AMERICAN EXPRESS CO — Balance Sheet Charts
12 snapshots of history · ending 2026-03-31 · SEC EDGAR
Assets vs Liabilities
Cash Position Breakdown
Debt Structure
Capital Structure (LT Debt / Cash / Equity)
AMERICAN EXPRESS CO — Equity RollforwardNEW
Per-period stockholders' equity flows + ending balances by component, sourced from the issuer's 10-K dimensional XBRL on us-gaap:StatementEquityComponentsAxis. Positive flows (Net Income / OCI / SBC / Stock Issuance) above the axis; negative flows (Dividends / Buybacks / Tax Withholding) below. Net change in equity per period = sum of bars.
Common + APIC
$11.3B
↓ 2.1%
Retained Earnings
$25.5B
↑ 15.1%
AOCI
−$3.3B
↑ 3.5%
Treasury Stock
—
NCI
—
Total Equity
—
AMERICAN EXPRESS CO — Long-Term Debt ScheduleNEW
Per-bond schedule sourced from us-gaap:DebtInstrumentAxis dimensional XBRL. Stated rates converted from XBRL's decimal convention (e.g. 0.052) to percent (5.20%).
Total Face
—
Total Carrying
$43.01B
Weighted Avg Rate
4.74%
| Instrument | Stated Rate | Face | Carrying | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fixed To Floating Rate Senior Notes Amount | 5.07% | — | $27.45B | — |
| Fixed Rate Senior Notes Amount | 3.79% | — | $9.87B | — |
| Floating Rate Senior Notes Amount | 4.80% | — | $3.65B | — |
| Fixed To Floating Rate Subordinated Notes Amount | 5.44% | — | $1.77B | — |
| Floating Rate Borrowings | 1.18% | — | $275.0M | — |
AMERICAN EXPRESS CO — Hedging ActivityNEW
Per-axis derivative-disclosure decomposition sourced from us-gaap:HedgingDesignationAxis and us-gaap:DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis dimensional XBRL. Designation tells the accounting treatment (designated = earnings volatility bypassed via OCI; nondesignated = mark-to-market through P&L). Risk class tells what's being hedged.
By Hedge Designation
Notional
$39.00B
Fair Value
$148.0M / $418.0M
Notional
—
Fair Value
— / $4.0M
| Member | Class | Notional | FV Asset | FV Liability | Gain / Loss |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Designated As Hedging Instrument | Designated | — | — | $4.0M | — |
| Nondesignated | Nondesignated | $39.00B | $148.0M | $418.0M | — |
By Risk Class
Notional
$16.38B
Fair Value
— / —
Notional
—
Fair Value
$26.0M / $699.0M
Notional
—
Fair Value
— / $4.0M
| Member | Class | Notional | FV Asset | FV Liability | Gain / Loss |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Embedded Derivative Financial Instruments | Other | $78.0M | — | — | — |
| Foreign Exchange Contract | Foreign Exchange | — | $26.0M | $699.0M | — |
| Interest Rate Contract | Interest Rate | — | — | $4.0M | — |
| Net Investment Hedging | Other | $16.30B | — | — | — |
AMERICAN EXPRESS CO — Goodwill by SegmentNEW
Per-segment goodwill allocation sourced from us-gaap:StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis dimensional XBRL. Surfaces the impairment-watch story (shrinking goodwill = real write-down loss masked behind GAAP non-cash label) and where the latest M&A landed (acquired-period column).
As of 2025-12-31 · Total Goodwill $4.87B
| Segment | Goodwill | Acquired (Period) | Impairment | FX Translation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Commercial Services56.3% | $2.74B | +$590M | — | — |
| US Consumer Services16.4% | $799M | — | — | — |
| International Card Services15.9% | $775M | — | — | — |
| Global Merchant And Network Services11.4% | $554M | — | — | — |
AMERICAN EXPRESS CO — VIE & Consolidated EntitiesNEW
Per-consolidated-entity disclosures sourced from us-gaap:ConsolidatedEntitiesAxis dimensional XBRL. Surfaces the shadow-exposure story — banks moved much securitization activity into VIEs they don't consolidate (not the "primary beneficiary") but where contractual exposure is still material. Off-BS commitments are flagged in amber.
As of 2025-12-31
| Entity | Class | Assets | Beneficial Interest | Off-BS Commitments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parent Company | Parent Company (Standalone) | $79.14B | — | — |