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American Express10-K: Market expansion

AXP increased marketing spend by 4% to $6.25B to acquire high-value customers.

What happened

The company spent $6.25 billion on marketing in 2025, a 4% increase, with the explicit goal of acquiring high-spending, high credit-quality customers.

Source

SEC EDGARFeb 6, 2026

Annual report (Form 10-K)

American Express 10-K for FY2025

Filing excerpt

Marketing expense increased 4 percent year-over-year as we continued to invest to acquire high-spending, high credit-quality customers.

sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/4962/000000496226000080/axp-20251231.htmRead the full source

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Signal
10-K: Market expansion

What this signalsFilings often name leadership changes, deals and spending plans.

Period
FY2025
Fiscal year end
12/31
Filed
Feb 6, 2026

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Numbers

Dollar figure
$6.3B (Marketing expense)
Percent
4% (Year-over-year increase in marketing expense)

Details

CIK
4962
Accession number
0000004962-26-000080
Timeframe
Current year
Filing year
2026
Why it matters
Scaling infrastructure needed

Extraction

Confidence
High
Relevance
70%
Sentiment
Positive
Detected
Feb 10, 2026
signal_type
sec-10k
signal_subtype
marketExpansion

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  "signal_type": "sec-10k",
  "signal_subtype": "marketExpansion",
  "detected_at": "2026-02-10T07:48:41.517+00:00",
  "company": {
    "name": "American Express",
    "domain": "americanexpress.com"
  },
  "data": {
    "detail": "The company spent $6.25 billion on marketing in 2025, a 4% increase, with the explicit goal of acquiring high-spending, high credit-quality customers. This budget allocation indicates a strong focus on customer acquisition and presents opportunities for marketing tech, data analytics, and advertising partners.",
    "metrics": {
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      "pct_context": "Year-over-year increase in marketing expense",
      "dollar_context": "Marketing expense",
      "dollar_millions": 6252
    },
    "summary": "AXP increased marketing spend by 4% to $6.25B to acquire high-value customers.",
    "excerpts": "Marketing expense increased 4 percent year-over-year as we continued to invest to acquire high-spending, high credit-quality customers.",
    "relevance": 0.7,
    "sentiment": "positive",
    "confidence": "high",
    "source_url": "https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/4962/000000496226000080/axp-20251231.htm",
    "filing_date": "2026-02-06",
    "filing_year": 2026,
    "fiscal_year_end": "12/31",
    "sales_relevance": "Scaling infrastructure needed",
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