American Express Balance Sheet Health
Financial Health criteria checks 5/6
American Express has a total shareholder equity of $28.8B and total debt of $50.7B, which brings its debt-to-equity ratio to 176.4%. Its total assets and total liabilities are $269.3B and $240.5B respectively.
Key information
176.4%
Debt to equity ratio
US$50.75b
Debt
| Interest coverage ratio | n/a |
| Cash | US$53.78b |
| Equity | US$28.76b |
| Total liabilities | US$240.50b |
| Total assets | US$269.26b |
Recent financial health updates
No updates
Recent updates
American Express Company's (NYSE:AXP) Shares May Have Run Too Fast Too Soon
May 21
American Express: A Full Valuation Given Growth May Slow (Downgrade)
May 20Shareholders May Be More Conservative With American Express Company's (NYSE:AXP) CEO Compensation For Now
Apr 30American Express: Reassuring Consistency And Stability
Apr 24American Express Pre-Earnings Report: Affluent American Consumer Likely Remains Strong
Apr 17American Express: Leveraging Global Consumer Trends For Sustained Growth
Apr 01American Express (NYSE:AXP) Is Increasing Its Dividend To $0.70
Mar 29American Express (NYSE:AXP) Is Increasing Its Dividend To $0.70
Mar 10If EPS Growth Is Important To You, American Express (NYSE:AXP) Presents An Opportunity
Mar 03American Express: The Bargain Is Over, Now It's A Hold
Feb 26American Express: I Remain Upbeat Heading Into Earnings
Jan 25Investor Optimism Abounds American Express Company (NYSE:AXP) But Growth Is Lacking
Jan 17American Express Q4: Expect Decent Report But Stock Is A Hold
Jan 15American Express: Consumer Spending Will Be Challenged In 2024, May See Reset
Dec 13American Express: Ongoing Growth Makes It Attractive
Dec 05American Express Q3 Demonstrates Technical Stability And Financial Expansion
Nov 10American Express: Watch What Consumers Do, Not What They Say
Nov 02Here's Why We Think American Express (NYSE:AXP) Might Deserve Your Attention Today
Oct 22American Express: Pullback Opportunity With Great Growth
Oct 09American Express: A Differentiated Model With Potential For Double-Digit Returns
Oct 02American Express: Buy Rating Powered By Top And Bottom Line Growth
Sep 15American Express Vs. S&P 500
Sep 01American Express: Ready To Outperform The Market In The Next Decade
Aug 14American Express Q2 Earnings: Unjustifiably Discounted
Jul 31Financial Position Analysis
Short Term Liabilities: AXP's short term assets ($242.8B) exceed its short term liabilities ($149.8B).
Long Term Liabilities: AXP's short term assets ($242.8B) exceed its long term liabilities ($90.7B).
Debt to Equity History and Analysis
Debt Level: AXP has more cash than its total debt.
Reducing Debt: AXP's debt to equity ratio has reduced from 273.1% to 176.4% over the past 5 years.
Debt Coverage: AXP's debt is well covered by operating cash flow (48.3%).
Interest Coverage: Insufficient data to determine if AXP's interest payments on its debt are well covered by EBIT.