American Express (AXP) Expected to Announce Earnings on Friday

American Express (NYSE:AXP) will likely be posting its Q3 2025 results before the market opens on Friday, October 17th. Analysts expect American Express to post earnings of $3.95 per share and revenue of $18.0349 billion for the quarter. Individuals may visit the the company’s upcoming Q3 2025 earningresults page for the latest details on the call scheduled for Friday, October 17, 2025 at 8:30 AM ET.

American Express (NYSE:AXP) last issued its earnings results on Friday, July 18th. The payment services company reported $4.08 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.86 by $0.22. The company had revenue of $17.86 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $17.70 billion. American Express had a net margin of 14.78% and a return on equity of 32.87%. American Express’s quarterly revenue was up 9.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $3.49 EPS. On average, analysts expect American Express to post $15 EPS for the current fiscal year and $18 EPS for the next fiscal year.

American Express Stock Up 2.9%

Shares of AXP stock opened at $332.62 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.80, a quick ratio of 1.60 and a current ratio of 1.61. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $323.37 and its 200-day moving average is $300.99. The stock has a market cap of $231.46 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 23.34, a PEG ratio of 1.69 and a beta of 1.29. American Express has a 52-week low of $220.43 and a 52-week high of $349.19.

American Express Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, November 10th. Stockholders of record on Friday, October 10th will be issued a $0.82 dividend. This represents a $3.28 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.0%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, October 10th. American Express’s dividend payout ratio is presently 23.02%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research firms have weighed in on AXP. William Blair reissued an “outperform” rating on shares of American Express in a report on Wednesday, July 2nd. UBS Group increased their price target on shares of American Express from $330.00 to $340.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Tuesday, October 7th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods increased their price target on shares of American Express from $371.00 to $394.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 1st. Evercore ISI increased their price target on shares of American Express from $330.00 to $365.00 and gave the company an “in-line” rating in a report on Tuesday, September 30th. Finally, Weiss Ratings raised shares of American Express from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. Nine investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, thirteen have issued a Hold rating and three have issued a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, American Express has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $323.60.

Insider Activity at American Express

In other news, CEO Stephen J. Squeri sold 112,272 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, September 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $329.86, for a total transaction of $37,034,041.92. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 92,810 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $30,614,306.60. This trade represents a 54.74% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, insider Anna Marrs sold 5,500 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, July 29th. The stock was sold at an average price of $310.77, for a total transaction of $1,709,235.00. Following the sale, the insider owned 20,311 shares in the company, valued at $6,312,049.47. This represents a 21.31% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last three months, insiders sold 269,996 shares of company stock valued at $85,261,270. 0.20% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Institutional Trading of American Express

Several large investors have recently made changes to their positions in AXP. WFA of San Diego LLC acquired a new stake in shares of American Express during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $92,000. Graney & King LLC boosted its position in shares of American Express by 12.7% during the 2nd quarter. Graney & King LLC now owns 292 shares of the payment services company’s stock worth $93,000 after acquiring an additional 33 shares in the last quarter. Lantern Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of American Express during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $202,000. Front Street Capital Management Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of American Express during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $207,000. Finally, Talisman Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of American Express during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $207,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 84.33% of the company’s stock.

American Express Company Profile

American Express Company, together with its subsidiaries, operates as integrated payments company in the United States, Europe, the Middle East and Africa, the Asia Pacific, Australia, New Zealand, Latin America, Canada, the Caribbean, and Internationally. It operates through four segments: U.S. Consumer Services, Commercial Services, International Card Services, and Global Merchant and Network Services.