American Express (AXP) Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd (2010 - 2026)
American Express' Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd was $665 million in Q2 2026, up 12.1% from $593 million a year earlier and up 14.1% from the prior quarter.
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American Express (AXP) Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, American Express' Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd was $2.42 billion through Jun 30, 2026, up 13.6% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at $2.27 billion, up 13.6% from FY2024.
- Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd 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 Prefferd 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 Q2 2026 figure marks the highest quarterly Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd in data going back to Q1 2010.
- Compared with a year earlier, Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd has increased for 17 straight quarters, with growth averaging 13.2% over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd 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 Prefferd in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was $583 million (Q1 2026), $583 million (Q4 2025) and $586 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Div Paid (Total) (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jpmorgan Chase | 886.05 Bn | 915.53 Bn | - | 4.34 Bn |
| 2 | Banco Santander Chile | 409.93 Bn | 529.88 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Bank Of America | 377.01 Bn | -1,999.06 Bn | - | 2.33 Bn |
| 4 | Hsbc Holdings | 329.11 Bn | 329.16 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | Morgan Stanley | 295.54 Bn | -213.55 Bn | - | 1.68 Bn |
| 6 | Royal Bank Of Canada | 273.59 Bn | 124.33 Bn | - | - |
| 7 | Mitsubishi Ufj Financial | 268.33 Bn | -1,320.16 Bn | 10.89 Bn | - |
| 8 | Goldman Sachs | 261.29 Bn | -3,295.82 Bn | - | 1.60 Bn |
| 9 | Wells Fargo & Company | 243.13 Bn | 245.26 Bn | - | 1.37 Bn |
| 10 | American Express | 203.91 Bn | -4.26 Bn | - | 665.00 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 366.00 Mn |
API Access
American Express Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd 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-prefferd&ticker=AXP&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "dividends-paid-common-and-prefferd", "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-prefferd&ticker=AXP&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();