Valued at a market cap of $237.8 billion, American Express Company (AXP) is a financial services company known for its charge cards, credit cards, and traveller’s cheques. The New York-based company offers payments and travel services to consumers, small businesses, and corporations. It is scheduled to announce its fiscal Q3 earnings for 2025 before the market opens on Friday, Oct. 17. Ahead of this event, analysts expect this credit services giant to report a profit of $3.93 per share, up 12.6% from $3.4 ...

Group 1 - American Express has generated a total return of 233% over the past five years, significantly outperforming the S&P 500 index [1] - The company primarily targets an affluent customer base through its charge cards, which require cardholders to pay their balances in full each month [3] - American Express earns revenue from discount fees collected from merchants, totaling $9.4 billion in Q2 2025 [4] Group 2 - The company also generates substantial fee revenue, with annual fees for popular cards like the Platinum and Gold amounting to $695 and $325, respectively, resulting in $2.5 billion in fee revenue in the latest quarter [5] - Combined, fee and discount revenue accounted for 66% of American Express's total revenue in Q2 [5] - The business model benefits from higher-income consumers who tend to spend more, directly impacting the company's revenue [6]