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American Express10-Q: Divestiture

Sold equity interest in Global Business Travel Group for $982 million gain

What happened

American Express completed the sale of its equity interest in Global Business Travel Group, Inc. (GBTG), realizing a pretax gain of $982 million ($751 million after tax). Sellers of enterprise travel and workflow solutions may note capital redeployment into efficiency initiatives.

Source

SEC EDGAROct 23, 2026

Quarterly report (Form 10-Q)

American Express 10-Q for Quarter ended Sep 30, 2026

Filing excerpt

Our results for the third quarter also reflect the sale of our equity interest in Global Business Travel Group, Inc. (GBTG), which resulted in a gain of $982 million ($751 million after tax; $1.11 per share).

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Signal
10-Q: Divestiture

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

Period
Quarter ended Sep 30, 2026
Fiscal year end
09/30
Filed
Oct 23, 2026

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Numbers

Dollar figure
$982M (gain on sale of equity interest in GBTG)

Details

CIK
4962
Accession number
0000004962-26-000409
Timeframe
Current quarter
Quarter
Q3
Filing year
2026
Period end date
Sep 30, 2026
Why it matters
Carve-out support needed
Signal category
Strategic

Extraction

Confidence
High
Relevance
80%
Sentiment
Positive
Detected
Oct 27, 2026
signal_type
sec-10q
signal_subtype
divestiture

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  "signal_type": "sec-10q",
  "signal_subtype": "divestiture",
  "detected_at": "2026-10-27T08:03:58.787+00:00",
  "company": {
    "name": "American Express",
    "domain": "americanexpress.com"
  },
  "data": {
    "detail": "American Express completed the sale of its equity interest in Global Business Travel Group, Inc. (GBTG), realizing a pretax gain of $982 million ($751 million after tax). Sellers of enterprise travel and workflow solutions may note capital redeployment into efficiency initiatives.",
    "metrics": {
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      "dollar_context": "gain on sale of equity interest in GBTG",
      "dollar_millions": 982
    },
    "quarter": "Q3",
    "summary": "Sold equity interest in Global Business Travel Group for $982 million gain",
    "excerpts": "Our results for the third quarter also reflect the sale of our equity interest in Global Business Travel Group, Inc. (GBTG), which resulted in a gain of $982 million ($751 million after tax; $1.11 per share).",
    "relevance": 0.8,
    "sentiment": "positive",
    "confidence": "high",
    "source_url": "https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/4962/000000496226000409/axp-20260930.htm",
    "filing_date": "2026-10-23",
    "filing_year": 2026,
    "fiscal_year": 2026,
    "fiscal_year_end": "09/30",
    "period_end_date": "2026-09-30",
    "sales_relevance": "Carve-out support needed",
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