American Express (AXP) CEO pay: $95.4M actually paid in FY2025
$AXP · AMERICAN EXPRESS COData through FY2025 — latest proxy filed 2026-03-25, checked for new filings 2026-08-19. Every number links to its source.
24.6× the tracked-company median CEO pay ($3.9M).
Pay vs. Performance (Compensation Actually Paid)
What the CEO was actually paid, by fiscal year
What $100 invested was worth, company vs peer group
Pay-vs-Performance table
| FY | CEO pay on paper | CEO pay actually earned | Other top execs (avg) | Value of $100 invested since FY2020 | Same, peer group since FY2020 | Net income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $46.2M | $95.4M | $22.4M | $326.00 | $203.00 | $10.83B |
| 2024 | $37.2M | $122.5M | $30.1M | $255.00 | $173.00 | $10.13B |
| 2023 | $35.7M | $62.3M | $18.3M | $159.00 | $133.00 | $8.37B |
| 2022 | $48.0M | $42.9M | $14.7M | $124.00 | $118.00 | $7.51B |
| 2021 | $25.5M | $49.9M | $22.0M | $135.00 | $132.00 | $8.06B |
| 2020 | $24.2M | $20.1M | $9.9M | $98.00 | $97.00 | $3.13B |
Frequently asked
How much did the AXP CEO make in 2025?
$95,383,330 in Compensation Actually Paid (CAP) as AMERICAN EXPRESS CO's CEO (the filing reports this year's PEO pay without tagging which named executive it belongs to), updated 2026-03-25.
What is pay vs. performance (PvP)?
An SEC disclosure (Item 402(v), required since FY2022) linking named-executive pay to company total shareholder return (TSR) over up to 5 years.
What is Compensation Actually Paid (CAP)?
CAP starts from the Summary Compensation Table total and adjusts equity awards to fair value as of each year-end/vesting date, rather than grant-date value — see the glossary entry for the full walk-through.
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