Financing
Share Buybacks
American Express Share Buybacks 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), Share Buybacks shows a downward trend with a -6.6% CAGR.
Analysis
StatementCash Flow Statement
SectionFinancing
CategoryCapital Allocation
SignalContext dependent
VolatilityVolatile
First reportedQ1 2013
Last reportedQ1 2026Apr 23, 2026
How to read this metric
High repurchases often signal management's confidence in the company's valuation or a strategy to improve earnings per share.
Detailed definition
The cash outflow associated with the company buying back its own shares from the open market. This is a primary method f...
Peer comparison
Common among mature, cash-generative companies; peers in the healthcare sector often balance this with R&D investment.
Metric ID:
share_repurchasesHistorical 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 share buybacks?
- American Express (AXP) reported share buybacks of $1.91B in Q1 2026.
- How has American Express's share buybacks changed year-over-year?
- American Express's share buybacks increased by 58.2% year-over-year, from $1.21B to $1.91B.
- What is the long-term trend for American Express's share buybacks?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), American Express's share buybacks has grown at a -6.6% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $7.65B to $5.81B.
- What does share buybacks mean?
- Cash spent by the company to buy back its own stock.