AMERICAN EXPRESS CO (AXP) closed fiscal year 2025 with 686 M shares outstanding and a dividend of 3.28 USD per share.
AMERICAN EXPRESS CO (AXP) closed fiscal year 2025 with 686 M shares outstanding and a dividend of 3.28 USD per share. Over the year the share count fell by 16.0 M shares on a net basis. Since 2008 the share count has shrunk by 40.9 %. The dividend per share was 3.28 USD, up 17.1 % year on year. Total dividends paid came to 2.27 B USD, spread over 4 payments. The series covers 19 fiscal years, from 2007 to 2025. Per-share amounts are stated in USD. Share counts and dividends come from as-reported SEC EDGAR filings, with no restatements or adjustments of our own.
Fiscal year end: December
| 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shares outstanding, year-end | 1,160M | 1,192M | 1,197M | 1,164M | 1,105M | 1,064M | 1,023M | 969M | 904M | 859M | 847M | 810M | 805M | 761M | 743M | 723M | 702M | 686M |
| Shares issued — SBC/options | 0.00M | 32.0M | 5.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M |
| Shares issued (%) | 0.00 % | 2.68 % | 0.42 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % |
| Shares repurchased | -33.0M | 0.00M | 0.00M | -33.0M | -59.0M | -41.0M | -41.0M | -54.0M | -65.0M | -45.0M | -12.0M | -37.0M | -5.00M | -44.0M | -18.0M | -20.0M | -21.0M | -16.0M |
| Shares repurchased (%) | -2.84 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | -2.84 % | -5.34 % | -3.85 % | -4.01 % | -5.57 % | -7.19 % | -5.24 % | -1.42 % | -4.57 % | -0.62 % | -5.78 % | -2.42 % | -2.77 % | -2.99 % | -2.33 % |
| Net addition/reduction | -33.0M | 32.0M | 5.00M | -33.0M | -59.0M | -41.0M | -41.0M | -54.0M | -65.0M | -45.0M | -12.0M | -37.0M | -5.00M | -44.0M | -18.0M | -20.0M | -21.0M | -16.0M |
| Net addition/reduction (%) | -2.84 % | 2.68 % | 0.42 % | -2.84 % | -5.34 % | -3.85 % | -4.01 % | -5.57 % | -7.19 % | -5.24 % | -1.42 % | -4.57 % | -0.62 % | -5.78 % | -2.42 % | -2.77 % | -2.99 % | -2.33 % |
Fiscal year end: December
| 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend per share (DPS) | 0.72 | 0.72 | 0.72 | 0.72 | 0.80 | 0.89 | 1.01 | 1.13 | 1.22 | 1.34 | 1.48 | 1.64 | 1.72 | 1.72 | 2.08 | 2.40 | 2.80 | 3.28 |
| Payout Ratio (%) | 30.97 % | 43.38 % | 21.37 % | 17.45 % | 20.12 % | 17.52 % | 17.69 % | 22.70 % | 22.46 % | 45.52 % | 19.13 % | 21.04 % | 47.02 % | 17.97 % | 20.83 % | 21.26 % | 19.74 % | 20.96 % |
| Number of payments | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 |
| Dividends paid (total) | 0.84B | 0.92B | 0.87B | 0.86B | 0.90B | 0.94B | 1.04B | 1.17B | 1.21B | 1.25B | 1.32B | 1.42B | 1.47B | 1.45B | 1.57B | 1.78B | 2.00B | 2.27B |
| Dividend Yield (%) | 4.02 % | 1.75 % | 1.68 % | 1.53 % | 1.41 % | 1.00 % | 1.07 % | 1.62 % | 1.64 % | 1.34 % | 1.57 % | 1.31 % | 1.45 % | 1.05 % | 1.44 % | 1.28 % | 0.93 % | 0.86 % |
Figures in USD
