Performance analysis of American Express (AXP)
Annual Return
Over the past 3 years, AXP has had an average annual return of +28.81%, outperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +19.62% annual.
Over the past 5 years, AXP has had an average annual return of +16.90%, outperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +12.73% annual.
Over the past 10 years, AXP has had an average annual return of +20.15%, outperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +15.04% annual.
Since Nov 1, 1999, AXP has had an average annual return of +9.57%, outperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +8.49% annual.
| 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -4.39% | +26.02% | +60.32% | +28.69% | -8.53% | +36.89% | -1.15% | +32.52% | -2.63% | +36.20% | +8.57% | -24.22% |
| 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 |
| +3.67% | +59.84% | +23.58% | +11.62% | +7.83% | +126.10% | -63.73% | -13.39% | +19.09% | +5.12% | +17.60% | +37.65% |
| 2002 | 2001 | 2000 | 1999 | ||||||||
| +0.18% | -34.50% | -0.40% | +11.61% |
Monthly Return
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Annually Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | -4.60% | -12.29% | -2.08% | +7.14% | -2.04% | +6.88% | +4.01% | -4.39% | |||||
| 2025 | +7.21% | -5.19% | -10.60% | -0.63% | +10.37% | +8.48% | -5.93% | +10.68% | +0.26% | +8.88% | +1.26% | +1.28% | +26.02% |
| 2024 | +7.50% | +9.30% | +3.77% | +3.11% | +2.55% | -3.52% | +9.61% | +2.22% | +4.85% | -0.16% | +12.81% | -2.59% | +60.32% |
| 2023 | +18.82% | -0.54% | -5.20% | -1.82% | -1.72% | +9.86% | -2.71% | -6.45% | -5.57% | -1.72% | +16.94% | +9.70% | +28.69% |
| 2022 | +10.19% | +8.19% | -3.87% | -6.31% | -3.37% | -17.58% | +11.11% | -1.31% | -11.24% | +10.44% | +6.16% | -6.24% | -8.53% |
| 2021 | -3.51% | +16.34% | +4.89% | +8.42% | +4.42% | +3.18% | +3.47% | -2.68% | +0.95% | +3.99% | -12.36% | +7.42% | +36.89% |
| 2020 | +4.68% | -15.35% | -22.12% | +7.18% | +4.19% | +0.14% | -1.53% | +8.86% | -1.32% | -8.62% | +29.97% | +1.96% | -1.15% |
| 2019 | +8.19% | +4.91% | +1.45% | +7.63% | -2.15% | +7.61% | +1.07% | -3.22% | -1.74% | -0.47% | +2.42% | +3.64% | +32.52% |
| 2018 | +0.44% | -1.90% | -4.34% | +6.26% | -0.46% | -0.30% | +1.91% | +6.49% | +0.48% | -3.18% | +9.29% | -15.10% | -2.63% |
| 2017 | +3.54% | +4.82% | -1.19% | +0.59% | -2.91% | +9.49% | +1.56% | +1.02% | +5.06% | +6% | +2.29% | +1.64% | +36.20% |
Drawdown analysis of American Express (AXP)
The maximum drawdown for the AXP was -83.89%, occurring on Mar 6, 2009. Recovery took 793 trading sessions.
The current AXP drawdown is -8.10%.
Since Nov 1, 1999 AXP has experienced the following drawdowns:
- 50% or more: 2 times
- 40% or more: 4 times
- 30% or more: 5 times
- 20% or more: 9 times
- 10% or more: 18 times
| Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -83.89% | Jul 19, 2007 | 411 | Mar 6, 2009 | 793 | Apr 27, 2012 | 1204 |
| -59.07% | Oct 2, 2000 | 241 | Sep 21, 2001 | 1054 | Nov 28, 2005 | 1295 |
| -49.64% | Feb 19, 2020 | 23 | Mar 23, 2020 | 231 | Feb 22, 2021 | 254 |
| -45.38% | Jul 3, 2014 | 405 | Feb 11, 2016 | 414 | Oct 3, 2017 | 819 |
| -31.54% | Feb 16, 2022 | 156 | Sep 30, 2022 | 331 | Jan 26, 2024 | 487 |
| -28.74% | Jan 23, 2025 | 52 | Apr 8, 2025 | 58 | Jul 2, 2025 | 110 |
| -27.34% | Feb 1, 2000 | 25 | Mar 8, 2000 | 60 | Jun 2, 2000 | 85 |
| -23.90% | Dec 11, 2025 | 72 | Mar 27, 2026 | Ongoing | Ongoing | Ongoing |
| -20.72% | Nov 28, 2018 | 17 | Dec 24, 2018 | 55 | Mar 15, 2019 | 72 |
| -19.79% | Oct 22, 2021 | 27 | Dec 1, 2021 | 46 | Feb 7, 2022 | 73 |
| -12.72% | Jan 10, 2018 | 20 | Feb 8, 2018 | 11 | Feb 26, 2018 | 31 |
| -12.49% | May 2, 2012 | 21 | Jun 1, 2012 | 152 | Jan 10, 2013 | 173 |
| -12.22% | Jul 15, 2019 | 56 | Oct 2, 2019 | 68 | Jan 9, 2020 | 124 |
| -11.33% | Dec 14, 2006 | 58 | Mar 13, 2007 | 30 | Apr 25, 2007 | 88 |
| -11.13% | Dec 10, 1999 | 26 | Jan 19, 2000 | 9 | Feb 1, 2000 | 35 |
| -11.01% | Feb 26, 2018 | 19 | Mar 23, 2018 | 18 | Apr 19, 2018 | 37 |
| -10.72% | Jul 31, 2024 | 3 | Aug 5, 2024 | 10 | Aug 19, 2024 | 13 |
| -10.32% | Jul 3, 2025 | 20 | Aug 1, 2025 | 20 | Aug 29, 2025 | 40 |
| -9.70% | Mar 7, 2014 | 25 | Apr 11, 2014 | 38 | Jun 6, 2014 | 63 |
| -9.44% | Mar 8, 2021 | 11 | Mar 23, 2021 | 17 | Apr 16, 2021 | 28 |
| -9.26% | Jun 14, 2000 | 2 | Jun 16, 2000 | 23 | Jul 20, 2000 | 25 |
| -9.07% | Jan 22, 2014 | 8 | Feb 3, 2014 | 18 | Feb 28, 2014 | 26 |
| -8.61% | Nov 12, 2025 | 4 | Nov 18, 2025 | 15 | Dec 10, 2025 | 19 |
| -8.60% | Sep 20, 2018 | 27 | Oct 29, 2018 | 21 | Nov 28, 2018 | 48 |
| -8.59% | May 21, 2024 | 16 | Jun 13, 2024 | 20 | Jul 15, 2024 | 36 |