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American Express

NYQ:AXP US0258161092
52
  • Value
    36
  • Growth
    63
  • Safety
    Safety
    26
  • Combined
    14
  • Sentiment
    67
  • 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 half of the metrics below and half above average for American Express. The consolidated Growth Rank has a good rank of 66, 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. This means that growth is higher than for 66% of competitors in the same industry. The consolidated Sentiment Rank also has a good rank of 75, which means that professional investors are more optimistic about the stock than for 75% of alternative investment opportunities. But the consolidated Value Rank has a less desirable rank of 38, which means that the share price of American Express is on the higher side compared with typical size in indicators such as revenues, profits, and invested capital. This means the stock price is higher than for 62% of alternative stocks in the same industry. Finally, the consolidated Safety Rank has a riskier rank of 26, which means that the company has a financing structure that is riskier than those of 74% comparable companies when looking at the amount of its debt, its refinancing requirements, and its ability to service debt. ...read more

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Strongest Rank Capital Growth
Weakest Rank Market Pulse
Country USA
Industry Consumer Finance
Size Large
Website americanexpress.com
Index
Dow Jones
S&P 500
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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: 26-May-2026.

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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
36 17 26 23
Growth
63 77 69 79
Safety
Safety
26 47 50 59
Sentiment
67 95 88 81
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52 85 74 85
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Analyst Opinions
27 32 58 40
Opinions Change
83 77 72 69
Pro Holdings
n/a 94 65 37
Market Pulse
81 80 73 86
Sentiment
67 95 88 81
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
36 17 26 23
Growth
63 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)
37 23 34 19
Price vs. Book (P/B)
19 12 10 13
Dividend Yield
75 43 49 51
Value
36 17 26 23
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Revenue Growth
56 59 57 75
Profit Growth
100 47 63 85
Capital Growth
12 90 77 6
Stock Returns
52 69 51 69
Growth
63 77 69 79
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Leverage
36 17 10 21
Refinancing
85 85 79 75
Liquidity
21 26 42 30
Safety Safety
26 47 50 59

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This is a classic, high-risk growth play: high growth and positive sentiment outweigh low Value Rank (expensive) and risky financing. This is for aggressive growth investors who are comfortable with the high price and risk, believing the growth story justifies the expense.

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