American Express AXP Earnings yield
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Where this comes from
Calculated from American Express’s reported figures.
Based on trailing twelve months.
The official record: American Express’s 10-Q, filed April 23, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →
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Questions, answered.
- What is American Express's earnings yield?
- American Express (AXP) reported earnings yield of 5.4% in Q1 2026.
- How has American Express's earnings yield changed year-over-year?
- American Express's earnings yield decreased by 0.7% year-over-year, from 5.4% to 5.4%.
- What is the long-term trend for American Express's earnings yield?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), American Express's earnings yield has grown at a -4.1% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 22.4% to 19%.
- What does earnings yield mean?
- The company's annual profit as a percentage of its market price — the flip side of the P/E.
- How do you interpret earnings yield?
- Higher means more earnings per dollar invested. Easy to compare directly against bond yields to judge the relative attractiveness of equity.
- How does earnings yield compare across companies?
- Comparable across profitable companies and against fixed-income yields; undefined when earnings are negative.