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AXP (American Express Co) 1-Year Sharpe Ratio : 1.26 (As of Jul. 18, 2025)


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What is American Express Co 1-Year Sharpe Ratio?

The 1-Year Sharpe Ratio measures the additional return that an investor receives per unit of increase in risk over the past year. As of today (2025-07-18), American Express Co's 1-Year Sharpe Ratio is 1.26.


Competitive Comparison of American Express Co's 1-Year Sharpe Ratio

For the Credit Services subindustry, American Express Co's 1-Year Sharpe Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and 1-Year Sharpe 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 1-Year Sharpe Ratio Distribution in the Credit Services Industry

For the Credit Services industry and Financial Services sector, American Express Co's 1-Year Sharpe Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where American Express Co's 1-Year Sharpe Ratio falls into.


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American Express Co 1-Year Sharpe Ratio Calculation

The 1-Year Sharpe Ratio measures the performance of an investment such as a stock or portfolio compared to a risk-free asset. A stock / portfolio's 1-Year Sharpe Ratio can be calculated by dividing the difference between the one-year returns of the investment and the risk-free rate, by the standard deviation of the investment returns over one year.


American Express Co  (NYSE:AXP) 1-Year Sharpe Ratio Explanation

The 1-Year Sharpe Ratio inidicates the risk-adjusted return of an investment over the past year. It is calculated as the annualized result of the average monthly excess return divided by its standard deviation over the past year. The monthly excess return is the monthly investment return minus the monthly risk-free rate (typically the 10-year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate). If the risk-free rate for a specific region is not available, U.S. data is used by default.

The greater a portfolio's Sharpe Ratio, the better its risk-adjusted performance. A negative Sharpe Ratio means the risk-free rate is greater than the portfolio’s historical or projected return, or else the portfolio's return is expected to be negative.


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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
Rafael Marquez officer: President, International Card 200 VESEY STREET, NEW YORK NY 10285
Raymond Joabar officer: CRO and Pres., GRBC 200 VESEY STREET, NEW YORK NY 10285
Howard Grosfield officer: President, U.S. Consumer Serv 200 VESEY STREET, NEW YORK NY 10285
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
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
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