Historical annual and monthly returns for American Express (AXP).
For American Express (AXP), the strongest completed calendar year was 2009, when the stock returned 126.1%, while its weakest was 2008, with a return of -63.7%. Across the 26 completed calendar years from 2000 through 2025, its average annual return was 15.1% and its compounded annual return was 9.6%. AXP posted positive returns in 18 of those 26 years (69%). In 2025, the latest completed year, it returned 26.0%. In 2026 year to date, AXP has returned -15.9%.
Returns are calculated from the adjusted daily closing prices for American Express (AXP). Annual returns measure the percentage change between the final available trading prices of consecutive calendar years. Monthly returns use the corresponding month-end observations. Adjusted prices account for stock splits and distributions when supplied by the market-data provider. Results are nominal and are not adjusted for inflation.
