American Express Balance Sheet Health
Financial Health criteria checks 5/6
American Express has a total shareholder equity of $29.7B and total debt of $55.5B, which brings its debt-to-equity ratio to 186.8%. Its total assets and total liabilities are $271.0B and $241.3B respectively.
Key information
186.8%
Debt to equity ratio
US$55.50b
Debt
| Interest coverage ratio | n/a |
| Cash | US$47.58b |
| Equity | US$29.71b |
| Total liabilities | US$241.27b |
| Total assets | US$270.98b |
Recent financial health updates
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Recent updates
Financial Position Analysis
Short Term Liabilities: AXP's short term assets ($244.2B) exceed its short term liabilities ($150.6B).
Long Term Liabilities: AXP's short term assets ($244.2B) exceed its long term liabilities ($90.7B).
Debt to Equity History and Analysis
Debt Level: AXP's net debt to equity ratio (26.6%) is considered satisfactory.
Reducing Debt: AXP's debt to equity ratio has reduced from 266.5% to 186.8% over the past 5 years.
Debt Coverage: AXP's debt is well covered by operating cash flow (27.1%).
Interest Coverage: Insufficient data to determine if AXP's interest payments on its debt are well covered by EBIT.