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$1,000 in American Express Company in 2011 → $9,857 today

If you'd invested $1,000 in American Express Company (AXP) on January 1, 2011 — at the December 2010 month-end close of $34.48 — and held to the latest close (2026-08-), you'd have $9,857. That's a +885.7% total return — beating the S&P 500, where the same $1,000 became $6,129.

$1,000 in 2011$9,857Total return+885.7%Multiple9.9×CAGR+15.7%

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FAQ

How much is $1,000 invested in AXP in 2011 worth today?

$1,000 invested in American Express Company (AXP) at the month-end close of 2010-12- would be worth $9,857 at the latest month-end close (2026-08-), a total return of +885.7% with dividends reinvested.

Did $1,000 in AXP in 2011 beat the market?

Over the same span, $1,000 in the S&P 500 index would be worth $6,129 — so American Express Company (AXP) beat the index by +60.8%.

What does "month-end close" mean for this calculation?

The scenario invests at the December 2010 month-end close (the price entering 2011) and values the position at the most recent month-end close (2026-08-). Intra-month extremes are shown on the AXP calculator page.

Is the 2011–2026 return in AXP typical?

No single year is typical. AXP's best calendar-year return since 1972 was about +126.1%, and its worst was -63.7%.

Methodology

American Express Company (AXP) total-return data from January 2011 through the latest month-end close (2026-08-).

The entry price is the 2010 December month-end close and the exit is the latest available month-end close, both from adjusted (split and dividend) Yahoo Finance historical data.

Month-end resolution, no taxes or fees, and history never guarantees the future. For exact-date precision (including buying at a panic low), use the AXP calculator page.

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Data: Yahoo Finance. As of 2026-08-. Not financial advice.