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The 10-K against last year's

332 changes: 37 added, 52 removed, 242 reworded, 1 quiet changes

10-K Feb 6, 2026 vs Feb 7, 2025
Risk FactorsRedline ↓
20.3%
of the text changed · 16,489 words now
23.5%
of the text changed · 21,736 words now
Legal ProceedingsRedline ↓
19.3%
of the text changed · 2,437 words now
Accounting PoliciesRedline ↓
9.4%
of the text changed · 3,602 words now

10-K 0000004962-26-000080 (Feb 6, 2026) vs 10-K 0000004962-25-000016 (Feb 7, 2025)

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MD&A 218 words changed in this paragraph; it is 65% similar to last year's version.
TABLE 10: USCS 13: ICS SELECTED STATISTICAL INFORMATIONAs of or for the Years Ended December 31, Change Change (Millions, except percentages and where indicated) 2025 2024 2023 2022 2025 vs. 2024 2024 vs. 2023 2023 vs. 2022 Billed business (billions) $ 654.8 418.0 $ 610.8 366.9 $ 553.0 7% 10% 329.5 14% 11% Proprietary cards-in-force 46.3 43.8 41.7 6 23.0 21.9 21.0 5 4 Proprietary basic cards-in-force 32.5 30.7 29.2 6 17.2 16.4 15.6 5 5 Average proprietary basic Card Member spending (dollars) $ 20,707 24,822 $ 20,303 22,965 $ 19,514 2 4 21,550 8 7 Total segment assets $ 114,228 50,089 $ 107,158 42,879 $ 94,444 7 13 42,234 17 2 Card Member loans: Total loans and receivables: Card Member loans and receivables $ 92,632 43,409 $ 83,207 37,442 $ 72,660 36,350 16 3 Average Card Member loans and receivables $ 39,886 $ 35,681 $ 32,202 12 11 15 Average loans $ 85,264 $ 75,975 $ 63,720 12 19 Net write-off rate — principal, interest and fees (a) 2.7 1.9 % 2.2 1.9 % 1.1 2.3 % Net write-off rate — principal only (a) — consumer and small business (a)(b) 1.8 % 1.8 % 2.2 % 1.7 % 0.9 % 30+ days past due as a % of total 1.4 % 1.4 — consumer and small business 1.1 % 1.0 % Calculation of Net Interest Yield on Average Card Member Loans: Net interest income $ 11,290 $ 9,652 $ 7,474 Exclude: Interest expense not attributable to our Card Member loan portfolio (b) 198 192 139 Interest income not attributable to our Card Member loan portfolio (c) (557) (386) (228) Adjusted net interest income (d) $ 10,931 $ 9,458 $ 7,385 Average 1.1 % Card Member loans - consumer and small business: Total loans $ 85,264 20,828 $ 75,975 17,395 $ 63,720 Net interest income divided by average Card Member loans (d) 13.2 % 12.7 % 11.7 % Net interest yield on average Card Member loans (d) 12.8 % 12.4 % 11.6 % Card Member receivables: Total receivables $ 14,419 $ 14,789 $ 14,263 (3)% 4% 16,950 20 3 Net write-off rate — principal principal, interest and fees (a) 1.2 2.4 % 1.3 2.5 % 0.6 2.5 % Net write-off rate — principal only (a) 1.1 2.0 % 1.2 2.1 % 0.6 2.1 % 30+ days past due as a % of total 0.6 1.2 % 1.2 % 1.3 % Card Member receivables: Total receivables $ 22,581 $ 20,047 $ 19,400 13% 3% Net write-off rate — principal and fees (a) 1.4 % 1.4 % 2.1 % Net write-off rate — principal only — consumer and small business (a)(b) 1.5 % 1.5 % 2.2 % 30+ days past due as a % of total — consumer and small business 0.9 % 0.8 % 0.9 1.0 % 90+ days past billing as a % of total — corporate (b) 0.5 % 0.4 % 0.5 %

Source: Item 7, 10-K 0000004962-26-000080 vs Item 7, 10-K 0000004962-25-000016

Risk Factors 208 words changed in this paragraph; it is 30% similar to last year's version.
We rely extensively on our information technology systems and those of our third parties, including our transaction authorization, clearing and settlement systems, data centers and cloud data centers, storage and processing services, which have experienced and may continue to experience service disruptions or degradation that may result from technology malfunction, sudden increases in processing or other volumes, natural disasters and weather events, fires, accidents, technology change management issues, power outages, internet outages, telecommunications failures, fraud, denial-of-service, ransomware and other cyberattacks, inadequate infrastructure in lesser-developed markets, technology capacity management issues, terrorism, computer viruses, vulnerabilities or failures in hardware or software, physical or electronic break-ins, or similar events. Due to the interconnectivity and complexity of information systems and their reliance on common systems, software and vendors, disruptions or degradations have had, and will likely continue to have, wide-reaching consequences, including the potential to disrupt the overall financial system and other key systems in the global economy. Service disruptions or degradations impacting us or our partners can prevent access to online services and account information, compromise or limit access to company or customer data, impede or prevent transaction processing, communications to customers and financial reporting, disrupt ordinary business operations, result in contractual penalties or obligations, trigger regulatory reporting obligations, and lead to regulatory investigations and fines, increased regulatory oversight, and litigation (including class action litigation). Any such service disruption or degradation could adversely affect the perception of the reliability of our products and services and materially adversely affect our overall business, reputation and results of operations.

Source: Item 1A, 10-K 0000004962-26-000080 vs Item 1A, 10-K 0000004962-25-000016

Accounting Policies 78 words changed in this paragraph; it is 49% similar to last year's version.
Service Foreign currency-related fees and delinquency fees are primarily recognized in the period when they are applied to a Card Member account. Loyalty coalition, merchant and other revenue includes service fees earned from merchants and other customers and travel commissions and fees, which fees are generally recognized in the period when the service is performed, and delinquency and foreign currency-related fees, which are primarily recognized in the period when they are charged to the Card Member. In addition, Service performed. Other fees and other revenue revenues includes income (losses) from our investments in which we have significant influence and therefore account for under the equity method. Refer to Note 18 for additional information.

Source: Item 8, Note 1 – SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES, 10-K 0000004962-26-000080 vs Item 8, Note 1 – SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES, 10-K 0000004962-25-000016

Legal Proceedings 71 words changed in this paragraph; it is 83% similar to last year's version.
On January 29, 2019, we were named in a putative class action brought in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York, captioned Anthony Oliver, David Moskowitz, et al. (formerly Oliver) v. American Express Company and American Express Travel Related Services Company Inc., in which the plaintiffs are holders of MasterCard, Visa and/or Discover credit and/or debit cards (but not American Express cards) and allege they paid higher prices as a result of the anti-steering and non-discrimination provisions in our merchant agreements in violation of federal antitrust law and the antitrust and consumer laws of various states. Plaintiffs seek unspecified damages and other forms of relief. The court dismissed plaintiffs’ federal antitrust claim, numerous state antitrust and consumer protection claims and their unjust enrichment claim. For the remaining state antitrust or consumer protection claims, the court certified classes for (i) holders of Visa and MasterCard debit cards in eight states and Washington, D.C.; and (ii) holders of Visa, MasterCard and Discover credit cards that do not offer rewards or charge an annual fee in two states and Washington, D.C. After trial in August 2025, the jury returned a verdict finding in favor of us on all claims except an Illinois consumer law claim for the class of non-rewards credit card holders in Illinois for which the jury awarded $12.5 million in damages. We have reached an agreement with the class representatives to settle all claims in this action, which is subject to court approval.

Source: Item 3, via Note 12 – CONTINGENCIES, COMMITMENTS AND GUARANTEES, 10-K 0000004962-26-000080 vs Item 3, via Note 12 – CONTINGENCIES AND COMMITMENTS, 10-K 0000004962-25-000016

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Sentences and paragraphs of AXP's Risk Factors and MD&A, 10-K Feb 6, 2026 against 10-K Feb 7, 2025. Each links to the text at sec.gov.

RewordedRisk Factors
As such laws are interpreted and applied (in some cases, cases with significant differences or conflicting requirements across jurisdictions), compliance and technology costs will continue to increase, particularly in the context of ensuring that adequate privacy, data protection, data management, incident management, resiliency, third party management, data transfer, security controls, account access mechanisms and controls related to artificial intelligence and machine learning are in place. increase.

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RewordedRisk Factors
Although we have devoted and continue to devote significant resources to develop and strengthen our risk management policies capabilities and procedures and expect to continue to do so in the future, these policies and procedures, as well as our risk management techniques, control environment, we may not be fully effective successful in meeting regulatory expectations and managing the risks to which we are exposed.

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RewordedRisk Factors
While If the settlement agreement was not is approved by the court, or Visa and Mastercard otherwise agree to make similar changes, it may ultimately agree or be subject to changes in policies or practices that result in greater surcharging generally generally, decreased acceptance by merchants of certain types of cards, such as premium cards, or downward pressure on our merchant discount rates from decreases in competitor pricing in connection with reductions and caps on interchange fees.

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RewordedRisk Factors
If such our expenses significantly increase beyond our expectations, we will need to find ways may be unable to offset the financial impact by increasing decreasing investments in other areas of the business or operating expenses or increasing revenues such as fee-based revenues, decreasing operating expenses or other investments both, particularly in our business, or both. the current regulatory and competitive environment.

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RewordedRisk Factors
For example, models Models based on historical data sets might not be accurate predictors of future outcomes, such as when we lack recent precedent or recent precedent deviates from current circumstances because of changes in customer behavior, the credit profile or demographic profiles of our Card Members, and they may not be able to predict future outcomes. the geopolitical or macroeconomic environment or otherwise.

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RewordedRisk Factors
Adverse consequences of artificial intelligence and machine learning AI & ML remain uncertain but could include flaws in the decisions, predictions, outputs or analysis such technologies produce and produce, subjecting us to competitive harm, legal liability, heightened regulatory scrutiny scrutiny, greater prevalence of surcharging or other negative point-of-sale practices and brand or reputational harm. harm, as well as decreased demand for our products and services or increased costs.

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RewordedRisk Factors
In addition, interest rate changes or prolonged periods of elevated or depressed rates may affect customer behavior, such as by impacting the loan balances Card Members carry on their credit cards or their ability to make payments as higher interest rates lead to higher payment requirements, further impacting our results of operations. us, general spending and economic activity, or the demand for deposit accounts.

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RewordedRisk Factors
Additionally, new New laws and regulations related to automated decision making, artificial intelligence and machine learning these technologies, as well as the application of existing laws and regulations to these technologies regulations, may restrict or impose burdensome and costly requirements on our ability to use them or impact other aspects of our business. business, particularly as the legal landscape related to these technologies remains fragmented with potentially inconsistent requirements.

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RewordedRisk Factors
For example, in 2024 November 2025 Visa and Mastercard proposed a lawsuit settlement agreement that would have, would, among other things, required require reductions and caps on interchange fees and streamlined requirements for fees, provide merchants who wish greater options to impose a surcharge on credit transactions. transactions, and allow merchants to choose not to accept certain categories of credit cards.

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RewordedRisk Factors
While we believe we comply with all applicable VAT and other tax laws, rules and regulations in the relevant jurisdictions, the tax authorities may determine that we owe additional taxes or apply existing laws and regulations more broadly, which could result in a significant increase in liabilities for taxes and interest in excess of accrued liabilities.

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RewordedRisk Factors
Moreover, the speed with which information spreads through social media, enhanced technology media and other news sources sources, the increased prevalence of campaigns by activists and others targeting corporate practices (including those advancing certain political or social agendas), and the ease with which customers transact can switch to competing products may amplify the onset and negative effects from such perceptions.

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RewordedRisk Factors
For example, new guidelines issued by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) will impact how introduced a global minimum tax of 15 percent on the global profits of multinational enterprises (MNEs) are taxed on their global profits. enterprises, such as us.

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RewordedMD&A
Beginning balance $ 5,118 $ 3,747 $ 3,305 37 13 Provisions — principal, interest and fees 4,109 3,839 1,514 7 # Net write-offs — principal less recoveries (2,894) (2,043) (837) 42 # Net write-offs — interest and fees less recoveries (621) (443) (229) 40 93 Other (d) (33) 18 (6) # # Ending balance $ 5,679 $ 5,118 $ 3,747 11 37 Provisions — principal, interest and fees 4,067 4,109 3,839 (1) 7 Net write-offs — principal less recoveries (3,176) (2,894) (2,043) 10 42 Net write-offs — interest and fees (692) (621) (443) 11 40 Other (d) 31 (33) 18 # # Ending balance $ 5,909 $ 5,679 $ 5,118 4 11 % of loans 3.9 % 4.1 % 4.1 % 3.5 % % of past due 279 % 288 % 297 % 348 % Average loans $ 130,758 $ 114,816 $ 95,369 14 20 Net write-off rate — principal, interest and fees (a) 2.7 % 2.7 % 2.2 % 1.1 % Net write-off rate — principal only (a) 2.2 % 2.2 % 1.8 % 0.9 % 30+ days past due as a % of total 1.4 % 1.4 % 1.0 1.4 % Card Member receivables:

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RewordedMD&A
Total Card Member loans and receivables $ 17,395 43,409 $ 16,950 37,442 $ 13,844 36,350 16 3 22 Average Card Member loans and receivables $ 16,976 39,886 $ 14,964 35,681 $ 12,314 13 22 32,202 12 11 Net write-off rate — principal, interest and fees(a) 2.5 fees (a) 1.9 % 2.5 1.9 % 1.4 2.3 % Net write-off rate — principal only(a) 2.1 only — consumer and small business (a)(b) 1.8 % 2.1 1.8 % 1.2 2.2 % 30+ days past due as a % of total 1.2 — consumer and small business 1.1 % 1.3 1.0 % 1.2 1.1 % Calculation of Net Interest Yield on Average Card Member Loans: loans - consumer and small business:

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RewordedMD&A
Total Card Member loans and receivables $ 29,647 56,086 $ 25,838 54,592 $ 21,406 15 21 52,060 3 5 Average Card Member loans and receivables $ 28,518 56,711 $ 23,877 54,362 $ 19,271 19 24 50,621 4 7 Net write-off rate — principal, interest and fees (a) 2.7 2.2 % 2.0 % 0.8 1.7 % Net write-off rate — principal only (a) — small business (a)(b) 2.3 % 1.7 2.2 % 0.7 1.9 % 30+ days past due as a % of total — small business 1.5 % 1.4 1.5 % 0.9 1.5 % Calculation of Net Interest Yield on Average Card Member Loans: loans:

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RewordedMD&A
Total Card Member loans and receivables $ 92,632 114,368 $ 83,207 107,051 $ 72,660 11 15 97,996 7 9 Average Card Member loans and receivables $ 85,264 106,377 $ 75,975 98,928 $ 63,720 12 19 89,651 8 10 Net write-off rate — principal, interest and fees (a) 2.7 2.5 % 2.2 2.5 % 1.1 2.0 % Net write-off rate — principal only (a) 2.2 2.0 % 2.1 % 1.7 % 0.9 % 30+ days past due as a % of total 1.4 1.3 % 1.4 1.3 % 1.0 1.3 % Calculation of Net Interest Yield on Average Card Member Loans: loans:

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RewordedMD&A
More broadly, this committee The Audit and Compliance Committee (ACC) is responsible for assisting the Board in its oversight responsibilities relating to the integrity of our financial statements and financial and regulatory reporting process, processes, internal and external auditing, including the qualifications and independence of the independent registered public accounting firm and the performance of our internal audit services function, and the integrity of our systems of internal controls. controls and legal and regulatory compliance.

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RewordedMD&A
Total loans $ 20,828 $ 17,395 $ 16,950 $ 13,844 20 3 22 Average loans $ 16,976 $ 14,964 $ 12,314 13 22 Net write-off rate — principal, interest and fees(a) fees (a) 2.4 % 2.5 % 2.5 % 1.4 % Net write-off rate — principal only(a) only (a) 2.0 % 2.1 % 2.1 % 1.2 % 30+ days past due as a % of total 1.2 % 1.2 % 1.3 % 1.2 % Calculation of Net Interest Yield on Average Card Member Loans: receivables:

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RewordedMD&A
Consumer Services 8 7 10 Commercial Services 3 3 2 2 3 3 International Card Services 14 13 11 14 17 18 Processed volumes (3) — 3 6 Merchant industry billed business metrics G&S spend (73% (74% and 72% 73% of billed business for 2024 2025 and 2023, 2024, respectively) 8 8 7 6 6 6 T&E spend (27% (26% and 28% 27% of billed business for 2024 2025 and 2023, 2024, respectively) 8% 7% 5% 8% 19% 19%

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RewordedMD&A
Beginning balance $ 171 $ 174 $ 229 $ 64 (2) (24) # Provisions — principal and fees 751 774 880 627 (3) (12) 40 Net write-offs — principal and fees less recoveries (745) (773) (937) (462) (4) (18) # Other (d) 3 (4) 2 — # — # Ending balance $ 180 $ 171 $ 174 $ 229 5% (2)% (24)% % of receivables 0.3 % 0.3 % 0.4 0.3 % Net write-off rate — principal and fees (a) 1.2 % 1.3 % 1.6 % 0.8 % Net write-off rate — principal only — consumer and small business (a)(b) 1.4 % 1.5 % 1.8 % 0.9 % 30+ days past due as a % of total — consumer and small business (c) 0.9 % 0.9 % 1.1 % 1.3 % # Denotes a variance of 100 percent or more

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RewordedMD&A
USCS SELECTED STATISTICAL INFORMATIONAs of or for the Years Ended December 31, Change Change (Millions, except percentages and where indicated) 2025 2024 2023 2022 2025 vs. 2024 2024 vs. 2023 2023 vs. 2022 Billed business (billions) $ 707.5 $ 654.8 $ 610.8 $ 553.0 8% 7% 10% Proprietary cards-in-force 48.3 46.3 43.8 41.7 4 6 5 Proprietary basic cards-in-force 34.1 32.5 30.7 29.2 5 6 5 Average proprietary basic Card Member spending (dollars) $ 21,215 $ 20,707 $ 20,303 $ 19,514 2 4 2 Total segment assets $ 122,968 $ 114,228 $ 107,158 $ 94,444 8 7 13 Card Member loans: loans and receivables:

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RewordedMD&A
Card Member loans and receivables $ 213,863 $ 199,085 $ 186,406 7% 7% Average Card Member loans and receivables $ 202,975 $ 188,971 $ 172,473 7% 10% Net write-off rate — principal, interest and fees (a) 2.3 % 2.3 % 2.0 % 1.0 % Net write-off rate — principal only — consumer and small business (a)(b) 2.0 % 2.0 % 1.8 % 0.9 % 30+ days past due as a % of total — consumer and small business (c) 1.3 % 1.3 % 1.1 1.3 % Card Member loans:

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RewordedMD&A
Total loans $ 100,171 $ 92,632 $ 83,207 $ 72,660 8 11 15 Average loans $ 85,264 $ 75,975 $ 63,720 12 19 Net write-off rate — principal, interest and fees (a) 2.7 % 2.7 % 2.2 % 1.1 % Net write-off rate — principal only (a) 2.1 % 2.2 % 1.7 % 0.9 % 30+ days past due as a % of total 1.3 % 1.4 % 1.4 % 1.0 % Calculation of Net Interest Yield on Average Card Member Loans: receivables:

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RewordedMD&A
Total loans $ 30,833 $ 29,647 $ 25,838 $ 21,406 4 15 21 Average loans $ 28,518 $ 23,877 $ 19,271 19 24 Net write-off rate — principal, interest and fees (a) 3.0 % 2.7 % 2.0 % 0.8 % Net write-off rate — principal only (a) 2.6 % 2.3 % 1.7 % 0.7 % 30+ days past due as a % of total 1.7 % 1.5 % 1.4 % 0.9 % Calculation of Net Interest Yield on Average Card Member Loans: receivables:

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