American Express Company (AXP) fair value: what the stock is really worth
As of Nov 5, 2026: fair value (intrinsic value) of American Express Company stock $210, price $325, that is 35.4% below the price, quality 70 out of 100. Rating: strongly overvalued. Calculated from audited financials with 13 of our 26 valuation models and 37 quality factors, updated daily.
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Price vs Fair Value
White line = price, green steps = our fair value per fiscal year. As of Nov 5, 2026.
How to read this chart
60‑month range $128.43 – $381.78 · fair‑value band $157.51 – $262.52 · the $324.97 price screens above the $210.02 fair value. Green steps = our fair value per fiscal year (point-in-time, no hindsight). As of Nov 5, 2026.
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American Express Company, together with its subsidiaries, operates as an integrated payments company in the United States, Europe, the Middle East and Africa, the Asia Pacific, Australia, New Zealand, Latin America, Canada, the Caribbean, and internationally.
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It operates through four segments: U.S. Consumer Services, Commercial Services, International Card Services, and Global Merchant and Network Services.
The company offers credit and charge cards and complementary products and services, including travel, dining, and lifestyle and expense management products and services; and banking and other payment and financing products and services, including deposits and non-card lending.
It also provides merchant acquisition and processing, servicing and settlement, fraud prevention, and point-of-sale marketing and information products and services, as well as network services.
The company offers its products and services to consumers, small businesses, mid-sized companies, and large corporations through mobile and online applications, affiliate marketing, customer referral programs, third-party service providers and business partners, in-house sales teams, direct mail, telephone, and direct response advertising.
American Express Company was founded in 1850 and is headquartered in New York, New York.
Stock analysis
American Express Company (AXP) currently trades at $324.97, while our model-based Fair Value estimate is $210.02, 35% below the price, so the stock looks overvalued today.
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Valuation
Bull case: the DCF Models group reads highest at a median of $354.97 per share, and 5 of the 13 models we run sit above the $324.97 price.
Bear case: the Asset-Based group reads lowest at $28.49, and 8 of the 13 models stay below the price. Data coverage for this calculation is high.
Scenario range: $157.51 (bear) to $262.52 (bull), the price of $324.97 sits above it. Bear and bull are the same models on cautious and optimistic assumptions, a range, not a price target.
Quality & growth
The Quality Score stands at 70/100 (solid quality), in the Financial Services sector.
Healthy Growth: Revenue growth appears healthy and is supported by profitability and cash-flow quality.
American Express Company reported revenue of $80.5B in FY2025 versus $44.4B in FY2021, a compound +16.0%/yr. Reported net income was $10.8B in FY2025, compounding +7.7%/yr from FY2021.
Key figures
Market cap $220B Mega · P/E ratio 18.3 · P/S ratio 3.02 · EPS (TTM) $17.75 · Dividend yield 1.1% · Net margin 16.8% · Return on equity 35.9% · Return on assets (EBIT) 4.6%.
Competitive moat
Our AI-assisted moat analysis scores the competitive advantage at 80 out of 100 (medium confidence).
What moves the price
The share trades about 15% below its 52-week high and 12% above its 52-week low, currently above its 200-day average.
For context, the median of 10 Financial Services peers we cover trades at 13% fair-value upside, at −35%, AXP screens richer than that median.
Fair Value models
Bear$157.51Fair Value $210.02Bull$262.52
Price $324.97 · Downside -35.4%
Model ⓘEach model values the company its own way (discounted cash flow, earnings, assets, dividends). The fair value above starts from their evidence-weighted blend, not from a single model. In cyclical trough or peak years, after dilution or a stock split it is adjusted afterwards, so it can sit above or below the models. Based on fiscal year 2025 figures (about 10 months old). Earnings retained since then ($11.96 per share) are deliberately not added.Bear ⓘBear = the cautious scenario: the same model computed with conservative anchors (lower growth, margins and valuation multiples). Together with Bull it frames a plausible valuation range, not a price target.BaseBull ⓘBull = the optimistic scenario: the same model computed with favourable anchors (higher growth, margins and valuation multiples). Together with Bear it frames a plausible valuation range, not a price target. If a model's bull case is above four times its base value, the table shows that limit with a > sign (like the overall Bull above): beyond it no assumption holds.Coverage ⓘCoverage = how well-backed THIS model's estimate is for this stock (0–100): how complete and reliable its input data are, and how well the model fits the company. The final Fair Value is an evidence-weighted blend, so better-evidenced models count more. Green ≥70, amber 50–69, grey below 50.
In the last 6 months, 4 officers or directors sold shares worth $43.0M and none bought.
SaleAnna MarrsGroup Pres., GMNS2× since Feb 5, 2026: 72,335 shares, avg. $335.85$24.3MNov 2, 2026
SaleLaureen SeegerChief Legal Officer2× since Feb 9, 2026: 82,597 shares, avg. $333.23$27.5MNov 2, 2026
SaleMonique HerenaChief Colleague Exp. Officer8,811 shares at $337.41$3.0MAug 18, 2026
SaleGlenda G McNealChief Partner Officer7,033 shares at $339.36$2.4MJun 15, 2026
SaleRaymond JoabarGrp. Pres., Global Comm. Serv.3× since Dec 12, 2025: 15,440 shares, avg. $344.60$5.3MMar 13, 2026
SaleQuinn Jessica LiebermanEVP - Controller3,032 shares at $300.02$909,661Mar 6, 2026
SaleHoward GrosfieldGroup Pres., U.S. Cons. Serv.8,134 shares at $346.73$2.8MFeb 12, 2026
SaleRavikumar RadhakrishnanChief Information Officer15,000 shares at $356.58$5.3MFeb 9, 2026
SaleDenise PickettPres., Enterprise Shared Serv.23,385 shares at $356.91$8.3MFeb 5, 2026
Plus 2 other filings such as grants, option exercises or tax withholding. They are not market purchases or sales.
Sales are often planned (taxes, diversification, 10b5-1 plans). Purchases with their own money are seen as the stronger sign. For information only: not part of the quality score or Fair Value.
Growth Quality ⓘGrowth is valuable only when reinvestment earns attractive returns (Aswath Damodaran): sustainable growth depends on return on capital, reinvestment and efficiency. Basis: total company revenue over the periods shown on the cards (3Y/5Y/all years), not per share, so a merger can show up as a growth jump; per-share earnings growth is in the value-creation card.100/100
Revenue growth appears healthy and is supported by profitability and cash-flow quality.
Revenue growth 1 year
+8.4%
Revenue growth 3 years ⓘMeasures the company's TOTAL revenue from reported annual statements: compound average growth per year (CAGR) from the fiscal year 3, 5 or N years back to the most recent comparable fiscal year. Not per share: buybacks do not change this number, and a merger can appear as a growth jump. Per-share growth (which does include buybacks) is in the value-creation card.
+13.1%
Revenue growth 5 years ⓘMeasures the company's TOTAL revenue from reported annual statements: compound average growth per year (CAGR) from the fiscal year 3, 5 or N years back to the most recent comparable fiscal year. Not per share: buybacks do not change this number, and a merger can appear as a growth jump. Per-share growth (which does include buybacks) is in the value-creation card.
+16.0%
Start year 2020 (pandemic). Over 10 years: +8.9% a year
Revenue growth 20 years ⓘMeasures the company's TOTAL revenue from reported annual statements: compound average growth per year (CAGR) from the fiscal year 3, 5 or N years back to the most recent comparable fiscal year. Not per share: buybacks do not change this number, and a merger can appear as a growth jump. Per-share growth (which does include buybacks) is in the value-creation card.
+6.1%
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What shareholders gained per year (last 5 years) ⓘWhat the business itself delivers per year: earnings growth per share plus the dividend yield. This is what you get IF the market keeps valuing the stock the same way: it contains no assumption about the market changing its mind. Computed per share, so buybacks count and a merger does not pass as growth. For a company that pays no dividend it is pure earnings growth per share. Period: earnings growth per share as CAGR over the last 5 reported fiscal years (annual statements), plus the current dividend yield. The start value is the median of the three years around the start, so a single crisis year (a pandemic or a write-down) does not distort the rate. Basis: adjusted.
+10.1%
Earnings growth per share plus dividend.
Earnings per share, growth per year+9.0%
Dividend (yield on the price)1.1%
Per share before 2005divided by the spin-off factor 1.1425
Pace: 5 vs 10 years ⓘTwo data points, not a trend model: earnings growth per share over the last 5 fiscal years against the last 10. Labelled "steady" when both rates are within 3 percentage points of each other, otherwise picking up or flattening. Shown only when ten years of history exist.13.8% vs 10.8%, picking up
Profit margin 2020 to 2025 ⓘOperating margin then vs now, from reported annual statements. A falling margin after a boom year is the classic peak-earnings signal: the growth rate then leans on an inflated base.11% → 17%
Pace: the 5-year rate starts in 2020 (pandemic)
Growth Forecast
Little optimism in the price
The price assumes less growth than the company has delivered so far and less than analysts expect.
What the price assumes ⓘThis turns our valuation around: instead of asking what the share is worth, it asks what growth the current price requires. It uses the cash the company keeps after all spending (free cash flow), the same discount rate as our models, five years of growth, then slowing evenly to 2 % a year by year ten. Compared with the analysts' sales forecasts extended to the same five years (at least three analysts, for context only, it does not enter the Fair Value): within 3 percentage points counts as "in line" (amber), below that little optimism (green), above that a lot of optimism (red).
+1.5%
Yearly growth needed for the next five years to justify today's price.
What forecasts expect ⓘAnalysts publish sales forecasts for the next two fiscal years. For the years after that, growth slows evenly to 2 % a year by year ten (2 % is the long-run rate our models use). Projected years are marked as such.
+5.9%
Yearly sales growth analysts expect, extended to five years.
After inflation (USA: IMF forecast 2.4% a year to 2030, 3.1% from 2016 to 2025) that is about −0.9% a year for the price and +3.4% for the forecasts.
News mood ⓘNews mood, the average tone of recent news (98 articles), rated against how stocks are usually covered. 🚀 Hype = unusually upbeat · 🙂 Positive = above average · 😐 Neutral = typical · 🙁 Negative = below average · 😨 Very negative = unusually downbeat. It reflects the tone of coverage, not our valuation.Negative
Recent news coverage is more negative than average.
AI conclusion: Premium brand and network effects underpin a durable position in credit cards, offset by limited innovation signals and standard governance.
Main risk: Recent regulatory orders for systemic weaknesses in anti-money laundering monitoring and reporting, particularly in credit card activities, could raise ongoing compliance costs and operational burdens for the company.
Bull case: By remediating AML controls swiftly and leveraging its closed-loop data and new corporate platform with AI features, American Express could strengthen compliance as a competitive edge and deepen client integration in expense workflows.
Bear case: Persistent regulatory scrutiny and remediation demands combined with fintech encroachment on commercial cards might increase costs, slow product innovation and gradually shift business clients toward more integrated rival platforms.
American Express raised its 2026 profit forecast after strong third-quarter results driven by spending from affluent cardholders. At the same time the company announced plans to cut about five percent of its global workforce as part of a restructuring to become more agile and efficient. Our models currently see the stock as overvalued. Will its premium focus and cost discipline outweigh risks from slower growth in billed business or broader competition?
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Peer GroupⓘHow this stock ranks against its industry: the green marker is this stock, the band is the typical 25–75% peer range, and the tick is the median.Credit Services · 286 stocks
Beats the industry median on 3/15 measures
Overall it trails its industry peers.
Valuation
Quality Score70 · Top 25%
Fair Value upside−35.4% · Below median
Profitability
Return on equity (12 months)35.9% · Top 25%
Return on assets3.6% · Above median
Net margin (12 months)16.8% · Below median
Operating margin (12 months)18.4% · Below median
Growth and dividend
Revenue growth (quarter YoY)11.3% · Below median
Dividend yield (12 months)1.1% · Below median
Balance sheet
Debt / equity1.69× · Above median
Valuation Multiplesvs Credit Services median · lower = cheaper
P/E (12 months)18.3× · Pricier than median
P/B6.58× · Priciest 25%
P/S (12 months)3.02× · Pricier than median
Price / free cash flow13.8× · Pricier than median
EV/EBITDA14.7× · Pricier than median
PEG1.27× · Pricier than median
Strength profile in five axes (Snowflake)
This stockSector peers
VALUE (fair-value potential)0· sector 58
FUTURE (revenue growth)57· sector 57
PAST (return on equity)100· sector 39
HEALTH (low debt)16· sector 52
DIVIDEND (yield)23· sector 63
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Frequently asked questions
Is American Express Company (AXP) overvalued or undervalued?
As of Nov 5, 2026, our model estimates a fair value of $210.02 versus a price of $324.97, about 35% lower (overvalued).
What is the fair value of AXP?
Our model-based fair value for American Express Company is $210.02 (as of Nov 5, 2026), built from audited fundamentals. The current price: $324.97.
What is the quality score of AXP?
American Express Company has a Quality Score of 70/100. It measures business quality (profitability, growth, cash flow, balance-sheet strength, investment discipline, share issuance). Market factors such as price momentum and volatility do not enter the number; they are shown separately in the detail view.
What is the price target for American Express Company (AXP)?
Our model-based price target is the fair value of $210.02 (as of Nov 5, 2026) from 13 valuation models. Cautious scenario $157.51, optimistic scenario $262.52. It is a calculation from audited fundamentals, not an analyst target.
What is the American Express Company stock forecast for 2026?
Our models put fair value at $210.02, about 35% lower versus a price of $324.97 (overvalued). Cautious scenario $157.51, optimistic scenario $262.52. The calculation is refreshed regularly with new filings.
What is the revenue of American Express Company (AXP)?
American Express Company reported trailing-twelve-month revenue of about $72.9B (latest available figure, as of Nov 5, 2026).
Does American Express Company pay a dividend?
American Express Company currently shows a dividend yield of 1.13% relative to its recent price (as of Nov 5, 2026).
What growth is priced into American Express Company (AXP)?
For today's price to be fair in a discounted-cash-flow model, American Express Company would have to grow free cash flow by +1.5 % per year for five years (discount rate 8.9 %, then slowing evenly to 2 % perpetual growth by year ten). Over the last 5 years revenue grew +16.0 % per year. As of Nov 5, 2026.
What discount rate (WACC) does the fair value of AXP use?
Our models discount American Express Company at 8.9 %: a base by market capitalisation (mega), damped by beta 1.09, country premium for USA. The same rate applies in all 26 models.
What is a reverse DCF?
A reverse DCF turns the usual calculation around. Instead of deriving a value from assumptions, it takes today's price as given and asks: what free-cash-flow growth would a company have to deliver for exactly this price to be fair? The result is not a forecast but the expectation already priced in. For American Express Company that is +1.5 % per year a year over ten years, using the same discount rate (8.9 %) and the same formula as our fair value.
How much growth has American Express Company (AXP) delivered so far?
Over the past 5 years revenue at American Express Company grew +16.0 % a year. The price currently implies +1.5 % per year free-cash-flow growth a year. Comparing the two shows how much confidence is in the price: if it demands more than has been delivered, the business has to accelerate for the maths to work.
How fast is the sector of American Express Company (AXP) growing?
The median revenue growth in the sector is +9.4 % a year. That is the yardstick for the growth priced into American Express Company (+1.5 % per year a year): it shows whether the expectation is within the usual range or beyond it.
What is the free cash flow yield of American Express Company (AXP)?
The free-cash-flow yield on the price is 7.26 %: that much free cash flow American Express Company produces per unit of market value. When it exceeds the discount rate of our models (8.9 %), the business already earns more than its cost of capital demands, and the price needs little additional growth.
What is the intrinsic value of American Express Company (AXP)?
Intrinsic value and fair value mean the same thing: what the business is worth on its numbers, independent of the share price. For American Express Company it is $210.02 per share (as of Nov 5, 2026), against a price of $324.97. It is the blended result of 13 valuation models (cash flow, earnings, asset, dividend).
Is American Express Company stock overvalued or undervalued in 2026?
As of Nov 5, 2026, AXP trades above its calculated fair value: price $324.97, fair value $210.02, a gap of about −35% (overvalued). The calculation is refreshed with each new quarterly report, so the verdict can change during the year.
Is fair value the same as the market price of AXP?
No. The price is what the market pays today ($324.97); the fair value is what the company's own numbers justify ($210.02). For American Express Company the two are $114.95 per share apart. That gap is exactly why we show both numbers side by side.
How much is American Express Company worth?
The market values American Express Company at about $220B (market capitalisation, as of Nov 5, 2026). Per share that is $324.97; our models calculate a fair value of $210.02 per share.
What do the bullish and bearish scenarios say about AXP?
Our models span a range for American Express Company: cautious scenario $157.51, base $210.02, optimistic $262.52 per share (as of Nov 5, 2026, price $324.97). The range comes from different growth and margin assumptions, not from analyst opinions.
What is the P/E ratio of AXP?
American Express Company trades at a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.3 (as of Nov 5, 2026). A P/E on its own says little: it compares the price with ONE year of profit, while our fair value of $210.02 is built from several models across several years. Median P/E at fiscal year-end, 10 fiscal years (2016 to 2025), reported earnings, 5 of the years ex one-offs: 16.3. Other multiples: PEG 1.3, P/B 6.6, P/S 3.0, EV/EBITDA 14.7.
What is the PEG ratio of AXP?
The PEG ratio of American Express Company is 1.27 (P/E divided by earnings growth, as of Nov 5, 2026). That is above 1, so the growth is already paid for in the price.
How solid is the balance sheet of American Express Company (AXP)?
Balance-sheet figures for American Express Company (as of Nov 5, 2026): return on equity 35.9%, debt of 1.69 per unit of equity. They feed the Quality Score of 70/100, which measures business quality independently of the share price.
How far is AXP from its 52-week high?
American Express Company trades at $324.97, about 15% below its 52-week high of $381.78 and 12% above the low of $290.55 (as of Nov 5, 2026). Distance from the high says nothing about value: that is what the fair value of $210.02 is for.
Which stocks are comparable to American Express Company?
From the same area (Financial Services) we also value Visa Inc, Mastercard Incorporated, Capital One Financial Corporation, Bajaj Finance Limited, among others. Each of them has its own fair-value calculation on this site using the same models, so the comparison is like for like.
Is American Express Company stock attractive at the current price?
The data as of Nov 5, 2026: price $324.97, calculated fair value $210.02 (−35%), Quality Score 70/100, from 13 models. Whether that fits your horizon and risk tolerance is your call. We provide the calculation, not investment advice.
How is the fair value of AXP calculated?
We run American Express Company through 13 models from four families: discounted cash flow, earnings models, asset and balance-sheet models, and dividend models. Every model gets the same audited fundamentals; the result is the weighted average of $210.02, with the spread shown as a cautious and an optimistic scenario.
Is it still worth investing in stocks now?
The global stock market currently sits 15.5% above its aggregate fair value. American Express Company itself currently trades above fair value. An expensive market is no reason to stay out and no reason to buy everything at once: keep a broad savings plan running, buy single stocks only with money you can do without, and hold part of your money liquid while the market is high. The full picture including sectors is on is it worth investing now.
What is the share price of American Express Company (AXP)?
The closing price on Nov 5, 2026 was $324.97. Our model-based fair value is $210.02, about 35% lower (overvalued). We carry closing prices from our data provider, not a live tick.
What should I pay attention to with American Express Company right now?
The price sits above even our optimistic bull case ($262.52). The favourable scenario is already priced in. Solid but not exceptional quality (70/100) and above fair value, neither a clear bargain nor a standout compounder. For a financial, book-value and earnings-based methods matter more than a cash-flow DCF, which fits banks and insurers poorly.
Where does the earnings growth of American Express Company (AXP) come from?
Earnings per share at American Express Company grew +10.7 % a year from 2014 to 2025. Broken into its drivers: revenue per share +12.4 %, EBIT margin −3.5 %, tax rate +2.0 %, residual (interest, one-offs) +0.0 %. The four rates multiply to the earnings growth rate, they do not add up. Start and end are three-year averages so a single exceptional year does not distort the result.
Key figures of American Express Company
How large is the market capitalisation of American Express Company (AXP)?
The market capitalisation of American Express Company is $220B. The stock-market value of the whole company: share price times number of shares. It is what the market asks for the entire business today.
What is the P/S ratio of American Express Company (AXP)?
The price-to-sales ratio of American Express Company is 3.02 (last twelve months). Price to sales: market value relative to yearly revenue. Useful when profit is thin or distorted.
What are the earnings per share of American Express Company (AXP)?
Earnings per share at American Express Company are $17.75 (price ÷ EPS = P/E 18.3). Earnings per share over the last twelve months: total profit spread across every single share.
What is the dividend yield of American Express Company (AXP)?
The dividend yield of American Express Company is 1.1% (payout 20.7%). Yearly dividend relative to the share price. 3% pays 3 per 100 invested. Below: how much of profit is used for it.
What is the net margin of American Express Company (AXP)?
The net margin of American Express Company is 16.8% (last twelve months). How much of every unit of revenue ends up as profit. 10% means 10 cents of profit per dollar of sales.
What is the return on equity of American Express Company (AXP)?
The return on equity (ROE) of American Express Company is 35.9% (last twelve months). Profit relative to shareholders' equity, how efficiently the company works with its owners' money.
What is the EBIT return on assets of American Express Company (AXP)?
On an EBIT basis the return on assets of American Express Company is 4.6% (avg 5y). Operating profit (EBIT) relative to everything the company owns, as a multi-year average. It describes the business model rather than one good or bad year.
What is the operating margin of American Express Company (AXP)?
The operating margin of American Express Company is 18.4% (last twelve months). Profit from the core business (before interest and taxes) relative to revenue.
How fast is revenue growing at American Express Company (AXP)?
Revenue at American Express Company is growing +11.3% versus a year earlier (3y avg +13.1%). How much revenue grew versus a year earlier (YoY). The 3-year average next to it puts the single year in context.
How fast are earnings growing at American Express Company (AXP)?
Earnings per share at American Express Company are growing +30.9% versus a year earlier. How much earnings per share grew versus a year earlier.
How much net debt does American Express Company (AXP) carry?
The net debt of American Express Company is $10.1B (fiscal year 2025, ≈ 0.6 yrs of FCF). Debt minus cash on hand. The note shows how many years of free cash flow could in theory pay it off.
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