How much would $1,000 invested in AXP be worth today?

$1,000 invested in AXP on October 17, 2016 would be worth $5,996 on October 16, 2026, with dividends reinvested — 19.6% a year compounded (CAGR).

How far back does the AXP calculator go?

AXP data begins June 1, 1972, with a close every session. Pick any start and end date in that span — 54 years, 4 months of history.

Does this include dividends?

Yes. The default "dividends reinvested" view uses split- and dividend-adjusted closing prices — a standard total-return approximation that excludes taxes and fees. A price-only view (split-adjusted, no dividends) is also available.

If You Invested $1,000 in American Express (AXP): What It Would Be Worth Today

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AXP

$313.59-0.09%

as of close, Oct 16, 2026

☾ AH $313.59 -0.09%

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Your investment#

How much

All at once, on the start date

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Latest close, Oct 16, 2026

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1972 to today, log scale

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1980199020002010Oct 2016 – Today

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Result#

$1,000Oct 17, 2016$5,996Oct 16, 20266.0×your money

$1,000 invested in AXP on October 17, 2016 was worth $5,996 on October 16, 2026, with dividends reinvested.

That’s 19.6% a year compounded (CAGR) over 10 years: 6.0 times your money.

Over the same dates the same $1,000 would be worth $4,208 in the S&P 500 and $6,511 in the Nasdaq-100: AXP beat the S&P 500 but trailed the Nasdaq-100.

Price only$5,235if dividends were spent

Biggest fall−49.6%Feb 19 to Mar 23, 2020

At a flat 5% a year$1,629a savings account's rate

Gain$4,996on $1,000 put in

How this period ranks#

Better than 92% of all 533 periods of 10 years since 1972.

Your dates

−60%0%120%

Worst: −8.3% a year, Feb 1999 to Feb 2009Best: 27.7% a year, Oct 1990 to Oct 2000

One scale for every length, so longer periods bunch up. Point at a bar.

Growth of $1,000 in AXP, October 17, 2016 to October 16, 2026#

Your $1,000$Your buySame plan in the S&P 500The highA low

Highest value$7,277 · Dec 2025$1,208 · Mar 2020$2,448 · Sep 2022$4,353 · Apr 2025$5,538 · Mar 2026$

$0$2,000$4,000$5,996

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How far AXP was below its previous high. The biggest fall: −49.6% from Feb 19, 2020 to Mar 23, 2020, back to the high by Feb 22, 2021.

−49.6% from its high−31.5% from its high−28.8% from its high−23.9% from its high

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Your one buy. $1,000 on October 17, 2016, worth $5,996 on October 16, 2026. Pick Monthly or Yearly to see a plan's buys.

6.0×paid

What $1,000 would be worth on October 16, 2026, by start date#

Each point is the same amount invested that day and held to October 16, 2026, dividends reinvested. Above the line it made money.

Your start

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19801990200020102020

$1,000 invested in AXP, by year#

Started on each year's first close and held to Oct 16, 2026, dividends reinvested.

Started	Worth Oct 16, 2026	Multiple	A year (CAGR)	Same in the Nasdaq-100
2017	$4,766	4.8×	17.3%	$6,344
2018	$3,572	3.6×	15.6%	$4,742
2019	$3,641	3.6×	18.1%	$4,812
2020	$2,719	2.7×	15.9%	$3,420
2021	$2,858	2.9×	19.9%	$2,373
2022	$1,982	2.0×	15.4%	$1,818
2023	$2,237	2.2×	23.7%	$2,741
2024	$1,723	1.7×	21.5%	$1,789
2025	$1,074	1.1×	4.1%	$1,403
2026	$849	0.85×	—	$1,162

Methodology#

A buy is made at the start date's close, or the next session's when the market was closed that day, and valued at the end date's close; a monthly or yearly plan buys on the same day of each month or year. "Dividends reinvested" uses split- and dividend-adjusted closes (a standard total-return approximation; taxes and fees excluded). "Price-only" uses split-adjusted closes. AXP data begins June 1, 1972; values as of October 16, 2026 and refresh daily. The ranking compares month-end to month-end periods. Past performance does not predict future returns; not investment advice.

See the live AXP chart and fundamentals on the AXP quote page or the S&P 500 return calculator.

FAQ#

How much would $1,000 invested in AXP be worth today?: $1,000 invested in AXP on October 17, 2016 would be worth $5,996 on October 16, 2026, with dividends reinvested — 19.6% a year compounded (CAGR).
How far back does the AXP calculator go?: AXP data begins June 1, 1972, with a close every session. Pick any start and end date in that span — 54 years, 4 months of history.
Does this include dividends?: Yes. The default "dividends reinvested" view uses split- and dividend-adjusted closing prices — a standard total-return approximation that excludes taxes and fees. A price-only view (split-adjusted, no dividends) is also available.

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