American Express Co (American Express Co) 5-Year Yield-on-Cost %

: 1.79 (As of Today)

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American Express Co's yield on cost for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 1.79.

The historical rank and industry rank for American Express Co's 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % or its related term are showing as below:

AXP' s 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.1 Med: 2.12 Max: 3.57
Current: 1.79

During the past 13 years, American Express Co's highest Yield on Cost was 3.57. The lowest was 1.10. And the median was 2.12.

AXP's 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % is ranked worse than
74.89% of 219 companies
in the Credit Services industry
Industry Median: 4.18 vs AXP: 1.79

Competitive Comparison

For the Credit Services subindustry, American Express Co's 5-Year Yield-on-Cost %, along with its competitors' market caps and 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % 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 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % Distribution

For the Credit Services industry and Financial Services sector, American Express Co's 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where American Express Co's 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % falls into.

American Express Co 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % Calculation

Dividend Yield % and dividend growth of a stock is an important factor for income investors. But if company A raises its dividend constantly faster than company B, company A's future dividend yield might be much higher than Company B's even if their yields are the same now and their stock prices do not change.

Yield on Cost assumes that you buy and the stock today, and hold it for 5 years. If the company raises it dividends at the same rate as it did over the past 5 years, the dividends investors receive annually in 5 years relative to the stock price today.

Therefore, Yield-on-Cost of American Express Co is calculated as

Yield-on-Cost

Dividend Yield %

Dividend Growth Rate)^5

American Express Co (NYSE:AXP) 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % Explanation

Of course the risk here is that the company may not raise its dividends as it did before. The key is to select the companies that can consistently raise its dividends. Usually companies with long history of raising dividends tend to do so.

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American Express Co (American Express Co) Business Description

Industry

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Comparable Companies

Traded in Other Exchanges

AXP:Mexico 1AXP:Italy AEC1d:UK 0R3C:UK AEC1:Germany AEC1:Germany AEC1:Germany AXPB34:Brazil AXP:Austria AXP:Argentina

Address

200 Vesey Street, New York, NY, USA, 10285

Website

https://www.americanexpress.com

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

Jeffrey C Campbell	officer: EVP, Chief Financial Officer	4333 AMON CARTER BLVD, FORT WORTH TX 76155
Douglas E. Buckminster	officer: Pres, Int'l Consumer & SBS	200 VESEY STREET, M/S 01-50-01, NEW YORK NY 10285
Clayton Walter Joseph Iii	director	C/O APOLLO GLOBAL MANAGEMENT, INC., 9 WEST 57TH STREET, 43RD FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10019
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
Howard Grosfield	officer: President, U.S. Consumer Serv	200 VESEY STREET, NEW YORK NY 10285
Quinn Jessica Lieberman	officer: Controller	200 VESEY STREET, NEW YORK NY 10285
Raymond Joabar	officer: CRO and Pres., GRBC	200 VESEY STREET, NEW YORK NY 10285
Denise Pickett	officer: CRO and President, GRBC Group	200 VESEY STREET, NEW YORK NY 10285
Anna Marrs	officer: Pres., Global Comm. Services	200 VESEY STREET, NEW YORK NY 10285
Deborah P Majoras	director	ONE PROCTER & GAMBLE PLAZA, CINCINNATI OH 45202
Rafael Marquez	officer: President, International Card	200 VESEY STREET, NEW YORK NY 10285
Theodore Leonsis	director	WASHINGTON CAPITALS, 627 N GLEBE RD SUITE 850, ARLINGTON VA 22203
Stephen J Squeri	officer: EVP, Chief Information Officer	200 VESEY STREET, NEW YORK NY 10285
Anre D Williams	officer: Pres. Global Merchant Services	200 VESEY STREET, NEW YORK NY 10285