American Express Balance Sheet Health
Financial Health criteria checks 5/6
American Express has a total shareholder equity of $29.5B and total debt of $53.2B, which brings its debt-to-equity ratio to 180%. Its total assets and total liabilities are $272.2B and $242.7B respectively.
Key information
180.0%
Debt to equity ratio
US$53.19b
Debt
| Interest coverage ratio | n/a |
| Cash | US$52.61b |
| Equity | US$29.54b |
| Total liabilities | US$242.68b |
| Total assets | US$272.22b |
Recent financial health updates
No updates
Recent updates
American Express: Great Future But Fair Valuation
Sep 02American Express: Compound Grower Facing Expense Headwinds
Aug 07American Express: Endless Compounding
Jul 30American Express: A Better Value Than Visa?
Jul 19American Express: A Fintech Powerhouse With Growth Momentum, Buy
Jul 01American Express' Plan Is Working, But Valuation Makes It A Hold
Jun 12Here's Why We Think American Express (NYSE:AXP) Is Well Worth Watching
Jun 11
American Express Company's (NYSE:AXP) Shares May Have Run Too Fast Too Soon
May 21American 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 02Financial Position Analysis
Short Term Liabilities: AXP's short term assets ($246.1B) exceed its short term liabilities ($148.6B).
Long Term Liabilities: AXP's short term assets ($246.1B) exceed its long term liabilities ($94.1B).
Debt to Equity History and Analysis
Debt Level: AXP's net debt to equity ratio (2%) is considered satisfactory.
Reducing Debt: AXP's debt to equity ratio has reduced from 262.6% to 180% over the past 5 years.
Debt Coverage: AXP's debt is well covered by operating cash flow (47.2%).
Interest Coverage: Insufficient data to determine if AXP's interest payments on its debt are well covered by EBIT.