American Express AXP
NYSE AXP
$333.20 -0.91 (-0.27%)
At close: Aug 28, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

American Express (AXP) EPS (Basic) (2009 - 2026)

American Express (AXP) posted EPS (Basic) of $4.59 for Q2 2026, up 5.76% sequentially from $4.34 in Q1 2026, and up 10.98% YoY from $4.13 in Q2 2025.

Analysis

American Express (AXP) EPS (Basic) (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

American Express has reported EPS (Basic) for 16 years, with the latest figure at $4.59 in Q2 2026.

  • Quarterly EPS (Basic) rose 10.98% year-over-year to $4.59 in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 was $16.88 (up 16.13% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $15.59, up 9.57% from the prior year.
  • EPS (Basic) improved to $4.59 in Q2 2026 per AXP's latest filing, from $4.34 in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, EPS (Basic) peaked at $4.59 in Q2 2026 and troughed at $2.09 in Q4 2022.
  • A 5-year average of $3.33 and a median of $3.36 in 2023 frame the typical range for EPS (Basic).
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2024: EPS (Basic) slipped 11.85% in 2023, then soared 43.33% in 2024.
  • Over 5 years, EPS (Basic) stood at $2.09 in 2022, then increased by 25.64% to $2.63 in 2023, then rose by 15.89% to $3.05 in 2024, then grew by 16.23% to $3.54 in 2025, then rose by 29.49% to $4.59 in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, EPS (Basic) over the past three periods registered $4.59, $4.34, and $3.54 for Q2 2026, Q1 2026, and Q4 2025 respectively.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) EPS (Basic) (Qtr)
1 Visa 680.39 Bn 668.03 Bn - 3.36
2 Mastercard 518.33 Bn 504.84 Bn - 4.98
3 American Express 224.91 Bn 175.59 Bn 17.99 Bn 4.59
4 Capital One Financial 132.31 Bn 77.60 Bn - 4.73
5 PayPal Holdings 46.25 Bn 35.00 Bn - 1.26
6 Affirm Holdings 26.22 Bn 24.59 Bn - 4.82
7 Synchrony Financial 25.37 Bn 9.17 Bn - 2.61
8 SoFi Technologies 23.30 Bn 20.18 Bn 1.02 Bn 0.12
9 Ally Financial 12.85 Bn 5.01 Bn 2.08 Bn 1.19
10 FirstCash Holdings 9.51 Bn 9.34 Bn 533.67 Mn 2.13
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 4.59
Mar 31, 2026 4.34
Dec 31, 2025 3.54
Sep 30, 2025 4.19
Jun 30, 2025 4.13
Mar 31, 2025 3.69
Dec 31, 2024 3.05
Sep 30, 2024 3.54
Jun 30, 2024 4.21
Mar 31, 2024 3.38
Dec 31, 2023 2.63
Sep 30, 2023 3.35
Jun 30, 2023 2.94
Mar 31, 2023 2.44
Dec 31, 2022 2.09
Sep 30, 2022 2.51
Jun 30, 2022 2.61
Mar 31, 2022 2.77
Dec 31, 2021 2.18
Sep 30, 2021 2.32