Latest period
686.00M
YoY change
-2.4%
5Y CAGR
-2.9%
Peak year (1993)
1.86B
Latest annual
696.00M
Shares Outstanding history chart for American Express (AXP) from 1985 to 2025
Latest: 696.00M
Shares Outstanding growth chart for American Express (AXP) from 1985 to 2025
Latest: -2.4%
Shares Outstanding history table for American Express (AXP) from 1985 to 2025
| 2025 | 696.00M | -2.4% | -17.00M | ||
| 2024 | 713.00M | -3.1% | -23.00M | ||
| 2023 | 736.00M | -2.1% | -16.00M | ||
| 2022 | 752.00M | -4.8% | -38.00M | ||
| 2021 | 790.00M | -2.0% | -16.00M | ||
| 2020 | 806.00M | -2.9% | -24.00M | ||
| 2019 | 830.00M | -3.4% | -29.00M | ||
| 2018 | 859.00M | -3.0% | -27.00M | ||
| 2017 | 886.00M | -5.2% | -49.00M | ||
| 2016 | 935.00M | -6.8% | -68.00M | ||
| 2015 | 1.00B | -4.6% | -48.00M | ||
| 2014 | 1.05B | -3.5% | -38.00M | ||
| 2013 | 1.09B | -4.6% | -52.00M | ||
| 2012 | 1.14B | -3.6% | -43.00M | ||
| 2011 | 1.18B | -0.9% | -11.00M | ||
| 2010 | 1.20B | +2.0% | +24.00M | ||
| 2009 | 1.17B | +1.2% | +14.00M | ||
| 2008 | 1.16B | -3.3% | -39.00M | ||
| 2007 | 1.20B | -3.4% | -42.00M | ||
| 2006 | 1.24B | -1.6% | -20.00M | ||
| 2005 | 1.26B | -2.1% | -27.00M | ||
| 2004 | 1.28B | -1.0% | -13.00M | ||
| 2003 | 1.30B | -2.4% | -32.00M | ||
| 2002 | 1.33B | -0.4% | -6.00M | ||
| 2001 | 1.34B | -1.8% | -24.00M | ||
| 2000 | 1.36B | -0.6% | -8.00M | ||
| 1999 | 1.37B | -1.5% | -21.00M | ||
| 1998 | 1.39B | -3.3% | -48.00M | ||
| 1997 | 1.44B | -1.7% | -24.26M | ||
| 1996 | 1.46B | -2.6% | -38.53M | ||
| 1995 | 1.50B | -2.2% | -33.76M | ||
| 1994 | 1.53B | -17.8% | -331.38M | ||
| 1993 | 1.86B | +33.7% | +469.94M | ||
| 1992 | 1.40B | -1.3% | -18.21M | ||
| 1991 | 1.41B | +6.5% | +85.94M | ||
| 1990 | 1.33B | +5.2% | +65.05M | ||
| 1989 | 1.26B | +0.2% | +2.96M | ||
| 1988 | 1.26B | -2.9% | -38.24M | ||
| 1987 | 1.30B | -4.1% | -56.16M | ||
| 1986 | 1.35B | -1.4% | -19.22M | ||
| 1985 | 1.37B | — | — |
- 2025696.00M-2.4%
- 2024713.00M-3.1%
- 2023736.00M-2.1%
- 2022752.00M-4.8%
- 2021790.00M-2.0%
- 2020806.00M-2.9%
- 2019830.00M-3.4%
- 2018859.00M-3.0%
- 2017886.00M-5.2%
- 2016935.00M-6.8%
- 20151.00B-4.6%
- 20141.05B-3.5%
- 20131.09B-4.6%
- 20121.14B-3.6%
- 20111.18B-0.9%
- 20101.20B+2.0%
- 20091.17B+1.2%
- 20081.16B-3.3%
- 20071.20B-3.4%
- 20061.24B-1.6%
- 20051.26B-2.1%
- 20041.28B-1.0%
- 20031.30B-2.4%
- 20021.33B-0.4%
- 20011.34B-1.8%
- 20001.36B-0.6%
- 19991.37B-1.5%
- 19981.39B-3.3%
- 19971.44B-1.7%
- 19961.46B-2.6%
- 19951.50B-2.2%
- 19941.53B-17.8%
- 19931.86B+33.7%
- 19921.40B-1.3%
- 19911.41B+6.5%
- 19901.33B+5.2%
- 19891.26B+0.2%
- 19881.26B-2.9%
- 19871.30B-4.1%
- 19861.35B-1.4%
- 19851.37B—
Shares Outstanding values are taken from American Express's reported income statements (quarterly 10-Q and annual 10-K filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission). Each row shows the period end date and the filing date. YoY compares each figure to the same period one year earlier. Amounts are in USD as filed.
About Shares Outstanding at American Express (AXP)
According to American Express's latest reported financial statements, the company's latest reported diluted shares outstanding is 686.00M. Diluted weighted-average shares outstanding is the share count used to compute per-share metrics like EPS. Buybacks lower it; new issuance, stock-based compensation, and convertible securities raise it. Multiply by the stock price for market capitalization.
Headline figure above is from the reporting period ending (reported ). Chart and table below cover the full reported history back to .
As of the 2025 fiscal year, American Express (AXP) reported diluted shares outstanding of 696.00M – edged down 2.4% year-over-year.
Looking at the 2020–2025 (5 years) stretch, American Express diluted shares outstanding compounded at -2.9% per year, with a net decline across the window.
American Express diluted shares outstanding plunged from 1.86B in 1993 to 696.00M in 2025, a 62.7% drawdown.
The record annual diluted shares outstanding stands at 1.86B, reached in 1993; the historical low of 696.00M was recorded in 2025.
American Express Shares Outstanding by Year
American Express Shares Outstanding 2025: 696.00M
American Express posted diluted shares outstanding of 696.00M in 2025, edged down 2.4% below 2024. This figure represents the lowest annual value in the available history.
American Express Shares Outstanding 2024: 713.00M
In 2024, American Express reported diluted shares outstanding of 713.00M, edged down 3.1% below 2023.
American Express Shares Outstanding 2023: 736.00M
American Express diluted shares outstanding in 2023 was 736.00M, edged down 2.1% below 2022.
American Express Shares Outstanding 2022: 752.00M
2022's diluted shares outstanding for American Express came in at 752.00M, edged down 4.8% below 2021.
American Express Shares Outstanding 2021: 790.00M
American Express diluted shares outstanding in 2021 was 790.00M.
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| 7.55B | |
| 3.22B | |
| 2.79B | |
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| 1.97B | |
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| 898.00M | |
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