American Express (AXP)
S&P 500 · Top 100 by market cap · Financials · data since 1972-06-01 · last close 2026-07-24
1d
-4.30%
7d
-8.21%
30d
-4.52%
YTD
-11.12%
1y
+6.95%
American Express (AXP) monthly returns (%)
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | -4.6 | -12.3 | -2.1 | 7.1 | -2.0 | 6.9 | -3.3 | · | · | · | · | · |
| 2025 | 7.2 | -5.2 | -10.6 | -0.7 | 10.4 | 8.5 | -5.9 | 10.7 | 0.3 | 8.9 | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| 2024 | 7.5 | 9.3 | 3.8 | 3.1 | 2.5 | -3.5 | 9.6 | 2.2 | 4.8 | -0.1 | 12.8 | -2.6 |
| 2023 | 18.8 | -0.5 | -5.2 | -1.8 | -1.7 | 9.9 | -2.7 | -6.5 | -5.6 | -1.7 | 16.9 | 9.7 |
| 2022 | 10.2 | 8.2 | -3.9 | -6.3 | -3.4 | -17.6 | 11.1 | -1.3 | -11.2 | 10.5 | 6.2 | -6.2 |
| 2021 | -3.5 | 16.3 | 4.9 | 8.4 | 4.4 | 3.2 | 3.5 | -2.7 | 0.9 | 4.0 | -12.4 | 7.4 |
| 2020 | 4.7 | -15.3 | -22.1 | 7.2 | 4.2 | 0.1 | -1.5 | 8.9 | -1.3 | -8.6 | 30.0 | 2.0 |
| 2019 | 8.2 | 4.9 | 1.4 | 7.6 | -2.1 | 7.6 | 1.1 | -3.2 | -1.7 | -0.5 | 2.4 | 3.6 |
| 2018 | 0.4 | -1.9 | -4.3 | 6.3 | -0.5 | -0.3 | 1.9 | 6.5 | 0.5 | -3.2 | 9.3 | -15.1 |
| 2017 | 3.5 | 4.8 | -1.2 | 0.6 | -2.9 | 9.5 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 5.1 | 6.0 | 2.3 | 1.6 |
| 2016 | -22.7 | 3.9 | 10.5 | 7.1 | 0.5 | -7.1 | 6.1 | 1.7 | -2.4 | 4.2 | 8.5 | 2.8 |
| 2015 | -13.0 | 1.1 | -3.9 | -0.9 | 2.9 | -2.1 | -2.1 | 0.9 | -3.4 | -0.8 | -2.2 | -2.9 |
| 2014 | -6.0 | 7.4 | -1.4 | -2.6 | 4.7 | 3.7 | -7.0 | 1.8 | -2.2 | 3.1 | 2.8 | 0.7 |
| 2013 | 2.7 | 5.7 | 8.5 | 1.7 | 10.7 | -1.3 | -1.0 | -2.5 | 5.0 | 8.6 | 4.9 | 5.8 |
| 2012 | 6.7 | 5.5 | 9.4 | 4.4 | -7.3 | 4.3 | -0.5 | 1.0 | -2.5 | -1.2 | -0.1 | 2.8 |
| 2011 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 3.7 | 9.0 | 5.1 | 0.6 | -3.2 | -0.7 | -9.7 | 13.2 | -5.1 | -1.8 |
| 2010 | -6.7 | 1.4 | 8.5 | 11.8 | -13.6 | 0.0 | 12.4 | -10.7 | 5.4 | -0.9 | 4.3 | -0.7 |
| 2009 | -9.0 | -27.9 | 13.0 | 87.5 | -1.5 | -5.8 | 21.9 | 19.4 | 0.8 | 2.8 | 20.1 | -3.1 |
| 2008 | -5.2 | -13.9 | 3.4 | 10.3 | -3.5 | -18.7 | -1.0 | 6.9 | -10.7 | -22.0 | -15.2 | -20.4 |
| 2007 | -3.8 | -2.3 | -0.8 | 7.9 | 7.1 | -5.8 | -4.1 | 0.1 | 1.3 | 2.9 | -3.2 | -11.8 |
| 2006 | 2.2 | 2.7 | -2.5 | 2.6 | 1.0 | -2.1 | -1.9 | 0.9 | 6.7 | 3.4 | 1.6 | 3.3 |
| 2005 | -5.2 | 1.5 | -4.9 | 2.6 | 2.2 | -0.9 | 3.3 | 0.4 | 4.0 | -0.8 | 3.3 | 0.1 |
| 2004 | 7.5 | 3.0 | -2.8 | -5.6 | 3.6 | 1.5 | -2.2 | -0.5 | 2.9 | 3.4 | 5.0 | 1.2 |
| 2003 | 0.5 | -5.5 | -1.0 | 14.2 | 10.0 | 0.4 | 5.9 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 4.4 | -2.6 | 5.7 |
| 2002 | 0.7 | 1.7 | 12.4 | 0.3 | 3.7 | -14.6 | -2.7 | 2.3 | -13.5 | 16.9 | 7.0 | -9.0 |
| 2001 | -14.1 | -6.8 | -5.9 | 3.0 | -0.8 | -7.9 | 4.2 | -9.7 | -20.2 | 1.6 | 11.8 | 8.4 |
| 2000 | -0.8 | -18.6 | 11.0 | 0.6 | 8.4 | -3.5 | 8.9 | 4.1 | 2.9 | -1.1 | -8.4 | 0.0 |
| 1999 | 0.6 | 5.5 | 8.7 | 11.0 | -7.4 | 7.7 | 1.3 | 4.4 | -1.8 | 14.3 | -1.9 | 10.0 |
| 1998 | -6.2 | 7.6 | 1.9 | 11.5 | 0.4 | 11.1 | -3.0 | -29.3 | -0.5 | 13.8 | 13.6 | 2.4 |
| 1997 | 10.0 | 5.6 | -8.8 | 10.2 | 5.7 | 7.2 | 12.8 | -7.2 | 5.3 | -4.5 | 1.1 | 13.4 |
| 1996 | 11.8 | -0.3 | 7.6 | -1.3 | -5.7 | -2.5 | -1.5 | 0.0 | 5.7 | 2.1 | 11.2 | 8.6 |
| 1995 | 6.8 | 6.8 | 3.7 | 0.3 | 2.2 | -0.7 | 9.9 | 4.9 | 9.9 | -8.0 | 4.6 | -2.6 |
| 1994 | 6.5 | -10.3 | -5.1 | 7.7 | 5.7 | -6.8 | 3.8 | 6.1 | 8.0 | 2.4 | -4.0 | 0.3 |
| 1993 | -5.6 | 5.4 | 11.7 | 3.2 | 2.7 | 12.2 | 2.0 | -0.4 | 10.4 | -9.5 | -2.7 | -1.6 |
| 1992 | 0.6 | 1.8 | 10.1 | -1.6 | 1.1 | 3.3 | -1.1 | -9.2 | 6.0 | -2.3 | 7.0 | 8.7 |
| 1991 | 10.3 | 5.5 | 20.3 | -12.7 | 2.5 | -11.3 | 12.8 | 4.4 | -2.4 | -25.9 | 0.0 | 9.2 |
| 1990 | -14.7 | -2.1 | -11.6 | 6.3 | 7.8 | 5.9 | -5.3 | -17.2 | -12.4 | -9.7 | 8.6 | 1.7 |
| 1989 | 15.5 | -4.1 | 7.2 | 3.5 | -0.4 | 3.3 | 12.0 | -0.3 | -2.7 | 1.3 | -2.4 | -1.1 |
| 1988 | 15.7 | -0.9 | -6.3 | -0.8 | 5.2 | 8.9 | 3.0 | 1.8 | -2.2 | -2.5 | -0.5 | -0.6 |
| 1987 | 20.1 | 8.8 | 1.0 | -8.4 | -0.9 | 2.0 | 7.7 | 0.7 | -2.4 | -32.4 | -7.3 | 3.1 |
| 1986 | 6.1 | 16.9 | 5.1 | -12.6 | 4.0 | 0.6 | -4.0 | 9.8 | -14.1 | 4.2 | -1.9 | -0.9 |
| 1985 | 13.9 | -0.3 | -2.5 | 4.2 | 6.7 | 4.0 | -6.8 | -6.8 | 1.4 | 9.6 | 7.4 | 9.2 |
| 1984 | -8.1 | -4.2 | 10.0 | -5.0 | -12.6 | 11.8 | -3.9 | 18.6 | 5.3 | 8.3 | -4.4 | 7.3 |
| 1983 | 2.5 | 19.8 | 5.8 | 9.1 | 4.1 | 2.3 | -10.6 | 0.4 | -13.2 | -9.4 | 3.8 | -4.2 |
| 1982 | 2.1 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 3.2 | -12.4 | -5.3 | -5.2 | 22.9 | 4.6 | 22.3 | 17.3 | -6.4 |
| 1981 | 8.1 | 1.7 | 4.2 | -3.8 | 11.7 | -0.3 | -4.1 | -9.4 | -1.8 | 11.0 | 3.6 | -5.9 |
| 1980 | -1.7 | -4.7 | 7.3 | 14.4 | 0.7 | 4.0 | 7.2 | -6.3 | 4.6 | -7.6 | 3.8 | 17.7 |
| 1979 | 1.3 | -3.4 | 11.0 | -4.2 | 9.6 | 5.6 | 1.8 | 1.1 | -3.6 | -10.3 | 5.0 | -3.7 |
| 1978 | -5.9 | -4.8 | 0.0 | 18.0 | -0.7 | -5.0 | 9.3 | -5.9 | -3.1 | -11.2 | 2.5 | -5.9 |
| 1977 | -13.0 | 2.1 | 0.7 | 2.6 | -3.4 | 13.7 | -0.2 | 2.2 | -7.3 | -2.4 | 6.8 | -7.7 |
| 1976 | 10.2 | -8.9 | -1.0 | -13.0 | 7.5 | 7.0 | 6.2 | 4.5 | -2.5 | 1.9 | 2.2 | -1.5 |
| 1975 | 19.7 | 15.7 | 5.6 | -7.9 | 13.6 | 9.4 | -10.3 | -12.5 | -5.9 | 5.1 | 14.8 | -5.2 |
| 1974 | -1.9 | 4.8 | -9.5 | -7.8 | -1.3 | -8.6 | -16.6 | -7.8 | -29.9 | 48.7 | -3.6 | -3.3 |
| 1973 | -2.9 | -3.6 | -3.5 | -16.9 | 5.1 | 10.8 | 8.8 | -5.1 | 5.1 | -0.4 | -28.0 | 1.7 |
| 1972 | · | · | · | · | · | -2.8 | -0.9 | 8.1 | 3.1 | -0.2 | -0.8 | 6.2 |
| Avg | 1.7 | 0.6 | 1.7 | 3.6 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 0.1 | -1.5 | 1.1 | 2.9 | 0.6 |
Values in %. Current and first-listed months are partial (greyed).
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Seasonality — average by calendar month
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | +1.7% | +0.6% | +1.8% | +3.6% | +1.7% | +0.9% | +1.5% | +0.1% | -1.5% | +1.1% | +2.9% | +0.6% |
| Win rate | 61%/54 | 57%/54 | 56%/54 | 65%/54 | 63%/54 | 58%/55 | 50%/54 | 57%/54 | 48%/54 | 52%/54 | 63%/54 | 54%/54 |
Win rate = share of positive months / sample size.
Risk & extremes
Max drawdown
-83.9%
Worst peak-to-trough fall on record
Monthly volatility
±8.9%
Std. dev. of monthly returns
Positive months
57%
Share of completed months in the green
Best month
+87.51%
2009-04
Worst month
-32.41%
1987-10
Longest streaks
8▲ / 7▼
Consecutive up / down months
Drawdown & rolling returns
Percent below the all-time high at each month-end — how far underwater the asset was.
About American Express
American Express moves money around and keeps a slice for the trouble — with price receipts on this site going back to 1972. And the long game: $100 at its first close here (1972) would be about $28,507 today.
Did you know?
- Its best month on record was April 2009 at +87.51%; its worst, October 1987 at -32.41%.
Trivia for entertainment — the numbers come from our price data; the jokes don't.