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ConsensusHold57 ratings
Bullish2340.4%
Neutral3052.6%
Bearish47.0%
American Express Company · AXP · FY2026 Q2 · Calendar Q3 2026
AXP Q2 2026: Platinum Card Drives 10% Revenue Growth, Full-Year Guidance Raised
American Express posted Q2 2026 revenue of $19.64B (up 10% YoY), narrowly missing the $19.70B consensus, while EPS of $4.53 beat the $4.41 estimate by 2.7%. Management raised full-year revenue guidance from 9-10% to 10% and maintained the $17.30-$17.90 EPS range. The Platinum Card refresh remains the central growth engine, driving premium customer acquisition and higher fee revenue. New strategic moves include the proposed TheFork acquisition to expand the dining ecosystem, a $300 ChatGPT business statement credit, and AI deployments delivering 30-40% coding cycle-time reductions. Despite the EPS beat, shares fell 4.3% on the session before recovering 2.8% subsequently. With the stock at $335.39 and the analyst consensus target at $380.08, the market is weighing near-term headwinds from small-business co-brand portfolio sales against the raised revenue outlook.
Reported Before market openNYSEFinancial Services
$228.85B market cap
100quality score
Company context
Snapshot as of publicationOperating globally, American Express Company and its affiliated entities deliver a comprehensive suite of charge and credit payment card solutions, alongside a variety of travel-related offerings. Its business structure is organized into three primary divisions: the Global Consumer Services Group, Global Commercial Services, and Global Merchant and Network Services. Among its core offerings are diverse payment and financing instruments, robust network infrastructure services, tools for managing accounts payable expenses, and comprehensive travel and lifestyle support.…
Earnings scorecard
Reported versus consensus
Reported EPS
$4.53
Consensus $4
EPS surprise
+2.7%
Reported versus consensus
Reported revenue
$19.64B
Consensus $19.70B
Revenue surprise
-0.3%
Reported versus consensus
Earnings History
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Beat
Miss
Match
Analyst 52W Price Targets
$336.25Previous close
$145Low
$272.78Average
$415High
Latest persisted target per named analyst; persisted previous close from FN2's market snapshot as of Aug 1, 2026. Not an FN2 forecast.
Firm-level rating actions
FMP grade actions identify the grading firm, not a named analyst.
| Firm | Rating | Prior rating | Action | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morgan Stanley | Equal Weight | Equal Weight | Maintain | Jul 27, 2026 |
| Evercore ISI Group | In Line | In Line | Maintain | Jul 27, 2026 |
| BTIG | Sell | Sell | Maintain | Jul 27, 2026 |
| JP Morgan | Overweight | Neutral | Upgrade | Jul 13, 2026 |
| HSBC | Hold | Hold | Maintain | Jul 13, 2026 |
| B of A Securities | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jul 9, 2026 |
| UBS | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Jul 7, 2026 |
| TD Cowen | Hold | Hold | Maintain | Jul 7, 2026 |
| Barclays | Equal Weight | Equal Weight | Maintain | Jul 7, 2026 |
| Piper Sandler | Overweight | Neutral | Upgrade | Jun 30, 2026 |
| Truist Securities | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jun 24, 2026 |
| Goldman Sachs | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Apr 28, 2026 |
| Wells Fargo | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Apr 9, 2026 |
| Freedom Capital Markets | Hold | Sell | Upgrade | Oct 24, 2025 |
| Freedom Broker | Hold | Sell | Upgrade | Oct 24, 2025 |
| Keefe, Bruyette & Woods | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Oct 1, 2025 |
| Deutsche Bank | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jul 21, 2025 |
| Citigroup | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Jul 2, 2025 |
| Redburn Atlantic | Neutral | Sell | Upgrade | Apr 23, 2025 |
| RBC Capital | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Apr 21, 2025 |
| Monness, Crespi, Hardt | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Apr 8, 2025 |
| Baird | Neutral | Underperform | Upgrade | Mar 14, 2025 |
| Compass Point | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Jan 27, 2025 |
| Jefferies | Hold | Hold | Maintain | Jul 9, 2024 |
| BMO Capital | Underperform | Underperform | Maintain | Apr 22, 2024 |
| Oppenheimer | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Apr 5, 2024 |
| Stephens & Co. | Equal Weight | Underweight | Upgrade | Jan 2, 2024 |
| DZ Bank | Hold | Buy | Downgrade | Jul 25, 2023 |
| Argus Research | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jan 31, 2023 |
| Credit Suisse | Underperform | Underperform | Maintain | Jan 30, 2023 |
| Redburn Partners | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Nov 29, 2022 |
| Atlantic Equities | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Oct 12, 2022 |
| CFRA | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jul 22, 2022 |
| Edward Jones | Buy | Hold | Upgrade | Jun 6, 2022 |
| Wolfe Research | Peer Perform | Outperform | Downgrade | May 12, 2022 |
| Daiwa Capital | Buy | Hold | Upgrade | Feb 10, 2022 |
| Seaport Global | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Aug 30, 2021 |
| Susquehanna | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Jan 12, 2021 |
| Nomura | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Mar 20, 2020 |
| Bank of America | Neutral | Buy | Downgrade | Dec 19, 2018 |
| Buckingham Research | Neutral | Buy | Downgrade | Nov 29, 2018 |
| Buckingham | Neutral | Buy | Downgrade | Nov 29, 2018 |
| Argus | Hold | Buy | Downgrade | May 5, 2018 |
| Guggenheim | Buy | Neutral | Upgrade | Apr 25, 2017 |
| Tigress Financial | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Mar 24, 2017 |
| Keefe Bruyette & Woods | Outperform | Market Perform | Upgrade | Jan 30, 2017 |
| Macquarie | Underperform | Underperform | Maintain | Apr 21, 2016 |
| DA Davidson | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Jan 13, 2016 |
| JMP Securities | Perform | Market Perform | Maintain | Dec 22, 2015 |
| Bernstein | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | May 6, 2015 |
| Sandler O'Neil | Buy | Hold | Upgrade | Oct 20, 2014 |
| Pacific Crest | Perform | Sector Perform | Maintain | Jun 16, 2014 |
| Janney Montgomery Scott | Buy | Neutral | Upgrade | Feb 5, 2014 |
| Janney Capital | Buy | Neutral | Upgrade | Feb 5, 2014 |
| SunTrust Robinson Humphrey | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Dec 19, 2013 |
| Evercore Partners | Equal Weight | Overweight | Downgrade | Dec 19, 2012 |
| PiperJaffray | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Apr 19, 2012 |
Named analyst price targets
Upside is calculated against the persisted previous close $336.25. FMP does not supply a rating on these named-analyst rows.
| Firm | Analyst | 52W target | Price when posted | Upside | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $382 | $332.24 | +13.6% | Jul 27, 2026 |
| Evercore ISI | Analyst unavailable | $370 | $331.4 | +10.0% | Jul 27, 2026 |
| BTIG | Analyst unavailable | $315 | $326.17 | -6.3% | Jul 27, 2026 |
| HSBC | Analyst unavailable | $329 | $350.58 | -2.2% | Jul 13, 2026 |
| UBS | Analyst unavailable | $386 | $355.4 | +14.8% | Jul 7, 2026 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $364 | $356.03 | +8.3% | Jul 7, 2026 |
| Evercore ISI | Analyst unavailable | $380 | $354.51 | +13.0% | Jul 6, 2026 |
| BTIG | Analyst unavailable | $324 | $340.88 | -3.6% | Jun 30, 2026 |
| Piper Sandler | Analyst unavailable | $396 | $340.88 | +17.8% | Jun 29, 2026 |
| Loop Capital Markets | Analyst unavailable | $389 | $309.7 | +15.7% | May 21, 2026 |
| Evercore ISI | John Pancari | $345 | $316.15 | +2.6% | Apr 29, 2026 |
| Goldman Sachs | Analyst unavailable | $400 | $318.88 | +19.0% | Apr 28, 2026 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $322 | $318.38 | -4.2% | Apr 24, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Jeffrey Adelson | $385 | $326.96 | +14.5% | Apr 16, 2026 |
| RBC Capital | Analyst unavailable | $415 | $313.84 | +23.4% | Apr 10, 2026 |
| Wells Fargo | Analyst unavailable | $415 | $317.77 | +23.4% | Apr 9, 2026 |
| Evercore ISI | John Pancari | $393 | $367.72 | +16.9% | Feb 10, 2026 |
| UBS | Erika Najarian | $395 | $355.23 | +17.5% | Feb 4, 2026 |
| Truist Financial | Analyst unavailable | $400 | $352.46 | +19.0% | Feb 2, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Jeffrey Adelson | $395 | $356.52 | +17.5% | Jan 20, 2026 |
| RBC Capital | Analyst unavailable | $425 | $359.34 | +26.4% | Jan 12, 2026 |
| Credit Suisse | Analyst unavailable | $328 | $375.61 | -2.5% | Jan 12, 2026 |
| UBS | Analyst unavailable | $385 | $375.61 | +14.5% | Jan 12, 2026 |
| BTIG | Vincent Caintic | $328 | $375.61 | -2.5% | Jan 12, 2026 |
| Evercore ISI | John Pancari | $400 | $380.42 | +19.0% | Jan 6, 2026 |
| Goldman Sachs | Analyst unavailable | $420 | $378.23 | +24.9% | Jan 6, 2026 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $367 | $379.8 | +9.1% | Jan 6, 2026 |
| Truist Financial | Analyst unavailable | $420 | $377.42 | +24.9% | Dec 22, 2025 |
| Wells Fargo | Analyst unavailable | $425 | $380.75 | +26.4% | Dec 17, 2025 |
| Morgan Stanley | Jeffrey Adelson | $370 | $381.96 | +10.0% | Dec 16, 2025 |
| Compass Point | Dominick Gabriele | $324 | $343.23 | -3.6% | Oct 20, 2025 |
| Truist Financial | Brian Foran | $395 | $343.98 | +17.5% | Oct 20, 2025 |
| BTIG | Analyst unavailable | $307 | $346.62 | -8.7% | Oct 20, 2025 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $355 | $346.62 | +5.6% | Oct 20, 2025 |
| Wells Fargo | Analyst unavailable | $400 | $346.62 | +19.0% | Oct 20, 2025 |
| HSBC | Saul Martinez | $295 | $324.44 | -12.3% | Oct 10, 2025 |
| UBS | Analyst unavailable | $340 | $327.16 | +1.1% | Oct 7, 2025 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $336 | $330.24 | -0.1% | Oct 6, 2025 |
| Evercore ISI | Analyst unavailable | $365 | $342.31 | +8.6% | Sep 30, 2025 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $362 | $341.68 | +7.7% | Sep 29, 2025 |
| Truist Financial | Brian Foran | $375 | $327.26 | +11.5% | Sep 15, 2025 |
| Wells Fargo | Analyst unavailable | $375 | $326.22 | +11.5% | Sep 5, 2025 |
| BTIG | Vincent Caintic | $277 | $318.99 | -17.6% | Jul 14, 2025 |
| Wells Fargo | Analyst unavailable | $327 | $325.61 | -2.8% | Jul 2, 2025 |
| Truist Financial | Analyst unavailable | $315 | $242.51 | -6.3% | Apr 21, 2025 |
| Compass Point | David Rochester | $325 | $302.11 | -3.3% | Dec 19, 2024 |
| Morgan Stanley | Jeff Adelson | $252 | $275.28 | -25.1% | Oct 21, 2024 |
| Monness | Gus Gala | $300 | $276.16 | -10.8% | Oct 14, 2024 |
| HSBC | Saul Martinez | $270 | $273.79 | -19.7% | Oct 8, 2024 |
| BTIG | Vincent Caintic | $230 | $273.79 | -31.6% | Oct 8, 2024 |
| Bank of America Securities | Mihir Bhatia | $280 | $270.38 | -16.7% | Sep 23, 2024 |
| Bank of America Securities | Mihir Bhatia | $263 | $253.08 | -21.8% | Aug 21, 2024 |
| Monness | Gus Gala | $265 | $242.38 | -21.2% | Jul 22, 2024 |
| RBC Capital | Jon Arfstrom | $267 | $242.38 | -20.6% | Jul 22, 2024 |
| RBC Capital | Jon Arfstrom | $263 | $249.2 | -21.8% | Jul 19, 2024 |
| Compass Point | David Rochester | $260 | $244 | -22.7% | Jul 15, 2024 |
| Wells Fargo | Donald Fandetti | $285 | $234.51 | -15.2% | Jul 9, 2024 |
| Wells Fargo | Donald Fandetti | $275 | $224.04 | -18.2% | Jun 13, 2024 |
| Citigroup | Keith Horowitz | $250 | $224.53 | -25.7% | Jun 11, 2024 |
| BMO Capital | James Fotheringham | $175 | $233 | -48.0% | Apr 22, 2024 |
| Monness | Gus Gala | $250 | $228.62 | -25.7% | Apr 19, 2024 |
| Argus Research | Stephen Biggar | $246 | $230.32 | -26.8% | Apr 19, 2024 |
| Barclays | Terry Ma | $221 | $224.11 | -34.3% | Apr 9, 2024 |
| Monness | Gus Gala | $245 | $219.59 | -27.1% | Apr 5, 2024 |
| BMO Capital | James Fotheringham | $159 | $218.46 | -52.7% | Mar 15, 2024 |
| Oppenheimer | Dominick Gabriele | $219 | $200.86 | -34.9% | Jan 29, 2024 |
| RBC Capital | Jon Arfstrom | $185 | $188.07 | -45.0% | Jan 26, 2024 |
| Loop Capital Markets | James Fotheringham | $157 | $184.97 | -53.3% | Jan 10, 2024 |
| HSBC | Saul Martinez | $181 | $149.62 | -46.2% | Oct 20, 2023 |
| RBC Capital | Jon Arfstrom | $197 | $167.79 | -41.4% | Jul 24, 2023 |
| Oppenheimer | Dominick Gabriele | $180 | $174.48 | -46.5% | Jun 30, 2023 |
| Morgan Stanley | Betsy Graseck | $186 | $178.72 | -44.7% | Feb 8, 2023 |
| Wells Fargo | Analyst unavailable | $180 | $146.79 | -46.5% | Dec 15, 2022 |
| Piper Sandler | Analyst unavailable | $159 | $157.31 | -52.7% | Dec 13, 2022 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $148 | $155.31 | -56.0% | Dec 1, 2022 |
| New Street | Mihir Bhatia | $172 | $132.83 | -48.8% | Oct 21, 2022 |
| Barclays | Mark DeVries | $145 | $141.01 | -56.9% | Oct 13, 2022 |
| BMO Capital | Analyst unavailable | $169 | $152.36 | -49.7% | Jul 26, 2022 |
| RBC Capital | Analyst unavailable | $180 | $154.11 | -46.5% | Jul 25, 2022 |
| Stephens | Analyst unavailable | $157 | $153.01 | -53.3% | Jul 25, 2022 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $155 | $153.01 | -53.9% | Jul 25, 2022 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $160 | $153.01 | -52.4% | Jul 25, 2022 |
| Barclays | Mark DeVries | $157 | $142.48 | -53.3% | Jul 17, 2022 |
| Wells Fargo | Donald Fandetti | $190 | $136.48 | -43.5% | Jul 15, 2022 |
| Morgan Stanley | Betsy Graseck | $143 | $140.58 | -57.5% | Jul 12, 2022 |
| Piper Sandler | Analyst unavailable | $163 | $139.65 | -51.5% | Jul 6, 2022 |
| Wolfe Research | Bill Carcache | $146 | $158.75 | -56.6% | May 13, 2022 |
| Citigroup | Arren Cyganovich | $190 | $169.63 | -43.5% | May 2, 2022 |
| RBC Capital | Jon Arfstrom | $200 | $181.98 | -40.5% | Apr 28, 2022 |
| Oppenheimer | Dominick Gabriele | $225 | $185.4 | -33.1% | Apr 5, 2022 |
| Morgan Stanley | Betsy Graseck | $218 | $187.17 | -35.2% | Apr 2, 2022 |
| Wolfe Research | Bill Carcache | $226 | $190.28 | -32.8% | Mar 26, 2022 |
| Wells Fargo | Donald Fandetti | $215 | $194.88 | -36.1% | Feb 21, 2022 |
| Daiwa | Kazuya Nishimura | $215 | $191.81 | -36.1% | Feb 12, 2022 |
| Citigroup | Jill Shea | $187 | $171.41 | -44.4% | Jan 27, 2022 |
| Stephens | Vincent Caintic | $197 | $174.82 | -41.4% | Jan 26, 2022 |
| Barclays | Mark Devries | $190 | $174.82 | -43.5% | Jan 26, 2022 |
| Credit Suisse | Moshe Orenbuch | $170 | $174.82 | -49.4% | Jan 26, 2022 |
| BMO Capital | James Fotheringham | $155 | $174.82 | -53.9% | Jan 26, 2022 |
| J.P. Morgan | Richard Shane | $200 | $174.82 | -40.5% | Jan 26, 2022 |
| Deutsche Bank | Meng Jiao | $210 | $172.62 | -37.5% | Jan 25, 2022 |
| Barclays | Mark DeVries | $182 | $168.4 | -45.9% | Jan 16, 2022 |
| Jefferies | John Hecht | $180 | $170.84 | -46.5% | Jan 5, 2022 |
| Piper Sandler | Christopher Donat | $202 | $181.34 | -39.9% | Oct 25, 2021 |
| DZ BANK AG | Werner Eisenmann | $185 | $171.59 | -45.0% | Jul 27, 2021 |
| Argus Research | Stephen Biggar | $200 | $171.26 | -40.5% | Jul 26, 2021 |
| Goldman Sachs | Ryan Nash | $225 | $168.24 | -33.1% | Jul 6, 2021 |
| MoffettNathanson | Lisa Elis | $170 | $148.78 | -49.4% | Apr 26, 2021 |
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What changed
Full-year revenue guidance was raised from 9-10% to 10%, reflecting confidence in sustained premium spend momentum. The proposed acquisition of TheFork marks a new expansion into European restaurant booking, complementing the prior acquisitions of Resy and Tock. A $300 ChatGPT business statement credit was introduced for U.S. business Platinum and Gold card members, tying card benefits to AI tools. The sale of two small-business co-brand portfolios was disclosed, creating a modest near-term revenue and net interest income headwind that management said is already incorporated into guidance. AI deployment results were quantified for the first time, with 30-40% reductions in coding cycle time.
Guidance delta
Full-year revenue growth guidance raised from 9-10% to 10%. EPS guidance maintained at $17.30-$17.90. Guidance sentiment: raised.
Key takeaways
- Revenue grew 10% YoY to $19.64B, slightly below the $19.70B consensus; EPS of $4.53 beat the $4.41 estimate by 2.7%.
- Full-year revenue guidance raised to 10% from the prior 9-10% range; EPS guidance held at $17.30-$17.90.
- Platinum Card refresh continues to be the primary driver of accelerated spend, younger premium customer acquisition, and higher fee revenue.
- Credit performance remains strong with delinquency rates at 1.2-1.3% and improving reserve ratios.
- Proposed TheFork acquisition, along with Resy and Tock integrations, expands Amex's dining and restaurant ecosystem.
- Sale of two small-business co-brand portfolios creates a modest near-term headwind but is baked into guidance.
Management priorities
- Continue reinvestment in customer acquisition and technology across U.S. and international markets.
- Integrate Resy and Tock platforms and move forward with TheFork acquisition.
- Expand lounge and luxury hotel networks and deepen travel partnerships (e.g., Accor).
- Scale AI tools across coding, servicing, marketing, and fraud/credit risk.
- Pilot and roll out expense management platform for mid-market business customers.
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