American Express (AXP) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

S.J. Squeri, Chairman and CEO, was paid $37.2M in 2025, flat from $37.2M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 814:1, on median employee pay of $56,827.

Filed
March 25, 2026
Annual meeting
May 5, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
5
CEO total pay
$37.2Mflat vs prior year
CEO to median employee
814:1median $56,827
CEO pay in equity
78%$28.9M in awards
Prior say-on-pay support
93%of votes cast
Total Revenues
$72.2BNet of interest expense
Diluted EPS
$15.38Up 10% reported
Return on Equity
34%ROE for 2025
Share Repurchases
$5.3BCapital returned

How Squeri was paid

$37.2M in total for 2025, as reported in the Summary Compensation Table. Equity awards are valued at grant, not at what they turned out to be worth.

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
S.J. SqueriChairman and CEO$37,164,405
C.Y. Le CaillecChief Financial Officer$9,643,143
D.E. BuckminsterFormer Vice Chairman$16,048,203
H.M. GrosfieldPresident, U.S. Consumer Services$13,077,645
R.D. JoabarGroup President, Global Commercial Services$12,582,817

What changed and why

  • $72.2BTotal revenues reached $72.2 billion, up 10% versus the prior year.
  • $46.2MCEO total compensation was $46,239,805 for fiscal year 2025.
  • 10%Diluted earnings per share were $15.38, representing a 10% increase.
  • 92.9%92.9% of the votes cast favored the Say-on-Pay proposal.
  • 34%Return on Equity reached 34% for the full year 2025.

About this page

Figures are automated and can be wrong; check the filing for the exact numbers. Totals follow SEC rules, which value stock and option awards at grant. Read the DEF 14A proxy statement for footnotes and the compensation committee's full reasoning.