The American Express Company, also known as Amex, is an American multinational financial

services corporation headquartered in Three World Financial Center in New York City. The company
was founded in 1850, and is one of the 30 components of the Dow Jones Industrial Average.[4] The
company is best known for its credit card, charge card, and traveler's cheque businesses.
In 2016, credit cards using the American Express network accounted for 22.9% of the total dollar
volume of credit card transactions in the US.[5] As of December 31, 2016, the company had 109.9
million cards in force, including 47.5 million cards in force in the United States, each with an average
annual spending of $17,216.[6]
In 2016, Interbrand ranked American Express as the 25th most valuable brand in the world,
estimating the brand to be worth US$18.358 billion.[7] In 2017, Fortune ranked American Express as
the 17th most admired company worldwide.[8]
The company's logo, adopted in 1958, is a gladiator or centurion[9] whose image appears on the
company's traveler's cheques, charge cards and credit cards.

Type Public

Traded as NYSE: AXP

DJIA component
S&P 100 component
S&P 500 component

Industry Banking
Financial services

Predecessor Livingston, Fargo & Company

Wells, Butterfield & Company
Wells & Company

Founded March 18, 1850; 167 years ago,

in Buffalo, New York, U.S.
Headquarters Three World Financial Center, New York
City, New York, U.S.

Area served Worldwide

Key people Stephen J. Squeri

(Chairman & CEO)
Jeffrey C. Campbell
(Executive VP & CFO)

Products Charge cards

Credit cards
Traveler's cheques
Corporate banking

Services Finance
Insurance
Travel

Revenue US$ 33.47 billion (2017)

Operating US$ 7.41 billion (2017)

income

Net income US$ 2.74 billion (2017)

Total assets US$ 181.16 billion (2017)

Total equity US$ 18.23 billion (2017)

Number of ~55,000 (2017)

employees

Website AmericanExpress.com

Footnotes / references
The credit card behemoth still understands that “employees are the company’s
most vital asset,” staffers say. The long list of perks include yoga on campus,
matching charitable donations, and tuition assistance. Another plus, particularly
in the finance industry, is that women represent about 57% of its workforce.

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Rank last year

69
Years on list
18
HQ location
New York City
Employees
20431
Job openings (as of February 2018)
3,000
Industry
Financial Services & Insurance
Revenue, 2017 or most recent year ($M)
$32,100
Year founded
1850
Type of organization
Public
Number of work sites
-
Website
http://www.americanexpress.com