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12.06%Cash Return on Invested Capital
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$ 316.26Close
$ 231.39 - $ 342.31 52-Week Range
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AXPCompany Name
AMERICAN EXPRESS COSector
Financial ServicesIndustry
Credit ServicesExchange
NYSEAMERICAN EXPRESS CO - Cash Return on Invested Capital Chart Analysis (TTM)
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AXP - CROIC Historical data
| Date | Cash Return on Invested Capital | Free Cash Flow | Invested Capital |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6/30/2025 | 12.06% | $ 11.1B | $ 92.01B |
| 3/31/2025 | 13.47% | $ 11.32B | $ 84B |
| 12/31/2024 | 14.92% | $ 12.14B | $ 81.35B |
| 9/30/2024 | 15.58% | $ 13.2B | $ 84.71B |
| 6/30/2024 | 28.19% | $ 23.31B | $ 82.7B |
| 3/31/2024 | 28.85% | $ 22.89B | $ 79.33B |
| 12/31/2023 | 22.01% | $ 17B | $ 77.22B |
| 9/30/2023 | 24.64% | $ 18.57B | $ 75.38B |
| 6/30/2023 | 19.72% | $ 14.79B | $ 75.01B |
| 3/31/2023 | 21.86% | $ 15.05B | $ 68.85B |
Key Performance Insights, Last 5 Years
- AMERICAN EXPRESS CO's latest trailing twelve months (TTM) CROIC stands at 5.58%.
- Over the past 5 years, AMERICAN EXPRESS CO's average CROIC has been 18.93%.
- The median CROIC for AMERICAN EXPRESS CO during this period was 20.24%
- AMERICAN EXPRESS CO reached its highest CROIC over the past 5 years at 28.85%.
- The lowest CROIC recorded by AMERICAN EXPRESS CO in the same timeframe 5.58%
AMERICAN EXPRESS CO's CROIC vs. competitors
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CROIC Benchmarks
Similar metrics to Inv. Capital:
- Return on Invested Capital - [Calculation] Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) measures how well a company allocates its invested capital to profitable projects and/or investments. It is calculated as net income [NetIncCmn] divided by invested capital [InvCapital].
- Invested Capital - [Calculation] Invested Capital is the total amount of money raised by a business in the form [Equity] and/or [Debt].
- Capital Expenditures to Operating Cash Flow - [Calculation] The CapEx to Operating Cash Flow ratio, measures how much of a company’s operating cash flow is reinvested into productive [Assets]. It is capital expenditures [CapEx] divided by net operating cash flow [NCFO].
- Capital Expenditures Margin - [Calculation] The CapEx Margin, also named Capex to Revenue Ratio, measures how much of a company’s revenue is reinvested into productive [Assets]. It is capital expenditures [CapEx] divided by [Revenue].
- Price to Free Cash Flow - [Calculation] Measures a company’s [MarketCap] in relation to its Free Cash Flow [FCF].
Definition of Cash Return on Invested Capital
[Calculation] Cash Return on Invested Capital (CROIC) measures how well a company uses its invested capital to produce cash. It is calculated as Free Cash Flow [FCF] divided by invested capital [InvCapital].FCF / Inv. Capital
(=) CROIC CROIC for AMERICAN EXPRESS CO is calculated as follows: FCF [ $ 3.81B ] / Inv. Capital [ $ 68.36B ]
(=) CROIC [ 5.58% ] AXP - Cash Return on Invested Capital, Last 5 years
5.58%
Minimum
Sep 30, 2020
28.85%
Maximum
Mar 31, 2024
18.93%
Average
20.24%
Median
CROIC Benchmark AnalysisMarket
The chart above depicts the distribution of CROIC for companies in the Total Stock Market. The average CROIC of the companies is 2.84% with a standard deviation of 15.02%.
The following table provides additional summary stats:
CROIC in the Market:
| filtered constituents | 3.46K |
|---|---|
| min | -43.78% |
| max | 49.57% |
| average | 2.84% |
| median | 5.02% |
| std | 15.02% |