American Express Company

NYSE:AXP Stock Report

Market Cap: US$169.9b

American Express Management

Management criteria checks 3/4

American Express' CEO is Steve Squeri, appointed in Feb 2018, has a tenure of 6.25 years. total yearly compensation is $35.68M, comprised of 4.2% salary and 95.8% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.027% of the company’s shares, worth $45.17M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 6.3 years and 6.2 years respectively.

Key information

Steve Squeri

Chief executive officer

US$35.7m

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage4.2%
CEO tenure6.3yrs
CEO ownership0.03%
Management average tenure6.3yrs
Board average tenure6.2yrs

Recent management updates

Shareholders May Be More Conservative With American Express Company's (NYSE:AXP) CEO Compensation For Now

Apr 30
Shareholders May Be More Conservative With American Express Company's (NYSE:AXP) CEO Compensation For Now

Recent updates

Shareholders May Be More Conservative With American Express Company's (NYSE:AXP) CEO Compensation For Now

Apr 30
Shareholders May Be More Conservative With American Express Company's (NYSE:AXP) CEO Compensation For Now

American Express: Reassuring Consistency And Stability

Apr 24

American Express Pre-Earnings Report: Affluent American Consumer Likely Remains Strong

Apr 17

American Express: Leveraging Global Consumer Trends For Sustained Growth

Apr 01

American Express (NYSE:AXP) Is Increasing Its Dividend To $0.70

Mar 29
American Express (NYSE:AXP) Is Increasing Its Dividend To $0.70

American Express (NYSE:AXP) Is Increasing Its Dividend To $0.70

Mar 10
American Express (NYSE:AXP) Is Increasing Its Dividend To $0.70

If EPS Growth Is Important To You, American Express (NYSE:AXP) Presents An Opportunity

Mar 03
If EPS Growth Is Important To You, American Express (NYSE:AXP) Presents An Opportunity

American Express: The Bargain Is Over, Now It's A Hold

Feb 26

American Express: I Remain Upbeat Heading Into Earnings

Jan 25

Investor Optimism Abounds American Express Company (NYSE:AXP) But Growth Is Lacking

Jan 17
Investor Optimism Abounds American Express Company (NYSE:AXP) But Growth Is Lacking

American Express Q4: Expect Decent Report But Stock Is A Hold

Jan 15

American Express: Consumer Spending Will Be Challenged In 2024, May See Reset

Dec 13

American Express: Ongoing Growth Makes It Attractive

Dec 05

American Express Q3 Demonstrates Technical Stability And Financial Expansion

Nov 10

American Express: Watch What Consumers Do, Not What They Say

Nov 02

Here's Why We Think American Express (NYSE:AXP) Might Deserve Your Attention Today

Oct 22
Here's Why We Think American Express (NYSE:AXP) Might Deserve Your Attention Today

American Express: Pullback Opportunity With Great Growth

Oct 09

American Express: A Differentiated Model With Potential For Double-Digit Returns

Oct 02

American Express: Buy Rating Powered By Top And Bottom Line Growth

Sep 15

American Express Vs. S&P 500

Sep 01

American Express: Ready To Outperform The Market In The Next Decade

Aug 14

American Express Q2 Earnings: Unjustifiably Discounted

Jul 31

American Express: Expect More Market Consolidation Ahead (Technical Analysis)

Jun 27

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Steve Squeri's remuneration changed compared to American Express's earnings?
DateTotal CompensationSalaryCompany Earnings
Mar 31 2024n/an/a

US$9b

Dec 31 2023US$36mUS$2m

US$8b

Sep 30 2023n/an/a

US$8b

Jun 30 2023n/an/a

US$7b

Mar 31 2023n/an/a

US$7b

Dec 31 2022US$48mUS$2m

US$7b

Sep 30 2022n/an/a

US$8b

Jun 30 2022n/an/a

US$7b

Mar 31 2022n/an/a

US$8b

Dec 31 2021US$26mUS$2m

US$8b

Sep 30 2021n/an/a

US$8b

Jun 30 2021n/an/a

US$7b

Mar 31 2021n/an/a

US$5b

Dec 31 2020US$24mUS$2m

US$3b

Sep 30 2020n/an/a

US$3b

Jun 30 2020n/an/a

US$4b

Mar 31 2020n/an/a

US$5b

Dec 31 2019US$24mUS$2m

US$7b

Sep 30 2019n/an/a

US$7b

Jun 30 2019n/an/a

US$7b

Mar 31 2019n/an/a

US$7b

Dec 31 2018US$17mUS$1m

US$7b

Sep 30 2018n/an/a

US$4b

Jun 30 2018n/an/a

US$3b

Mar 31 2018n/an/a

US$3b

Dec 31 2017US$19mUS$1m

US$3b

Compensation vs Market: Steve's total compensation ($USD35.68M) is above average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD13.62M).

Compensation vs Earnings: Steve's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.


CEO

Steve Squeri (63 yo)

6.3yrs

Tenure

US$35,676,905

Compensation

Mr. Stephen Joseph Squeri, also known as Steve, has been Chairman and the Chief Executive Officer at American Express Company since February 2018. Mr. Squeri was Vice Chairman of American Express Company s...


Leadership Team

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Stephen Squeri
Chairman & CEO6.3yrsUS$35.68m0.027%
$ 45.2m
Christophe Le Caillec
Chief Financial Officerless than a yearUS$7.41m0.00061%
$ 1.0m
Laureen Seeger
Chief Legal Officer9.8yrsUS$10.74m0.0080%
$ 13.6m
Anre Williams
Group President of Enterprise Services6.3yrsUS$13.38m0.011%
$ 19.4m
Douglas Buckminster
Vice Chairman8.6yrsUS$15.61m0.019%
$ 33.0m
Ravikumar Radhakrishnan
Executive VP & CIO2.3yrsno data0.0013%
$ 2.2m
Kerri Bernstein
Head of Investor Relationsno datano datano data
David Nigro
Chief Risk Officer and Head of Global Risk & Compliance3.1yrsno data0.0032%
$ 5.4m
Elizabeth Rutledge
Chief Marketing Officer6.3yrsno data0.011%
$ 19.4m
Lisa Marchese
Executive Vice President of Corporate Development & Strategic Planning Groupno datano datano data
Glenda McNeal
Chief Partner Officerno datano data0.0023%
$ 3.9m
Denise Pickett
President of Global Services Group4.7yrsno data0.0021%
$ 3.6m

6.3yrs

Average Tenure

61yo

Average Age

Experienced Management: AXP's management team is seasoned and experienced (6.3 years average tenure).


Board Members

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Stephen Squeri
Chairman & CEO6.3yrsUS$35.68m0.027%
$ 45.2m
Theodore Leonsis
Independent Director13.8yrsUS$456.56kno data
Peter Chernin
Independent Director18.3yrsUS$489.29k0.0025%
$ 4.3m
Daniel Vasella
Independent Director11.8yrsUS$453.96kno data
John Brennan
Lead Independent Director7.3yrsUS$531.19k0.00056%
$ 951.6k
Charles Phillips
Independent Director3.4yrsUS$362.34kno data
Ralph de la Vega
Independent Director8yrsUS$431.27kno data
Karen Parkhill
Independent Director4.3yrsUS$410.32k0.00015%
$ 254.9k
Lynn Pike
Independent Director4.3yrsUS$603.32k0.00015%
$ 254.9k
Christopher Young
Independent Director6.2yrsUS$400.18kno data
Lisa Wardell
Director3.2yrsUS$361.86kno data
Thomas Baltimore
Independent Director3.3yrsUS$407.38k0.000050%
$ 85.0k

6.2yrs

Average Tenure

64.5yo

Average Age

Experienced Board: AXP's board of directors are considered experienced (6.2 years average tenure).


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