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Payments of Dividends
American Express Payments of Dividends remained flat by 0.0% to $583.00M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 14.5%, from $509.00M to $583.00M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Payments of Dividends shows an upward trend with a 11.9% CAGR. This decline may warrant attention — for this metric, higher values are generally preferred.
Analysis
StatementIncome Statement
SectionOther
CategoryCapital Allocation
SignalHigher is better
VolatilityStable
First reportedQ1 2013
Last reportedQ1 2026Apr 23, 2026
How to read this metric
Consistent or growing payments signal financial health and stable cash flow, while a sudden decrease may signal liquidity constraints.
Detailed definition
Cash outflows representing the distribution of earnings to shareholders. This metric is a key indicator of the company's...
Peer comparison
Standard metric for dividend-paying companies; highly comparable across all sectors.
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other_payments_of_dividendsHistorical 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 | $361.00M | $366.00M | $358.00M | $345.00M | $408.00M | $407.00M | $405.00M | $405.00M | $462.00M | $459.00M | $454.00M | $452.00M | $521.00M | $516.00M | $510.00M | $509.00M | $593.00M | $586.00M | $583.00M | $583.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | +1.4% | -2.2% | -3.6% | +18.3% | -0.2% | -0.5% | +0.0% | +14.1% | -0.6% | -1.1% | -0.4% | +15.3% | -1.0% | -1.2% | -0.2% | +16.5% | -1.2% | -0.5% | +0.0% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +13.0% | +11.2% | +13.1% | +17.4% | +13.2% | +12.8% | +12.1% | +11.6% | +12.8% | +12.4% | +12.3% | +12.6% | +13.8% | +13.6% | +14.3% | +14.5% |
Range$345.00M – $593.00M
CAGR+10.6%
Avg YoY Growth+13.2%
Median YoY Growth+12.9%
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is American Express's payments of dividends?
- American Express (AXP) reported payments of dividends of $583.00M in Q1 2026.
- How has American Express's payments of dividends changed year-over-year?
- American Express's payments of dividends increased by 14.5% year-over-year, from $509.00M to $583.00M.
- What is the long-term trend for American Express's payments of dividends?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), American Express's payments of dividends has grown at a 11.9% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $1.45B to $2.27B.
- What does payments of dividends mean?
- Cash paid out to shareholders as dividends.