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AMERICAN EXPRESS CO

N/A • FY2025 Annual Report

NYSE 76,800 employees H-1B Visa Sponsor Revenue +9.5% YoY

Revenue

$72.2B

Net Income

$10.8B

EBIT Margin

N/A

Diluted EPS

$15.38

Free Cash Flow

$16.0B

CEO Pay

$46,239,805

S.J. Squeri

78%

of AMERICAN EXPRESS CO's revenue comes from United States

Companies claim they must hire overseas workers because that's where their business is. The data says otherwise: AMERICAN EXPRESS CO generates 78% of its $56B revenue from United States, yet continues to file H-1B petitions that displace American workers.

$46,239,805

S.J. Squeri's total compensation in FY2025

Base salary $1,729,167 • Stock awards $23,486,257. The CEO's pay package is funded by the same company that claims it cannot find qualified American workers for its open positions.

Financial Snapshot — FY2025

Total Revenue

$72.2B

+9.5% year-over-year

Net Income

$10.8B

Operating Margin

N/A

Diluted EPS

$15.38

Free Cash Flow

$16.0B

Dividend / Share

N/A

Stock Buybacks

N/A

Total employees: 76,800

Where the Revenue Comes From — FY2025

United States

$56B

78%

International

$40B

55%

EMEA

$7.1B

10%

APACGeographic Region

$5.2B

Lacc Geographic Region

$4.2B

Revenue earned in the United States contradicts the claim that H-1B workers are needed because “that’s where the business is.” Source: SEC EDGAR 10-K, FY2025.

What We Pay the Executives Source: SEC DEF 14A via sec-api.io

CEO Total Compensation

$46,239,805

S.J. Squeri

CEO Base Salary

$1,729,167

CEO Stock Awards

$23,486,257

Avg. Other NEO Total

$14,333,114

Executive	Title	Base Salary	Stock Awards	Total Comp
S.J. Squeri🔍	Chairman and CEO	$1,729,167	$23,486,257	$46,239,805
H.M. Grosfield🔍	President, U.S. Consumer Services	$933,333	$4,957,970	$13,077,645
R.D. Joabar🔍	Group President, Global Commercial Services	$943,750	$5,045,036	$12,582,817
D.E. Buckminster🔍	Former Vice Chairman	$1,100,000	$6,051,545	$15,575,770
C.Y. Le Caillec🔍	Chief Financial Officer	$933,333	$4,957,970	$13,090,458

SCT = Summary Compensation Table totals from SEC EDGAR DEF 14A proxy statement.

Board of Directors — Who Enables This

Director	Role	Age	Independent	Since	Tenure	Annual Pay	Committees
Charles E. Phillips🔍	Managing Partner and Co-Founder of Recognize	66	Yes	N/A	N/A	N/A	nominating and corporate governance committee, audit committee, Risk Committee
Christopher D. Young🔍	President and Chief Executive Officer of Vertex, Inc.	54	Yes	N/A	N/A	N/A	Risk Committee
Daniel L. Vasella🔍	Director	None	Yes	N/A	N/A	N/A
Deborah P. Majoras🔍	Former Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary of Procte	62	Yes	N/A	N/A	N/A	nominating and corporate governance committee, sustainability and public policy committee, compensation and governance committee
Doug Buckminster🔍	Vice Chairman	None	Yes	N/A	N/A	N/A
Howard Grosfield🔍	Group President of U.S. Consumer Services	None	Yes	N/A	N/A	N/A
John J. Brennan🔍	LEAD INDEPENDENT DIRECTOR	71	Yes	N/A	N/A	N/A	Audit and Compliance Committee
Karen L. Parkhill🔍	Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of HP I	60	Yes	N/A	N/A	N/A	Audit and Compliance Committee, Risk Committee
Lisa W. Wardell🔍	Former Executive Chairman of Covista Inc.	56	Yes	N/A	N/A	N/A	Audit and Compliance Committee, Risk Committee
Lynn A. Pike🔍	Former President of Capital One Bank	69	Yes	N/A	N/A	N/A	risk and compliance, audit
Michael J. Angelakis🔍	Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Atairos Group	61	Yes	N/A	N/A	N/A	Audit and Compliance Committee
Noel Wallace🔍	Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Colgate-P	61	No	N/A	N/A	N/A	The Consumer Goods Forum, Board of Directors, Board of Trustees
Randal K. Quarles🔍	Executive Chairman and Co-Founder of The Cynosure Group	68	Yes	N/A	N/A	N/A	Risk Committee
Raymond Joabar🔍	Group President of Global Commercial Services	None	Yes	N/A	N/A	N/A
Stephen J. Squeri🔍	CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD	67	Yes	N/A	N/A	N/A	Monsignor McClancy Memorial High School (member of the board of governors), Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (member of the board of overseers), Manhattan University (Chairman of the board of trustees)
Theodore J. Leonsis🔍	Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Monumental Sports &	70	No	N/A	N/A	N/A	Chairman of the media and content committee and member of the board of governors, Chair of the nominating and governance committee, member of the audit and executive committees
Thomas J. Baltimore🔍	Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Park Hote	62	No	N/A	N/A	N/A	compensation and human capital committee, executive committee
Walter J. Clayton III🔍	Director	None	Yes	N/A	N/A	N/A

Source: SEC EDGAR DEF 14A proxy statement via sec-api.io.

H-1B Visa Dependency Key Metric

Search all AMERICAN EXPRESS CO H-1B Labor Condition Applications filed with the U.S. Dept. of Labor.

🔍 Search H-1B Records for AMERICAN EXPRESS CO

Source: U.S. Dept. of Labor OFLC disclosure data. LCA filing does not guarantee a visa was issued.

Shareholder Value Assessment

PositiveRevenue grew 9.5% year-over-year - strong growth.

WatchNet margin of 15.0% - moderate profitability.

WatchCEO received $46M in compensation.

WatchCompany employed approximately 76,800 workers globally - see H-1B data below for U.S. displacement risk.

Key Business Risks (from 10-K Item 1A)

RISK FACTORS This section highlights certain risks that could affect us and our businesses, broadly categorized in accordance with the risk types identified in our risk governance framework: “Strategic and Reputational Risks,” “Operational and Compliance Risks” and “Credit, Market and Liquidity Risks.” You should carefully consider each of the following risks and all of the other information set forth in this Annual Report on Form 10-K, including in “Risk Management” under “MD&A,” which describes our approach to identifying, monitoring and managing the risks we assume in conducting our businesses and provides certain quantitative and qualitative disclosures about market risks.
Although we have devoted and continue to devote significant resources to develop and strengthen our risk management capabilities and control environment, we may not be successful in meeting regulatory expectations and managing the risks to which we are exposed.
The risks and uncertainties we face are not limited to those described below.
Additional risks and uncertainties not presently known to us or that we currently believe to be immaterial may also adversely affect our business.

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