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American Express Co (MIL:1AXP) Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF : 16.90 (As of Jun. 02, 2025)


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What is American Express Co Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF?

As of today (2025-06-02), American Express Co's current share price is €259.80. American Express Co's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was €15.37. American Express Co's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF for today is 16.90.

The historical rank and industry rank for American Express Co's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF or its related term are showing as below:

MIL:1AXP' s Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 7.34   Med: 12.49   Max: 19.73
Current: 17.43

During the past years, American Express Co's highest Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF was 19.73. The lowest was 7.34. And the median was 12.49.

MIL:1AXP's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF is ranked worse than
68.18% of 110 companies
in the Credit Services industry
Industry Median: 8.535 vs MIL:1AXP: 17.43

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 Price-to-FCF. The Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted free cash flow per share of a company over the past 10 years.

American Express Co's adjusted free cash flow per share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was €5.711. Add all the adjusted free cash flow per share for the past 10 years together and divide 10 will get our Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share, which is €15.37 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2025.

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American Express Co Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Historical Data

The historical data trend for American Express Co's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF 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 Price-to-FCF Chart

American Express Co Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 12.83 15.03 10.94 12.18 18.22

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 Price-to-FCF 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 14.24 14.05 17.18 18.22 15.94

Competitive Comparison of American Express Co's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF

For the Credit Services subindustry, American Express Co's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF, along with its competitors' market caps and Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF 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 Price-to-FCF Distribution in the Credit Services Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where American Express Co's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF falls into.


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American Express Co Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Calculation

Like the Shiller PE Ratio, the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF takes the Free Cash Flow per Share from the past 10 years, adjusts it for inflation, and then calculates the average. This average is then used for the P/FCF calculation. Because it considers this 10-year average, it's often referred to as the CAPFCF 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 Price-to-FCF.

American Express Co's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share
=259.80/15.37
=16.90

* 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's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 is calculated as:

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

Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare=Free Cash Flow per Share/CPI of Mar. 2025 (Change)*Current CPI (Mar. 2025)
=5.711/134.9266*134.9266
=5.711

Current CPI (Mar. 2025) = 134.9266.

American Express Co Quarterly Data

Free Cash Flow per Share CPI Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare
201506 1.608 100.684 2.155
201509 2.902 100.392 3.900
201512 2.269 99.792 3.068
201603 2.077 100.470 2.789
201606 0.306 101.688 0.406
201609 1.376 101.861 1.823
201612 3.056 101.863 4.048
201703 0.914 102.862 1.199
201706 2.853 103.349 3.725
201709 3.831 104.136 4.964
201712 4.584 104.011 5.947
201803 1.720 105.290 2.204
201806 2.715 106.317 3.446
201809 4.734 106.507 5.997
201812 -1.743 105.998 -2.219
201903 8.607 107.251 10.828
201906 2.581 108.070 3.222
201909 -1.554 108.329 -1.936
201912 3.053 108.420 3.799
202003 -2.861 108.902 -3.545
202006 1.959 108.767 2.430
202009 1.927 109.815 2.368
202012 3.125 109.897 3.837
202103 2.046 111.754 2.470
202106 2.955 114.631 3.478
202109 4.042 115.734 4.712
202112 5.221 117.630 5.989
202203 4.112 121.301 4.574
202206 4.783 125.017 5.162
202209 5.482 125.227 5.907
202212 9.981 125.222 10.755
202303 -0.926 127.348 -0.981
202306 4.419 128.729 4.632
202309 10.026 129.860 10.417
202312 8.001 129.419 8.341
202403 6.570 131.776 6.727
202406 5.140 132.554 5.232
202409 -2.881 133.029 -2.922
202412 7.167 133.157 7.262
202503 5.711 134.927 5.711

Add all the adjusted free cash flow per share together and divide 10 will get our Cyclically Adjusted FCF 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.


American Express Co  (MIL:1AXP) Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Explanation

Compared with the regular Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow, which works poorly for cyclical businesses, the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF smoothed out the fluctuations of free cash flow 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 Price-to-FCF should give similar results to regular Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow.


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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.

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