American Express Company AXP
Stock research in plain language · As of Oct 04, 2026 · updated once a week, after the trading week closes
What the company does
American Express Company is a mega-cap company in the Financial Services sector (Credit Services), with a market value of $204.5B, based in the USA.
It employs about 76,800 people and has been listed since Jun 01, 1972.
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.
Cheap or expensive? relatively cheap
Its price-to-earnings (P/E) is 18.3 versus 30.3 for 4 direct peers — relatively cheap.
Revenue is growing 13% versus the same quarter last year.
On analysts' next-year forecasts the multiple drops to 15.1 — they expect higher earnings.
The average analyst price target is 375.83, 24% above the current price (their view, not ours).
The stock sits at 14% of its one-year range (0% = the low, 100% = the high).
The risks
- No risk flags were detected from the data we have.
Strengths
- ✅ Profitable — 14 of every 100 dollars of revenue stays as profit.
- ✅ Generates free cash flow — profit becomes cash in the bank.
- ✅ Buys back its shares (3% fewer shares in a year).
- ✅ Most analysts rate it buy (15 vs 0).
- ✅ Pays a dividend (1.2% a year).
What changed this week
Over the past week the stock fell 2.0% (for comparison: S&P 500 -0.2%, sector ETF XLF -2.5%).
This week's news
- 1 S&P 500 Stock to Research Further and 2 Facing Headwinds finance.yahoo.com · 2026-10-02
- Synchrony Deepens CareCredit's Veterinary Reach With Vetspire Tie-Up finance.yahoo.com · 2026-10-02
- Fitch upgrades American Express to ’A+’ on fee business strength and premium reach finance.yahoo.com · 2026-10-01
- Credit Card Stocks Q2 In Review: Capital One (NYSE:COF) Vs Peers finance.yahoo.com · 2026-10-01
- American Express and IDA Foundation Mark Five Years of Backing International Small Restaurants and Launch 2026 Applications finance.yahoo.com · 2026-10-01
- How AmEx is betting big on AI tools for midsize businesses finance.yahoo.com · 2026-10-01
A description of facts from the filings and the market — not investment advice or a recommendation. "Cheap" and "expensive" are always relative to the comparison group.