-01-02$0.08–0.0%Cashquarterly2001-11-272002-01-042002-02-08
2001-10-03$0.08–0.0%Cashquarterly2001-09-242001-10-052001-11-09
2001-07-03$0.08–0.0%Cashquarterly2001-05-232001-07-062001-08-10
2001-04-04$0.08–0.0%Cashquarterly2001-03-262001-04-062001-05-10
2001-01-03$0.08–0.0%Cashquarterly2000-11-272001-01-052001-02-09
2000-10-04$0.08–0.0%Cashquarterly2000-09-252000-10-062000-11-10
2000-07-05$0.08–0.0%Cashquarterly2000-05-222000-07-072000-08-10
2000-04-20$0.08$0.24+6.7%Cashquarterly2000-03-272000-04-252000-05-10
2000-01-05$0.075$0.2250.0%Cashquarterly1999-11-222000-01-072000-02-10
1999-10-06$0.075$0.2250.0%Cashquarterly1999-09-271999-10-081999-11-10
1999-06-30$0.075$0.2250.0%Cashquarterly1999-06-301999-07-021999-10-08
1999-03-30$0.075$0.2250.0%Cashquarterly1999-03-221999-04-011999-05-10
1999-01-06$0.075$0.2250.0%Cashquarterly1998-11-231999-01-081999-02-10
1998-10-07$0.075$0.2250.0%Cashquarterly1998-09-281998-10-091998-11-10
1998-06-30$0.075$0.2250.0%Cashquarterly1998-05-271998-07-031998-08-10
1998-04-07$0.075$0.2250.0%Cashquarterly1998-03-301998-04-091998-05-08
1997-12-30$0.075$0.2250.0%Cashquarterly1997-11-241998-01-021998-02-10
1997-10-01$0.075$0.2250.0%Cashquarterly1997-10-011997-10-031997-11-10
1997-07-01$0.075$0.2250.0%Cashquarterly1997-05-211997-07-031997-08-08
1997-04-02$0.075$0.2250.0%Cashquarterly1997-03-241997-04-041997-05-09
1996-12-31$0.075$0.2250.0%Cashquarterly1996-11-251997-01-031997-02-10
1996-10-09$0.075$0.2250.0%Cashquarterly1996-09-251996-10-111996-11-08
1996-07-02$0.075$0.2250.0%Cashquarterly1996-05-221996-07-051996-08-09
1996-04-02$0.075$0.2250.0%Cashquarterly1996-03-251996-04-051996-05-10
1996-01-03$0.075$0.2250.0%Cashquarterly1995-11-271996-01-051996-02-09
1995-10-11$0.075$0.2250.0%Cashquarterly1995-09-271995-10-131995-11-10
1995-07-05$0.075$0.2250.0%Cashquarterly1995-05-221995-07-071995-08-10
1995-04-03$0.075$0.2250.0%Cashquarterly1995-03-271995-04-071995-05-10
1994-12-30$0.075$0.225+0.1%Cashquarterly1994-11-281995-01-061995-02-10
1994-10-03$0.0749$0.22470.0%Cashquarterly1994-09-261994-10-071994-11-10
1994-07-01$0.0749$0.2247-10.1%Cashquarterly1994-06-271994-07-081994-08-10
1994-04-04$0.0833$0.24990.0%Cashquarterly1994-03-281994-04-081994-05-10
1994-01-03$0.0833$0.24990.0%Cashquarterly1993-11-221994-01-071994-02-10
1993-10-04$0.0833$0.24990.0%Cashquarterly1993-09-271993-10-081993-11-10
1993-07-02$0.0833$0.24990.0%Cashquarterly1993-06-281993-07-091993-08-10
1993-03-29$0.0833$0.24990.0%Cashquarterly1993-03-221993-04-021993-05-10
1993-01-04$0.0833$0.24990.0%Cashquarterly1992-11-231993-01-081993-02-10
1992-09-28$0.0833$0.24990.0%Cashquarterly1992-09-201992-10-021992-11-10
1992-06-26$0.0833$0.24990.0%Cashquarterly1992-05-201992-07-031992-08-10
1992-03-30$0.0833$0.24990.0%Cashquarterly1992-03-231992-04-031992-05-08
1991-12-27$0.0833$0.24990.0%Cashquarterly1991-11-251992-01-031992-02-10
1991-09-30$0.0833$0.2499+8.7%Cashquarterly1991-09-231991-10-041991-11-08
1991-06-28$0.0766$0.22980.0%Cashquarterly1991-05-221991-07-051991-08-09
1991-04-01$0.0766$0.22980.0%Cashquarterly1991-03-251991-04-051991-05-10
1990-12-28$0.0766$0.22980.0%Cashquarterly1990-11-261991-01-041991-02-08
1990-10-01$0.0766$0.22980.0%Cashquarterly1990-09-251990-10-051990-11-09
1990-06-29$0.0766$0.22980.0%Cashquarterly1990-06-251990-07-061990-08-10
1990-04-02$0.0766$0.22980.0%Cashquarterly1990-03-261990-04-061990-05-10
1989-12-29$0.0766$0.2298+9.6%Cashquarterly1989-11-271990-01-051990-02-09
1989-10-02$0.0699$0.20970.0%Cashquarterly1989-09-251989-10-061989-11-10
1989-06-30$0.0699$0.20970.0%Cashquarterly1989-05-221989-07-071989-08-10
1989-04-03$0.0699$0.20970.0%Cashquarterly1989-03-271989-04-071989-05-10
1988-12-30$0.0699$0.2097+10.4%Cashquarterly1988-11-281989-01-061989-02-10
1988-10-03$0.0633$0.18990.0%Cashquarterly1988-09-261988-10-071988-11-10
1988-07-01$0.0633$0.18990.0%Cashquarterly1988-05-231988-07-081988-08-10
1988-04-04$0.0633$0.18990.0%Cashquarterly1988-03-281988-04-081988-05-10
1988-01-04$0.0633$0.18990.0%Cashquarterly1987-11-231988-01-081988-02-10
1987-10-05$0.0633$0.18990.0%Cashquarterly1987-09-281987-10-091987-11-10
1987-06-26$0.0633$0.18990.0%Cashquarterly1987-05-201987-07-031987-08-10
1987-03-30$0.0633$0.3798+5.7%Cashquarterly1987-03-231987-04-031987-05-08
1986-12-26$0.0599$0.3594+5.8%Cashquarterly1986-11-241987-01-021987-02-10
1986-09-29$0.0566$0.33960.0%Cashquarterly1986-09-221986-10-031986-11-10
1986-06-27$0.0566$0.33960.0%Cashquarterly1986-05-211986-07-031986-08-08
1986-03-31$0.0566$0.33960.0%Cashquarterly1986-03-241986-04-041986-05-09
1985-12-27$0.0566$0.3396–Cashquarterly1985-11-251986-01-031986-02-10

Splits (5)

DateRatioCumulative
1972-04-263:1×35.9999 to today
1983-02-111.33:1×12 to today
1983-08-113:2×9 to today
1987-05-112:1×6 to today
2000-05-113:1×3 to today