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American Express (AXP) Share-based Compensation (2016 - 2025)

American Express' Share-based Compensation history spans 17 years, with the latest figure at $125.0 million for Q3 2025.

  • For Q3 2025, Share-based Compensation rose 10.62% year-over-year to $125.0 million; the TTM value through Sep 2025 reached $521.0 million, up 3.78%, while the annual FY2024 figure was $504.0 million, 12.0% up from the prior year.
  • Share-based Compensation for Q3 2025 was $125.0 million at American Express, down from $127.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Share-based Compensation topped out at $176.0 million in Q1 2024 and bottomed at $73.0 million in Q3 2021.
  • The 5-year median for Share-based Compensation is $108.0 million (2023), against an average of $108.9 million.
  • The largest annual shift saw Share-based Compensation skyrocketed 127.91% in 2021 before it fell 10.59% in 2022.
  • A 5-year view of Share-based Compensation shows it stood at $74.0 million in 2021, then grew by 25.68% to $93.0 million in 2022, then grew by 17.2% to $109.0 million in 2023, then grew by 1.83% to $111.0 million in 2024, then grew by 12.61% to $125.0 million in 2025.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for AXP's Share-based Compensation are $125.0 million (Q3 2025), $127.0 million (Q2 2025), and $158.0 million (Q1 2025).