American Express Company AXP
308.89
3.23
1.06%
as of 25 Sep
- Market cap
- $207.3B
- P/E
- 18.7×
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American Express Company (AXP) Return on equity
American Express Company's return on equity over the twelve months to 30 June 2026 was 34.0%, up 0.4 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (33.6%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 13.2% (fiscal 2020) to 35.1% (fiscal 2021); the current reading is higher than 82% of that period. That is above the Credit Services industry median of 8.49% and above the Financial sector median of 9.01%.
Return on equity, annual
Annual
| Period | Return on equity | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 33.6% | (0.70) |
| FY2024 | 34.3% | 3.00 |
| FY2023 | 31.3% | (0.28) |
| FY2022 | 31.6% | (3.50) |
| FY2021 | 35.1% | 21.88 |
| FY2020 | 13.2% | (16.06) |
| FY2019 | 29.2% | (4.23) |
| FY2018 | 33.5% | 19.82 |
| FY2017 | 13.7% | (11.86) |
| FY2016 | 25.5% | 1.02 |
Against its own ten years
Low 13.2%
High 35.1%
Ten-year median
31.3%
Current reading's percentile
82
Return on equity against peers
| Company | Return on equity |
|---|---|
| MA Mastercard Incorporated compare | 241.2% |
| V Visa Inc. compare | 62.4% |
| AFRM Affirm Holdings, Inc. compare | 45.1% |
| AXP American Express Company | 34.0% |
| PYPL PayPal Holdings, Inc. compare | 24.5% |
| SYF Synchrony Financial compare | 22.2% |
| ALLY Ally Financial Inc. compare | 10.3% |
| COF Capital One Financial Corporation compare | 9.09% |
| SOFI SoFi Technologies, Inc. compare | 7.09% |
| Credit Services industry median | 8.49% |
| Financial sector median | 9.01% |
| Market median | 1.76% |
What Return on equity is
ROE shows how much profit a company earns for its shareholders on the equity they have in the business.
Annual: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity; TTM: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity (latest quarter)
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