American Express Co (XSGO:AXP) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio: (As of Jul. 27, 2026)

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XSGO:AXP American Express Co XSGO:AXP
82 GF Score
Price $359.44
GF Value $356.94
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What is American Express Co Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

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American Express Co  (XSGO:AXP) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Explanation

Compared with the regular PB Ratio, which works poorly for cyclical businesses, the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio smoothed out the fluctuations of book value during business cycles. Therefore it is more accurate in reflecting the valuation of the company.

If a company has consistent business performance, the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio should give similar results to regular PB Ratio.


American Express Co Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Related Terms


American Express Co Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

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The historical data trend for American Express Co's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio 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.

American Express Co Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Chart

American Express Co Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio
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American Express Co Quarterly Data
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XSGO:AXP vs COF, PYPL, SYF: Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Comparison

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 Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio vs 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.


XSGO:AXP
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American Express Co Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Calculation

Like the Shiller PE Ratio, the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio takes the Book Value per Share from the past 10 years, adjusts it for inflation, and then calculates the average. This average is then used for the P/B calculation. Because it considers this 10-year average, it's often referred to as the CAPB Ratio.

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller to measure the valuation of the overall market. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio.

American Express Co's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 is calculated as:

For example, American Express Co's adjusted Book Value per Share data for the three months ended in Jun. 2026 was:

Adj_Book=Book Value per Share/CPI of Jun. 2026 (Change)*Current CPI (Jun. 2026)
=50.486/333.9520*333.9520
=50.486

Current CPI (Jun. 2026) = 333.9520.

American Express Co Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201609 22.919 241.428 31.702
201612 22.678 241.432 31.369
201703 23.391 243.801 32.040
201706 23.927 244.955 32.620
201709 24.208 246.819 32.754
201712 21.265 246.524 28.806
201803 22.806 249.554 30.519
201806 24.265 251.989 32.158
201809 25.129 252.439 33.243
201812 26.316 251.233 34.981
201903 26.545 254.202 34.873
201906 27.755 256.143 36.186
201909 28.045 256.759 36.477
201912 28.483 256.974 37.015
202003 26.094 258.115 33.761
202006 26.164 257.797 33.893
202009 27.166 260.280 34.855
202012 28.552 260.474 36.606
202103 30.431 264.877 38.367
202106 32.004 271.696 39.337
202109 31.396 274.310 38.222
202112 29.142 278.802 34.907
202203 29.646 287.504 34.435
202206 30.939 296.311 34.869
202209 32.048 296.808 36.059
202212 33.258 296.797 37.421
202303 34.983 301.836 38.705
202306 36.281 305.109 39.711
202309 37.481 307.789 40.667
202312 38.806 306.746 42.248
202403 40.006 312.332 42.775
202406 41.489 314.175 44.101
202409 42.197 315.301 44.693
202412 43.111 315.605 45.617
202503 44.504 319.799 46.474
202506 46.424 322.561 48.063
202509 47.049 324.800 48.375
202512 48.796 324.054 50.286
202603 49.846 330.213 50.410
202606 50.486 333.952 50.486

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

Is American Express Co (XSGO:AXP) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, American Express Co stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of $359.44 is trading 0.7% above its estimated GF Value™ of $356.94.

Key valuation signals for XSGO:AXP:

  • Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio:
  • GF Value™: $356.94 vs. price of $359.44 (0.7% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 82/100 with 3 warning signs

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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. It operates in four segments: US consumer services, US commercial services, international card 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.
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