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AXP (American Express Co) Debt-to-Equity : 1.85 (As of Sep. 2024)


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What is American Express Co Debt-to-Equity?

American Express Co's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was $1,457 Mil. American Express Co's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was $53,546 Mil. American Express Co's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was $29,707 Mil. American Express Co's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was 1.85.

A high debt to equity ratio generally means that a company has been aggressive in financing its growth with debt. This can result in volatile earnings as a result of the additional interest expense.

The historical rank and industry rank for American Express Co's Debt-to-Equity or its related term are showing as below:

AXP' s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.5   Med: 2.42   Max: 3.24
Current: 1.85

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of American Express Co was 3.24. The lowest was 1.50. And the median was 2.42.

AXP's Debt-to-Equity is ranked worse than
62.81% of 441 companies
in the Credit Services industry
Industry Median: 1.1 vs AXP: 1.85

American Express Co Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for American Express Co's Debt-to-Equity 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 Debt-to-Equity Chart

American Express Co Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Debt-to-Equity
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 2.79 1.95 1.85 1.78 1.75

American Express Co Quarterly Data
Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24
Debt-to-Equity 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 1.76 1.75 1.76 1.80 1.85

Competitive Comparison of American Express Co's Debt-to-Equity

For the Credit Services subindustry, American Express Co's Debt-to-Equity, along with its competitors' market caps and Debt-to-Equity 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 Debt-to-Equity Distribution in the Credit Services Industry

For the Credit Services industry and Financial Services sector, American Express Co's Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where American Express Co's Debt-to-Equity falls into.



American Express Co Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

American Express Co's Debt to Equity Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

American Express Co's Debt to Equity Ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 is calculated as

* 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  (NYSE:AXP) Debt-to-Equity Explanation

In the calculation of Debt to Equity, we use the total of Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation and Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation divided by Total Stockholders Equity. In some calculations, Total Liabilities is used to for calculation.


Be Aware

Because a company can increase its ROE % by having more financial leverage, it is important to watch the leverage ratio when investing in high ROE % companies.


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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
Caillec Christophe Le officer: Chief Financial Officer 200 VESEY STREET, NEW YORK NY 10285
Stephen J Squeri officer: EVP, Chief Information 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
Denise Pickett officer: CRO and President, GRBC Group 200 VESEY STREET, NEW YORK NY 10285
Raymond Joabar officer: CRO and Pres., GRBC 200 VESEY STREET, NEW YORK NY 10285
Jennifer Skyler officer: Chief Corp. Affairs Officer 200 VESEY STREET, NEW YORK NY 10285
Quinn Jessica Lieberman officer: Controller 200 VESEY STREET, NEW YORK NY 10285
Anna Marrs officer: Pres., Global Comm. Services 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
Howard Grosfield officer: President, U.S. Consumer Serv 200 VESEY STREET, NEW YORK NY 10285