American Express AXP Ratios & Valuation
| Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Profitability | ||||||
| Net margin | 15.1%+0.1pp | 15%0.0pp | 15%+0.2pp | 14.8%-0.5pp | 15.3%0.0pp | |
| Free cash flow margin | 19.3%-2.8pp | 22.2%-4.7pp | 26.9%— | —— | —— | |
| Returns | ||||||
| Return on equity | 34.4%+0.4pp | 34%+0.1pp | 33.9%+1.1pp | 32.8%-1.5pp | 34.3%-0.5pp | |
| Return on assets | 3.8%0.0pp | 3.8%+0.1pp | 3.7%+0.1pp | 3.6%-0.2pp | 3.7%-0.1pp | |
| Efficiency | ||||||
| Asset turnover | 0.3×0.0× | 0.3×0.0× | 0.2×0.0× | 0.2×0.0× | 0.2×0.0× | |
| Leverage | ||||||
| Debt-to-equity | 1.8×0.0× | 1.8×-0.1× | 1.8×0.0× | 1.8×+0.2× | 1.7×0.0× | |
| Debt-to-assets | 0.2×0.0× | 0.2×0.0× | 0.2×0.0× | 0.2×0.0× | 0.2×0.0× | |
| Per Share | ||||||
| Book value per share | $49.56+3.0% | $48.09+2.8% | $46.78+1.2% | $46.22+4.0% | $44.45+4.7% | |
| Valuation | ||||||
| Market capitalization | $207.44B-18.6% | $254.84B+10.3% | $231.14B+7.0% | $216.05B+14.5% | $188.63B-9.8% | |
| Enterprise value | $214.12B-19.5% | $265.94B+12.8% | $235.67B+8.2% | $217.81B+15.3% | $188.92B-14.3% | |
| Price / earnings | 18.5×-5.0× | 23.5×+1.6× | 21.9×+0.6× | 21.3×+2.9× | 18.4×-2.3× | |
| Price / sales | 2.8×-0.7× | 3.5×+0.2× | 3.3×+0.1× | 3.1×+0.3× | 2.8×-0.4× | |
| Price / book | 6.1×-1.5× | 7.6×+0.5× | 7.1×+0.4× | 6.7×+0.6× | 6×-0.9× | |
| EV / sales | 2.9×-0.8× | 3.7×+0.3× | 3.3×+0.2× | 3.2×+0.4× | 2.8×-0.5× | |
| Free cash flow yield | 6.9%+0.6pp | 6.3%-1.9pp | 8.2%— | —— | —— | |
| Earnings yield | 5.4%+1.2pp | 4.3%-0.3pp | 4.6%-0.1pp | 4.7%-0.8pp | 5.4%+0.6pp | |
| Dividend yield | 1.1%+0.2pp | 0.9%-0.1pp | 1%0.0pp | 1%-0.1pp | 1.1%+0.1pp | |
| PEG ratio | 2×-1.4× | 3.4×0.0× | 3.3×-3.4× | 6.8×+5.5× | 1.3×+0.3× |
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- Where do American Express's ratios come from?
- Every ratio is computed from American Express's SEC filings — trailing-twelve-month flows over period-end balances. Valuation multiples combine those fundamentals with market data, recomputed each period. Switch between quarterly, annual, and TTM, or open any ratio for its full history and peer comparisons.
