AXP American Express (AXP) Insider Trading, Ownership & Congress Trades
Financial Services · Finance services · CIK 0000004962
Congress · 3Form 144 · 1
Insider buyers, 180 days
0
Funds added, last quarter
1,480
13F, latest reported quarter
What the filings say about AXP
Insiders, 180 days
-$5.4M net sold
2 sellers · 0% of sales under a 10b5-1 plan
Congress, 1 year
3 bought · 3 sold
Latest: purchase, 2026-05-08
Planned sales (Form 144), 90 days
$3.0M
1 notice
American Express insider trades (Form 4)
Form 4 buys and sells (codes P and S). Grants, option exercises
and conversions excluded.
Over the last 180 days, AMERICAN EXPRESS CO insiders sold a net $5.4M of stock across 148 Form 4 purchases and sales, with no insider buying. Source: SEC Form 4 filings, as of 2026-10-27.
Insider
Filed
Shares
Value
Since filing
Context
- 5 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (5 sales), the last on Sep 3, 2025.
- The trade is 70.8% of the 12,444 shares held after it.
- No other insider sold within 30 days.
- 1,480 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Chief Colleague Exp. Officer Herena Monique sold about $3.0M of AXP on Aug 18, 2026; 1,480 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.Context
- 4 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (4 sales), the last on Jul 29, 2025.
- The trade is 72.4% of the 9,715 shares held after it.
- No other insider sold within 30 days.
- 1,480 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Chief Partner Officer McNeal Glenda G sold about $2.4M of AXP on Jun 15, 2026; 1,480 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.Context
- 21 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (7 buys, 14 sales), the last on Mar 2, 2026.
- +21.1% median (+20.4% mean) 90-day return after 7 previous buys.
- The trade is 1.1% of the 1,487 shares held after it.
- 2 other insiders sold within 30 days.
- 1,480 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Grp. Pres., Global Comm. Serv. Joabar Raymond sold about $4.8K of AXP on Mar 13, 2026; 2 other insiders sold within 30 days and 1,480 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.Context
- 4 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (4 sales), the last on Feb 26, 2025.
- The trade is 1175.2% of the 258 shares held after it.
- 6 other insiders sold within 30 days.
- 1,480 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: EVP - Controller Lieberman Quinn Jessica sold about $909.7K of AXP on Mar 6, 2026; 6 other insiders sold within 30 days and 1,480 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.Context
- 20 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (7 buys, 13 sales), the last on Feb 19, 2026.
- +21.1% median (+20.4% mean) 90-day return after 7 previous buys.
- The trade is 1.6% of the 1,503 shares held after it.
- 6 other insiders sold within 30 days.
- 1,480 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Grp. Pres., Global Comm. Serv. Joabar Raymond sold about $7.4K of AXP on Mar 2, 2026; 6 other insiders sold within 30 days and 1,480 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.148 transactions on record
Since filing: total return from the first close after the filing to the latest close, dividend-adjusted. Not a forecast.
Context lines are counts over the filings above and returns from our own price history, never a price level. Not investment advice.
Seven facts, ranked against the sector ·
Rank is not a forecast
Insiders
net -$5.4M over 180 days
-$3.0M over 90 days
below 70% of Financial Services
Congress
3 members bought in the last year
more than 88% of Financial Services
Funds
1,480 funds bought in last quarter
more than 99% of Financial Services
Revenue
+6.4% year over year
below 60% of Financial Services
Margin
26.2% net margin
more than 76% of Financial Services
Buybacks
$5.8B repurchased, FY to 2026-09-30
more than 99% of Financial Services
Short interest
2.1% of the float short (float per yahoo 2026-10-26) · 2.7 days to cover · settled 2026-09-30
below 53% of Financial Services
What changed in the last 30 days
Nothing new filed in the last 30 days
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The year, with the filings on it
Total return over 12 months. Each marker is a filing; hover or tap one for the detail.
-9.8%12M
Insider sellForm 144 (planned sale)
Indexed to 100, dividend-adjusted, not a price chart.
When a name files heavily, the largest trades are drawn first.
Who owns AXP: institutional holders (13F)
13F holdings, latest reported quarter
151,610,700 sh
$51.3B
42,006,392 sh
$14.2B
35,215,521 sh
$11.9B
29,095,803 sh
$9.8B
20,459,941 sh
$7.0B
Congress trades in AXP
STOCK Act disclosures, US House only, filed up to 45 days after the trade
Bought 2026-05-08 · disclosed 39 days later
$1,001 - $15,000
Sold 2026-04-07 · disclosed 8 days later
$1,001 - $15,000
Bought 2026-03-31 · disclosed 30 days later
$1,001 - $15,000
Sold 2025-12-18 · disclosed 28 days later
$1,001 - $15,000
Sold 2025-11-13 · disclosed 28 days later
$1,001 - $15,000
Activist and 5% holders (13D/13G)
No 5%+ ownership filings
Nobody has filed for crossing 5%. That is a fact, not missing data.
AXP planned insider sales (Form 144)
Notice of intent to sell, filed before any sale
MONIQUE R HERENA
Filed 2026-08-18
$3.0M
AXP mutual fund holders (N-PORT)
Funds ranked by the share of their own portfolio in this stock (N-PORT).
Select FinTech Portfolio
$10.4M position · as of 2026-05-31
12.8%
BlackRock Exchange Portfolio
$20.7M position · as of 2026-06-30
7.8%
Amplify Digital Payments ETF
$9.5M position · as of 2026-06-30
6.3%
Bretton Fund
$7.8M position · as of 2026-06-30
6.2%
FPA Queens Road Value Fund
$3.5M position · as of 2026-05-31
6.2%
CRAWFORD LARGE CAP DIVIDEND FUND
$3.3M position · as of 2026-06-30
5.8%
SEC N-PORT, monthly, about 60 days late · funds ≥ $10M ·
% is the share of the fund's own portfolio
Corporate PAC
The company's PAC: committee totals only, never individual donors (FEC).
American Express Company Political Action Committee (Axppac)
Cycle 2026 · $827K spent
$842.7K
Federal Election Commission, matched by the PAC's connected organisation
Executive pay vs shareholder return · Mr. Squeri
CEO pay, headline and as actually paid, against the company's
return and its chosen peers' (DEF 14A).
FY
CEO total
Actually paid
Other execs, avg
TSR
Peer TSR
2024
$37.2M
$122.5M
$12.7M
+155%
+73%
2023
$35.7M
$62.3M
$12.0M
+59%
+33%
2022
$48.0M
$42.9M
$16.2M
+24%
+18%
2021
$25.5M
$49.9M
$13.0M
+35%
+32%
2020
$24.2M
$20.1M
$10.9M
-2%
-3%
Tagged by the company under SEC Item 402(v). Returns are
cumulative from the start of the disclosure period. Green where the company beat its own peer group.
Live price
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Why this name is on the desk
Insiders have filed to sell, before selling.
The record shows a net $5.4M sold by insiders over 180 days, 1,480 funds added last quarter, 3 House member(s) bought in 12 months, disclosed weeks after the trade, $3.0M in planned Form 144 sales. Each figure is a federal filing, dated the day it went public.
AXP financials
Revenue growth
+6.4%
XBRL, annual
Net margin
26.2%
Complaints, 90 days
2,763
+7.0% YoY · CFPB
Ratios from the company's XBRL filings, latest filings
Revenue, TTM
$43.9B
four quarters, 2025-10-01 to 2026-09-30
Revenue, TTM AXP
| FY Dec 2025 | $41.3B |
| FY Dec 2024 | $38.8B |
| FY Dec 2023 | $37.2B |
| FY Dec 2022 | $34.2B |
| FY Dec 2021 | $27.7B |
| Sep 2026 | $11.2B |
| Jun 2026 | $11.2B |
| Mar 2026 | $10.5B |
| Dec 2025 | $10.9B |
| Sep 2025 | $10.4B |
| Jun 2025 | $10.3B |
| Mar 2025 | $9.6B |
| Dec 2024 | $10.0B |
At each fiscal year end
Single quarter
Net margin, TTM
+27.9%
net income over revenue, 2025-10-01 to 2026-09-30
Net margin, TTM AXP
| FY Dec 2025 | +26.2% |
| FY Dec 2024 | +26.1% |
| FY Dec 2023 | +22.5% |
| FY Dec 2022 | +22.0% |
| FY Dec 2021 | +29.1% |
| Sep 2026 | +33.0% |
| Jun 2026 | +27.7% |
| Mar 2026 | +28.2% |
| Dec 2025 | +22.5% |
| Sep 2025 | +27.9% |
| Jun 2025 | +28.0% |
| Mar 2025 | +26.8% |
| Dec 2024 | +21.8% |
At each fiscal year end
Single quarter
Free cash flow, TTM
$13.9B
operating cash flow minus capex, 2025-10-01 to 2026-09-30
Free cash flow, TTM AXP
| FY Dec 2025 | $16.0B |
| FY Dec 2024 | $12.1B |
| FY Dec 2023 | $17.0B |
| FY Dec 2022 | $19.2B |
| FY Dec 2021 | $13.1B |
| Sep 2026 | $4.4B |
| Jun 2026 | $4.5B |
| Mar 2026 | $2.7B |
| Dec 2025 | $2.3B |
| Sep 2025 | $5.6B |
| Jun 2025 | $3.7B |
| Mar 2025 | $4.3B |
| Dec 2024 | $5.3B |
At each fiscal year end
Single quarter
Debt to equity
1.67x
long-term 2026-09-30 plus current 2026-09-30; equity 2026-09-30
Debt to equity AXP
| FY Dec 2025 | 1.73x |
| FY Dec 2024 | 1.69x |
| FY Dec 2023 | 1.75x |
| FY Dec 2022 | 1.78x |
| FY Dec 2021 | 1.85x |
| Sep 2026 | 1.67x |
| Jun 2026 | 1.72x |
| Mar 2026 | 1.78x |
| Dec 2025 | 1.73x |
| Sep 2025 | 1.83x |
| Jun 2025 | 1.85x |
| Mar 2025 | 1.69x |
| Dec 2024 | 1.69x |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
Cash flow to debt
0.29x
TTM operating cash flow over long-term 2026-09-30 plus current 2026-09-30
Cash flow to debt AXP
| FY Dec 2025 | 0.32x |
| FY Dec 2024 | 0.28x |
| FY Dec 2023 | 0.38x |
| FY Dec 2022 | 0.48x |
| FY Dec 2021 | 0.36x |
| Sep 2026 | 0.29x |
| Jun 2026 | 0.31x |
| Mar 2026 | 0.29x |
| Dec 2025 | 0.32x |
| Sep 2025 | 0.36x |
| Jun 2025 | 0.22x |
| Mar 2025 | 0.25x |
| Dec 2024 | 0.28x |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
Return on equity
+35.9%
TTM net income over average of 2025-09-30 and 2026-09-30
Return on equity AXP
| FY Dec 2025 | +34.0% |
| FY Dec 2024 | +34.7% |
| FY Dec 2023 | +31.7% |
| FY Dec 2022 | +32.1% |
| FY Dec 2021 | +35.7% |
| Sep 2026 | +35.9% |
| Jun 2026 | +34.4% |
| Mar 2026 | +34.4% |
| Dec 2025 | +34.0% |
| Sep 2025 | +33.9% |
| Jun 2025 | +32.8% |
| Mar 2025 | +34.3% |
| Dec 2024 | +34.7% |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
Return on assets
+4.0%
TTM net income over average of 2025-09-30 and 2026-09-30
Return on assets AXP
| FY Dec 2025 | +3.8% |
| FY Dec 2024 | +3.8% |
| FY Dec 2023 | +3.4% |
| FY Dec 2022 | +3.6% |
| FY Dec 2021 | +4.2% |
| Sep 2026 | +4.0% |
| Jun 2026 | +3.8% |
| Mar 2026 | +3.8% |
| Dec 2025 | +3.8% |
| Sep 2025 | +3.7% |
| Jun 2025 | +3.6% |
| Mar 2025 | +3.7% |
| Dec 2024 | +3.8% |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
Return on invested capital
n/a
fewer than four consecutive quarters of operating income
Return on invested capital AXP
| FY Dec 2025 | n/a |
| FY Dec 2024 | n/a |
| FY Dec 2023 | n/a |
| FY Dec 2022 | n/a |
| FY Dec 2021 | n/a |
| Sep 2026 | n/a |
| Jun 2026 | n/a |
| Mar 2026 | n/a |
| Dec 2025 | n/a |
| Sep 2025 | n/a |
| Jun 2025 | n/a |
| Mar 2025 | n/a |
| Dec 2024 | n/a |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
Return on capital employed
n/a
fewer than four consecutive quarters of operating income
Return on capital employed AXP
| FY Dec 2025 | n/a |
| FY Dec 2024 | n/a |
| FY Dec 2023 | n/a |
| FY Dec 2022 | n/a |
| FY Dec 2021 | n/a |
| Sep 2026 | n/a |
| Jun 2026 | n/a |
| Mar 2026 | n/a |
| Dec 2025 | n/a |
| Sep 2025 | n/a |
| Jun 2025 | n/a |
| Mar 2025 | n/a |
| Dec 2024 | n/a |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
P/E, trailing
17.74x
close 2026-10-26 over four quarters of diluted EPS, 2025-10-01 to 2026-09-30
P/E, trailing AXP
| FY Dec 2025 | 24.04x |
| FY Dec 2024 | 21.18x |
| FY Dec 2023 | 16.71x |
| FY Dec 2022 | 15.00x |
| FY Dec 2021 | 16.34x |
| Sep 2026 | 17.12x |
| Jun 2026 | 20.52x |
| Mar 2026 | 18.87x |
| Dec 2025 | 24.04x |
| Sep 2025 | 22.29x |
| Jun 2025 | 22.38x |
| Mar 2025 | 18.79x |
| Dec 2024 | 21.18x |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
Enterprise value
$227.8B
market value at close 2026-10-26 on 2026-10-15 shares, plus long-term 2026-09-30 plus current 2026-09-30, minus cash 2023-09-30
Enterprise value AXP
| FY Dec 2025 | $269.2B |
| FY Dec 2024 | $216.7B |
| FY Dec 2023 | $142.2B |
| FY Dec 2022 | $121.0B |
| FY Dec 2021 | $146.1B |
| Sep 2026 | $221.9B |
| Jun 2026 | $246.4B |
| Mar 2026 | $224.7B |
| Dec 2025 | $269.2B |
| Sep 2025 | $246.9B |
| Jun 2025 | $239.7B |
| Mar 2025 | $198.4B |
| Dec 2024 | $216.7B |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
FCF yield
+6.6%
TTM free cash flow over market value at close 2026-10-26
FCF yield AXP
| FY Dec 2025 | +6.3% |
| FY Dec 2024 | +5.8% |
| FY Dec 2023 | +12.4% |
| FY Dec 2022 | +17.4% |
| FY Dec 2021 | +10.3% |
| Sep 2026 | +6.8% |
| Jun 2026 | +6.5% |
| Mar 2026 | +6.9% |
| Dec 2025 | +6.3% |
| Sep 2025 | +8.2% |
| Jun 2025 | +5.0% |
| Mar 2025 | +6.0% |
| Dec 2024 | +5.8% |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
PEG, trailing
0.92x
P/E over trailing EPS growth of 19%: four quarters to 2026-09-30 against the four to 2025-09-30
PEG, trailing AXP
| FY Dec 2025 | 2.44x |
| FY Dec 2024 | 0.85x |
| FY Dec 2023 | 1.21x |
| FY Dec 2022 | n/a |
| FY Dec 2021 | 0.10x |
| Sep 2026 | 0.89x |
| Jun 2026 | 1.31x |
| Mar 2026 | 1.58x |
| Dec 2025 | 2.44x |
| Sep 2025 | 2.31x |
| Jun 2025 | 3.53x |
| Mar 2025 | 1.05x |
| Dec 2024 | 0.85x |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
Price as of 2026-10-26. Hover or tap a tile for its yearly and quarterly history.
Method
TTM is four consecutive fiscal quarters; Q4 is the year minus nine months when not filed. Returns use the average of opening and closing balances. EBIT is approximated by operating income. PEG uses trailing EPS growth.
Fundamentals
Annual figures from XBRL filings. Pick a past date to see them as known then.
| 2025-12 | 2024-12 | 2023-12 | 2022-12 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $41.3B | $38.8B | $37.2B | $34.2B |
| Net income | $10.8B | $10.1B | $8.4B | $7.5B |
| EPS (diluted) | 15.38 | 14.01 | 11.21 | 9.85 |
| Operating cash flow | $18.4B | $14.1B | $18.6B | $21.1B |
| Cash | n/a | n/a | n/a | $33.4B |
| Long-term debt | $56.4B | $49.7B | $47.9B | $42.6B |
| Buybacks | $5.8B | $6.0B | $3.6B | $3.5B |
| Dividends paid | $2.3B | $2.0B | $1.8B | $1.6B |
SEC XBRL, fiscal years, as known on 2026-10-27
AXP Stock Sonar score 6/7 axes
Find similar shapesCompareAXP ranks highest on profitability (81st percentile) and institutional and government (74th), and lowest on insider conviction (13th), among Financial Services peers.
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AXP filings, in plain words
Are American Express insiders buying or selling AXP?
In the 180 days to 2026-10-27, American Express insiders were net sellers, a net $5.4M across purchases and sales reported on Form 4, by 2 sellers.
Have members of Congress traded AXP?
Yes. In the year to 2026-10-27, 3 House members disclosed buying AXP and 3 House members disclosed selling it; the latest on record is a purchase by Richard W. Allen dated 2026-05-08.
Are there planned insider sales of AXP?
Yes. 1 Form 144 notice of planned insider sales was filed in the 90 days to 2026-10-27, covering $3.0M of stock; the latest, by MONIQUE R HERENA, was filed 2026-08-18.
Read the full summary
In the 180 days to 2026-10-27, American Express insiders were net sellers of AXP, a net $5.4M across purchases and sales reported on Form 4 by 2 sellers. In the year to 2026-10-27, 3 members of Congress disclosed buying AXP and 3 members disclosed selling it; the latest on record is a purchase by Richard W. Allen dated 2026-05-08. Insiders filed 1 Form 144 notice of intent to sell in the 90 days to 2026-10-27, covering $3.0M of stock. Each figure is counted from SEC and House filings as of 2026-10-27, dated the day the filing was made public.
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