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The four financial services companies that reported results Thursday (April 18) — KeyCorp, Truist, American Express and Fifth Third Bancorp — faced investors against a backdrop of fresh tariff headlines, stubborn inflation and a rate path that is anything but clear. Yet the collective tone was anything but gloomy.

AXP still anticipates revenues to increase between 8% and 10% in 2025.

American Express's affluent cardmembers are showing few signs of curbing their spending, and younger customers drove growth in first-quarter transaction volumes, Chief Financial Officer Christophe Le Caillec told CNBC. Billed business on AmEx cards rose 6% in the period, or 7% when adjusted for the impact of leap year, which shows that the bump in spending late last year was mostly continuing into 2025.

This morning, it's the blue-chip Dow Jones Index's turn to bring a disappointing performance. After yesterday's trade tariffs hit a snag with semiconductors to China sent the tech-heavy Nasdaq on a steeper decline, this morning's Q1 earnings miss from Dow component UnitedHealthcare is helping send that index -600 points at this hour.

American Express Company (NYSE:AXP ) Q1 2025 Earnings Conference Call April 17, 2025 8:30 AM ET Company Participants Kartik Ramachandran - Head, IR Stephen Squeri - Chairman & CEO Christophe Le Caillec - CFO Conference Call Participants Sanjay Sakhrani - KBW Mark DeVries - Deutsche Bank Don Fandetti - Wells Fargo Richard Shane - JPMorgan Erika Najarian - UBS Jeffrey Adelson - Morgan Stanley Craig Maurer - FT Partners Cristopher Kennedy - William Blair Terry Ma - Barclays Gus Gala - MCH Robert Wildhack - Autonomous Research Mihir Bhatia - Bank of America Operator Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for standing by. Welcome to the American Express Q1 2025 Earnings Call.

The headline numbers for American Express (AXP) give insight into how the company performed in the quarter ended March 2025, but it may be worthwhile to compare some of its key metrics to Wall Street estimates and the year-ago actuals.

Eli Lilly (LLY) rallied after it posted positive trial results for its latest weight loss drug. American Express (AXP) had a mixed earnings report but assured Americans are "eating out and enjoying life.

Jim Cramer breaks down why he's keeping an eye on shares of American Express.

American Express (AXP) came out with quarterly earnings of $3.64 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $3.45 per share. This compares to earnings of $3.33 per share a year ago.