AXP (American Express Co) Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio: (As of Sep. 21, 2026)

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AXP American Express Co AXP
84 GF Score
Price $311.56
GF Value $325.55
Valuation Fairly Valued
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What is American Express Co Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio?

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American Express Co  (NYSE:AXP) Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Explanation

Compared with the regular PS Ratio, which works poorly for cyclical businesses, the Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio smoothed out the fluctuations of revenue 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 PS Ratio should give similar results to regular PS Ratio.


American Express Co Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Related Terms


American Express Co Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Historical Data

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The historical data trend for American Express Co's Cyclically Adjusted PS 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 PS Ratio Chart

American Express Co Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio
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American Express Co Quarterly Data
Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25 Jun25 Sep25 Dec25 Mar26 Jun26
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AXP vs COF, PYPL, AFRM: Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Comparison

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

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

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


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American Express Co Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Calculation

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

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

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

Adj_RevenuePerShare=Revenue per Share/CPI of Jun. 2026 (Change)*Current CPI (Jun. 2026)
=31.806/333.9520*333.9520
=31.806

Current CPI (Jun. 2026) = 333.9520.

American Express Co Quarterly Data

Revenue per Share CPI Adj_RevenuePerShare
201609 8.888 241.428 12.294
201612 9.243 241.432 12.785
201703 10.135 243.801 13.883
201706 10.854 244.955 14.797
201709 11.169 246.819 15.112
201712 11.892 246.524 16.109
201803 12.009 249.554 16.070
201806 12.428 251.989 16.470
201809 12.699 252.439 16.800
201812 13.270 251.233 17.639
201903 13.356 254.202 17.546
201906 14.030 256.143 18.292
201909 14.348 256.759 18.662
201912 14.909 256.974 19.375
202003 13.646 258.115 17.655
202006 10.207 257.797 13.222
202009 11.430 260.280 14.665
202012 12.086 260.474 15.495
202103 11.709 264.877 14.762
202106 13.173 271.696 16.191
202109 14.276 274.310 17.380
202112 16.173 278.802 19.372
202203 15.905 287.504 18.475
202206 18.377 296.311 20.711
202209 19.162 296.808 21.560
202212 20.621 296.797 23.202
202303 21.126 301.836 23.374
202306 22.564 305.109 24.697
202309 23.453 307.789 25.447
202312 24.441 306.746 26.609
202403 24.669 312.332 26.377
202406 25.662 314.175 27.277
202409 26.480 315.301 28.046
202412 27.286 315.605 28.872
202503 26.994 319.799 28.189
202506 28.506 322.561 29.513
202509 29.675 324.800 30.511
202512 30.589 324.054 31.523
202603 30.450 330.213 30.795
202606 31.806 333.952 31.806

Add all the adjusted revenue per share together and divide 10 will get our Cyclically Adjusted Revenue 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 (AXP) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, American Express Co stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of $311.56 is trading 4.3% below its estimated GF Value™ of $325.55. GuruFocus considers American Express Co to be Fairly Valued.

Key valuation signals for AXP:

  • Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio:
  • GF Value™: $325.55 vs. price of $311.56 (4.3% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 84/100 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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