AXPAmerican Express

$308.22-9.1% 1Y

Is the price fair?

Mixed

In its normal P/E range. That is the only one of 3 checks this filer's data supports, so take it as a single data point rather than a settled answer.

1 neutral, 2 without data
Vs its own P/E rangemid-range for this companyderived

In its normal range: P/E 18.7 vs a 16.9 median over 41 quarters (+11% vs median).

Against the whole market›

Percentile against every name Ryufin tracks. Higher is better; the tick marks the middle of the market. Context, not one of the checks above.

P/E (valuation)middle of the market

Where this answer is blind. The growth-implied estimate assumes a fixed discount rate; capital-heavy sectors look structurally rich on it.

What AXP's price assumes

American Express trades at 18.7× earnings against 12.2× for the median Credit Services name, more expensive than its own group.

18.7

Trailing P/E · Credit Services median 12.2 · 1.53× the median: the market pays up for this one

Price / sales
3.06

Price / sales · as of 2026-Q2

Price / book
6.79

Price / book · as of 2026-Q2

EV / sales
3.24

EV / sales

Details›
Price / bookas of 2026-Q2
6.79
EV / salesas of 2026-Q2
3.24
Financial Services median P/E625 names
12.1
Credit Services median P/E35 names
12.2
Market capitalisation
$230.6B
What the market has paid for these earnings: 41 quarters of its own multiple × $16.48 of trailing earnings per share
MethodPer share
Its own P/E history, lower quartile$223.20
Its own P/E history, median$278.67
Its own P/E history, upper quartile$343.54
52-week range$291.35 – $382.83
Today$308.22

Multiples from SEC filings and end-of-day closes; implied growth from a reverse discounted cash flow. Group medians across the names Ryufin tracks.