What If You Invested $1,000 in American Express (AXP)?
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American Express
AXP
Historical extremes
Maximum profit (buy at all-time low, sell at peak), maximum drawdown (peak to trough), and total return from IPO to current price.
Max profit
+102019.78% (1,021 times)
- Buy
- Oct 3, 1974
- $0.38
- Sell
- Dec 11, 2025
- $384.04
Buying AXP at the all-time low and selling at the peak would have turned $1,000 into $1,021,197.82.
Max drawdown
-83.91% (fell to 16% of peak)
- Peak
- Jul 19, 2007
- $49.3
- Trough
- Mar 6, 2009
- $7.93
The worst decline for AXP was -83.91% (fell to 16% of peak) from peak to trough.
IPO to current
+24258.52% (243.6 times)
- IPO
- Jun 1, 1972
- $1.22
- Current
- Mar 16, 2026
- $298.2
A $1,000 investment in AXP at IPO would be worth $243,585.24 today.
Dollar amounts based on selected investment ($1,000)
Frequently asked questions
What is American Express (AXP) stock's all-time high and all-time low?
- American Express (AXP) stock's all-time low was $0.38 on Oct 3, 1974. The all-time high was $384.04 on Dec 11, 2025.
What if you invested $1,000 in American Express (AXP) stock at the all-time low?
- Buying American Express (AXP) stock at the all-time low ($0.38 on Oct 3, 1974) and selling at the peak ($384.04 on Dec 11, 2025) would have turned $1,000 into $1,021,197.82. Historical return: +102019.78% (1,021 times).
What are American Express (AXP)'s best buy and sell dates for maximum profit?
- The best buy date for American Express (AXP) stock was Oct 3, 1974 (all-time low at $0.38). The best sell date was Dec 11, 2025 at $384.04. This investment would have returned +102019.78% (1,021 times).
What was American Express (AXP) stock's maximum drawdown?
- American Express (AXP) stock's worst decline was -83.91% (fell to 16% of peak) from peak to trough. Peak: $49.3 on Jul 19, 2007. Trough: $7.93 on Mar 6, 2009. A $1,000 investment at the peak would have been worth $160.94 at the trough.
What if you bought American Express (AXP) stock at IPO?
- A $1,000 investment in American Express (AXP) stock at IPO ($1.22 on Jun 1, 1972) would be worth $243,585.24 today. Historical return: +24258.52% (243.6 times). Current stock price: $298.2 as of Mar 16, 2026.
What if you invested $1,000 in American Express (AXP) 5 years ago?
- A $1,000 investment in American Express (AXP) stock 5 years ago ($134.89 on Mar 16, 2021) would be worth $2,210.72 today. Historical return: +121.07% (2.21 times). Current stock price: $298.2 as of Mar 16, 2026.
What if you invested $1,000 in American Express (AXP) 10 years ago?
- A $1,000 investment in American Express (AXP) stock 10 years ago ($51.82 on Mar 16, 2016) would be worth $5,754.49 today. Historical return: +475.45% (5.75 times). Current stock price: $298.2 as of Mar 16, 2026.
What if you invested $1,000 in American Express (AXP) 20 years ago?
- A $1,000 investment in American Express (AXP) stock 20 years ago ($40.09 on Mar 16, 2006) would be worth $7,439.16 today. Historical return: +643.92% (7.44 times). Current stock price: $298.2 as of Mar 16, 2026.
About this data
- How does the investment calculator work?
- Enter an investment amount and a start date. We use historical stock prices to calculate how many shares you would have bought, then apply the current price to show your hypothetical portfolio value and return.
- What are Historical extremes?
- Max profit: buy at all-time low, sell at the highest price after. Max drawdown: the largest peak-to-trough decline in price. IPO to current: total return from IPO date to the latest price.
- What is Max drawdown?
- Maximum drawdown is the largest peak-to-trough decline in price. It shows the worst drop from any prior high to a subsequent low. Peak and Trough are the dates and prices at which this decline occurred.
- Does this include dividends?
- The calculator uses adjusted closing prices when available, which account for stock splits and dividends. For the most accurate results, we recommend using data that includes dividend adjustments.
- Where does the price data come from?
- Historical prices are from Yahoo Finance, adjusted for stock splits and dividends. We use adjusted close for all calculations.
- How are the dollar amounts in the cards calculated?
- The dollar amounts in Historical extremes use the investment amount you select in the calculator above (e.g. $1,000). They show what your investment would have been worth at the Buy/Peak/IPO date versus the Sell/Trough/Current date.
- What date range can I use?
- The available date range depends on our historical price data for AXP. You can select any date between our first and most recent data point.