secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     AMERICAN EXPRESS CO (AXP)
CIK:        0000004962
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-04-23T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0000004962-26-000188
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.80
Item codes: 2.02, 7.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

American Express Q1 EPS $4.28 (+18% YoY), revenue $18.9B (+11%), reaffirms FY guidance
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- EPS of $4.28, up 18% YoY from $3.64; net income $2.97B, up 15%.
- Total revenue net of interest expense $18.9B, up 11% (10% FX-adj).
- Billed business $428B, up 10% (9% FX-adj); highest quarterly spend growth in 3 years.
- Reaffirmed FY2026 guidance: revenue growth 9-10%, EPS $17.30-$17.90.
- Company increased investments in marketing and technology to capitalize on long-term growth.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/4962/000000496226000188/0000004962-26-000188-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/4962/000000496226000188/axp-20260423.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000004962-26-000188

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