American Express (AXP)
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7.83B for March 31, 2013American Express Historical Retained Earnings Data
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| March 31, 2013 | 7.83B |
| Dec. 31, 2012 | 7.525B |
| Sept. 30, 2012 | 7.923B |
| June 30, 2012 | 7.717B |
| March 31, 2012 | 8.015B |
| Dec. 31, 2011 | 7.221B |
| Sept. 30, 2011 | 6.52B |
| June 30, 2011 | 6.437B |
| March 31, 2011 | 5.902B |
| Dec. 31, 2010 | 4.972B |
| Sept. 30, 2010 | 4.582B |
| June 30, 2010 | 3.724B |
| March 31, 2010 | 2.925B |
| Dec. 31, 2009 | 3.737B |
| Sept. 30, 2009 | 3.247B |
| June 30, 2009 | 2.931B |
| March 31, 2009 | 3.044B |
| Dec. 31, 2008 | 2.719B |
| Sept. 30, 2008 | 2.694B |
| June 30, 2008 | 2.094B |
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About Retained Earnings
The net income that remains after paying dividends. It is reported on the balance sheet as the cumulative sum of each year's retained earnings over the life of the business. Retained earnings can be used to pay debt and future dividends, or can be reinvested into business activities.
The "retained" refers to the earnings after paying out dividends. Companies with increasing retained earnings is good, because it means the company is staying consistently profitable. If a company has a yearly loss, this number is subtracted from retained earnings.
If a company's annual net income was 5 million, paid out 3 million in dividends, and had a retained earnings of 9 million, retained earnings at the end of 2012 would be 11 million (5-3+9). Similarly if next year the company paid no dividends but had a yearly net income loss of 5 million, retained earnings would be 6 million (11-5).
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AXP Retained Earnings Benchmarks
| Companies | |
|---|---|
| Visa | 7.723B |
| Discover Financial Services | 8.136B |
| MasterCard | 8.047B |
AXP Retained Earnings Rankings
| Overall |
97th percentile 207 of 8006 |
| Sector |
93rd percentile 59 of 956 in Financial Services |
| Industry |
86th percentile 6 of 43 in Credit Services |
AXP Retained Earnings Range, Past 5 Years
| Minimum | 2.094B | Jun 2008 |
| Maximum | 8.015B | Mar 2012 |
| Average | 5.088B |
