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American Express

NYQ:AXP US0258161092
52
  • Value
    30
  • Growth
    67
  • Safety
    Safety
    26
  • Combined
    14
  • Sentiment
    11
  • 360° View
    360° View
    52
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Company Description

American Express is a globally integrated payments company with card-issuing, merchant-acquiring, and card network businesses. It operates in the payments industry. It serves consumers, small businesses, mid-sized companies, and large corporations worldwide. In the last fiscal year, the company had a market cap of $217638 million, profits of $44568 million, and revenue of $71644 million with 75100 employees.

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ANALYSIS: With an Obermatt 360° View of 52 (better than 52% compared with alternatives), overall professional sentiment and financial characteristics for the stock American Express are above average. The 360° View is based on consolidating four consolidated indicators, with three out of four indicators below average for American Express. The consolidated Growth Rank has a good rank of 67, which means that the company experiences above-average growth momentum when looking at financial metrics such as revenue, profit, and invested capital growth, as well as stock returns. It ranks higher than 67% of competitors in the same industry. The other indicators are below average, namely the Value, Safety, and Sentiment Ranks.The Value Rank at 30 means that the share price of American Express is on the high side compared with its peers regarding revenues, profits, and invested capital. The stock price is higher than for 70% of alternative stocks in the same industry. The consolidated Safety Rank has a riskier rank of 26, which means that the company has a riskier financing structure than 74% comparable companies when looking at the amount of its debt, its refinancing requirements, and its ability to service debt. The consolidated Sentiment Rank also has a low rank of 11, indicating professional investors are more pessimistic about the stock than for 89% of alternative investment opportunities. ...read more

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Strongest Rank Capital Growth
Weakest Rank Profit Growth
Country USA
Industry Consumer Finance
Size Large
Website americanexpress.com
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The higher the 360° View, the better the stock performed against its peers, considering all metrics. The 360° View represents an average of the other 5 ranks and is then scaled to a rank from 1 to 100. The shaded values are illustrative only.
Last update: 13-Mar-2026.

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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
30 17 26 23
Growth
67 77 69 79
Safety
Safety
26 47 50 59
Sentiment
11 95 88 81
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52 85 74 85
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Analyst Opinions
21 32 58 40
Opinions Change
50 77 72 69
Pro Holdings
n/a 94 65 37
Market Pulse
29 80 73 86
Sentiment
11 95 88 81
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
30 17 26 23
Growth
67 77 69 79
Safety Safety
26 47 50 59
Combined
14 47 45 57
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Price vs. Sales (P/S)
38 31 55 48
Price vs. Earnings (P/E)
23 23 34 19
Price vs. Book (P/B)
15 12 10 13
Dividend Yield
75 43 49 51
Value
30 17 26 23
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Revenue Growth
58 59 57 75
Profit Growth
100 47 63 85
Capital Growth
6 90 77 6
Stock Returns
68 69 51 69
Growth
67 77 69 79
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Leverage
36 17 10 21
Refinancing
81 85 79 75
Liquidity
21 26 42 30
Safety Safety
26 47 50 59

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The only positive is high growth. The stock is expensive (low Value Rank), risky to finance, and carries critical professional sentiment. This is a risky proposition. Avoid unless you have exceptional conviction that the growth alone will overcome the price and financial risks.

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The 360° View Rank indicates a company's overall performance across all major financial and non-financial metrics tracked by Obermatt. A 360° View Rank of 75 means the company is more well-rounded than 75% of similar companies. A high score indicates that the company is strong across the board; it is attractively priced, growing sustainably, financially stable, and well-regarded by the market. Learn more.

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