American Express Company (AXP) Dividend History
DivTrkr holds 199 recorded AXP dividend payments, running from April 1, 1977 to July 2, 2026 — 50 calendar years. Together those payments total $36.17 per share. AXP has most often paid quarterly.
AXP has increased its payment rate for 4 consecutive complete years.
Over the last five complete years the AXP payment rate compounded at +13.8% a year, and +11.5% a year over the last ten. That is what the payments actually did; it is not a forecast.
Across 50 years of recorded history, AXP's payment rate has never fallen materially from one complete year to the next.
AXP dividends by year
| Year | Total paid per share | Payments | Median payment | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $3.16 | 4 | $0.820 | +17.1% |
| 2024 | $2.70 | 4 | $0.700 | +16.7% |
| 2023 | $2.32 | 4 | $0.600 | +15.4% |
| 2022 | $1.99 | 4 | $0.520 | +20.9% |
| 2021 | $1.72 | 4 | $0.430 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | $1.72 | 4 | $0.430 | +10.3% |
| 2019 | $1.60 | 4 | $0.390 | +11.4% |
| 2018 | $1.44 | 4 | $0.350 | +9.4% |
| 2017 | $1.31 | 4 | $0.320 | +10.3% |
| 2016 | $1.19 | 4 | $0.290 | +5.5% |
| 2015 | $1.10 | 4 | $0.275 | +12.2% |
| 2014 | $0.980 | 4 | $0.245 | +14.0% |
| 2013 | $0.860 | 4 | $0.215 | +7.5% |
| 2012 | $0.780 | 4 | $0.200 | +11.1% |
| 2011 | $0.720 | 4 | $0.180 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | $0.720 | 4 | $0.180 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | $0.720 | 4 | $0.180 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | $0.720 | 4 | $0.180 | +20.0% |
| 2007 | $0.600 | 4 | $0.150 | +11.1% |
| 2006 | $0.540 | 4 | $0.135 | +28.5% |
| 2005 | $0.435 | 4 | $0.105 | — |
| 2004 | $0.280 | 3 (timing) | $0.0875 | — |
| 2003 | $0.333 | 4 | $0.0875 | — |
| 2002 | $0.350 | 5 (timing) | $0.0700 | — |
| 2001 | $0.280 | 4 | $0.0700 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | $0.276 | 4 | $0.0700 | +6.7% |
| 1999 | $0.263 | 4 | $0.0656 | — |
| 1998 | $0.197 | 3 (timing) | $0.0656 | — |
| 1997 | $0.263 | 4 | $0.0656 | — |
| 1996 | $0.328 | 5 (timing) | $0.0656 | — |
| 1995 | $0.197 | 3 (timing) | $0.0656 | — |
| 1994 | $0.326 | 5 (timing) | $0.0656 | — |
| 1993 | $0.257 | 4 | $0.0644 | — |
| 1992 | $0.193 | 3 (timing) | $0.0644 | — |
| 1991 | $0.247 | 4 | $0.0618 | +4.3% |
| 1990 | $0.237 | 4 | $0.0592 | +9.5% |
| 1989 | $0.221 | 4 | $0.0541 | — |
| 1988 | $0.250 | 5 (timing) | $0.0489 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | $0.283 | 5 (timing) | $0.0489 | — |
| 1986 | $0.178 | 4 | $0.0438 | +3.0% |
| 1985 | $0.170 | 4 | $0.0425 | +3.1% |
| 1984 | $0.165 | 4 | $0.0412 | — |
| 1983 | $0.201 | 5 (timing) | $0.0412 | — |
| 1982 | $0.106 | 3 (timing) | $0.0354 | +10.0% |
| 1981 | $0.0966 | 3 (timing) | $0.0322 | — |
| 1980 | $0.129 | 4 | $0.0322 | +11.1% |
| 1979 | $0.116 | 4 | $0.0290 | +12.5% |
| 1978 | $0.0998 | 4 | $0.0257 | +23.1% |
| 1977 | $0.0837 | 4 | $0.0209 | — |
How this growth is measured
Year-over-year growth here compares each year's median payment with the year before, not the calendar-year total. Ex-dividend dates drift, so a quarterly payer can book five ex-dates in one calendar year and four in the next. Comparing raw yearly totals would show a phantom cut of around 25% in a year where the company did nothing but pay slightly earlier. Using the median payment removes that distortion, and also ignores one-off special dividends.
Years marked “timing” booked a different number of payments than AXP's usual cadence, so their total is not directly comparable with neighbouring years.
Recent AXP dividend payments
| Ex-dividend date | Amount per share |
|---|---|
| July 2, 2026 | $0.950 |
| April 2, 2026 | $0.950 |
| January 2, 2026 | $0.820 |
| October 10, 2025 | $0.820 |
| July 3, 2025 | $0.820 |
| April 4, 2025 | $0.820 |
| January 3, 2025 | $0.700 |
| October 4, 2024 | $0.700 |
| July 5, 2024 | $0.700 |
| April 4, 2024 | $0.700 |
| January 4, 2024 | $0.600 |
| October 5, 2023 | $0.600 |
| July 6, 2023 | $0.600 |
| April 5, 2023 | $0.600 |
| January 5, 2023 | $0.520 |
| October 13, 2022 | $0.520 |
| June 30, 2022 | $0.520 |
| April 7, 2022 | $0.520 |
| January 6, 2022 | $0.430 |
| October 7, 2021 | $0.430 |
| July 1, 2021 | $0.430 |
| March 31, 2021 | $0.430 |
| January 7, 2021 | $0.430 |
| October 8, 2020 | $0.430 |
| July 1, 2020 | $0.430 |
| April 2, 2020 | $0.430 |
| January 2, 2020 | $0.430 |
| October 3, 2019 | $0.430 |
| July 3, 2019 | $0.390 |
| April 4, 2019 | $0.390 |
| January 3, 2019 | $0.390 |
| October 4, 2018 | $0.390 |
| July 5, 2018 | $0.350 |
| April 5, 2018 | $0.350 |
| January 4, 2018 | $0.350 |
| October 5, 2017 | $0.350 |
| July 5, 2017 | $0.320 |
| April 5, 2017 | $0.320 |
| January 4, 2017 | $0.320 |
| October 5, 2016 | $0.320 |
| June 29, 2016 | $0.290 |
| April 6, 2016 | $0.290 |
| January 6, 2016 | $0.290 |
| October 7, 2015 | $0.290 |
| June 30, 2015 | $0.290 |
| March 31, 2015 | $0.260 |
| January 7, 2015 | $0.260 |
| October 1, 2014 | $0.260 |
| July 9, 2014 | $0.260 |
| April 2, 2014 | $0.230 |
| January 8, 2014 | $0.230 |
| October 2, 2013 | $0.230 |
| July 2, 2013 | $0.230 |
| April 3, 2013 | $0.200 |
| January 2, 2013 | $0.200 |
| October 3, 2012 | $0.200 |
| July 3, 2012 | $0.200 |
| April 3, 2012 | $0.200 |
| January 4, 2012 | $0.180 |
| October 5, 2011 | $0.180 |
Showing the 60 most recent of 199 recorded payments. The full log is on the page.
AXP dividend history questions
How many dividends has AXP paid?
DivTrkr has 199 recorded AXP dividend payments between April 1, 1977 and July 2, 2026, totalling $36.17 per share across 50 calendar years.
Has AXP ever cut its dividend?
Not in the history DivTrkr holds. Across 50 years of recorded payments the per-payment rate has never fallen by a material amount from one complete year to the next.
How fast is the AXP dividend growing?
The AXP payment rate compounded at +13.8% a year over the last five complete years and +11.5% a year over the last ten.
How often does AXP pay a dividend?
AXP has most often paid quarterly — 4 payments a year. Individual years can show a different count when an ex-date drifts across a year boundary.
See the current AXP dividend yield and next ex-dividend date, or track AXP free with DivTrkr to see what this history pays on your own share count.