Stephen Squeri is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of American Express Company (AXP). The company reported total compensation of $46,239,805 for fiscal year 2025.
| Salary | $1,729,167 |
|---|---|
| Bonus | $11,328,125 |
| Stock awards | $23,486,257 |
| Option awards | $5,399,962 |
| Non-equity incentive plan | $0 |
| Pension and non-qualified deferred compensation | $66,178 |
| All other compensation | $4,230,116 |
| Total | $46,239,805 |
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column; 0 means it reported zero. Figures are as printed, without adjustment.
Cited to the compensation disclosure American Express Company filed March 25, 2026, accession 0001104659-26-034163.
| Fiscal year | Role | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension / NQDC | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Chairman and Chief Executive Officer | $1,729,167 | $11,328,125 | $23,486,257 | $5,399,962 | $0 | $66,178 | $4,230,116 | $46,239,805 |
| FY2024 | Chairman and Chief Executive Officer | $1,500,000 | $10,500,000 | $19,762,638 | $4,449,938 | $0 | $63,027 | $888,802 | $37,164,405 |
| FY2023 | Chairman and Chief Executive Officer | $1,500,000 | $9,750,000 | $19,287,280 | $4,449,964 | $0 | $64,534 | $625,127 | $35,676,905 |
| FY2022 | Chairman and Chief Executive Officer | $1,500,000 | $10,312,500 | $16,834,744 | $18,799,985 | $0 | $3,393 | $579,009 | $48,029,631 |
| FY2021 | Chairman and Chief Executive Officer | $1,500,000 | $8,000,000 | $12,549,027 | $2,899,974 | $0 | $16,429 | $548,492 | $25,513,922 |
Totals as disclosed in each year's own compensation disclosure for American Express Company.
| Peer-group chief executive median | $36,340,876 |
|---|---|
| Difference from that median | $9,898,929 |
| Percentile within the disclosed peer group | 67th |
| Peers with a disclosed figure | 21 |
Medians and percentiles are computed across the peer group American Express Company discloses in its own compensation disclosure.
| Named executive officer | Role | FY2025 total |
|---|---|---|
| Stephen Squeri this page | Chairman and Chief Executive Officer | $46,239,805 |
| Douglas Buckminster | Former Vice Chairman | $15,575,770 |
| Christophe Le Caillec | Chief Financial Officer | $13,090,458 |
| Howard Grosfield | President, U.S. Consumer Services | $13,077,645 |
| Raymond Joabar | Group President, Global Commercial Services | $12,582,817 |
The company's named executive officers for fiscal year 2025, and what it reported for each. See the full American Express Company compensation brief.
Stephen Squeri's compensation sits inside American Express Company's full executive and board picture — the peer group, pay against peers, incentive design and the board itself.