AmEx sends a dividend check to preferred holders

AmEx’s not-so-glamorous money move

American Express isn’t making headlines for a flashy new product or a surprise earnings beat here. Instead, it’s doing the classic corporate grown-up thing: paying out a quarterly dividend on its 3.550% Fixed Rate Reset Noncumulative Preferred Shares, Series D.

The board declared $9,072.22 per preferred share, which works out to $9.07222 per Depositary Share. If you own these shares, the important dates are the ones circled on your calendar: the dividend is payable on September 15, 2026 to shareholders of record on September 1, 2026.

Why investors should care

For common-stock holders, this is mostly a quick check-in on capital return discipline. For preferred holders, it’s the whole game — reliable income, predictable timing, and fewer dramatic plot twists than the average Wall Street soap opera.

Big picture: this kind of announcement won’t move AXP like earnings or guidance might, but it reinforces that the company is still in dividend-payer mode and keeping its capital-return machine humming.