American Express Co. (0R3C) fair value: what the stock is really worth
As of Oct 2, 2026: fair value of American Express Co. $165, price $303, upside -45.5%, quality 65 out of 100. Calculated from audited financials with 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, dashed = 300-day average. As of Sep 24, 2026.
How to read this chart
60‑month range $130.74 – $385.79 · fair‑value band $123.64 – $364.24 · the $302.50 price screens above the $164.85 fair value. Dashed = 300-day average. As of Sep 24, 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. It operates through four segments: U.S.
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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. 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 Co. (0R3C) currently trades at $302.50, while our model-based Fair Value estimate is $164.85, 45.5% 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 $297.88 per share, and 2 of the 13 models we run sit above the $302.50 price.
Bear case: the Asset-Based group reads lowest at $26.25, and 11 of the 13 models stay below the price. Evidence for this calculation is medium.
Scenario range: $123.64 (bear) to $364.24 (bull), the price of $302.50 sits inside 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 65/100 (solid quality), in the Financial Services sector.
Healthy Growth: Revenue growth appears healthy and is supported by profitability and cash-flow quality.
American Express Co. reported revenue of $80.5B in FY2025 versus $43.8B in FY2021, a compound +16.4%/yr. Reported net income was $10.8B in FY2025, compounding +8.2%/yr from FY2021.
Key figures
Market cap $211B · P/E ratio 0.1 · P/S ratio 0.02 · EPS (TTM) $10.00 · Dividend yield 1.2% · Net margin 13.5% · Return on equity 34.4% · Return on assets (EBIT) 4.6%.
Competitive moat
Our AI-assisted moat analysis scores the competitive advantage at 58 out of 100 (medium confidence).
What moves the price
The share trades about 22% below its 52-week high and 3% above its 52-week low, currently below its 200-day average.
For context, the median of 10 Financial Services peers we cover trades at 10% fair-value upside, at −46%, 0R3C screens richer than that median.
Fair Value models
Bear $123.64Fair Value $164.85Bull $364.24
Model ⓘEach model values the company its own way (discounted cash flow, earnings, assets, dividends). The fair value above is their evidence-weighted blend, not the output of a single model. Based on fiscal year 2025 figures (about 9 months old). Earnings retained since then ($4.88 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.Evidence ⓘEvidence = 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.
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.
+16.7%
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.
+20.7%
Start year 2020 (pandemic). Over 10 years: +10.1% a year
Revenue growth 36 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.
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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.
+15.5%
Earnings growth per share plus dividend.
Earnings per share, growth per year+14.3%
Dividend (yield on the price)1.2%
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.14.3% vs 10.9%, picking up
Profit margin 1989 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.6% → 17%
Start year 2020 (pandemic)
Growth Forecast
Price in line with expectations
The price assumes less growth than the company has delivered so far and about what 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).
+8.1%
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 (figures in USD, USA: IMF forecast 2.4% a year to 2030, 3.1% from 2016 to 2025) that is about +5.6% a year for the price and +3.5% for the forecasts.
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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 · 329 stocks
Beats the industry median on 5/10 measures
A mixed picture versus its industry peers.
Valuation
Quality Score69 · Top 25%
Fair Value upside−45.5% · Bottom 25%
Profitability
Return on equity (TTM)34.4% · Top 25%
Return on assets3.8% · Above median
Net margin (TTM)16.1% · Below median
Operating margin (TTM)20.3% · Below median
Growth and dividend
Revenue growth12.8% · Above median
Dividend yield (TTM)1.2% · Below median
Balance sheet
Debt / equity1.17× · Above median
Valuation Multiplesvs Credit Services median · lower = cheaper
P/E (TTM)0.1× · Cheapest 25%
Strength profile in five axes (Snowflake)
This stockSector peers
VALUE (fair-value potential)0· sector 55
FUTURE (revenue growth)64· sector 55
PAST (return on equity)100· sector 32
HEALTH (low debt)42· sector 59
DIVIDEND (yield)23· sector 64
VALUE 0: the price sits above our fair-value range.
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Is American Express Co. (0R3C) overvalued or undervalued?
As of Sep 24, 2026, our model estimates a fair value of $164.85 versus a price of $302.50, about −46% upside (overvalued).
What is the fair value of 0R3C?
Our model-based fair value for American Express Co. is $164.85 (as of Sep 24, 2026), built from audited fundamentals. The current price: $302.50.
What is the quality score of 0R3C?
American Express Co. has a Quality Score of 65/100. 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 Co. (0R3C)?
Our model-based price target is the fair value of $164.85 (as of Sep 24, 2026) from 13 valuation models. Cautious scenario $123.64, optimistic scenario $364.24. It is a calculation from audited fundamentals, not an analyst target.
What is the American Express Co. stock forecast for 2026?
Our models put fair value at $164.85, about −46% upside versus a price of $302.50 (overvalued). Cautious scenario $123.64, optimistic scenario $364.24. The calculation is refreshed regularly with new filings.
What is the revenue of American Express Co. (0R3C)?
American Express Co. reported trailing-twelve-month revenue of about $70.9B (latest available figure, as of Sep 24, 2026).
Does American Express Co. pay a dividend?
American Express Co. currently shows a dividend yield of about 1.17% relative to its recent price (as of Sep 24, 2026).
What growth is priced into American Express Co. (0R3C)?
For today's price to be fair in a discounted-cash-flow model, American Express Co. would have to grow free cash flow by +8.1 % per year for five years (discount rate 10.4 %, then slowing evenly to 2 % perpetual growth by year ten). Over the last 5 years revenue grew +20.7 % per year. As of Sep 24, 2026.
What discount rate (WACC) does the fair value of 0R3C use?
Our models discount American Express Co. at 10.4 %: a base by market capitalisation (unknown), damped by beta 1.06, country premium for United Kingdom. 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 Co. that is +8.1 % per year a year over ten years, using the same discount rate (10.4 %) and the same formula as our fair value.
How much growth has American Express Co. (0R3C) delivered so far?
Over the past 5 years revenue at American Express Co. grew +20.7 % a year. The price currently implies +8.1 % 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 Co. (0R3C) growing?
The median revenue growth in the sector is +7.3 % a year. That is the yardstick for the growth priced into American Express Co. (+8.1 % 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 Co. (0R3C)?
The free-cash-flow yield on the price is 5.74 %: that much free cash flow American Express Co. produces per unit of market value. When it exceeds the discount rate of our models (10.4 %), 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 Co. (0R3C)?
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 Co. it is $164.85 per share (as of Sep 24, 2026), against a price of $302.50. It is the blended result of 13 valuation models (cash flow, earnings, asset, dividend).
Is American Express Co. stock overvalued or undervalued in 2026?
As of Sep 24, 2026, 0R3C trades above its calculated fair value: price $302.50, fair value $164.85, a gap of about −46% (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 0R3C?
No. The price is what the market pays today ($302.50); the fair value is what the company's own numbers justify ($164.85). For American Express Co. the two are $137.65 per share apart. That gap is exactly why we show both numbers side by side.
How much is American Express Co. worth?
The market values American Express Co. at about $211B (market capitalisation, as of Sep 24, 2026). Per share that is $302.50; our models calculate a fair value of $164.85 per share.
What do the bullish and bearish scenarios say about 0R3C?
Our models span a range for American Express Co.: cautious scenario $123.64, base $164.85, optimistic $364.24 per share (as of Sep 24, 2026, price $302.50). The range comes from different growth and margin assumptions, not from analyst opinions.
What is the P/E ratio of 0R3C?
American Express Co. trades at a price-to-earnings ratio of 0.1 (as of Sep 24, 2026). A P/E on its own says little: it compares the price with ONE year of profit, while our fair value of $164.85 is built from several models across several years.
How solid is the balance sheet of American Express Co. (0R3C)?
Balance-sheet figures for American Express Co. (as of Sep 24, 2026): return on equity 34.4%, debt of 1.17 per unit of equity. They feed the Quality Score of 65/100, which measures business quality independently of the share price.
How far is 0R3C from its 52-week high?
American Express Co. trades at $302.50, about 22% below its 52-week high of $385.79 and 3% above the low of $293.25 (as of Oct 2, 2026). Distance from the high says nothing about value: that is what the fair value of $164.85 is for.
Which stocks are comparable to American Express Co.?
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 Co. stock attractive at the current price?
The data as of Sep 24, 2026: price $302.50, calculated fair value $164.85 (−46%), Quality Score 65/100, 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 0R3C calculated?
We run American Express Co. 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 $164.85, 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 14.5 % above its aggregate fair value. American Express Co. 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 Co. (0R3C)?
The closing price on Oct 2, 2026 was $302.50. Our model-based fair value is $164.85, about −46% upside (overvalued). We carry closing prices from our data provider, not a live tick.
What should I pay attention to with American Express Co. right now?
The model range is unusually wide ($123.64 to $364.24). The outcome hinges heavily on assumptions, so read the point estimate with caution. Solid but not exceptional quality (65/100) 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 Co. (0R3C) come from?
Earnings per share at American Express Co. grew +10.8 % a year from 2014 to 2025. Broken into its drivers: revenue per share +13.2 %, EBIT margin −3.9 %, tax rate +2.1 %, residual (interest, one-offs) −0.2 %. 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 Co.
How large is the market capitalisation of American Express Co. (0R3C)?
The market capitalisation of American Express Co. is $211B. 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 Co. (0R3C)?
The price-to-sales ratio of American Express Co. is 0.02 (P/E × margin). 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 Co. (0R3C)?
Earnings per share at American Express Co. are $10.00 (price ÷ EPS = P/E 0.1). Earnings per share over the last twelve months: total profit spread across every single share.
What is the dividend yield of American Express Co. (0R3C)?
The dividend yield of American Express Co. is 1.2% (payout 35.4%). 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 Co. (0R3C)?
The net margin of American Express Co. is 13.5% (fiscal year 2025). 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 Co. (0R3C)?
The return on equity (ROE) of American Express Co. is 34.4% (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 Co. (0R3C)?
On an EBIT basis the return on assets of American Express Co. 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 Co. (0R3C)?
The operating margin of American Express Co. is 20.3% (last twelve months). Profit from the core business (before interest and taxes) relative to revenue.
How fast is revenue growing at American Express Co. (0R3C)?
Revenue at American Express Co. is growing +12.8% versus a year earlier (3y avg +16.7%). 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 Co. (0R3C)?
Earnings per share at American Express Co. are growing +11.0% versus a year earlier. How much earnings per share grew versus a year earlier.
How much net debt does American Express Co. (0R3C) carry?
The net debt of American Express Co. 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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