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American Express AXP Earnings yield

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5.9%+1.8pp
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3.8%+0.9pp
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15.2%+0.8pp

Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$18.9B+11.4%
Net income$3.0B+15.0%
EPS (diluted)$4.28+17.6%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$53.8B+2.4%
Total debt$60.4B+14.5%
Total equity$34.0B+9.0%
Total assets$308.89B+9.4%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$3.8B-20.2%
CapEx$1.1B+167%
Free cash flow$2.7B-38.7%

Valuation

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Market cap$232.36B+10.0%
Enterprise value$239.04B+13.3%
P/E20.7×+0.1×
P/S3.1×0.0×

Profitability

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Net margin15.1%-0.2pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity34.4%+0.1pp
Debt / equity1.8×+0.1×

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.