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AXP (American Express Co) Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share : $34.36 (As of Mar. 2025)


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What is American Express Co Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share?

E10 is a concept invented by Prof. Robert Shiller, who uses E10 for his Shiller PE Ratio calculation. E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings of a company over the past 10 years. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share and the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio. The Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted Book Value per Share of a company over the past 10 years.

American Express Co's adjusted book value per share for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was $44.504. Add all the adjusted book value per share for the past 10 years together and divide the count will get our Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share, which is $34.36 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2025.

During the past 12 months, American Express Co's average Cyclically Adjusted Book Growth Rate was 7.40% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Cyclically Adjusted Book Growth Rate was 8.80% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Cyclically Adjusted Book Growth Rate was 9.40% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Cyclically Adjusted Book Growth Rate was 9.20% per year. Please click Growth Rate Calculation Example (GuruFocus) to see how GuruFocus calculates Wal-Mart Stores Inc (WMT)'s revenue growth rate. You can apply the same method to get the Cyclically Adjusted Book Growth Rate using Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share data.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Cyclically Adjusted Book Growth Rate of American Express Co was 10.20% per year. The lowest was 3.10% per year. And the median was 6.80% per year.

As of today (2025-04-30), American Express Co's current stock price is $267.02. American Express Co's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was $34.36. American Express Co's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio of today is 7.77.

During the past 13 years, the highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio of American Express Co was 9.58. The lowest was 3.33. And the median was 5.44.


American Express Co Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share Historical Data

The historical data trend for American Express Co's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share 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 Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share Chart

American Express Co Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 23.19 26.07 28.72 31.04 33.53

American Express Co Quarterly Data
Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25
Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share Get a 7-Day Free Trial 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 31.98 32.57 33.10 33.53 34.36

Competitive Comparison of American Express Co's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share

For the Credit Services subindustry, American Express Co's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio 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's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Distribution in the Credit Services Industry

For the Credit Services industry and Financial Services sector, American Express Co's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where American Express Co's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio falls into.


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American Express Co Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share Calculation

E10 is a concept invented by Prof. Robert Shiller, who uses E10 for his Shiller PE Ratio calculation. E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings of a company over the past 10 years. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share and the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio. The Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted Book Value per Share of a company over the past 10 years.

What is Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share? How do we calculate Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share?

Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted Book Value per Share of a company over the past 10 years. Let's use an example to explain.

If we want to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share of Wal-Mart (WMT) for Dec. 31, 2010, we need to have the inflation data and the book value per share from 2001 through 2010.

We adjusted the 2001 book value per share data with the total inflation from 2001 through 2010 to the equivalent book value in 2010. If the total inflation from 2001 to 2010 is 40%, and Wal-Mart's book value is $1 a share in 2001, then the 2001's equivalent book value in 2010 is $1.4 a share. If Wal-Mart's book value is $1 again in 2002, and the total inflation from 2002 through 2010 is 35%, then the equivalent 2002 book value in 2010 is $1.35. So on and so forth, you get the equivalent book value per share of past 10 years. Then you add them together and divided the sum by the count to get Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share.

Please note that we use the CPI data of the country/region where the company is headquartered. If the CPI data for that country/region is not available, then we will use the CPI data of the United States as default.

For example, American Express Co's adjusted Book Value per Share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was:

Adj_Book= Book Value per Share /CPI of Mar. 2025 (Change)*Current CPI (Mar. 2025)
=44.504/134.9266*134.9266
=44.504

Current CPI (Mar. 2025) = 134.9266.

American Express Co Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201506 21.841 100.684 29.269
201509 21.660 100.392 29.111
201512 21.334 99.792 28.845
201603 21.795 100.470 29.270
201606 22.391 101.688 29.710
201609 22.919 101.861 30.359
201612 22.678 101.863 30.039
201703 23.391 102.862 30.682
201706 23.927 103.349 31.238
201709 24.208 104.136 31.366
201712 21.265 104.011 27.586
201803 22.806 105.290 29.225
201806 24.265 106.317 30.795
201809 25.129 106.507 31.834
201812 26.316 105.998 33.498
201903 26.545 107.251 33.395
201906 27.755 108.070 34.653
201909 28.045 108.329 34.931
201912 28.483 108.420 35.447
202003 26.094 108.902 32.330
202006 26.164 108.767 32.457
202009 27.166 109.815 33.378
202012 28.552 109.897 35.055
202103 30.431 111.754 36.741
202106 32.004 114.631 37.670
202109 31.396 115.734 36.602
202112 29.142 117.630 33.427
202203 29.646 121.301 32.976
202206 30.939 125.017 33.391
202209 32.048 125.227 34.530
202212 33.258 125.222 35.836
202303 34.983 127.348 37.065
202306 36.281 128.729 38.028
202309 37.481 129.860 38.944
202312 38.806 129.419 40.457
202403 40.006 131.776 40.962
202406 41.489 132.554 42.232
202409 42.197 133.029 42.799
202412 43.111 133.157 43.684
202503 44.504 134.927 44.504

Add all the adjusted book value per share together and divide the count will get our Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share.


American Express Co  (NYSE:AXP) Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share Explanation

If a company grows much fast than inflation, Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share may underestimate the company's equity. Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio can seem to be too high even the actual PB Ratio is low.

For the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio, the book value of the past 10 years are inflation-adjusted and averaged. The result is used for P/B calculation. Since it looks at the average over the last 10 years, the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is also called CAPB Ratio.

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller. He uses E10 for his Shiller PE Ratio calculation. E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings per share of a company over the past 10 years. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio. The Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted book value per share of a company over the past 10 years.

American Express Co's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio of today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio=Share Price/Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
=267.02/34.36
=7.77

* 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.

During the past 13 years, the highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio of American Express Co was 9.58. The lowest was 3.33. And the median was 5.44.


Be Aware

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio works better for cyclical companies. It gives you a better idea on the company's real book value.


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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
Anna Marrs officer: Pres., Global Comm. Services 200 VESEY STREET, NEW YORK NY 10285
Quinn Jessica Lieberman officer: Controller 200 VESEY STREET, NEW YORK NY 10285
Stephen J Squeri officer: EVP, Chief Information Officer 200 VESEY STREET, NEW YORK NY 10285
Ravikumar Radhakrishnan officer: Chief Information Officer 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
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
Douglas E. Buckminster officer: Pres, Int'l Consumer & SBS 200 VESEY STREET, M/S 01-50-01, NEW YORK NY 10285
Anre D Williams officer: Pres. Global Merchant Services 200 VESEY STREET, NEW YORK NY 10285
Jennifer Skyler officer: Chief Corp. Affairs Officer 200 VESEY STREET, NEW YORK NY 10285
Rafael Marquez officer: President, International Card 200 VESEY STREET, NEW YORK NY 10285
Laureen Seeger officer: General Counsel C/O MCKESSON CORPORATION, ONE POST STREET - 33RD FLOOR, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94104
Jeffrey C Campbell officer: EVP, Chief Financial Officer 4333 AMON CARTER BLVD, FORT WORTH TX 76155
Clayton Walter Joseph Iii director C/O APOLLO GLOBAL MANAGEMENT, INC., 9 WEST 57TH STREET, 43RD FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10019