| Cash flow (USD) | FY 2025 ended Dec 31, 2025 | FY 2024 ended Dec 31, 2024 | FY 2023 ended Dec 31, 2023 | FY 2022 ended Dec 31, 2022 | FY 2021 ended Dec 31, 2021 | FY 2020 ended Dec 31, 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net income | 10.83B | 10.13B | 8.37B | 7.51B | 8.06B | 3.13B |
| Depreciation and amortization | 1.78B | 1.68B | 1.65B | 1.63B | 1.70B | 1.54B |
| Stock-based compensation | 551.00M | 504.00M | 450.00M | 375.00M | 330.00M | 249.00M |
| Cash from operations | 18.43B | 14.05B | 18.56B | 21.08B | 14.64B | 5.59B |
| Capital expenditure | -2.42B | -1.91B | -1.56B | -1.85B | -1.55B | -1.48B |
| Free cash flow | 16.00B | 12.14B | 17.00B | 19.22B | 13.10B | 4.11B |
| Acquisitions | -633.00M | -454.00M | -64.00M | -15.00M | ||
| Cash from investing | -22.89B | -24.40B | -24.43B | -33.69B | -10.53B | 11.63B |
| Dividends paid | -2.27B | -2.00B | -1.78B | -1.56B | -1.45B | -1.47B |
| Share buybacks | -5.81B | -6.02B | -3.65B | -3.50B | -7.65B | -1.03B |
| Net debt issued | 6.22B | 1.84B | 4.97B | 4.32B | -3.87B | -15.52B |
| Cash from financing | 11.21B | 4.44B | 18.38B | 24.51B | -14.93B | -9.07B |
| Net change in cash | 7.15B | -5.96B | 12.68B | 11.89B | -10.94B | 8.52B |
From American Express's 10-K and 10-Q filings with the SEC. Fiscal years are the company's own, so they may not match the calendar. A blank cell means the company did not report that line. New to this? Read cash flow or reading a 10-K.
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