American Express (AXP) Shares Repurchased (2010 - 2026)

American Express (AXP) posted Shares Repurchased of $1.9 billion for Q1 2026, up 112.57% sequentially from $899.0 million in Q4 2025, and up 58.2% YoY from $1.2 billion in Q1 2025.

American Express (AXP) Shares Repurchased (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

American Express (AXP) has 15 years of Shares Repurchased data on file, last reported at $1.9 billion in Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Shares Repurchased rose 58.2% year-over-year to $1.9 billion in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $6.5 billion (up 9.79% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $5.8 billion, down 3.42% from the prior year.
  • Shares Repurchased grew to $1.9 billion in Q1 2026 per AXP's latest filing, from $899.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Shares Repurchased was $2.4 billion in Q3 2025, with the low at $316.0 million in Q1 2023.
  • Average Shares Repurchased over 5 years is $1.2 billion, with a median of $1.2 billion recorded in 2025.
  • Year-over-year, Shares Repurchased plunged 81.7% in 2022 and soared 308.86% in 2024.
  • American Express' Shares Repurchased stood at $640.0 million in 2022, then soared by 40.78% to $901.0 million in 2023, then climbed by 14.43% to $1.0 billion in 2024, then retreated by 12.8% to $899.0 million in 2025, then soared by 112.57% to $1.9 billion in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows AXP's Shares Repurchased at $1.9 billion in Q1 2026, $899.0 million in Q4 2025, and $2.4 billion in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Shares Repurchased (Qtr)
1 Visa 587.74 Bn 575.34 Bn - 7.90 Bn
2 Mastercard 465.55 Bn 455.34 Bn - 4.04 Bn
3 American Express 238.39 Bn 184.35 Bn 17.43 Bn 1.91 Bn
4 PayPal Holdings 40.24 Bn 30.89 Bn 7.84 Bn 1.50 Bn
5 Affirm Holdings 28.27 Bn 26.55 Bn 261.64 Mn -
6 SoFi Technologies 23.54 Bn 20.13 Bn 929.25 Mn -
7 Ally Financial 14.34 Bn 13.89 Bn 1.98 Bn 147.00 Mn
8 Credit Acceptance 7.51 Bn 7.49 Bn 562.70 Mn 191.40 Mn
9 FinVolution 6.22 Bn 4.97 Bn 311.24 Mn -
10 Sezzle 5.91 Bn 5.79 Bn - 25.75 Mn

Historic Data

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Mar 31, 2026 1.91 Bn
Mar 31, 2026 1.91 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 899.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 899.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 2.35 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 2.35 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 1.36 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 1.36 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 1.21 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 1.21 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 1.03 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 1.03 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 1.94 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 1.94 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 1.76 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 1.76 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 1.29 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 1.29 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 901.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 901.00 Mn