American Express: brands it owns and its ownership tree
American Express (NYSE: AXP) is a publicly listed company headquartered in the United States that owns 2 consumer brands.[1]
American Express Company issues American Express cards and operates a closed-loop payments network. Its 2025 Form 10-K reports worldwide billed business of $1.6 trillion and names Delta, Marriott International, British Airways and Hilton among its co-brand partners.
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Company facts
- Legal name
- American Express Company
- Type
- publicly listed company · see all publicly listed company owners
- Headquarters
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Tickers
- NYSE: AXP
- SEC CIK
- 0000004962
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
American Express in numbers
- American Express owns 2 consumer brands tracked here across 1 top-level categories; the largest is finance & insurance with 2 brands.[1]
American Express financial history
Headline figures from American Express's annual reports filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission, in USD as reported, fiscal years ending 2020–2025. Revenue moved from $22bn to $41.3bn, an average of 13.5% a year (calculated).
| Fiscal year ended | Revenue | Operating income | Operating margin | Net income | Total assets | Long-term debt | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $41.3bn | — | — | $10.8bn | $300.1bn | $56.4bn | 10-K | |
| $38.8bn | — | — | $10.1bn | $271.5bn | $49.7bn | 10-K | |
| $37.2bn | — | — | $8.37bn | $261.1bn | $47.9bn | 10-K | |
| $34.2bn | — | — | $7.51bn | $228.4bn | $42.6bn | 10-K | |
| $27.7bn | — | — | $8.06bn | $189bn | $38.7bn | 10-K | |
| $22bn | — | — | $3.13bn | $191bn | $43bn | 10-K |
Source: SEC XBRL company facts. A dash means the company did not report that line in a form we could read. Figures for a year can be restated in a later filing; the latest filing's number is shown.
Everything American Express owns
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Brand portfolio by category
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American Express in the global legal-entity registry
The Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF) keeps an open register of legal entities. Each entity reports its own parents. We show it as a cross-check on the ownership recorded on this page, which is built from filings.
- Legal entity identifier (LEI)
- R4PP93JZOLY261QX3811
- Registered name
- AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY (US)
- Registration status
- Issued · record updated 27 February 2026
- Parent
- None named: it reports that no person or entity controls it.
- Retrieved
- · GLEIF record (JSON)
American Express SEC filings
The documents behind the figures on this page, as listed in the SEC's EDGAR index. Each links to the filing itself.
Annual reports
- Annual report, filed (10-K)
- Annual report, filed (10-K)
- Annual report, filed (10-K)
- Annual report, filed (10-K)
- Annual report, filed (10-K)
- Annual report, filed (10-K)
Proxy statements
- Proxy statement, filed (DEF 14A)
- Proxy statement, filed (DEF 14A)
- Proxy statement, filed (DEF 14A)
Recent current and quarterly reports
| Filed | Form | What it declares |
|---|---|---|
| 8-K | Regulation FD disclosure | |
| 8-K | Regulation FD disclosure | |
| 8-K | Regulation FD disclosure | |
| 8-K | Regulation FD disclosure | |
| 8-K | Material change to rights of security holders; Change to articles or bylaws; Other events | |
| 8-K | Other events | |
| 10-Q | Quarterly report | |
| 8-K | Results of operations and financial condition; Regulation FD disclosure | |
| 8-K | Regulation FD disclosure | |
| 8-K | Regulation FD disclosure | |
| 8-K | Other events | |
| 8-K | Regulation FD disclosure | |
| 8-K | Regulation FD disclosure | |
| 8-K | Results of a shareholder vote |
Frequently asked questions
What brands does American Express own?
American Express owns 2 consumer brands tracked here, including Membership Rewards and American Express.
Is American Express an American company?
Yes. American Express is headquartered in the United States.
Who owns American Express?
American Express is a publicly listed company owned by its shareholders; it trades as AXP on the NYSE.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] American Express Company Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-02-06 — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 10-K, published 6 February 2026; retrieved 17 October 2026.
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