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AMERICAN EXPRESS CO

LISTEDNYSE
SYMBOLAXP
SIC6199
STATE OF INC.NY
FISCAL YEAR ENDSDecember 31
CIK4962

FINANCE SERVICES · LARGE ACCELERATED FILER · 10 FISCAL YEARS OF SEC XBRL DATA, 2016–2025

REVENUES, NET INCOME BY FISCAL YEAR$ billions0204060802016201720182019202020212022202320242025RevenuesNet incomeEARNINGS AND DIVIDENDS PER SHARE$ per share0.005.0010.0015.0020.002016201720182019202020212022202320242025EPS dilutedDividends per share

Fiscal years labelled by the calendar year in which they end. Bars in $ billions; per-share figures as reported.

CAPITALIZATION 12/31/25

($ millions)Amount%
Total debt57,75863.3
Stockholders' equity33,47436.7
Total capitalization91,232100.0

675,309,833 shares outstanding at 14 July 2026 (cover page of the 10-Q filed 24 July 2026).

LONG-TERM DEBT 12/31/25

($ millions)Amount
Long-term debt, incl. current maturities56,387
Short-term borrowings / commercial paper1,371

CAPITAL STOCK 12/31/25

Common shares authorized3,600,000,000
Common shares issued686,000,000
Treasury shares2,100,000
Par or stated value per share ($)0.2
Preferred stock ($ millions)0
Outstanding at 7/14/26675,309,833

DIVIDENDS DECLARED/PAID

Fiscal yearPer share $Payout %
20253.2821.3
20242.8020.0
20232.4021.4
20222.0821.1
20211.7217.2

HISTORY AND BUSINESS

HISTORY: Incorporated in New York.

BUSINESS: Classified by the SEC under Standard Industrial Classification 6199, Finance Services. Large accelerated filer. Principal executive office: 200 Vesey Street, 50Th Floor, New York, NY 10285. Fiscal year ends December 31. Deposits at 12/31/25: $152,488 million. For a description of the business, see Item 1 of the latest 10-K.

CONSOLIDATED INCOME ACCOUNT, YEARS ENDED

($ millions)12/31/2512/31/2412/31/23
Total interest income25,59823,79519,983
Total interest expense8,2348,2526,849
Net interest income17,36415,54313,134
Provision for credit losses5,2565,1854,923
Noninterest income54,86550,40647,381
Noninterest expense53,17847,86945,079
Total net revenue72,22965,94960,515
Income before income taxes13,79512,89510,513
Income taxes2,9622,7662,139
Net income10,83310,1298,374
Earned per share, diluted ($)15.3814.0111.21
Dividends per share ($)3.282.802.40

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CONDITION

($ millions)12/31/2512/31/24
Cash and due from banks3,5593,413
Interest-bearing deposits with banks43,49137,006
Total assets300,052271,461
Deposits152,488139,413
Short-term borrowings1,3711,374
Long-term debt56,38749,715
Total liabilities266,578241,197
Stockholders' equity33,47430,264

TEN-YEAR STATISTICS: FISCAL YEARS ($ millions except per share)

Fiscal year endedRevenuesOper. incomeNet incomeNet margin %EPS diluted $Div. per share $Oper. cash flowTotal assetsTotal liabilitiesTotal debtDepositsStockholders' equityROE %Debt / equity
12/31/2572,229–10,83315.015.383.2818,428300,052266,57857,758152,48833,47432.41.73
12/31/2465,949–10,12915.414.012.8014,050271,461241,19751,089139,41330,26433.51.69
12/31/2360,515–8,37413.811.212.4018,559261,108233,05149,159129,14428,05729.81.75
12/31/2252,862–7,51414.29.852.0821,079228,354203,64343,921110,23924,71130.41.78
12/31/2142,380–8,06019.010.021.7214,645189,000166,37140,91884,38222,17736.31.85
12/31/2036,087–3,1358.73.771.725,591191,000168,38344,83086,87522,98413.61.95
12/31/1943,556–6,75915.57.991.6413,632198,000175,25064,27773,28723,07129.32.79
12/31/1840,338–6,92117.27.911.488,930189,000166,31261,52369,96022,29031.02.76
12/31/1736,878–2,7487.52.991.3413,540181,000162,93559,08264,45218,26115.03.24
12/31/1635,438–5,37515.25.611.228,291159,000138,39252,57153,04220,52326.22.56

Net margin = net income ÷ revenues; ROE = net income ÷ year-end stockholders’ equity; total debt = long-term debt including current maturities plus short-term borrowings/commercial paper, as tagged in XBRL; capital expenditure and free cash flow are not shown for banks and insurers, where they are not meaningful; d = derived as total assets − total equity where the filing does not tag total liabilities; – = not reported in XBRL for that year.

REGISTRANT:

AMERICAN EXPRESS CO
CIK 4962 · EIN 13-4922250

PRINCIPAL OFFICE:

200 Vesey Street, 50Th Floor, New York, NY 10285
Tel.: 2126402000

INCORPORATED:

New York

INDUSTRY (SEC SIC CODE):

6199 · Finance Services

FILER STATUS:

Large accelerated filer

LATEST ANNUAL REPORT:

10-K for period ended 12/31/25, filed 6 February 2026

RECENT FILINGS (ANNUAL REPORT REFERENCES BELOW):

10/8/268-Kperiod 10/8/26
9/15/268-Kperiod 9/15/26
8/17/268-Kperiod 8/17/26
8/12/268-Kperiod 8/12/26
8/5/268-Kperiod 8/5/26
7/24/2610-Qperiod 6/30/26
7/24/268-Kperiod 7/24/26
7/15/268-Kperiod 7/15/26

Sources: SEC XBRL company facts (all financial figures) · SEC submissions (registrant, address, SIC, filings) · annual reports: 10-K FY2025 (filed 2/6/26) · 10-K FY2024 (filed 2/7/25) · 10-K FY2023 (filed 2/9/24) · 10-K FY2022 (filed 2/10/23) · 10-K FY2021 (filed 2/11/22) · 10-K FY2020 (filed 2/12/21) · 10-K FY2019 (filed 2/13/20) · 10-K FY2018 (filed 2/13/19). Values are the latest figures filed for each fiscal year (restated where a later 10-K restated them). Ratios and free cash flow are Pathos calculations from those figures. Retrieved 31 October 2026.

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