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

American Express' (AXP) quarterly Share-based Compensation came in at $203.0 million in Q1 2026, up 28.48% year-on-year from $158.0 million in Q1 2025, and up 43.97% quarter-over-quarter from $141.0 million in Q4 2025.

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

American Express has disclosed Share-based Compensation across 17 years of filings, most recently posting $203.0 million for Q1 2026.

  • Share-based Compensation for Q1 2026 came in at $203.0 million, up 28.48% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $596.0 million (up 22.63% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result 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.
  • The 5-year median for Share-based Compensation is $113.0 million (2024), against an average of $122.5 million.
  • Across the five-year window, Share-based Compensation declined 10.59% in 2022 and jumped 42.11% in 2023, its largest moves.
  • American Express' Share-based Compensation stood at $93.0 million in 2022, then climbed by 17.2% to $109.0 million in 2023, then rose by 1.83% to $111.0 million in 2024, then rose by 27.03% to $141.0 million in 2025, then jumped by 43.97% to $203.0 million in 2026.
  • The last three Share-based Compensation figures came in at $203.0 million (Q1 2026), $141.0 million (Q4 2025), and $125.0 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Share-based Compensation (Qtr)
1 Visa 548.22 Bn 535.81 Bn - 275.00 Mn
2 Mastercard 437.48 Bn 427.27 Bn - 136.00 Mn
3 American Express 231.87 Bn 177.83 Bn 17.43 Bn 203.00 Mn
4 Capital One Financial 125.74 Bn 49.24 Bn - 131.00 Mn
5 PayPal Holdings 38.80 Bn 29.46 Bn 7.84 Bn 259.00 Mn
6 Synchrony Financial 25.78 Bn 5.22 Bn - -
7 Affirm Holdings 24.65 Bn 22.93 Bn 261.64 Mn 73.84 Mn
8 SoFi Technologies 22.89 Bn 19.49 Bn 929.25 Mn 72.01 Mn
9 Ally Financial 14.15 Bn 13.70 Bn 1.98 Bn -
10 Credit Acceptance 6.63 Bn 6.61 Bn 562.70 Mn 13.00 Mn

Historic Data

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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
Dec 31, 2023 109.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 109.00 Mn