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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · American Express (AXP)

American Express releases 2026 DFAST results; stress capital buffer stays at 2.5%

Neutral Impact 3 of 5 legal/regulatory Written later

American Express announced the results of its company-run 2026 Dodd-Frank Act Stress Test and said its Stress Capital Buffer requirement stays at 2.5 percent through September 30, 2027, in line with the Federal Reserve's February 4, 2026 announcement. The company said the results reflect the strength of its balance sheet and that it will continue returning capital to shareholders.

Key points

  • Stress Capital Buffer requirement remains at 2.5 percent, the minimum under applicable regulations, through September 30, 2027
  • Quarterly common share dividend increased 16 percent to $0.95 per share beginning with the first-quarter 2026 declaration
  • American Express returned $8.7 billion to shareholders via buybacks and dividends in the 12 months ended March 31, 2026

The filing

CompanyAmerican Express (AXP)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECJun 25, 2026, 4:19 PM ET
Accession number0000004962-26-000281

Items reported: 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI (Anthropic Claude, claude-haiku-5-5) on Nov 8, 2026, 2:16 AM ET, from the text of the filing and its press-release exhibits only. Written later: this filing was briefed after the fact, when past filings were added to the site, so the brief may be read with hindsight; the filing itself is the record of what was known on June 25, 2026.

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