American Express (AXP) Share-based Compensation (2010 - 2026)

American Express' Share-based Compensation history runs 17 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $203.0 million for Q1 2026.

• In Q1 2026, Share-based Compensation rose 28.48% year-over-year to $203.0 million; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $596.0 million (up 22.63% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $551.0 million, up 9.33% from the prior year.
• Share-based Compensation came in at $203.0 million for Q1 2026 at American Express, up from $141.0 million in the prior quarter.
• In the past five years, Share-based Compensation ranged from a high of $203.0 million in Q1 2026 to a low of $76.0 million in Q2 2022.
• A 5-year average of $122.5 million and a median of $113.0 million in 2024 frame the typical range for Share-based Compensation.
• Across the five-year window, Share-based Compensation fell 10.59% in 2022 and surged 42.11% in 2023, its largest moves.
• American Express' Share-based Compensation stood at $93.0 million in 2022, then grew by 17.2% to $109.0 million in 2023, then gained by 1.83% to $111.0 million in 2024, then gained by 27.03% to $141.0 million in 2025, then surged by 43.97% to $203.0 million in 2026.
• According to Business Quant data, Share-based Compensation over the past three periods registered $203.0 million, $141.0 million, and $125.0 million for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.