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Payments for Repurchase of Common Stock
American Express Payments for Repurchase of Common Stock increased by 112.6% to $1.91B in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 58.2%, from $1.21B to $1.91B. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Payments for Repurchase of Common Stock shows a downward trend with a -6.6% CAGR. This increase may warrant attention — for this metric, lower values are generally preferred.
Analysis
StatementIncome Statement
SectionOther
CategoryCapital Allocation
SignalLower is better
VolatilityModerate
First reportedQ1 2013
Last reportedQ1 2026Apr 23, 2026
How to read this metric
Higher spending indicates a commitment to returning capital to shareholders or offsetting dilution from stock-based compensation.
Detailed definition
The cash outflow associated with the company's repurchase of its own common shares from the open market. This is a prima...
Peer comparison
Standard capital return metric for mature public companies.
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other_payments_for_repurchase_of_common_stockHistorical Data
20 periods
| Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $884.00M | $3.28B | $2.97B | $1.57B | $691.00M | $601.00M | $640.00M | $316.00M | $1.03B | $1.40B | $901.00M | $1.29B | $1.76B | $1.94B | $1.03B | $1.21B | $1.36B | $2.35B | $899.00M | $1.91B |
| QoQ Change | — | +271.5% | -9.5% | -47.2% | -56.0% | -13.0% | +6.5% | -50.6% | +226.9% | +35.5% | -35.6% | +43.4% | +36.4% | +9.8% | -46.7% | +17.2% | +12.3% | +73.4% | -61.8% | +112.6% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -21.8% | -81.7% | -78.5% | -79.9% | +49.5% | +132.9% | +40.8% | +308.9% | +70.6% | +38.2% | +14.4% | -6.5% | -23.0% | +21.5% | -12.8% | +58.2% |
Range$316.00M – $3.28B
CAGR+17.6%
Avg YoY Growth+26.9%
Median YoY Growth+18.0%
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is American Express's payments for repurchase of common stock?
- American Express (AXP) reported payments for repurchase of common stock of $1.91B in Q1 2026.
- How has American Express's payments for repurchase of common stock changed year-over-year?
- American Express's payments for repurchase of common stock increased by 58.2% year-over-year, from $1.21B to $1.91B.
- What is the long-term trend for American Express's payments for repurchase of common stock?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), American Express's payments for repurchase of common stock has grown at a -6.6% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $7.65B to $5.81B.
- What does payments for repurchase of common stock mean?
- Cash spent by the company to buy back its own common stock.