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

American Express' (AXP) quarterly Shares Repurchased came in at $1.9 billion in Q1 2026, up 58.2% year-on-year from $1.2 billion in Q1 2025, and up 112.57% quarter-over-quarter from $899.0 million in Q4 2025.

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

American Express has disclosed Shares Repurchased across 15 years of filings, most recently posting $1.9 billion for Q1 2026.

  • Shares Repurchased for Q1 2026 came in at $1.9 billion, up 58.2% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $6.5 billion (up 9.79% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $5.8 billion, down 3.42% from the prior year.
  • Shares Repurchased came in at $1.9 billion for Q1 2026 at American Express, up from $899.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Shares Repurchased ranged from a high of $2.4 billion in Q3 2025 to a low of $316.0 million in Q1 2023.
  • The 5-year median for Shares Repurchased is $1.2 billion (2025), against an average of $1.2 billion.
  • Across the five-year window, Shares Repurchased slumped 81.7% in 2022 and surged 308.86% in 2024, its largest moves.
  • American Express' Shares Repurchased stood at $640.0 million in 2022, then soared by 40.78% to $901.0 million in 2023, then rose by 14.43% to $1.0 billion in 2024, then dropped by 12.8% to $899.0 million in 2025, then soared by 112.57% to $1.9 billion in 2026.
  • The last three Shares Repurchased figures came in at $1.9 billion (Q1 2026), $899.0 million (Q4 2025), and $2.4 billion (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Shares Repurchased (Qtr)
1 Visa 541.66 Bn 529.25 Bn - 7.90 Bn
2 Mastercard 437.55 Bn 427.34 Bn - 4.04 Bn
3 American Express 212.80 Bn 158.76 Bn 17.43 Bn 1.91 Bn
4 Capital One Financial 112.47 Bn 35.97 Bn - 2.79 Bn
5 PayPal Holdings 37.70 Bn 28.36 Bn 7.84 Bn 1.50 Bn
6 Synchrony Financial 24.26 Bn 3.70 Bn - 900.00 Mn
7 Affirm Holdings 21.24 Bn 19.51 Bn 261.64 Mn -
8 SoFi Technologies 20.46 Bn 17.06 Bn 929.25 Mn -
9 Ally Financial 13.30 Bn 12.86 Bn 1.98 Bn 147.00 Mn
10 Credit Acceptance 6.24 Bn 6.21 Bn 562.70 Mn 191.40 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