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

American Express recorded quarterly Shares Repurchased of $1.9 billion in Q1 2026, up 112.57% quarter-over-quarter from $899.0 million in Q4 2025, and up 58.2% year-over-year from $1.2 billion in Q1 2025.

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

American Express' Shares Repurchased history runs 15 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $1.9 billion for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Shares Repurchased rose 58.2% year-over-year to $1.9 billion; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $6.5 billion (up 9.79% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure 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.
  • A 5-year average of $1.2 billion and a median of $1.2 billion in 2025 frame the typical range for Shares Repurchased.
  • Across the five-year window, Shares Repurchased sank 81.7% in 2022 and soared 308.86% in 2024, its largest moves.
  • American Express' Shares Repurchased stood at $640.0 million in 2022, then jumped by 40.78% to $901.0 million in 2023, then gained by 14.43% to $1.0 billion in 2024, then declined by 12.8% to $899.0 million in 2025, then jumped by 112.57% to $1.9 billion in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Shares Repurchased over the past three periods registered $1.9 billion, $899.0 million, and $2.4 billion for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Shares Repurchased (Qtr)
1 Visa 539.53 Bn 527.13 Bn - 7.90 Bn
2 Mastercard 441.81 Bn 431.60 Bn - 4.04 Bn
3 American Express 215.01 Bn 160.96 Bn 17.43 Bn 1.91 Bn
4 Capital One Financial 114.99 Bn 38.50 Bn - 2.79 Bn
5 PayPal Holdings 41.29 Bn 31.95 Bn 7.84 Bn 1.50 Bn
6 Affirm Holdings 24.62 Bn 22.89 Bn 261.64 Mn -
7 Synchrony Financial 24.22 Bn 3.66 Bn - 900.00 Mn
8 SoFi Technologies 23.71 Bn 20.31 Bn 929.25 Mn -
9 Ally Financial 13.13 Bn 12.69 Bn 1.98 Bn 147.00 Mn
10 Credit Acceptance 6.46 Bn 6.44 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