American Express

American multinational financial services corporation
Organization public_company Q194360
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Financials

Self-reported XBRL data from 12 annual filings
Revenue
$41.30B
▲ 6.4% YoY FY2025
Net Income
$10.83B
▲ 7.0% YoY FY2025
Assets
$300.05B
▲ 10.5% YoY FY2025
EPS (diluted)
$15.38
▲ 9.8% YoY FY2025
$0.00$11.36B$22.72B$34.08B$45.43B FY2008: $28.36B · NI $2.70B (9.5% margin)FY2009: $24.52B · NI $2.13B (8.7% margin)FY2010: $27.82B · NI $4.06B (14.6% margin)FY2017: $24.78B · NI $2.75B (11.1% margin)FY2018: $26.61B · NI $6.92B (26.0% margin)FY2019: $28.16B · NI $6.76B (24.0% margin)FY2020: $21.97B · NI $3.13B (14.3% margin)FY2021: $27.72B · NI $8.06B (29.1% margin)FY2022: $34.22B · NI $7.51B (22.0% margin)FY2023: $37.22B · NI $8.37B (22.5% margin)FY2024: $38.83B · NI $10.13B (26.1% margin)FY2025: $41.30B · NI $10.83B (26.2% margin) '08'09'10'17'18'19'20'21'22'23'24'25
■ Revenue ■ Net Income
Source: SEC EDGAR · latest 10-K filed 2025-12-31 · accession 0000004962-26-000080

American Express

Summary

American Express is a public company[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of public_company entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (37,870 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • American Express was a member of Linux Foundation[3].
  • American Express was a member of World Wide Web Consortium[4].
  • American Express was a member of FIDO Alliance[5].
  • American Express was a member of Open Data Institute[6].
  • American Express is in the country of United States[7].
  • American Express is in the country of US[8].
  • American Express's instance of is recorded as public company[9].
  • American Express's instance of is recorded as multinational corporation[10].
  • American Express's instance of is recorded as card association[11].
  • American Express's instance of is recorded as business[12].
  • American Express's founder is recorded as William Fargo[13].
  • American Express's founder is recorded as Henry Wells[14].
  • American Express's founder is recorded as John Warren Butterfield[15].
  • American Express is owned by Berkshire Hathaway[16].
  • American Express is owned by The Vanguard Group[17].
  • American Express is owned by BlackRock[18].
  • American Express's headquarters location is recorded as New York City[19].
  • American Express's chief executive officer is recorded as Stephen Squeri[20].
  • American Express is part of Dow Jones Industrial Average[21].
  • American Express is part of S&P 500[22].
  • American Express is part of S&P 100[23].
  • American Express's Commons category is recorded as American Express[24].
  • American Express's stock exchange is recorded as New York Stock Exchange[25].
  • American Express's industry is recorded as financial services[26].
  • American Express's industry is recorded as financial service activities, except insurance and pension funding[27].

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Founding

Founders include William Fargo[13], Henry Wells[14], and John Warren Butterfield[15]. Recorded inception include 1850[28], 1966-05-19[29], and 1965-06-10[30]. American Express's location of formation is recorded as Buffalo[31].

Identity

Part of include Dow Jones Industrial Average[21], a stock market index[32], in United States[33], founded in 1896[34]; S&P 500[22], a stock market index[35], in United States[36], founded in 1957[37]; and S&P 100[23], a stock market index[38], in United States[39], founded in 1976[40].

Leadership

American Express's chief executive officer is recorded as Stephen Squeri[20]. Its chairperson is recorded as Stephen Squeri[41].

Operations

American Express's headquarters location is recorded as New York City[19].

Industry

Industries include financial services[26], financial service activities, except insurance and pension funding[27], and payment card industry[42].

Ownership

Owners include Berkshire Hathaway[16], a business[43], in United States[44], founded in 1955[45], headquartered in Omaha[46]; The Vanguard Group[17], a business[47], in United States[48], founded in 1975[49], headquartered in Malvern[50]; and BlackRock[18], a company[51], in United States[52], founded in 1988[53], headquartered in New York City[54]. American Express's stock exchange is recorded as New York Stock Exchange[25].

Why It Matters

American Express ranks in the top 1% of public_company entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (37,870 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[55] It is known by 52 alternative names across languages and contexts.[56]

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [55] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [56] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  8. 20w ago · Iamcarbon · 2026-05-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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