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AXP Stock  USD 383.11  0.92  0.24%   

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American Express is selling at 383.11 as of the 25th of December 2025; that is 0.24% up since the beginning of the trading day. The stock's last reported lowest price was 380.74. American Express has under 5 % chance of experiencing financial distress over the next 2 years but had a somewhat fair performance during the last 90 days. Note, on December 12, 2025, Representative Julie Johnson of US Congress acquired under $15k worth of American Express's common stock.
Business Domain
Financial Services
IPO Date
1st of June 1972
Classification
Financials
American Express Company, together with its subsidiaries, provides charge and credit payment card products, and travel-related services worldwide. American Express Company was founded in 1850 and is headquartered in New York, New York. American Express operates under Credit Services classification in the United States and is traded on New York Stock Exchange. The company has 688.85 M outstanding shares of which 10.29 M shares are presently shorted by investors with about 4.26 days to cover. More on American Express

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American Stock Highlights

ESG Sustainability
Environmental
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CEOAnre Williams
Thematic Ideas
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Old Names[Alexion Pharmaceuticals Inc, Alexion Pharmaceuticals Inc, AXP, American Express Company]
Business ConcentrationConsumer Finance, Financial Services, NYSE Composite, Dow Jones Industrial, SP 500 Index, SP 100 Index, ARCA Institutional, SP 100, Dow Jones Composite, Blockchain, FinTech, Dividend Beast, Warren Buffett Holdings, Macroaxis Picks, Financials, Consumer Finance, Credit Services, Financial Services (View all Sectors)
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Financial Strength
Current ValueLast YearChange From Last Year 10 Year Trend
Return On Assets0.03920.0373
Sufficiently Up
Slightly volatile
Asset Turnover0.150.2733
Way Down
Pretty Stable
Gross Profit Margin0.680.8189
Significantly Down
Very volatile
Net Debt10 B10.5 B
Notably Down
Slightly volatile
Total Current Liabilities164.6 B156.8 B
Sufficiently Up
Slightly volatile
Non Current Liabilities Total83.1 B84.4 B
Fairly Down
Slightly volatile
Total Assets173 B271.5 B
Way Down
Slightly volatile
Total Current Assets38.2 B41.5 B
Significantly Down
Pretty Stable
Total Cash From Operating Activities8.7 B14.1 B
Way Down
Slightly volatile
Debt Levels
American Express can leverage the use of borrowed funds to amplify returns from an investment. In general, analyzing the relationship between debt to total assets helps investors to understand American Express' financial leverage. It provides some insight into what part of American Express' total assets is financed by creditors.
Liquidity
American Express has 51.09 B in debt with debt to equity (D/E) ratio of 1.84, which is OK given its current industry classification. American Express has a current ratio of 1.59, which is typical for the industry and considered as normal. Note however, debt could still be an excellent tool for American to invest in growth at high rates of return.

Other Non Cash Items

2.94 Billion
American Express (AXP) is traded on New York Stock Exchange in USA and employs 75,100 people. American Express is listed under Consumer Finance category by Fama And French industry classification. The company currently falls under 'Mega-Cap' category with a total capitalization of 266.6 B. American Express runs under Consumer Finance sector within Financials industry. The entity has 688.85 M outstanding shares of which 10.29 M shares are presently shorted by investors with about 4.26 days to cover. American Express has about 37.01 B in cash with 14.05 B of positive cash flow from operations. This results in cash-per-share (CPS) ratio of 42.01.
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Ownership Allocation
American Express holds a total of 688.85 Million outstanding shares. Over half of American Express' outstanding shares are owned by other corporate entities. These other corporate entities are typically referred to as corporate investors that acquire positions in a given instrument to benefit from reduced trade commissions. Please note that on December 12, 2025, Representative Julie Johnson of US Congress acquired under $15k worth of American Express's common stock.
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American Stock Institutional Holders

InstituionRecorded OnShares
Massachusetts Financial Services Company2025-06-30
7.4 M
T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc.2025-06-30
7.3 M
Northern Trust Corp2025-06-30
6.6 M
Norges Bank2025-06-30
5.9 M
Ubs Asset Mgmt Americas Inc2025-06-30
5.9 M
Nuveen, Llc2025-06-30
5.1 M
Capital World Investors2025-06-30
5.1 M
Artisan Partners Limited Partnership2025-06-30
4.6 M
Capital Research Global Investors2025-06-30
4.4 M
Berkshire Hathaway Inc2025-06-30
151.6 M
Vanguard Group Inc2025-06-30
46.4 M
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American Express Risk Profiles

Investors will always prefer to have the highest possible return on investment while minimizing volatility. American Express market risk premium is the additional return an investor will receive from holding American Express long position in a well-diversified portfolio.

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