American Express AXP
American Express is the 52nd largest S&P 500 company by market cap, worth $210 billion. 14 directors have filed with the SEC in the last 12 months (who counts), 1 of them an executive. 15 other officers are on file. At 30 Jun 2026, Berkshire Hathaway was its largest institutional holder, with 22.2% of the company.
- Chair and CEO
- Stephen J. Squeri
- Sector
- Financials
- Sub-industry
- Consumer Finance
- Headquarters
- New York City, New York
- Founded
- 1850
- More
- Wikipedia
- Market cap
- $210B
- 52nd largest, 23 Oct 2026 close
- Price to sales
- 2.9
- Market cap over revenue
- Market cap per employee
- $2.7M
- Market cap over employees
- Connections
- 8
- S&P 500 companies sharing a director or officer
Largest institutional holders
Each fund group's share of American Express. Where a company has several share classes, the share is of its total value.
13F filings for the quarter to 30 Jun 2026
Board and officers
8 people here also hold roles at other S&P 500 companies.
Roles filed up to 30 Sep 2026
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Directors (14) | |
| Stephen J. SqueriChairman and CEOLast filed 3 Feb 2026 | |
| Michael J. AngelakisDirectorAlso at ExxonMobil | |
| Thomas J. Baltimore Jr.DirectorAlso at Comcast | |
| John Joseph BrennanDirector | |
| Theodore LeonsisDirector | |
| Deborah P. MajorasDirectorAlso at Valero Energy | |
| Karen L. ParkhillDirectorAlso at HP | |
| Charles E. Phillips Jr.DirectorAlso at Verizon | |
| Lynn Ann PikeDirector | |
| Randal K. QuarlesDirector | |
| Daniel VasellaDirectorAlso at PepsiCo | |
| Noel R. WallaceDirectorAlso at Colgate-Palmolive | |
| Lisa W. WardellDirector | |
| Christopher David YoungDirectorAlso at Qualcomm | |
| Officers (15) | |
| Christophe Le CaillecChief Financial OfficerLast filed 3 Feb 2026 | |
| Douglas E. BuckminsterVice ChairmanLast filed 3 Feb 2026 | |
| Howard GrosfieldGroup Pres., U.S. Cons. ServLast filed 13 Feb 2026 | |
| Monique HerenaChief Colleague Exp. OfficerLast filed 19 Aug 2026 | |
| Raymond JoabarGrp. Pres., Global Comm. ServLast filed 13 Mar 2026 | |
| Quinn Jessica LiebermanEVP - ControllerLast filed 10 Mar 2026 | |
| Rafael MarquezPresident, International CardLast filed 3 Feb 2026 | |
| Anna MarrsGroup Pres., GMNSLast filed 6 Feb 2026 | |
| Glenda G. McNealChief Partner OfficerLast filed 17 Jun 2026 | |
| Denise PickettPres., Enterprise Shared ServLast filed 6 Feb 2026 | |
| Ravikumar RadhakrishnanChief Information OfficerLast filed 10 Feb 2026 | |
| Elizabeth RutledgeChief Marketing OfficerLast filed 3 Feb 2026 | |
| Laureen SeegerChief Legal OfficerLast filed 10 Feb 2026 | |
| Jennifer SkylerChief Corp. Affairs OfficerLast filed 3 Feb 2026 | |
| Douglas TabishChief Risk OfficerLast filed 3 Feb 2026 | |
Companies that share people with American Express
Each person's title here, then at the other company.
- Colgate-Palmolive CL
- Noel R. Wallace: Director here, Chairman, President & CEO there
- Comcast CMCSA
- Thomas J. Baltimore Jr.: Director here, Director there
- ExxonMobil XOM
- Michael J. Angelakis: Director here, Director there
- HP HPQ
- Karen L. Parkhill: Director here, Chief Financial Officer there
- PepsiCo PEP
- Daniel Vasella: Director here, Director there
- Qualcomm QCOM
- Christopher David Young: Director here, Director there
- Valero Energy VLO
- Deborah P. Majoras: Director here, Director there
- Verizon VZ
- Charles E. Phillips Jr.: Director here, Director there
American Express's market cap since December 2008
Weekly, up to 23 Oct 2026
| Week ending | Market cap |
|---|---|
| 23 Oct 2026 | $210B |
| 26 Dec 2025 | $263B |
| 27 Dec 2024 | $212B |
| 29 Dec 2023 | $137B |
| 30 Dec 2022 | $110B |
| 31 Dec 2021 | $127B |
| 25 Dec 2020 | $94.5B |
| 27 Dec 2019 | $102B |
| 28 Dec 2018 | $80.7B |
| 29 Dec 2017 | $86.2B |
| 30 Dec 2016 | $67.8B |
| 25 Dec 2015 | $69.0B |
| 26 Dec 2014 | $97.6B |
| 27 Dec 2013 | $95.5B |
| 28 Dec 2012 | $63.4B |
| 30 Dec 2011 | $54.8B |
| 31 Dec 2010 | $51.7B |
| 25 Dec 2009 | $49.6B |
| 26 Dec 2008 | $20.7B |
Download American Express's data as JSON, with the weekly market caps in billions of dollars from 5 Dec 2008.
Workforce
Headcount at 31 Dec 2025
- Employees
- 76,800
- In the US
- 25,900
As of December 31, 2025, we employed approximately 76,800 people, whom we refer to as colleagues, with approximately 25,900 colleagues in the United States and approximately 50,900 colleagues outside the United States.
Insider trades
Open-market buys and sales by directors and officers. Grants, option exercises and shares withheld for tax are left out.
Trades from 30 Sep 2025 to 30 Sep 2026
Directors and officers sold $63.0 million of stock in 15 sales and made no open-market purchases in the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026.
| Date | Person | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 18 Aug 2026Sale | Monique HerenaChief Colleague Exp. Officer | $3.0M |
| 15 Jun 2026Sale | Glenda G. McNealChief Partner Officer | $2.4M |
| 13 Mar 2026Sale | Raymond JoabarGrp. Pres., Global Comm. Serv | $5K |
| 6 Mar 2026Sale | Quinn Jessica LiebermanEVP - Controller | $910K |
| 2 Mar 2026Sale | Raymond JoabarGrp. Pres., Global Comm. Serv | $7K |
| 19 Feb 2026Sale | Raymond JoabarGrp. Pres., Global Comm. Serv | $4.8M |
| 12 Feb 2026Sale | Howard GrosfieldGroup Pres., U.S. Cons. Serv | $2.8M |
| 9 Feb 2026Sale | Ravikumar RadhakrishnanChief Information Officer | $5.3M |
| 9 Feb 2026Sale | Laureen SeegerChief Legal Officer | $4.6M |
| 5 Feb 2026Sale | Anna MarrsGroup Pres., GMNS | $9.6M |
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Trades by members of Congress and officials
Trades members of Congress and senior executive branch officials disclosed, including their families'. Amounts are filed as ranges.
Trades from 20 Oct 2023 to 20 Oct 2026
21 people disclosed 36 purchases and 27 sales of American Express stock since October 2023.
| Date | Member or official | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 15 Sep 2026 | Rohit KhannaHouse, D-CA 路 Bought | $1K to $15K |
| 15 Sep 2026 | Rohit KhannaHouse, D-CA 路 Bought | $1K to $15K |
| 17 Aug 2026 | Rohit KhannaHouse, D-CA 路 Bought | $1K to $15K |
| 6 Aug 2026 | Rohit KhannaHouse, D-CA 路 Bought | $1K to $15K |
| 31 Jul 2026 | Donald J TrumpPresident 路 Bought | $50K to $100K |
| 10 Jun 2026 | Markwayne MullinSecretary 路 Sold | $100K to $250K |
| 22 May 2026 | Donald J TrumpPresident 路 Bought | $15K to $50K |
| 19 May 2026 | Donald J TrumpPresident 路 Bought | $1M to $5M |
| 8 May 2026 | Richard W. AllenHouse, R-GA 路 Bought | $1K to $15K |
| 27 Apr 2026 | Donald J TrumpPresident 路 Bought | $15K to $50K |
Showing 10 of 63 trades
Not on file: no WARN layoff notices under its own name since October 2023.