American Express Q3 EPS $2.27 Beats $1.80 Estimate, Sales $10.93B Beat $10.52B Estimate

American Express (NYSE:AXP) reported quarterly earnings of $2.27 per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $1.80 by 26.11 percent. This is a 74.62 percent increase over earnings of $1.30 per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $10.93 billion which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $10.52 billion by 3.88 percent. This is a 24.88 percent increase over sales of $8.75 billion the same period last year.