AXP insider ownership: who sold, why, and what they still hold

Who	Shares	Price	% of total stake	Total stake after	Trade date	Filed
Monique Herena Chief Colleague Exp. Officer	8,811	$337.41	42%	12K	Aug 18, 2026	Aug 19, 2026

What stands out

Three officers sold more than 25% of vested holdings: Monique Herena (72% of holdings, $3.0M, none under a disclosed plan), Howard Grosfield (86% of holdings, $2.8M, none under a disclosed plan) and Glenda McNeal (64% of holdings, $2.4M, none under a disclosed plan).Monique Herena: largest sale, Aug 18, 2026 · Howard Grosfield: largest sale, Feb 12, 2026 · Glenda McNeal: largest sale, Jun 15, 2026

Five officers sold $35.0M with no disclosed plan: Denise Pickett ($10.1M), Anna Marrs ($9.6M) and Ravikumar Radhakrishnan ($5.3M), plus 2 more. The filings don't state a reason.Denise Pickett: largest such sale, Feb 5, 2026 · Anna Marrs: largest such sale, Feb 5, 2026 · Ravikumar Radhakrishnan: largest such sale, Feb 9, 2026

Douglas Tabish sold 2.5K shares (49% of starting holdings), but 9.5K more vested, so the stake grew (from 5.1K to 7.7K).Largest sale, Oct 23, 2025

Percentages cover 21 of 29 officers and directors. 8 are left out

Left out: Elizabeth Rutledge, Anna Marrs, Ravikumar Radhakrishnan, Laureen Seeger and Quinn Lieberman (most of their shares vested during the period, so a percentage would mislead); Raymond Joabar and Denise Pickett (holdings couldn't be fully reconciled); Randal Quarles (held no vested shares at the start).

Disclosed company stock is not an insider's whole wealth.

Who sold, and how much of their stake

Officers and directors, past 12 months. Each bar is 100% of that person's own stake; not comparable between people. The stake is the vested shares held at the start of the period (Oct 9, 2025); the gold part is what they sold.

Elizabeth Rutledge

Chief Marketing Officer

Sold $18.0M (plan status beside the amount). That is 35% of the shares held or received (after tax withholding) during the period†. A share of the starting stake is not shown: most of these shares arrived during the period. Why

$18.0MDisclosed plan

Denise Pickett

Pres., Enterprise Shared Serv.

Sold $10.1M (plan status beside the amount). Share of stake not shown: holdings couldn't be fully reconciled. Why

$10.1MNo plan disclosed

Anna Marrs

Group Pres., GMNS

Sold $9.6M (plan status beside the amount). That is 57% of the shares held or received (after tax withholding) during the period†. A share of the starting stake is not shown: most of these shares arrived during the period. Why

$9.6MNo plan disclosed

Ravikumar Radhakrishnan

Chief Information Officer

Sold $5.3M (plan status beside the amount). That is 63% of the shares held or received (after tax withholding) during the period†. A share of the starting stake is not shown: most of these shares arrived during the period. Why

$5.3MNo plan disclosed

Raymond Joabar

Grp. Pres., Global Comm. Serv.

Sold $5.3M (plan status beside the amount). Share of stake not shown: holdings couldn't be fully reconciled. Why

$5.3MNo plan disclosed

All 11 sellers

Selling by month

Officers and directors, Oct 2025 to Oct 2026. Each sale is counted once: under a disclosed plan, else to cover taxes, else no plan disclosed.

Disclosed planNo plan disclosedOne dollar scale for every month; the tallest bar is labeled

Common questions

Is the American Express CEO selling stock?

No. Stephen Squeri reported no open-market sales in the past 12 months.

Why are American Express insiders selling?

Filings rarely give a reason, and we don't guess at one. What they show is how the sales were made: 29% of sales by value ran under 10b5-1 trading plans disclosed in the filings and 71% had no disclosed plan. A trading plan schedules sales in advance.

Are any American Express insiders buying?

No. Officers and directors reported no purchases in the past 12 months.

How much of their stake did American Express insiders sell?

About 4.3% overall. As a group they ended with more shares than they started with. That covers the 12 months to Oct 9, 2026 and counts vested shares reported on SEC Forms 3, 4 and 5, which is not an insider's whole wealth.

The evidence

Who sold11 officers and directors: amount, % of holdings, trading plan

Who sold	Amount	% of holdings	Trading plan
Elizabeth Rutledge Chief Marketing Officer	$18.0M 50K shares	35%† i † Most of the shares Elizabeth Rutledge sold arrived during the period, so this is shares sold as a share of the 87K held at the start plus the 59K received, less 4.6K withheld by the company for taxes.	Disclosed plan
Denise Pickett Pres., Enterprise Shared Serv.	$10.1M 28K shares	i No percentage: holdings couldn't be fully reconciled.	No plan disclosed
Anna Marrs Group Pres., GMNS	$9.6M 27K shares	57%† i † Most of the shares Anna Marrs sold arrived during the period, so this is shares sold as a share of the 20K held at the start plus the 42K received, less 14K withheld by the company for taxes.	No plan disclosed
Ravikumar Radhakrishnan Chief Information Officer	$5.3M 15K shares	63%† i † Most of the shares Ravikumar Radhakrishnan sold arrived during the period, so this is shares sold as a share of the 14K held at the start plus the 20K received, less 9.9K withheld by the company for taxes.	No plan disclosed
Raymond Joabar Grp. Pres., Global Comm. Serv.	$5.3M 15K shares	i No percentage: holdings couldn't be fully reconciled.	No plan disclosed
Laureen Seeger Chief Legal Officer	$4.6M 13K shares	59%† i † Most of the shares Laureen Seeger sold arrived during the period, so this is shares sold as a share of the 9K held at the start plus the 27K received, less 15K withheld by the company for taxes.	No plan disclosed
Monique Herena Chief Colleague Exp. Officer	$3.0M 8.8K shares	72%	No plan disclosed
Howard Grosfield Group Pres., U.S. Cons. Serv.	$2.8M 8.1K shares	86%	No plan disclosed
Glenda McNeal Chief Partner Officer	$2.4M 7K shares	64%	No plan disclosed
Quinn Lieberman EVP - Controller	$910K 3K shares	79%† i † Most of the shares Quinn Lieberman sold arrived during the period, so this is shares sold as a share of the 800 held at the start plus the 5.9K received, less 2.8K withheld by the company for taxes.	No plan disclosed
Douglas Tabish Chief Risk Officer	$894K 2.5K shares	49%	No plan disclosed

The full ownership picture27 of 29 insiders fully reconciled · 29 officers and directors

Vested shares across all share classes, held directly and through trusts, LLCs and family members, as reported on SEC Forms 3, 4 and 5. Unvested awards and options are never counted as owned shares.

Insider

Held Oct 9, 2025

Sold

Held Oct 9, 2026

Still held

Stephen Squeri

Minor difference of 1 share. Difference is under 0.5% of holdings.

Chairman and CEO, Director

191K

224K

no sales

Vesting, gifts, unvested awards and holding lines for Stephen Squeri

0shares vested or exercised

−39Kgifted (net of own trusts)

−62Kwithheld by the company for taxes

none reportedunvested awards, start → end

Held through	Share class	Oct 9, 2025	Oct 9, 2026
Direct	Common Stock	145,680	60,567
2020 GRAT	Common Stock	38,750	0
GRAT	Common Stock	6,665	0
401(k) Trust	Common Stock	129	130
Stephen J Squeri 2025 Master GRAT	Common Stock	0	163,292

Stock options (not counted as shares):

Options held	Strike price	Expires	Intrinsic value (estimate)
90,766	$116.26	Jan 29, 2031	$20.1M
68,716	$177.06	Jan 28, 2032	$11.0M
224,551	$148.45	Oct 31, 2029	$42.4M
74,129	$173.61	Feb 1, 2033	$12.1M

Estimate: options held × ($337.41 − strike price), using the most recent insider trade price on Form 4 (Aug 18, 2026), not a market close.

Reconciliation: minor difference of 1 share. Difference is under 0.5% of holdings.

Douglas Buckminster

Minor difference of 222 shares. Footnote reports an exempt acquisition without its size; amount derived from the balance change. Exempt acquisition noted in a footnote; amount derived from the balance change.

Vice Chairman

156K

161K

no sales

Vesting, gifts, unvested awards and holding lines for Douglas Buckminster

0shares vested or exercised

−14Kgifted (net of own trusts)

−22Kwithheld by the company for taxes

none reportedunvested awards, start → end

Exempt acquisition noted in a footnote; amount derived from the balance change.

Held through	Share class	Oct 9, 2025	Oct 9, 2026
Direct	Common Stock	123,613	149,790
Douglas E. Buckminster Grantor Retained Annuity Trust Agreement	Common Stock	21,516	0
Douglas E. Buckminster 2025 GRAT #1	Common Stock	11,144	11,144

Stock options (not counted as shares):

Options held	Strike price	Expires	Intrinsic value (estimate)
36,932	$116.26	Jan 29, 2031	$8.2M
24,954	$177.06	Jan 28, 2032	$4.0M
22,988	$173.61	Feb 1, 2033	$3.8M

Estimate: options held × ($337.41 − strike price), using the most recent insider trade price on Form 4 (Aug 18, 2026), not a market close.

Reconciliation: minor difference of 222 shares. Footnote reports an exempt acquisition without its size; amount derived from the balance change.

Elizabeth Rutledge

Minor difference of 745 shares. Small increase from a 401(k) plan and dividend reinvestment. Small increase from a 401(k) plan and dividend reinvestment.

Chief Marketing Officer

87K

−50K

92K

not meaningful

Vesting, gifts, unvested awards and holding lines for Elizabeth Rutledge

+50Kshares vested or exercised

0gifted (net of own trusts)

−4.6Kwithheld by the company for taxes

none reportedunvested awards, start → end

Small increase from a 401(k) plan and dividend reinvestment. Filing 1 Filing 2

Held through	Share class	Oct 9, 2025	Oct 9, 2026
Direct	Common Stock	85,012	90,195
401(k) Plan	Common Stock	2,157	2,175

Stock options (not counted as shares):

Options held	Strike price	Expires	Intrinsic value (estimate)
9,389	$116.26	Jan 29, 2031	$2.1M
5,877	$177.06	Jan 28, 2032	$942K
5,413	$173.61	Feb 1, 2033	$887K

Estimate: options held × ($337.41 − strike price), using the most recent insider trade price on Form 4 (Aug 18, 2026), not a market close.

Reconciliation: minor difference of 745 shares. Small increase from a 401(k) plan and dividend reinvestment.

Daniel Vasella

Minor difference of 205 shares. Difference is under 0.5% of holdings.

Director

46K

no sales

Vesting, gifts, unvested awards and holding lines for Daniel Vasella

0shares vested or exercised

0gifted (net of own trusts)

none reportedunvested awards, start → end

Held through	Share class	Oct 9, 2025	Oct 9, 2026
Direct	Share Equivalent Units	45,660	46,067

Reconciliation: minor difference of 205 shares. Difference is under 0.5% of holdings.

Theodore Leonsis

Minor difference of 420 shares. Unexplained small increases, consistent with stock unit vesting or reinvested dividends. Unexplained small increases, consistent with stock unit vesting or reinvested dividends.

Director

42K

43K

no sales

Vesting, gifts, unvested awards and holding lines for Theodore Leonsis

0shares vested or exercised

0gifted (net of own trusts)

none reportedunvested awards, start → end

Unexplained small increases, consistent with stock unit vesting or reinvested dividends.

Held through	Share class	Oct 9, 2025	Oct 9, 2026
Direct	Share Equivalent Units	41,599	42,762

Reconciliation: minor difference of 420 shares. Unexplained small increases, consistent with stock unit vesting or reinvested dividends.

John Brennan

Minor difference of 294 shares. Unexplained small increases, consistent with stock unit vesting or reinvested dividends. Unexplained small increases, consistent with stock unit vesting or reinvested dividends. Additional holdings last reported more than 3 years ago are shown separately and excluded from totals.

Director

28K

30K

no sales

Vesting, gifts, unvested awards and holding lines for John Brennan

0shares vested or exercised

0gifted (net of own trusts)

none reportedunvested awards, start → end

Unexplained small increases, consistent with stock unit vesting or reinvested dividends.
Additional holdings last reported more than 3 years ago are shown separately and excluded from totals.

Held through	Share class	Oct 9, 2025	Oct 9, 2026
Direct	Share Equivalent Units	27,941	29,784

Additional holdings last reported Feb 22, 2017, not confirmed since: 4,000 shares. Not included in any total or percentage on this page.

Direct, Common Stock: 4,000 shares, last reported Feb 22, 2017

Reconciliation: minor difference of 294 shares. Unexplained small increases, consistent with stock unit vesting or reinvested dividends.

Jennifer Skyler

Chief Corp. Affairs Officer

21K

26K

no sales

Vesting, gifts, unvested awards and holding lines for Jennifer Skyler

0shares vested or exercised

0gifted (net of own trusts)

−5.1Kwithheld by the company for taxes

none reportedunvested awards, start → end

Held through	Share class	Oct 9, 2025	Oct 9, 2026
Direct	Common Stock	20,884	25,739

Stock options (not counted as shares):

Options held	Strike price	Expires	Intrinsic value (estimate)
8,763	$116.26	Jan 29, 2031	$1.9M
5,877	$177.06	Jan 28, 2032	$942K
5,997	$173.61	Feb 1, 2033	$982K

Estimate: options held × ($337.41 − strike price), using the most recent insider trade price on Form 4 (Aug 18, 2026), not a market close.

Anna Marrs

Minor difference of 82 shares. Difference is under 0.5% of holdings.

Group Pres., GMNS

20K

−27K

20K

not meaningful

Vesting, gifts, unvested awards and holding lines for Anna Marrs

+15Kshares vested or exercised

0gifted (net of own trusts)

−14Kwithheld by the company for taxes

none reportedunvested awards, start → end

Held through	Share class	Oct 9, 2025	Oct 9, 2026
Direct	Common Stock	20,311	20,394

Stock options (not counted as shares):

Options held	Strike price	Expires	Intrinsic value (estimate)
67,365	$148.45	Oct 31, 2029	$12.7M

Estimate: options held × ($337.41 − strike price), using the most recent insider trade price on Form 4 (Aug 18, 2026), not a market close.

Reconciliation: minor difference of 82 shares. Difference is under 0.5% of holdings.

Christopher Young

Minor difference of 208 shares. Unexplained small increases, consistent with stock unit vesting or reinvested dividends. Unexplained small increases, consistent with stock unit vesting or reinvested dividends.

Director

20K

21K

no sales

Vesting, gifts, unvested awards and holding lines for Christopher Young

0shares vested or exercised

0gifted (net of own trusts)

none reportedunvested awards, start → end

Unexplained small increases, consistent with stock unit vesting or reinvested dividends.

Held through	Share class	Oct 9, 2025	Oct 9, 2026
Direct	Share Equivalent Units	19,741	21,179

Reconciliation: minor difference of 208 shares. Unexplained small increases, consistent with stock unit vesting or reinvested dividends.

Raymond Joabar

Holdings couldn't be fully reconciled. Balance changed without a matching transaction, and the footnote does not state the amount: +143.996 shares on Dec 12, 2025 (Spouse). See the filing Sales and other transactions for Raymond Joabar are complete.

Grp. Pres., Global Comm. Serv.

n/a

−15K

n/a

Vesting, gifts, unvested awards and holding lines for Raymond Joabar

0shares vested or exercised

−650gifted (net of own trusts)

−13Kwithheld by the company for taxes

none reportedunvested awards, start → end

Holdings couldn't be fully reconciled. Balance changed without a matching transaction, and the footnote does not state the amount: +143.996 shares on Dec 12, 2025 (Spouse). The balances below are as reported, not verified totals.

Held through	Share class	Oct 9, 2025	Oct 9, 2026
Direct	Common Stock	12,781	8,702
Spouse	Common Stock	1,993	1,487
401(k)	Common Stock	251	254

Stock options (not counted as shares):

Options held	Strike price	Expires	Intrinsic value (estimate)
3,697	$153.35	Apr 30, 2031	$680K
15,913	$177.06	Jan 28, 2032	$2.6M
67,365	$148.45	Oct 31, 2029	$12.7M
14,659	$173.61	Feb 1, 2033	$2.4M

Estimate: options held × ($337.41 − strike price), using the most recent insider trade price on Form 4 (Aug 18, 2026), not a market close.

Denise Pickett

Holdings couldn't be fully reconciled. Balance changed without a matching transaction, and the footnote does not state the amount: +304 shares on Oct 22, 2025 (ESOP). See the filing Sales and other transactions for Denise Pickett are complete.

Pres., Enterprise Shared Serv.

n/a

−28K

n/a

Vesting, gifts, unvested awards and holding lines for Denise Pickett

+13Kshares vested or exercised

0gifted (net of own trusts)

−10Kwithheld by the company for taxes

none reportedunvested awards, start → end

Holdings couldn't be fully reconciled. Balance changed without a matching transaction, and the footnote does not state the amount: +304 shares on Oct 22, 2025 (ESOP). The balances below are as reported, not verified totals.

Held through	Share class	Oct 9, 2025	Oct 9, 2026
Direct	Common Stock	12,627	7,754
ESOP	Common Stock	1,493	1,820

Stock options (not counted as shares):

Options held	Strike price	Expires	Intrinsic value (estimate)
52,395	$148.45	Oct 31, 2029	$9.9M

Estimate: options held × ($337.41 − strike price), using the most recent insider trade price on Form 4 (Aug 18, 2026), not a market close.

Ravikumar Radhakrishnan

Minor difference of 127 shares. Small increase from dividend reinvestment. Small increase from dividend reinvestment.

Chief Information Officer

14K

−15K

8.9K

not meaningful

Vesting, gifts, unvested awards and holding lines for Ravikumar Radhakrishnan

0shares vested or exercised

0gifted (net of own trusts)

−9.9Kwithheld by the company for taxes

none reportedunvested awards, start → end

Small increase from dividend reinvestment. Filing

Held through	Share class	Oct 9, 2025	Oct 9, 2026
Direct	Common Stock	13,500	8,945

Stock options (not counted as shares):

Options held	Strike price	Expires	Intrinsic value (estimate)
13,200	$177.06	Jan 28, 2032	$2.1M
12,160	$173.61	Feb 1, 2033	$2.0M

Estimate: options held × ($337.41 − strike price), using the most recent insider trade price on Form 4 (Aug 18, 2026), not a market close.

Reconciliation: minor difference of 127 shares. Small increase from dividend reinvestment.

Monique Herena

Minor difference of 178 shares. Small increase from dividend reinvestment. Small increase from dividend reinvestment.

Chief Colleague Exp. Officer

12K

−8.8K

12K

+1.4%

Vesting, gifts, unvested awards and holding lines for Monique Herena

0shares vested or exercised

0gifted (net of own trusts)

−10Kwithheld by the company for taxes

none reportedunvested awards, start → end

Small increase from dividend reinvestment. Filing 1 Filing 2

Held through	Share class	Oct 9, 2025	Oct 9, 2026
Direct	Common Stock	12,266	12,445

Stock options (not counted as shares):

Options held	Strike price	Expires	Intrinsic value (estimate)
18,466	$116.26	Jan 29, 2031	$4.1M
12,296	$177.06	Jan 28, 2032	$2.0M
52,395	$148.45	Oct 31, 2029	$9.9M
11,327	$173.61	Feb 1, 2033	$1.9M

Estimate: options held × ($337.41 − strike price), using the most recent insider trade price on Form 4 (Aug 18, 2026), not a market close.

Reconciliation: minor difference of 178 shares. Small increase from dividend reinvestment.

Glenda McNeal

Minor difference of 131 shares. Small increase from dividend reinvestment. Small increase from dividend reinvestment.

Chief Partner Officer

11K

−7K

9.7K

89%

Vesting, gifts, unvested awards and holding lines for Glenda McNeal

0shares vested or exercised

0gifted (net of own trusts)

−6.1Kwithheld by the company for taxes

none reportedunvested awards, start → end

Small increase from dividend reinvestment. Filing 1 Filing 2

Held through	Share class	Oct 9, 2025	Oct 9, 2026
Direct	Common Stock	10,957	9,715
401(k) Plan	Common Stock	15	15

Reconciliation: minor difference of 131 shares. Small increase from dividend reinvestment.

Christophe Le Caillec

Minor difference of 81 shares. Difference is under 0.5% of holdings.

Chief Financial Officer

10K

19K

no sales

Vesting, gifts, unvested awards and holding lines for Christophe Le Caillec

0shares vested or exercised

0gifted (net of own trusts)

−9.1Kwithheld by the company for taxes

none reportedunvested awards, start → end

Held through	Share class	Oct 9, 2025	Oct 9, 2026
Direct	Common Stock	10,453	18,668

Reconciliation: minor difference of 81 shares. Difference is under 0.5% of holdings.

Howard Grosfield

Minor difference of 31 shares. Difference is under 0.5% of holdings.

Group Pres., U.S. Cons. Serv.

9.5K

−8.1K

9.5K

+0.3%

Vesting, gifts, unvested awards and holding lines for Howard Grosfield

0shares vested or exercised

0gifted (net of own trusts)

−9.1Kwithheld by the company for taxes

none reportedunvested awards, start → end

Held through	Share class	Oct 9, 2025	Oct 9, 2026
Direct	Common Stock	9,402	9,433
401(k) Trust	Common Stock	98	99

Stock options (not counted as shares):

Options held	Strike price	Expires	Intrinsic value (estimate)
52,395	$148.45	Oct 31, 2029	$9.9M

Estimate: options held × ($337.41 − strike price), using the most recent insider trade price on Form 4 (Aug 18, 2026), not a market close.

Reconciliation: minor difference of 31 shares. Difference is under 0.5% of holdings.

Charles Phillips Jr.

Minor difference of 101 shares. Unexplained small increases, consistent with stock unit vesting or reinvested dividends. Unexplained small increases, consistent with stock unit vesting or reinvested dividends.

Director

9.5K

11K

no sales

Vesting, gifts, unvested awards and holding lines for Charles Phillips Jr.

0shares vested or exercised

0gifted (net of own trusts)

none reportedunvested awards, start → end

Unexplained small increases, consistent with stock unit vesting or reinvested dividends.

Held through	Share class	Oct 9, 2025	Oct 9, 2026
Direct	Share Equivalent Units	9,469	10,591

Reconciliation: minor difference of 101 shares. Unexplained small increases, consistent with stock unit vesting or reinvested dividends.

Lisa Wardell

Minor difference of 100 shares. Unexplained small increases, consistent with stock unit vesting or reinvested dividends. Unexplained small increases, consistent with stock unit vesting or reinvested dividends.

Director

9.3K

11K

no sales

Vesting, gifts, unvested awards and holding lines for Lisa Wardell

0shares vested or exercised

0gifted (net of own trusts)

none reportedunvested awards, start → end

Unexplained small increases, consistent with stock unit vesting or reinvested dividends.

Held through	Share class	Oct 9, 2025	Oct 9, 2026
Direct	Share Equivalent Units	9,276	10,575

Reconciliation: minor difference of 100 shares. Unexplained small increases, consistent with stock unit vesting or reinvested dividends.

Thomas Baltimore Jr.

Minor difference of 99 shares. Unexplained small increases, consistent with stock unit vesting or reinvested dividends. Unexplained small increases, consistent with stock unit vesting or reinvested dividends. Additional holdings last reported more than 3 years ago are shown separately and excluded from totals.

Director

9.2K

11K

no sales

Vesting, gifts, unvested awards and holding lines for Thomas Baltimore Jr.

0shares vested or exercised

0gifted (net of own trusts)

none reportedunvested awards, start → end

Unexplained small increases, consistent with stock unit vesting or reinvested dividends.
Additional holdings last reported more than 3 years ago are shown separately and excluded from totals.

Held through	Share class	Oct 9, 2025	Oct 9, 2026
Direct	Share Equivalent Units	9,246	10,529

Additional holdings last reported Jan 27, 2021, not confirmed since: 324 shares. Not included in any total or percentage on this page.

Direct, Common Stock: 324 shares, last reported Jan 27, 2021

Reconciliation: minor difference of 99 shares. Unexplained small increases, consistent with stock unit vesting or reinvested dividends.

Laureen Seeger

Minor difference of 197 shares. Small increase from dividend reinvestment. Small increase from dividend reinvestment.

Chief Legal Officer

−13K

not meaningful

Vesting, gifts, unvested awards and holding lines for Laureen Seeger

0shares vested or exercised

0gifted (net of own trusts)

−15Kwithheld by the company for taxes

none reportedunvested awards, start → end

Small increase from dividend reinvestment. Filing

Held through	Share class	Oct 9, 2025	Oct 9, 2026
Direct	Common Stock	9,001	9,002

Stock options (not counted as shares):

Options held	Strike price	Expires	Intrinsic value (estimate)
52,395	$148.45	Oct 31, 2029	$9.9M
15,658	$173.61	Feb 1, 2033	$2.6M

Estimate: options held × ($337.41 − strike price), using the most recent insider trade price on Form 4 (Aug 18, 2026), not a market close.

Reconciliation: minor difference of 197 shares. Small increase from dividend reinvestment.

Lynn Pike

Minor difference of 83 shares. Unexplained small increases, consistent with stock unit vesting or reinvested dividends. Unexplained small increases, consistent with stock unit vesting or reinvested dividends. Additional holdings last reported more than 3 years ago are shown separately and excluded from totals.

Director

8.4K

9.3K

no sales

Vesting, gifts, unvested awards and holding lines for Lynn Pike

0shares vested or exercised

0gifted (net of own trusts)

none reportedunvested awards, start → end

Unexplained small increases, consistent with stock unit vesting or reinvested dividends.
Additional holdings last reported more than 3 years ago are shown separately and excluded from totals.

Held through	Share class	Oct 9, 2025	Oct 9, 2026
Direct	Share Equivalent Units	8,431	9,256

Additional holdings last reported Feb 11, 2020, not confirmed since: 1,065 shares. Not included in any total or percentage on this page.

Direct, Common Stock: 1,065 shares, last reported Feb 11, 2020

Reconciliation: minor difference of 83 shares. Unexplained small increases, consistent with stock unit vesting or reinvested dividends.

Karen Parkhill

Director

8.4K

9.3K

no sales

Vesting, gifts, unvested awards and holding lines for Karen Parkhill

0shares vested or exercised

0gifted (net of own trusts)

none reportedunvested awards, start → end

Unexplained small increases, consistent with stock unit vesting or reinvested dividends.
Additional holdings last reported more than 3 years ago are shown separately and excluded from totals.

Held through	Share class	Oct 9, 2025	Oct 9, 2026
Direct	Share Equivalent Units	8,431	9,256

Additional holdings last reported Jan 29, 2020, not confirmed since: 37 shares. Not included in any total or percentage on this page.

Direct, Common Stock: 37 shares, last reported Jan 29, 2020

Reconciliation: minor difference of 83 shares. Unexplained small increases, consistent with stock unit vesting or reinvested dividends.

Rafael Marquez

Minor difference of 34 shares. Difference is under 0.5% of holdings.

President, International Card

8.1K

17K

no sales

Vesting, gifts, unvested awards and holding lines for Rafael Marquez

0shares vested or exercised

0gifted (net of own trusts)

−8.1Kwithheld by the company for taxes

none reportedunvested awards, start → end

Held through	Share class	Oct 9, 2025	Oct 9, 2026
Direct	Common Stock	8,078	17,270

Reconciliation: minor difference of 34 shares. Difference is under 0.5% of holdings.

Douglas Tabish

Minor difference of 1 share. Difference is under 0.5% of holdings.

Chief Risk Officer

5.1K

−2.5K

7.7K

+50%

Vesting, gifts, unvested awards and holding lines for Douglas Tabish

0shares vested or exercised

0gifted (net of own trusts)

−4.4Kwithheld by the company for taxes

none reportedunvested awards, start → end

Held through	Share class	Oct 9, 2025	Oct 9, 2026
Direct	Common Stock	5,030	7,594
401(k) Trust	Common Stock	103	104

Reconciliation: minor difference of 1 share. Difference is under 0.5% of holdings.

Michael Angelakis

Minor difference of 13 shares. Difference is under 0.5% of holdings.

Director

4.7K

5.7K

no sales

Vesting, gifts, unvested awards and holding lines for Michael Angelakis

0shares vested or exercised

0gifted (net of own trusts)

none reportedunvested awards, start → end

Held through	Share class	Oct 9, 2025	Oct 9, 2026
Direct	Common Stock	3,700	3,700
Direct	Share Equivalent Units	1,019	1,971

Reconciliation: minor difference of 13 shares. Difference is under 0.5% of holdings.

Deborah Majoras

Minor difference of 46 shares. Unexplained small increases, consistent with stock unit vesting or reinvested dividends. Unexplained small increases, consistent with stock unit vesting or reinvested dividends. Additional holdings last reported more than 3 years ago are shown separately and excluded from totals.

Director

4.2K

5.2K

no sales

Vesting, gifts, unvested awards and holding lines for Deborah Majoras

0shares vested or exercised

0gifted (net of own trusts)

none reportedunvested awards, start → end

Unexplained small increases, consistent with stock unit vesting or reinvested dividends.
Additional holdings last reported more than 3 years ago are shown separately and excluded from totals.

Held through	Share class	Oct 9, 2025	Oct 9, 2026
Direct	Share Equivalent Units	4,190	5,199

Additional holdings last reported Dec 7, 2022, not confirmed since: 46 shares. Not included in any total or percentage on this page.

Passive Account, Common Stock: 46 shares, last reported Dec 7, 2022

Reconciliation: minor difference of 46 shares. Unexplained small increases, consistent with stock unit vesting or reinvested dividends.

Quinn Lieberman

EVP - Controller

800

−3K

800

not meaningful

Vesting, gifts, unvested awards and holding lines for Quinn Lieberman

0shares vested or exercised

0gifted (net of own trusts)

−2.8Kwithheld by the company for taxes

none reportedunvested awards, start → end

Held through	Share class	Oct 9, 2025	Oct 9, 2026
Direct	Common Stock	258	258
Spouse	Common Stock	541	541
401(k) Trust	Common Stock	1	1

Noel Wallace

Minor difference of 3 shares. Difference is under 0.5% of holdings.

Director

1.1K

no sales

Vesting, gifts, unvested awards and holding lines for Noel Wallace

0shares vested or exercised

0gifted (net of own trusts)

none reportedunvested awards, start → end

Held through	Share class	Oct 9, 2025	Oct 9, 2026
Direct	Common Stock	22	22
Direct	Share Equivalent Units	0	1,091

Reconciliation: minor difference of 3 shares. Difference is under 0.5% of holdings.

Randal Quarles

Director

742

no sales

Vesting, gifts, unvested awards and holding lines for Randal Quarles

0shares vested or exercised

0gifted (net of own trusts)

none reportedunvested awards, start → end

Held through	Share class	Oct 9, 2025	Oct 9, 2026
Direct	Share Equivalent Units	0	742

27 of 29 insiders fully reconciled: starting holdings plus reported transactions match ending holdings (3 exactly, 24 with a minor or footnoted difference). For 2 we show sales but not holdings; the ! icon on their rows explains why. Percentages cover 21 of 29 officers and directors. Left out: Elizabeth Rutledge, Anna Marrs, Ravikumar Radhakrishnan, Laureen Seeger and Quinn Lieberman (most of their shares vested during the period, so a percentage would mislead); Raymond Joabar and Denise Pickett (holdings couldn't be fully reconciled); Randal Quarles (held no vested shares at the start). "Still held" compares ending with starting vested shares; a plus sign means the holding grew.

What explains the selling$63.0M of sales by plan status, purpose, seller and month

Officer and director open-market sales: $63.0M across 178,512 shares. Plan status and stated purpose are separate questions, and a sale can have both.

By plan status

Disclosed plan · $18.0M · 29%

71%

The lighter segment is sales with no plan disclosed in the filing ($45.0M), including tax-related sales outside a plan.

No plan disclosed · $45.0M

Sales with no 10b5-1 plan and no tax reference in the filing. $10.1M of it is Denise Pickett. No plan disclosed is a statement about the filing, not about why the sale happened. Largest such sale: Anna Marrs, Feb 5, 2026

Taxes

205,830 shares ($72.5M) were withheld by the company for taxes, which isn't a market sale.

Charitable gifts · 11K shares

Gifts the filings describe as charitable. Gifts are not sales and are not included in the sale totals.

Seller	Shares sold	Proceeds	Under a disclosed plan	Share of total	Sales dates
Elizabeth Rutledge Chief Marketing Officer	50K	$18.0M	100%	29%	Oct 31, 2025 to Oct 31, 2025
Denise Pickett Pres., Enterprise Shared Serv.	28K	$10.1M	0%	16%	Oct 22, 2025 to Feb 5, 2026
Anna Marrs Group Pres., GMNS	27K	$9.6M	0%	15%	Feb 5, 2026 to Feb 5, 2026
Ravikumar Radhakrishnan Chief Information Officer	15K	$5.3M	0%	8%	Feb 9, 2026 to Feb 9, 2026
Raymond Joabar Grp. Pres., Global Comm. Serv.	15K	$5.3M	0%	8%	Dec 12, 2025 to Mar 13, 2026
Laureen Seeger Chief Legal Officer	13K	$4.6M	0%	7%	Feb 9, 2026 to Feb 9, 2026
Monique Herena Chief Colleague Exp. Officer	8.8K	$3.0M	0%	5%	Aug 18, 2026 to Aug 18, 2026
Howard Grosfield Group Pres., U.S. Cons. Serv.	8.1K	$2.8M	0%	4%	Feb 12, 2026 to Feb 12, 2026
Glenda McNeal Chief Partner Officer	7K	$2.4M	0%	4%	Jun 15, 2026 to Jun 15, 2026
Quinn Lieberman EVP - Controller	3K	$910K	0%	1%	Mar 6, 2026 to Mar 6, 2026
Douglas Tabish Chief Risk Officer	2.5K	$894K	0%	1%	Oct 23, 2025 to Oct 23, 2025

Sales by month

Month	Sale proceeds	Disclosed plan	To cover taxes	No plan disclosed
Oct 2025	$20.7M	$18.0M	$0	$2.6M
Nov 2025	$0	$0	$0	$0
Dec 2025	$539K	$0	$0	$539K
Jan 2026	$0	$0	$0	$0
Feb 2026	$35.5M	$0	$0	$35.5M
Mar 2026	$922K	$0	$0	$922K
Apr 2026	$0	$0	$0	$0
May 2026	$0	$0	$0	$0
Jun 2026	$2.4M	$0	$0	$2.4M
Jul 2026	$0	$0	$0	$0
Aug 2026	$3.0M	$0	$0	$3.0M
Sep 2026	$0	$0	$0	$0
Oct 2026	$0	$0	$0	$0

Is this normal? Selling year by year5 earlier years to compare with

Less than usual: about a third of the 5-year average. 11 insiders sold; the average is 10 a year.

12 months ending	Shares sold	Insiders who sold	Proceeds
Oct 9, 2026 Latest 12 months	179K	11	$63.0M
Oct 9, 2025 1 year earlier	714K	14	$215M
Oct 9, 2024 2 years earlier	559K	13	$120M
Oct 10, 2023 3 years earlier	145K	7	$25.0M
Oct 10, 2022 4 years earlier	613K	8	$112M
Oct 10, 2021 5 years earlier	368K	9	$53.4M

Open-market sales (Form 4 code S) by people who were officers or directors, in split-adjusted shares. Earlier years include people who have since left. A sale that an outside holder also reports (a family trust, a fund) is counted with outside holders in every year. Shares, not dollars, are compared, so a change in the stock price doesn't look like a change in selling. Years the filings don't fully cover are shown but left out of the average.

Known gaps and uncertainty2 insiders whose holdings couldn't be fully reconciled

Raymond Joabar: holdings couldn't be fully reconciled (difference of 222 shares). Balance changed without a matching transaction, and the footnote does not state the amount: +143.996 shares on Dec 12, 2025 (Spouse). Filing, Dec 12, 2025

Footnote: "Reflects the gift of common stock to a charitable donor advised fund. | Includes shares acquired pursuant to dividend reinvestment."

Denise Pickett: holdings couldn't be fully reconciled (difference of 454 shares). Balance changed without a matching transaction, and the footnote does not state the amount: +304 shares on Oct 22, 2025 (ESOP). Filing, Oct 22, 2025

Footnote: "Shares held in the reporting person's account under the Company's Employee Stock Ownership Plan."

Stephen Squeri: minor difference of 1 share. Difference is under 0.5% of holdings.

Douglas Buckminster: minor difference of 222 shares. Footnote reports an exempt acquisition without its size; amount derived from the balance change.

Elizabeth Rutledge: minor difference of 745 shares. Small increase from a 401(k) plan and dividend reinvestment.

Daniel Vasella: minor difference of 205 shares. Difference is under 0.5% of holdings.

Theodore Leonsis: minor difference of 420 shares. Unexplained small increases, consistent with stock unit vesting or reinvested dividends.

John Brennan: minor difference of 294 shares. Unexplained small increases, consistent with stock unit vesting or reinvested dividends.

Anna Marrs: minor difference of 82 shares. Difference is under 0.5% of holdings.

Christopher Young: minor difference of 208 shares. Unexplained small increases, consistent with stock unit vesting or reinvested dividends.

Ravikumar Radhakrishnan: minor difference of 127 shares. Small increase from dividend reinvestment.

Monique Herena: minor difference of 178 shares. Small increase from dividend reinvestment.

Glenda McNeal: minor difference of 131 shares. Small increase from dividend reinvestment.

Christophe Le Caillec: minor difference of 81 shares. Difference is under 0.5% of holdings.

Howard Grosfield: minor difference of 31 shares. Difference is under 0.5% of holdings.

Charles Phillips Jr.: minor difference of 101 shares. Unexplained small increases, consistent with stock unit vesting or reinvested dividends.

Lisa Wardell: minor difference of 100 shares. Unexplained small increases, consistent with stock unit vesting or reinvested dividends.

Thomas Baltimore Jr.: minor difference of 99 shares. Unexplained small increases, consistent with stock unit vesting or reinvested dividends.

Laureen Seeger: minor difference of 197 shares. Small increase from dividend reinvestment.

Lynn Pike: minor difference of 83 shares. Unexplained small increases, consistent with stock unit vesting or reinvested dividends.

Karen Parkhill: minor difference of 83 shares. Unexplained small increases, consistent with stock unit vesting or reinvested dividends.

Rafael Marquez: minor difference of 34 shares. Difference is under 0.5% of holdings.

Douglas Tabish: minor difference of 1 share. Difference is under 0.5% of holdings.

Michael Angelakis: minor difference of 13 shares. Difference is under 0.5% of holdings.

Deborah Majoras: minor difference of 46 shares. Unexplained small increases, consistent with stock unit vesting or reinvested dividends.

Noel Wallace: minor difference of 3 shares. Difference is under 0.5% of holdings.

Inferred rename: "son" is treated as the same holder as "Shares held by son", because the old name was never reported again and the new one opened with the same balance (2,850 shares). Old name, new name

Inferred rename: "GRAT" is treated as the same holder as "Douglas E. Buckminster Grantor Retained Annuity Trust Agreement", because the old name was never reported again and the new one opened with the same balance (21,516 shares). Old name, new name

External context: we only cite outside events when a documented connection exists. None is shown for this period.

Sources and methodology2,046 filings from SEC EDGAR, and how we read them

All 2,046 Forms 3, 4 and 5 filed for American Express (SEC CIK 4962) from Feb 19, 2003 to Oct 2, 2026, retrieved from SEC EDGAR on Oct 9, 2026. Prices are the ones reported in each filing, often weighted averages. 8 filings were left out because American Express filed them as an owner of another company's stock. 36 older filings exist only on paper and could not be read.

Holdings. Each holding line (a share class plus an owner, such as a trust or LLC) carries its last reported balance forward. Entities first reported during the period start at zero, so transfers between an insider's own trusts don't count as selling. Lines not reported for three years or more are listed separately and left out of totals.

Sales. A sale counts as under a 10b5-1 plan if its footnote cites one or the filing's Rule 10b5-1 box is checked, and as tax-related if its footnote cites tax obligations or sell-to-cover. Shares withheld by the company for taxes are listed separately. Sales with neither attribute are labeled "no plan disclosed".

Full methodology

Former or inactive filers (56)No filing in 18 months; last reported balances, not in any total

Name	Last filed	Last reported balance
Walter Clayton III	Apr 2, 2025	6,076 shares, last reported balance as of Mar 31, 2025
Anre Williams	Jan 30, 2025	128,196 shares, last reported balance as of Jan 28, 2025
Jeffrey Campbell	Jan 31, 2024	145,279 shares, last reported balance as of Jan 29, 2024
David Nigro	Jan 31, 2024	22,818 shares, last reported balance as of Jan 29, 2024
Peter Chernin	May 4, 2023	67,944 shares, last reported balance as of May 2, 2023
Vega de la	May 4, 2023	20,477 shares, last reported balance as of May 2, 2023
Charlene Barshefsky	May 5, 2022	107,091 shares, last reported balance as of May 3, 2022
Michael Leavitt	May 5, 2022	24,874 shares, last reported balance as of May 3, 2022
Ronald Williams	Feb 1, 2022	107,037 shares, last reported balance as of Dec 14, 2021
Marc Gordon	Feb 1, 2022	29,874 shares, last reported balance as of Jan 29, 2022
Anne Lauvergeon	Apr 2, 2021	28,588 shares, last reported balance as of Mar 31, 2021
Richard Petrino	Jan 30, 2020	7,115 shares, last reported balance as of Jan 29, 2020
Paul Fabara	Jul 26, 2019	31,494 shares, last reported balance as of Jul 25, 2019
Michael O'Neill	Apr 25, 2019	55,249 shares, last reported balance as of Apr 24, 2019
Kevin Cox	Jan 29, 2019	133,181 shares, last reported balance as of Jan 26, 2019
Gabrielle Vitale	Jun 15, 2018	4,776 shares, last reported balance as of Jun 5, 2018
Richard Levin	May 9, 2018	36,949 shares, last reported balance as of May 7, 2018
Samuel Palmisano	May 9, 2018	16,476 shares, last reported balance as of May 7, 2018
Robert Walter	Apr 3, 2018	374,485 shares, last reported balance as of Mar 31, 2018
James Bush	Feb 5, 2018	102,348 shares, last reported balance as of Feb 1, 2018
Kenneth Chenault	Jan 30, 2018	3,078,436 shares, last reported balance as of Jan 26, 2018
Ashwini Gupta	Jan 30, 2018	274,621 shares, last reported balance as of Jan 26, 2018
Linda Zukauckas	Jan 30, 2018	4,226 shares, last reported balance as of Jan 26, 2018
Susan Sobbott	Jan 30, 2018	35,651 shares, last reported balance as of Jan 26, 2018
Ursula Burns	Jan 3, 2018	87,956 shares, last reported balance as of Dec 31, 2017
John Hayes	Feb 2, 2016	166,478 shares, last reported balance as of Jan 29, 2016
Frank Popoff	Jan 5, 2016	142,905 shares, last reported balance as of Dec 31, 2015
Neal Sample	May 26, 2015	7,545 shares, last reported balance as of May 26, 2015
Josh Silverman	Feb 27, 2015	27,610 shares, last reported balance as of Feb 26, 2015
Edward Gilligan	Jan 28, 2015	377,892 shares, last reported balance as of Jan 26, 2015
Daniel Schulman	Sep 2, 2014	45,319 shares, last reported balance as of Aug 31, 2014
Richard McGinn	May 14, 2014	66,628 shares, last reported balance as of May 12, 2014
Steven Reinemund	May 14, 2014	44,485 shares, last reported balance as of May 12, 2014
Thomas Schick	Feb 28, 2014	204,669 shares, last reported balance as of Feb 28, 2014
Louise Parent	Feb 13, 2014	402,776 shares, last reported balance as of Nov 22, 2013
Timothy Heine	Jan 29, 2014	33,796 shares, last reported balance as of Jan 27, 2014
Vernon Jordan Jr.	Dec 9, 2013	122,250 shares, last reported balance as of Dec 5, 2013
William Glenn	Nov 4, 2013	68,102 shares, last reported balance as of Nov 1, 2013
Daniel Henry	May 24, 2013	58,274 shares, last reported balance as of May 23, 2013
Edward Miller	Apr 1, 2013	80,172 shares, last reported balance as of Mar 31, 2013
Jan Leschly	Nov 21, 2012	235,197 shares, last reported balance as of Nov 19, 2012
David Cornish	May 24, 2011	6,422 shares, last reported balance as of May 16, 2011
Daniel Akerson	May 4, 2011	169,858 shares, last reported balance as of May 2, 2011
Joan Amble	Feb 1, 2011	197,351 shares, last reported balance as of Jan 29, 2011
Alfred Kelly Jr.	May 4, 2010	674,678 shares, last reported balance as of Apr 30, 2010
Judson Linville	Apr 30, 2010	73,777 shares, last reported balance as of Apr 29, 2010
Gary Crittenden	Feb 14, 2008	264,692 shares, last reported balance as of Jan 27, 2007
Peter Dolan	Apr 26, 2006	48,072 shares, last reported balance as of Apr 24, 2006
Glen Salow	Feb 14, 2006	137,461 shares, last reported balance as of Feb 28, 2005
Jonathan Linen	Feb 14, 2006	821,971 shares, last reported balance as of Jun 1, 2005
James Cracchiolo	Feb 14, 2006	248,499 shares, last reported balance as of Aug 19, 2005
William Bowen	Feb 14, 2006	100,940 shares, last reported balance as of Jan 12, 2006
David House	Feb 14, 2006	273,967 shares, last reported balance as of Aug 1, 2005
Ursula Fairbairn	Feb 14, 2006	175,918 shares, last reported balance as of Apr 1, 2005
Ross Johnson	Mar 19, 2004	73,121 shares, last reported balance as of Mar 18, 2004
Thomas Iseghohi	Feb 12, 2004	26,066 shares, last reported balance as of Dec 30, 2003

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American Express insiders sold $63.0M in the past 12 months. How much of their stake is that?

What stands out

Who sold, and how much of their stake

Selling by month

Common questions

Is the American Express CEO selling stock?

Why are American Express insiders selling?

Are any American Express insiders buying?

How much of their stake did American Express insiders sell?

The evidence

No plan disclosed · $45.0M

Taxes

Charitable gifts · 11K shares

Sales by month