Basis: Latest reported fiscal year. Source: stored company filings and market data; unavailable inputs remain N/A.
The forward PE ratio is 18.41 as of Sunday, July 26, 2026.
Forward PE Ratio (18.41) = Close Price ($326.17) / Consensus Forward EPS ($17.72)
FORWARD PE RATIO
18.41
SECTOR MEDIAN · FINANCIAL SERVICES
14.30
median of 83 covered companies
CURRENT VS SECTOR MEDIAN
+28.74%
vs the sector median at left
American Express Company
Market Cap
$222.55B
Forward PE Ratio
18.41
| NAME | MARKET CAP | FORWARD PE RATIO |
|---|---|---|
| American Express Company (AXP) | $222.55B | 18.41 |
| Citigroup Inc. (C)vs › | $226.75B | 11.84 |
| Wells Fargo & Company (WFC)vs › | $264.40B | 11.89 |
| The Charles Schwab Corporation (SCHW)vs › | $177.34B | 15.74 |
| BlackRock, Inc. (BLK)vs › | $163.62B | 18.77 |
| Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (VWO)vs › | $160.74B | N/A |
| Interactive Brokers Group, Inc. (IBKR)vs › | $158.53B | 34.09 |
| Blackstone Inc. (BX)vs › | $156.13B | 22.24 |
| Chubb Limited (CB)vs › | $139.53B | 13.12 |
| The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (GS)vs › | $313.07B | 15.30 |
Trailing P/E
27.3
reported TTM EPS
Forward P/E
18.4
consensus next-FY EPS
The gap between the two multiples is the consensus growth expectation: analysts' forward EPS of $17.72 implies +48.2% EPS growth vs the reported trailing $11.96.
At today's $326.17 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 | $17.72 | $17.49 – $17.93 | 21 | 18.4x |
| 2027-12-31 | $20.17 | $19.93 – $20.50 | 22 | 16.2x |
| 2028-12-31 | $22.92 | $21.60 – $23.76 | 14 | 14.2x |
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
