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American Express Company filings document the regulatory record of a global payments company with consumer, small-business, commercial, and merchant-network activities. Current reports and Regulation FD disclosures cover operating results, supplemental financial data, Card Member loan delinquency and write-off statistics for U.S. Consumer and U.S. Small Business portfolios, and risk disclosures tied to spending volumes, partnerships, regulation, litigation, competition, and reputation.
Its filings also address capital structure and governance, including fixed-to-floating rate note issuances under shelf registration materials, common-share dividend actions, annual meeting voting results, director elections, auditor ratification, executive compensation votes, shareholder proposals, and related proxy disclosures.
American Express Chief Financial Officer Christophe Le Caillec reported equity transactions in company common stock tied to performance-based awards. On February 1, 2026, he acquired 17,280 shares at no cost upon the vesting of Performance Restricted Stock Units granted in February 2023, after meeting performance goals and continued employment conditions.
On the same date, 9,146 shares were surrendered at $352.17 per share to cover tax obligations related to this vesting. After these transactions, Le Caillec directly owned 18,667.937 American Express shares, including shares previously acquired through dividend reinvestment.
American Express Group President Raymond Joabar reported equity award activity. On February 1, 2026, he acquired 24,330 shares of common stock through vesting of Performance Restricted Stock Units granted in February 2023, based on meeting performance goals and continued employment.
To cover taxes from this vesting, 13,045 shares were surrendered at $352.17 per share, leaving 22,702.026 shares of common stock held directly. He also holds 1,486.996 shares indirectly through a spouse and 252.79 shares via a 401(k) plan account.
In addition, 14,659 Performance Stock Options vested on the same date, with an exercise price of $173.61 per share and expiration on February 1, 2033, all held directly. These transactions reflect compensation vesting and related tax withholding rather than open-market buying or selling.
American Express Chief Colleague Experience Officer Herena Monique reported equity compensation activity in the company’s stock. On February 1, 2026, she acquired 18,800 shares of common stock through the vesting of Performance Restricted Stock Units granted in February 2023, based on set performance goals and continued employment.
On the same date, she disposed of 9,989 common shares at $352.17 per share, surrendering them to cover tax obligations from the vesting. After these transactions, she directly owned 21,104.52 common shares. She also received an employee stock option award for 11,327 shares at an exercise price of $173.61, vesting on February 1, 2026 and expiring on February 1, 2033.
American Express Group President U.S. Consumer Services Howard Grosfield reported equity transactions in company common stock. On February 1, 2026, he acquired 17,280 shares at no cost from the vesting of Performance Restricted Stock Units granted in February 2023, based on meeting performance criteria and continued employment. The total also includes shares from dividend reinvestment.
On the same date, 9,146 shares were surrendered at $352.17 per share to cover tax obligations from this vesting. After these transactions, Grosfield directly owns 17,567.089 shares of American Express common stock and has an additional 98.7 shares indirectly through a 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan account that uses unit accounting.
American Express vice chairman Douglas E. Buckminster reported multiple equity award vestings and related tax withholdings. On 02/01/2026, he acquired 38,154 shares of common stock from vesting performance restricted stock units, bringing his directly held common stock to 169,704.955 shares before tax withholdings.
The filing also shows 1,728 additional common shares earned under the 2022 Annual Incentive Award, based on the company’s positive cumulative net income over 2023–2025. To cover tax obligations from these vestings, 20,933 and 710 shares were surrendered at a price of $352.17 per share.
In derivative securities, 22,988 employee stock options with a $173.61 exercise price vested, expiring on 02/01/2033. Buckminster additionally reports indirect beneficial ownership of 11,144 common shares through the “Douglas E. Buckminster 2025 GRAT #1.”
American Express Company furnished its financial results for the full year and fourth quarter of 2025, with an earnings release and additional data provided in attached exhibits. The company also included extensive forward-looking statements covering its 2026 earnings and revenue guidance and long-term growth goals.
Management outlines numerous risks that could affect future performance, including macroeconomic conditions, consumer spending, credit losses, regulation, competition, technology investments, operating expenses, taxes and capital return plans. These factors are presented as potential drivers of variance between current expectations and actual results.
American Express Company furnished updated credit quality statistics for its U.S. Consumer and U.S. Small Business card loans for October through December 2025. U.S. Consumer Card Member loans totaled $100.2 billion at December 31, 2025, with 30‑day‑plus delinquencies at 1.3% of loans and a net write‑off rate of 2.1%. U.S. Small Business Card Member loans totaled $30.8 billion with 30‑day‑plus delinquencies of 1.7% and a net write‑off rate of 2.7%. The American Express Credit Account Master Trust, which securitizes a portion of these loans, reported an ending principal balance of $26.4 billion, an annualized default rate net of recoveries of 1.2%, and $0.2 billion of loans 30‑plus days delinquent for the period from December 1 to December 31, 2025.
American Express Company director reports deferred compensation units
A director of American Express Company (AXP) reported acquiring 105.636 share equivalent units on 12/31/2025 under the company’s Directors' Deferred Compensation Plan at a reference price of $378.66 per unit. Each share equivalent unit reflects the value of one share of American Express common stock but will be settled in cash rather than stock after the director’s service ends.
Following this transaction, the director beneficially owns 19,891.099 share equivalent units, including amounts accumulated through dividend reinvestment features of the Directors' Deferred Compensation Plan and the 2003 Share Equivalent Unit Plan for Directors. These units are convertible based on common stock value immediately upon termination of service and have no expiration date.
American Express Company director reports deferred compensation units
A director of American Express Company acquired 99.033 share equivalent units tied to the company’s common stock on 12/31/2025 under the Directors' Deferred Compensation Plan at a reference price of $378.66 per unit. After this transaction, the director beneficially owns 9,395.782 share equivalent units on a direct basis.
Each share equivalent unit reflects the value of one common share but will be settled in cash, not stock, following the director’s termination of service. The units are convertible into a cash amount based on common stock value immediately upon termination of service and have no expiration date. The reported holdings include units accumulated through a dividend reinvestment feature and a prior share equivalent unit plan for directors.
American Express Company director reports a deferred compensation transaction involving derivative securities. On 12/31/2025, the director acquired 92.431 share equivalent units tied to American Express common stock at a derivative price of $378.66 per unit. These units were received under the Directors' Deferred Compensation Plan, with settlement to occur in cash after the director's service ends.
Each share equivalent unit reflects the value of one common share, and the units are convertible immediately upon termination of service with no expiration date. Following this transaction, the director beneficially owned 45,854.26 share equivalent units, including amounts accumulated through a dividend reinvestment feature and a prior share equivalent unit plan for directors. The holdings are reported as directly owned by the insider.