TL;DR: Financial Overview - Revenue, Profits & Key Metrics

Latest Quarterly: Jun 2025

Income Metrics

Revenue 17.9B
Net Income 2.9B 16.16%
EPS (Diluted) $4.08

Balance Sheet Metrics

Total Assets 282.2B
Total Liabilities 251.0B
Shareholders Equity 31.2B
Debt to Equity 8.05

Cash Flow Metrics

Operating Cash Flow 3.6B
Free Cash Flow 4.3B

Revenue & Profitability Trend

American Express Income Statement From 2020 to 2024

Metric20242023202220212020
Revenue i65.9B60.4B52.6B43.1B36.2B
Cost of Goods Sold i-----
Gross Profit i-----
Gross Margin % i0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Operating Expenses
Research & Development i-----
Selling, General & Administrative i14.2B13.3B12.7B11.5B9.4B
Other Operating Expenses i-----
Total Operating Expenses i14.2B13.3B12.7B11.5B9.4B
Operating Income i-----
Operating Margin % i0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Non-Operating Items
Interest Income i-----
Interest Expense i-----
Other Non-Operating Income-----
Pre-tax Income i12.9B10.5B9.6B10.7B4.3B
Income Tax i2.8B2.1B2.1B2.6B1.2B
Effective Tax Rate % i21.5%20.3%21.6%24.6%27.0%
Net Income i10.1B8.4B7.5B8.1B3.1B
Net Margin % i15.4%13.9%14.3%18.7%8.7%
Key Metrics
EBITDA i-----
EPS (Basic) i$14.04$11.23$9.86$10.04$3.77
EPS (Diluted) i$14.01$11.21$9.85$10.02$3.77
Basic Shares Outstanding i712000000735000000751000000789000000805000000
Diluted Shares Outstanding i712000000735000000751000000789000000805000000

Income Statement Trend

American Express Balance Sheet From 2020 to 2024

Metric20242023202220212020
Assets
Current Assets
Cash & Equivalents i40.6B46.5B33.5B21.5B32.8B
Short-term Investments i953.0M1.8B4.5B2.5B21.6B
Accounts Receivable i----43.4B
Inventory i-----
Other Current Assets-----
Total Current Assets i-----
Non-Current Assets
Property, Plant & Equipment i16.9B----
Goodwill i8.5B7.8B7.7B7.8B8.0B
Intangible Assets i123.0M98.0M146.0M201.0M265.0M
Long-term Investments-----
Other Non-Current Assets-----
Total Non-Current Assets i-----
Total Assets i271.5B----
Liabilities
Current Liabilities
Accounts Payable i13.9B13.1B12.1B10.6B9.4B
Short-term Debt i1.4B1.3B1.3B2.2B1.9B
Current Portion of Long-term Debt-----
Other Current Liabilities-----
Total Current Liabilities i-----
Non-Current Liabilities
Long-term Debt i49.7B47.9B42.6B38.7B43.0B
Deferred Tax Liabilities i-----
Other Non-Current Liabilities-----
Total Non-Current Liabilities i-----
Total Liabilities i241.2B----
Equity
Common Stock i141.0M145.0M149.0M153.0M161.0M
Retained Earnings i22.1B19.6B16.3B13.5B13.8B
Treasury Stock i-----
Other Equity-----
Total Shareholders Equity i30.3B28.1B24.7B22.2B23.0B
Key Metrics
Total Debt i51.1B49.2B43.9B40.9B44.8B
Working Capital i00000

Balance Sheet Composition

American Express Cash Flow Statement From 2020 to 2024

Metric20242023202220212020
Operating Activities
Net Income i10.1B8.4B7.5B8.1B3.1B
Depreciation & Amortization i1.7B1.7B1.6B1.7B1.5B
Stock-Based Compensation i504.0M450.0M375.0M330.0M249.0M
Working Capital Changes i-1.9B3.8B10.2B6.5B-3.8B
Operating Cash Flow i8.9B13.6B18.9B16.1B861.0M
Investing Activities
Capital Expenditures i-1.9B-1.6B-1.9B-1.6B-1.5B
Acquisitions i140.0M-64.0M-15.0M1.0M-597.0M
Investment Purchases i-1.6B-1.6B-4.2B-1.5B-20.6B
Investment Sales i2.2B3.9B1.9B20.1B7.2B
Investing Cash Flow i-1.1B691.0M-4.1B17.0B-15.3B
Financing Activities
Share Repurchases i-6.0B-3.6B-3.5B-9.3B-1.0B
Dividends Paid i-2.0B-1.8B-1.6B-1.4B-1.5B
Debt Issuance i12.6B15.7B23.2B7.8B69.0M
Debt Repayment i-10.8B-10.7B-18.9B-11.7B-15.6B
Financing Cash Flow i-5.9B-536.0M-1.4B-12.5B-22.6B
Free Cash Flow i12.1B17.0B19.2B13.1B4.1B
Net Change in Cash i1.9B13.8B13.4B20.6B-37.0B

Cash Flow Trend

American Express Key Financial Ratios

Valuation Ratios

P/E Ratio (TTM) 21.47
Forward P/E 20.20
Price to Book 6.58
Price to Sales 3.35
PEG Ratio -11.16

Profitability Ratios

Profit Margin 15.99%
Operating Margin 21.00%
Return on Equity 32.81%
Return on Assets 3.57%

Financial Health

Current Ratio 1.60
Debt to Equity 187.93
Beta 1.28

Per Share Data

EPS (TTM) $14.23
Book Value per Share $46.42
Revenue per Share $90.24

Peer Financial Comparison

CompanyMarket CapP/E RatioP/B RatioROEProfit MarginDebt/Equity
axp212.6B21.476.5832.81%15.99%187.93
Visa 668.6B33.6717.5951.76%52.16%65.02
Mastercard 529.3B39.5367.55176.95%44.93%240.92
Capital One 137.8B582.241.310.01%0.00%0.50
PayPal Holdings 66.1B14.823.2922.92%14.49%60.25
Discover Financial 50.3B10.692.8128.47%35.88%76.67

Financial data is updated regularly. All figures are in the company's reporting currency.