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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.

202620252024202320222021202020192018201720162015
-4.39%+26.02%+60.32%+28.69%-8.53%+36.89%-1.15%+32.52%-2.63%+36.20%+8.57%-24.22%
201420132012201120102009200820072006200520042003
+3.67%+59.84%+23.58%+11.62%+7.83%+126.10%-63.73%-13.39%+19.09%+5.12%+17.60%+37.65%
2002200120001999
+0.18%-34.50%-0.40%+11.61%

Monthly Return

YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecAnnually 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
DepthStartTo BottomBottomTo RecoverEndTotal
-83.89%Jul 19, 2007411Mar 6, 2009793Apr 27, 20121204
-59.07%Oct 2, 2000241Sep 21, 20011054Nov 28, 20051295
-49.64%Feb 19, 202023Mar 23, 2020231Feb 22, 2021254
-45.38%Jul 3, 2014405Feb 11, 2016414Oct 3, 2017819
-31.54%Feb 16, 2022156Sep 30, 2022331Jan 26, 2024487
-28.74%Jan 23, 202552Apr 8, 202558Jul 2, 2025110
-27.34%Feb 1, 200025Mar 8, 200060Jun 2, 200085
-23.90%Dec 11, 202572Mar 27, 2026OngoingOngoingOngoing
-20.72%Nov 28, 201817Dec 24, 201855Mar 15, 201972
-19.79%Oct 22, 202127Dec 1, 202146Feb 7, 202273
-12.72%Jan 10, 201820Feb 8, 201811Feb 26, 201831
-12.49%May 2, 201221Jun 1, 2012152Jan 10, 2013173
-12.22%Jul 15, 201956Oct 2, 201968Jan 9, 2020124
-11.33%Dec 14, 200658Mar 13, 200730Apr 25, 200788
-11.13%Dec 10, 199926Jan 19, 20009Feb 1, 200035
-11.01%Feb 26, 201819Mar 23, 201818Apr 19, 201837
-10.72%Jul 31, 20243Aug 5, 202410Aug 19, 202413
-10.32%Jul 3, 202520Aug 1, 202520Aug 29, 202540
-9.70%Mar 7, 201425Apr 11, 201438Jun 6, 201463
-9.44%Mar 8, 202111Mar 23, 202117Apr 16, 202128
-9.26%Jun 14, 20002Jun 16, 200023Jul 20, 200025
-9.07%Jan 22, 20148Feb 3, 201418Feb 28, 201426
-8.61%Nov 12, 20254Nov 18, 202515Dec 10, 202519
-8.60%Sep 20, 201827Oct 29, 201821Nov 28, 201848
-8.59%May 21, 202416Jun 13, 202420Jul 15, 202436