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American Express Co (American Express Co) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow

: 9.40 (As of Today)
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As of today (2024-04-16), American Express Co's share price is $218.34. American Express Co's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $23.22. Hence, American Express Co's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is 9.40.

The historical rank and industry rank for American Express Co's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow or its related term are showing as below:

AXP' s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 5.17   Med: 9.09   Max: 145.35
Current: 9.38

During the past 13 years, American Express Co's highest Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio was 145.35. The lowest was 5.17. And the median was 9.09.

AXP's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is ranked worse than
56.25% of 240 companies
in the Credit Services industry
Industry Median: 6.485 vs AXP: 9.38

American Express Co's Free Cash Flow per Share for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $8.73. Its Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in was $23.22.

During the past 12 months, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate of American Express Co was -9.70% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 65.40% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 24.50% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 10.60% per year.

During the past 13 years, American Express Co's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 256.50% per year. The lowest was -71.40% per year. And the median was 7.80% per year.


American Express Co Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Historical Data

The historical data trend for American Express Co's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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American Express Co Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 8.62 23.69 9.87 5.78 8.11

American Express Co Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 5.78 8.22 8.80 5.95 8.11

Competitive Comparison

For the Credit Services subindustry, American Express Co's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow, along with its competitors' market caps and Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


American Express Co Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Distribution

For the Credit Services industry and Financial Services sector, American Express Co's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where American Express Co's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow falls into.



American Express Co Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Calculation

American Express Co's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow ratio for today is calculated as

Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio=Share Price/ Free Cash Flow per Share (TTM)
=218.34/23.221
=9.40

American Express Co's Share Price of today is $218.34.
American Express Co's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $23.22.

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

It can also be calculated from the numbers for the whole company:

Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio=Market Cap/Free Cash Flow

American Express Co  (NYSE:AXP) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Explanation

Free Cash Flow is considered more important than earnings by value investors. The reason is because, in principle, only the net cash that can be taken from the business belongs to shareholders. This Free Cash Flow can be used to grow the business, reduce debt or return to shareholders in dividends or share buybacks.

In a DCF Calculation Free Cash Flow is used to determine the intrinsic value of companies.


Be Aware

In real business, Free Cash Flow can be affected by the change in accounts receivable, accounts payable, management's decision on expansion, etc. Therefore, investors should look at the Free Cash Flow over the longer term. Long-term average of Free Cash Flow is a more reliable indicator for real free cash flow.


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American Express Co (American Express Co) Business Description

Address
200 Vesey Street, New York, NY, USA, 10285
American Express is a global financial institution, operating in about 130 countries, that provides consumers and businesses charge and credit card payment products. The company also operates a highly profitable merchant payment network. Since 2018, it has operated in three segments: global consumer services, global commercial services, and global merchant and network services. In addition to payment products, the company's commercial business offers expense management tools, consulting services, and business loans.
Executives
Jeffrey C Campbell officer: EVP, Chief Financial Officer 4333 AMON CARTER BLVD, FORT WORTH TX 76155
Douglas E. Buckminster officer: Pres, Int'l Consumer & SBS 200 VESEY STREET, M/S 01-50-01, NEW YORK NY 10285
Clayton Walter Joseph Iii director C/O APOLLO GLOBAL MANAGEMENT, INC., 9 WEST 57TH STREET, 43RD FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10019
Caillec Christophe Le officer: Chief Financial Officer 200 VESEY STREET, NEW YORK NY 10285
Monique Herena officer: Chief Human Resources Officer 225 LIBERTY STREET, NEW YORK NY 10286
Howard Grosfield officer: President, U.S. Consumer Serv 200 VESEY STREET, NEW YORK NY 10285
Quinn Jessica Lieberman officer: Controller 200 VESEY STREET, NEW YORK NY 10285
Raymond Joabar officer: CRO and Pres., GRBC 200 VESEY STREET, NEW YORK NY 10285
Denise Pickett officer: CRO and President, GRBC Group 200 VESEY STREET, NEW YORK NY 10285
Anna Marrs officer: Pres., Global Comm. Services 200 VESEY STREET, NEW YORK NY 10285
Deborah P Majoras director ONE PROCTER & GAMBLE PLAZA, CINCINNATI OH 45202
Rafael Marquez officer: President, International Card 200 VESEY STREET, NEW YORK NY 10285
Theodore Leonsis director WASHINGTON CAPITALS, 627 N GLEBE RD SUITE 850, ARLINGTON VA 22203
Stephen J Squeri officer: EVP, Chief Information Officer 200 VESEY STREET, NEW YORK NY 10285
Anre D Williams officer: Pres. Global Merchant Services 200 VESEY STREET, NEW YORK NY 10285

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