Share buybacks · 2011–2025
American Express share buybacks
$5.8B−3.4% · FY2025
American Express (AXP) reported $5.8B in share buybacks for fiscal 2025, −3.4% year on year.
| Fiscal year | Share buybacks | Change | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY20252025-12-31 | $5.8B | −3.4% | Open → |
| FY20242024-12-31 | $6.0B | +64.9% | Open → |
| FY20232023-12-31 | $3.7B | +4.2% | Open → |
| FY20222022-12-31 | $3.5B | −54.2% | Open → |
| FY20212021-12-31 | $7.7B | +643.6% | Open → |
| FY20202020-12-31 | $1.0B | −35.7% | Open → |
| FY20182018-12-31 | $1.6B | −62.8% | Open → |
| FY20172017-12-31 | $4.3B | −2.3% | Open → |
| FY20162016-12-31 | $4.4B | −2.2% | Open → |
| FY20152015-12-31 | $4.5B | +2.5% | Open → |
| FY20142014-12-31 | $4.4B | +11.3% | Open → |
| FY20132013-12-31 | $3.9B | −0.2% | Open → |
| FY20122012-12-31 | $4.0B | +71.8% | Open → |
| FY20112011-12-31 | $2.3B | — | Open → |
Share buybacks — Share buybacks are the cash a company spent during the year repurchasing its own stock, taken from the financing section of the cash-flow statement. Most companies buy back nothing at all — the line is absent rather than zero — so this ranking covers the minority that do.
Every row links to its own SEC filing · Fiscal year 2025 · Data as of September 25, 2026 · 2011–2025 compound annual growth +6.8%
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The numbers above are read from this document: 10-K · 0000004962-26-000080 · February 6, 2026
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