
American Express (AXP) | Financial Analysis & Statements
TL;DR: Financial Overview - Revenue, Profits & Key Metrics
Latest Quarterly: Jun 2025Income 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
Metric | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Revenue | 65.9B | 60.4B | 52.6B | 43.1B | 36.2B |
Cost of Goods Sold | - | - | - | - | - |
Gross Profit | - | - | - | - | - |
Gross Margin % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Operating Expenses | |||||
Research & Development | - | - | - | - | - |
Selling, General & Administrative | 14.2B | 13.3B | 12.7B | 11.5B | 9.4B |
Other Operating Expenses | - | - | - | - | - |
Total Operating Expenses | 14.2B | 13.3B | 12.7B | 11.5B | 9.4B |
Operating Income | - | - | - | - | - |
Operating Margin % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Non-Operating Items | |||||
Interest Income | - | - | - | - | - |
Interest Expense | - | - | - | - | - |
Other Non-Operating Income | - | - | - | - | - |
Pre-tax Income | 12.9B | 10.5B | 9.6B | 10.7B | 4.3B |
Income Tax | 2.8B | 2.1B | 2.1B | 2.6B | 1.2B |
Effective Tax Rate % | 21.5% | 20.3% | 21.6% | 24.6% | 27.0% |
Net Income | 10.1B | 8.4B | 7.5B | 8.1B | 3.1B |
Net Margin % | 15.4% | 13.9% | 14.3% | 18.7% | 8.7% |
Key Metrics | |||||
EBITDA | - | - | - | - | - |
EPS (Basic) | $14.04 | $11.23 | $9.86 | $10.04 | $3.77 |
EPS (Diluted) | $14.01 | $11.21 | $9.85 | $10.02 | $3.77 |
Basic Shares Outstanding | 712000000 | 735000000 | 751000000 | 789000000 | 805000000 |
Diluted Shares Outstanding | 712000000 | 735000000 | 751000000 | 789000000 | 805000000 |
Income Statement Trend
American Express Balance Sheet From 2020 to 2024
Metric | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Assets | |||||
Current Assets | |||||
Cash & Equivalents | 40.6B | 46.5B | 33.5B | 21.5B | 32.8B |
Short-term Investments | 953.0M | 1.8B | 4.5B | 2.5B | 21.6B |
Accounts Receivable | - | - | - | - | 43.4B |
Inventory | - | - | - | - | - |
Other Current Assets | - | - | - | - | - |
Total Current Assets | - | - | - | - | - |
Non-Current Assets | |||||
Property, Plant & Equipment | 16.9B | - | - | - | - |
Goodwill | 8.5B | 7.8B | 7.7B | 7.8B | 8.0B |
Intangible Assets | 123.0M | 98.0M | 146.0M | 201.0M | 265.0M |
Long-term Investments | - | - | - | - | - |
Other Non-Current Assets | - | - | - | - | - |
Total Non-Current Assets | - | - | - | - | - |
Total Assets | 271.5B | - | - | - | - |
Liabilities | |||||
Current Liabilities | |||||
Accounts Payable | 13.9B | 13.1B | 12.1B | 10.6B | 9.4B |
Short-term Debt | 1.4B | 1.3B | 1.3B | 2.2B | 1.9B |
Current Portion of Long-term Debt | - | - | - | - | - |
Other Current Liabilities | - | - | - | - | - |
Total Current Liabilities | - | - | - | - | - |
Non-Current Liabilities | |||||
Long-term Debt | 49.7B | 47.9B | 42.6B | 38.7B | 43.0B |
Deferred Tax Liabilities | - | - | - | - | - |
Other Non-Current Liabilities | - | - | - | - | - |
Total Non-Current Liabilities | - | - | - | - | - |
Total Liabilities | 241.2B | - | - | - | - |
Equity | |||||
Common Stock | 141.0M | 145.0M | 149.0M | 153.0M | 161.0M |
Retained Earnings | 22.1B | 19.6B | 16.3B | 13.5B | 13.8B |
Treasury Stock | - | - | - | - | - |
Other Equity | - | - | - | - | - |
Total Shareholders Equity | 30.3B | 28.1B | 24.7B | 22.2B | 23.0B |
Key Metrics | |||||
Total Debt | 51.1B | 49.2B | 43.9B | 40.9B | 44.8B |
Working Capital | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Balance Sheet Composition
American Express Cash Flow Statement From 2020 to 2024
Metric | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Operating Activities | |||||
Net Income | 10.1B | 8.4B | 7.5B | 8.1B | 3.1B |
Depreciation & Amortization | 1.7B | 1.7B | 1.6B | 1.7B | 1.5B |
Stock-Based Compensation | 504.0M | 450.0M | 375.0M | 330.0M | 249.0M |
Working Capital Changes | -1.9B | 3.8B | 10.2B | 6.5B | -3.8B |
Operating Cash Flow | 8.9B | 13.6B | 18.9B | 16.1B | 861.0M |
Investing Activities | |||||
Capital Expenditures | -1.9B | -1.6B | -1.9B | -1.6B | -1.5B |
Acquisitions | 140.0M | -64.0M | -15.0M | 1.0M | -597.0M |
Investment Purchases | -1.6B | -1.6B | -4.2B | -1.5B | -20.6B |
Investment Sales | 2.2B | 3.9B | 1.9B | 20.1B | 7.2B |
Investing Cash Flow | -1.1B | 691.0M | -4.1B | 17.0B | -15.3B |
Financing Activities | |||||
Share Repurchases | -6.0B | -3.6B | -3.5B | -9.3B | -1.0B |
Dividends Paid | -2.0B | -1.8B | -1.6B | -1.4B | -1.5B |
Debt Issuance | 12.6B | 15.7B | 23.2B | 7.8B | 69.0M |
Debt Repayment | -10.8B | -10.7B | -18.9B | -11.7B | -15.6B |
Financing Cash Flow | -5.9B | -536.0M | -1.4B | -12.5B | -22.6B |
Free Cash Flow | 12.1B | 17.0B | 19.2B | 13.1B | 4.1B |
Net Change in Cash | 1.9B | 13.8B | 13.4B | 20.6B | -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
Company | Market Cap | P/E Ratio | P/B Ratio | ROE | Profit Margin | Debt/Equity |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
axp | 212.6B | 21.47 | 6.58 | 32.81% | 15.99% | 187.93 |
Visa | 668.6B | 33.67 | 17.59 | 51.76% | 52.16% | 65.02 |
Mastercard | 529.3B | 39.53 | 67.55 | 176.95% | 44.93% | 240.92 |
Capital One | 137.8B | 582.24 | 1.31 | 0.01% | 0.00% | 0.50 |
PayPal Holdings | 66.1B | 14.82 | 3.29 | 22.92% | 14.49% | 60.25 |
Discover Financial | 50.3B | 10.69 | 2.81 | 28.47% | 35.88% | 76.67 |
Financial data is updated regularly. All figures are in the company's reporting currency.