Latest headcount
76,800
YoY change
+2.3%
Headcount CAGR
+0.5%
Revenue / employee
$1.05M
Employee count history for American Express
| Fiscal year | Employees |
|---|---|
| 1993 | 64,493 |
| 1994 | 72,412 |
| 1995 | 70,347 |
| 1998 | 85,000 |
| 1999 | 88,400 |
| 2000 | 89,000 |
| 2002 | 75,500 |
| 2003 | 78,200 |
| 2004 | 77,500 |
| 2005 | 65,800 |
| 2006 | 65,400 |
| 2007 | 67,700 |
| 2008 | 66,000 |
| 2009 | 58,300 |
| 2010 | 61,000 |
| 2011 | 62,500 |
| 2012 | 63,500 |
| 2013 | 62,800 |
| 2014 | 54,000 |
| 2015 | 54,800 |
| 2016 | 56,400 |
| 2017 | 55,000 |
| 2018 | 59,000 |
| 2019 | 64,500 |
| 2020 | 63,700 |
| 2021 | 64,000 |
| 2022 | 77,300 |
| 2023 | 74,600 |
| 2024 | 75,100 |
| 2025 | 76,800 |
Revenue per employee for American Express
Annual revenue divided by reported headcount, normalized to US dollars.
| Fiscal year | Revenue per employee (USD) |
|---|---|
| 1993 | $220K |
| 1994 | $197K |
| 1995 | $225K |
| 1998 | $225K |
| 1999 | $241K |
| 2000 | $266K |
| 2002 | $315K |
| 2003 | $331K |
| 2004 | $291K |
| 2005 | $371K |
| 2006 | $423K |
| 2007 | $466K |
| 2008 | $484K |
| 2009 | $452K |
| 2010 | $492K |
| 2011 | $517K |
| 2012 | $532K |
| 2013 | $555K |
| 2014 | $651K |
| 2015 | $627K |
| 2016 | $680K |
| 2017 | $709K |
| 2018 | $733K |
| 2019 | $730K |
| 2020 | $602K |
| 2021 | $694K |
| 2022 | $720K |
| 2023 | $903K |
| 2024 | $988K |
| 2025 | $1.05M |
Earnings per employee for American Express
Annual net income divided by reported headcount, normalized to US dollars; years with a net loss dip below zero.
| Fiscal year | Earnings per employee (USD) |
|---|---|
| 1993 | $22.9K |
| 1994 | $19.5K |
| 1995 | $22.2K |
| 1998 | $25.2K |
| 1999 | $28K |
| 2000 | $31.6K |
| 2002 | $35.4K |
| 2003 | $38.2K |
| 2004 | $44.5K |
| 2005 | $55.8K |
| 2006 | $56.7K |
| 2007 | $59.3K |
| 2008 | $40.9K |
| 2009 | $36.5K |
| 2010 | $66.5K |
| 2011 | $79K |
| 2012 | $70.6K |
| 2013 | $85.3K |
| 2014 | $109K |
| 2015 | $94.2K |
| 2016 | $95.3K |
| 2017 | $50K |
| 2018 | $117K |
| 2019 | $105K |
| 2020 | $49.2K |
| 2021 | $126K |
| 2022 | $97.2K |
| 2023 | $112K |
| 2024 | $135K |
| 2025 | $141K |
Employee count history for American Express (AXP)
Annual figures come from annual reports (10-K, or 20-F/40-F for foreign filers); interim rows reflect headcount disclosed in periodic filings. Year-over-year change compares each filing with the prior year's equivalent. Revenue and earnings per employee are annual figures normalized to US dollars.
- 202576,800+2.3%
- 202475,100+0.7%
- 202374,600-3.5%
- 202277,300+20.8%
- 202164,000+0.5%
- 202063,700-1.2%
- 201964,500+9.3%
- 201859,000+7.3%
- 201755,000-2.5%
- 201656,400+2.9%
- 201554,800+1.5%
- 201454,000-14.0%
- 201362,800-1.1%
- 201263,500+1.6%
- 201162,500+2.5%
- 201061,000+4.6%
- 200958,300-11.7%
- 200866,000-2.5%
- 200767,700+3.5%
- 200665,400-0.6%
- 200565,800-15.1%
- 200477,500-0.9%
- 200378,200+3.6%
- 200275,500—
- 200184,400—
- 200089,000+0.7%
- 199988,400+4.0%
- 199885,000—
- 199773,620+1.8%
- 199672,300—
- 199570,347-2.9%
- 199472,412+12.3%
- 199364,493—
About American Express's employee count
American Express (AXP) employed 76,800 people in fiscal year 2025, based on its most recent annual report. That headcount grew by +1,700 (+2.3%) from 75,100 a year earlier.
Across the 1993–2025 period, the company's reported workforce went from 64,493 to 76,800 employees — a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of +0.5% per year.
American Express generated about $1.05M of revenue and $141K of net income per employee in its latest annual period. Revenue and earnings per employee gauge how efficiently a company turns headcount into output, and are most telling when tracked over time or compared with peers in the same industry.
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