AXP American Express Company
Financial Services · Credit Services
313.87
+2.25%
About the company
American Express Company, together with its subsidiaries, operates as an 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. The company offers credit and charge cards and complementary products and services, including travel, dining, and lifestyle and expense management products and services; and banking and other payment and financing products and services, including deposits and non-card lending. It also provides merchant acquisition and processing, servicing and settlement, fraud prevention, and point-of-sale marketing and information products and services, as well as network services. The company offers its products and services to consumers, small businesses, mid-sized companies, and large corporations through mobile and online applications, affiliate marketing, customer referral programs, third-party service providers and business partners, in-house sales teams, direct mail, telephone, and direct response advertising. American Express Company was founded in 1850 and is headquartered in New York, New York.
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Dividend deep dive
American Express Company (AXP) operates in Credit Services within the Financial Services sector. The company has an overall rating score of 8.0. Its current dividend yield is 1.17%, which sits between its 5-year low of 1.03% and high of 1.45%. From an intrinsic valuation perspective, the company holds a value score of 5.0. However, its momentum score is 2.0, indicating a weaker price trend.
Dividend history
American Express has a dividend increase streak of 4 years. Over the past three years, the dividend compounded at a 16.40% annual growth rate, and over five years, it grew at 13.78% annually. The dividend history shows annual payments per share of $0.98 in 2014, rising to $1.72 in 2020. After remaining flat at $1.72 in 2021, payments increased to $2.08 in 2022, $2.40 in 2023, and are projected to reach $3.28 by 2025. The company distributes dividends quarterly, typically in January, April, July, and October.
Dividend safety
The company's dividend safety is categorized as "safe". American Express's payout ratio is 23.07% of earnings, indicating strong coverage.
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