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13.97%Payout Ratio (based on FCFPS)
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$ 316.26Close
$ 231.39 - $ 342.31 52-Week Range
Ticker Information

Ticker

AXP

Company Name

AMERICAN EXPRESS CO

Sector

Financial Services

Industry

Credit Services

Exchange

NYSE

AMERICAN EXPRESS CO - Payout Ratio (based on FCFPS) Chart Analysis (TTM)

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AXP - Payout Ratio (FCFPS) Historical data
DateDividends per ShareFree Cash Flow per SharePayout Ratio (based on FCFPS)
6/30/2025$ 2.22$ 15.913.97%
3/31/2025$ 2.92$ 16.1418.09%
12/31/2024$ 2.8$ 17.0516.42%
9/30/2024$ 2.7$ 18.6414.48%
6/30/2024$ 2.6$ 32.557.99%
3/31/2024$ 2.5$ 31.757.87%
12/31/2023$ 2.4$ 23.1210.38%
9/30/2023$ 2.32$ 25.379.14%
6/30/2023$ 2.24$ 19.9911.2%
3/31/2023$ 2.16$ 20.2610.66%
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Key Performance Insights, Last 5 Years

  • AMERICAN EXPRESS CO's latest trailing twelve months (TTM) Payout Ratio (FCFPS) stands at 36.26%.
  • Over the past 5 years, AMERICAN EXPRESS CO's average Payout Ratio (FCFPS) has been 13.92%.
  • The median Payout Ratio (FCFPS) for AMERICAN EXPRESS CO during this period was 10.93%
  • AMERICAN EXPRESS CO reached its highest Payout Ratio (FCFPS) over the past 5 years at 36.26%.
  • The lowest Payout Ratio (FCFPS) recorded by AMERICAN EXPRESS CO in the same timeframe 7.87%

AMERICAN EXPRESS CO's Payout Ratio (FCFPS) vs. competitors

We picked the following companies as peers based on multiple factors, including sector, industry, market capitalization and revenue

Payout Ratio (FCFPS) Benchmarks
CompanyPayout Ratio (FCFPS)
MS : MORGAN STANLEY -GS : GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC -RY : ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 3.25%COF : CAPITAL ONE FINANCIAL CORP 8.42%WFC : WELLS FARGO & COMPANY -C : CITIGROUP INC -PYPL : PAYPAL HOLDINGS INC 0%CB : CHUBB LTD 10.54%PGR : PROGRESSIVE CORP 17.35%BN : BROOKFIELD CORP -

Definition of Payout Ratio (based on FCFPS)

[Calculation] Measures the ratio between a company’s dividend per share [DPS] and its free cash flow per share [FCFPS]. The dividend of a company with a low payout ratio tends to be future proof.
DPS / FCFPS
(=) Payout Ratio (FCFPS)
Payout Ratio (FCFPS) for AMERICAN EXPRESS CO is calculated as follows: DPS [ $ 1.72 ] / FCFPS [ $ 4.74 ]
(=) Payout Ratio (FCFPS) [ 36.26% ]

AXP - Payout Ratio (based on FCFPS), Last 5 years

7.87%

Minimum

Mar 31, 2024

36.26%

Maximum

Sep 30, 2020

13.92%

Average

10.93%

Median

Payout Ratio (FCFPS) Benchmark Analysis

The chart above depicts the distribution of Payout Ratio (FCFPS) for companies in the Total Stock Market. The average Payout Ratio (FCFPS) of the companies is 14.47% with a standard deviation of 18.59%.
The following table provides additional summary stats:
Payout Ratio (FCFPS) in the Market:
filtered constituents2.15K
min0%
max67.22%
average14.47%
median2.31%
std18.59%