American Express (AXP) Dividends Paid - Common and Preferred (2009 - 2026)
American Express' Dividends Paid - Common and Preferred was $668 million in Q3 2026, up 14.0% from $586 million a year earlier and up 0.5% from the prior quarter.
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American Express (AXP) Dividends Paid - Common and Preferred (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, American Express' Dividends Paid - Common and Preferred was $2.5 billion through Sep 30, 2026, up 13.7% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at $2.27 billion, up 13.6% from FY2024.
- Dividends Paid - Common and Preferred has now increased for four consecutive years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 9.0% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Dividends Paid - Common and Preferred was $2 billion in FY2024 (+12.3%), $1.78 billion in FY2023 (+13.7%), $1.57 billion in FY2022 (+8.1%) and $1.45 billion in FY2021 (-1.8%).
- The Q3 2026 figure marks the highest quarterly Dividends Paid - Common and Preferred in data going back to Q1 2010.
- Compared with a year earlier, Dividends Paid - Common and Preferred has increased for 18 straight quarters, with growth averaging 13.4% over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Dividends Paid - Common and Preferred over five years was Q1 2023 (growth of 17.4%); the worst was Q1 2022 (a decline of 5.0%).
- Per Business Quant data, AXP's Dividends Paid - Common and Preferred in the three quarters before Q3 2026 was $665 million (Q2 2026), $583 million (Q1 2026) and $583 million (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Div Paid (Total) (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jpmorgan Chase | 920.14 Bn | 897.90 Bn | - | 4.32 Bn |
| 2 | Banco Santander Chile | 407.42 Bn | -7,109.68 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Bank Of America | 353.20 Bn | -2,022.91 Bn | - | 2.62 Bn |
| 4 | Hsbc Holdings | 307.88 Bn | -2,967.28 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | Morgan Stanley | 298.41 Bn | -244.41 Bn | - | 1.91 Bn |
| 6 | Royal Bank Of Canada | 283.46 Bn | -546.54 Bn | - | - |
| 7 | Goldman Sachs | 264.45 Bn | -3,478.99 Bn | - | 1.65 Bn |
| 8 | Mitsubishi Ufj Financial | 259.19 Bn | -159.36 Bn | 5.24 Bn | - |
| 9 | Wells Fargo & Company | 258.28 Bn | 93.72 Bn | - | 1.76 Bn |
| 10 | American Express | 215.12 Bn | 14.60 Bn | - | 668.00 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 668.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 665.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 583.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 583.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 586.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 593.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 509.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 510.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 516.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 521.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 452.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 454.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 459.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 462.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 405.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 405.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 407.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 408.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 345.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 358.00 Mn |
API Access
American Express Dividends Paid - Common and Preferred API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=dividends-paid-common-and-preferred&ticker=AXP&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "dividends-paid-common-and-preferred", "ticker": "AXP", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=dividends-paid-common-and-preferred&ticker=AXP&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();