American Express dividend yield AXP

Dividends per share over the last twelve months divided by the share price, since 1977.

Today, Oct 23, 2026: 1.13%
10-year median: 1.3%
Against its 10-year history: 36th; percentile: 0 is its lowest day, 100 its highest
10-year range: 0.8% to 2.3%
Peer median: 1.1%

American Express pays 1.13% of its share price in dividends over a year, as of Oct 23, 2026.

That is below its ten-year median of 1.3%, close to the middle of its last ten years.

Over that time it ranged from 0.8% in Dec 2025 to 2.3% in Apr 2020.

The median for 7 credit services stocks of a similar size is 1.1%.

Dividend yield over time

median 1.3%

The dashed line is the 10-year median and the shaded band the middle half of its days.

Year	End of year	Low	High
2026 so far	1.1%	0.9%	1.2%
2025	0.8%	0.8%	1.2%
2024	0.9%	0.9%	1.3%
2023	1.2%	1.2%	1.6%
2022	1.3%	0.9%	1.5%
2021	1.1%	0.9%	1.5%
2020	1.4%	1.2%	2.3%
2019	1.3%	1.2%	1.5%
2018	1.5%	1.3%	1.6%
2017	1.3%	1.3%	1.6%
2016	1.6%	1.6%	2.1%
2015	1.6%	1.1%	1.6%
2014	1.0%	0.9%	1.2%
2013	1.0%	1.0%	1.3%
2012	1.4%	1.2%	1.5%
2011	1.5%	1.4%	1.7%
2010	1.7%	1.5%	1.9%
2009	1.8%	1.7%	7.0%
2008	4.0%	1.3%	4.0%
2007	1.2%	0.9%	1.2%

Companies in Financial - Credit Services nearest American Express' size, closest first, today.