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

American Express (AXP) posted Share-based Compensation of $155.0 million for Q2 2026, down 23.65% sequentially from $203.0 million in Q1 2026, and up 22.05% YoY from $127.0 million in Q2 2025.

American Express (AXP) Share-based Compensation (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

American Express has reported Share-based Compensation for 17 years, with the latest figure at $155.0 million in Q2 2026.

  • Quarterly Share-based Compensation rose 22.05% year-over-year to $155.0 million in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 was $624.0 million (up 22.59% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $551.0 million, up 9.33% from the prior year.
  • Share-based Compensation eased to $155.0 million in Q2 2026 per AXP's latest filing, from $203.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Share-based Compensation peaked at $203.0 million in Q1 2026 and troughed at $76.0 million in Q2 2022.
  • A 5-year average of $124.3 million and a median of $117.5 million in 2022 frame the typical range for Share-based Compensation.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Share-based Compensation retreated 10.59% in 2022, then soared 42.11% in 2023.
  • Over 5 years, Share-based Compensation stood at $93.0 million in 2022, then increased by 17.2% to $109.0 million in 2023, then advanced by 1.83% to $111.0 million in 2024, then advanced by 27.03% to $141.0 million in 2025, then rose by 9.93% to $155.0 million in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Share-based Compensation over the past three periods registered $155.0 million, $203.0 million, and $141.0 million for Q2 2026, Q1 2026, and Q4 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Stock Comp. (Qtr)
1 Visa 618.21 Bn 605.85 Bn - 222.00 Mn
2 Mastercard 506.53 Bn 493.04 Bn - 122.00 Mn
3 American Express 232.32 Bn 183.00 Bn 17.99 Bn 155.00 Mn
4 Capital One Financial 136.19 Bn 81.48 Bn - 1.76 Bn
5 PayPal Holdings 52.34 Bn 41.08 Bn - 275.00 Mn
6 Eason Technology 35.89 Bn 35.89 Bn - -
7 Synchrony Financial 26.09 Bn 9.90 Bn - -
8 Affirm Holdings 25.93 Bn 24.20 Bn - 41.65 Mn
9 SoFi Technologies 23.04 Bn 22.68 Bn -41.62 Mn 5.90 Mn
10 Ally Financial 13.61 Bn 5.77 Bn 2.08 Bn -

Historic Data

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Jun 30, 2026 155.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2026 155.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 203.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 203.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 141.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 141.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 125.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 125.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 127.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 127.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 158.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 158.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 111.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 111.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 113.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 113.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 104.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 104.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 176.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 176.00 Mn