Global payments company American Express (NYSE: AXP) will be reporting results this Friday before market hours. Here’s what to expect.

American Express met analysts’ revenue expectations last quarter, reporting revenues of $13.24 billion, up 9.4% year on year. It was a satisfactory quarter for the company, with .

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This quarter, analysts are expecting American Express’s revenue to grow 7.9% year on year to $13.45 billion, in line with the 7.6% increase it recorded in the same quarter last year. Adjusted earnings are expected to come in at $3.98 per share.

Analysts covering the company have generally reconfirmed their estimates over the last 30 days, suggesting they anticipate the business to stay the course heading into earnings. American Express has missed Wall Street’s revenue estimates three times over the last two years.

Looking at American Express’s peers in the consumer finance segment, only Synchrony Financial has reported results so far. It beat analysts’ revenue estimates by 0.9% and delivered flat year-on-year revenue.

The euphoria surrounding Trump’s November win lit a fire under major indices, but potential tariffs have caused the market to do a 180 in 2025. While some of the consumer finance stocks have shown solid performance in this choppy environment, the group has generally underperformed, with share prices down 3.6% on average over the last month. American Express is up 1.1% during the same time and is heading into earnings with an average analyst price target of $334.41 (compared to the current share price of $330.61).

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