Basis: Trailing twelve months (TTM). Source: stored company filings and market data; unavailable inputs remain N/A.
The forward PE ratio is 18.48.
Forward PE Ratio (18.48) = Close Price ($322.61) / Consensus Forward EPS ($17.64)
FORWARD PE RATIO
18.48
SECTOR MEDIAN · FINANCIAL SERVICES
14.95
median of 88 covered companies
CURRENT VS SECTOR MEDIAN
+23.65%
vs the sector median at left
American Express Company
Market Cap
$217.86B
Forward PE Ratio
18.48
| NAME | MARKET CAP | FORWARD PE RATIO |
|---|---|---|
| American Express Company (AXP) | $217.86B | 18.48 |
| The Toronto-Dominion Bank (TD)vs › | $201.78B | 11.73 |
| Citigroup Inc. (C)vs › | $235.94B | 12.21 |
| The Charles Schwab Corporation (SCHW)vs › | $186.80B | 16.45 |
| Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (VWO)vs › | $170.51B | N/A |
| BlackRock, Inc. (BLK)vs › | $167.65B | 19.47 |
| Wells Fargo & Company (WFC)vs › | $269.35B | 12.07 |
| Interactive Brokers Group, Inc. (IBKR)vs › | $157.99B | 33.68 |
| Blackstone Inc. (BX)vs › | $156.44B | 22.54 |
| The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (GS)vs › | $304.04B | 14.76 |
Trailing P/E
19.7
reported TTM EPS
Forward P/E
18.5
consensus next-FY EPS
The gap between the two multiples is the consensus growth expectation: analysts' forward EPS of $17.64 implies +6.7% EPS growth vs the reported trailing $16.53.
At today's $322.61 close, each upcoming fiscal year's consensus EPS implies a different multiple — how quickly the price is "paid down" by expected earnings if the estimates hold.
| Fiscal year end | Consensus EPS | Estimate range | Analysts | Implied P/E |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-12-31 | $17.64 | $17.46 – $17.86 | 22 | 18.3x |
| 2027-12-31 | $20.12 | $19.89 – $20.37 | 22 | 16.0x |
| 2028-12-31 | $22.97 | $21.89 – $23.63 | 16 | 14.0x |
Source: FMP analyst consensus estimates, refreshed with the daily precompute. "n/m" = the consensus EPS is not positive, so a multiple is undefined. There is no forward P/E history chart here because charting one would require the estimates as they stood in the past, which we do not store — see the trailing P/E history for how the realized multiple has moved.
PE Ratio = Share Price / Diluted EPS (TTM)
The price-to-earnings ratio measures how much investors pay for each dollar of trailing earnings. A lower PE can indicate a cheaper valuation; a higher PE implies higher growth expectations.
Expanded definitions: Investopedia, Wikipedia, Corporate Finance Institute