What the executives and directors of American Express actually did with their own shares, decoded from three years of SEC Form 4 filings.
The tape: three years of insider trades
Every marker sits at the exact price reported on the Form 4. The line is the monthly median of all prices insiders reported, so the chart needs no market feed; the gray strip is routine flow (vestings, tax withholding, gifts) that headlines love to miscount as selling.
Where the shares went, last 12 months
Every Form 4 movement decomposed: what flowed in (grants, vested equity, purchases) and what flowed out (tax withholding, plan sales, discretionary sales, gifts). Counted in shares, because grants carry no price.
Skin in the game
Directly held shares as reported after each trade, indexed to 100 five years back. Direct holdings only: trust and family-entity positions are per-entity in the filings and do not sum honestly, so this chart refuses to guess. The steps are the trades.
Who holds what
| Insider | Role | Shares held | Buys 12 m | Sales 12 m |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buckminster Douglas E. Vice Chairman | Officer | 169.7K | — | $7.7M |
| CAMPBELL JEFFREY C Vice Chairman | Officer | 168K | — | — |
| Williams Anre D Group Pres., Enterprise Serv. | Officer | 144.4K | — | — |
| Squeri Stephen J Chairman and CEO | CEO | 123K | — | $37M |
| Rutledge Elizabeth Chief Marketing Officer | Officer | 94.7K | — | $18M |
| Marrs Anna Group Pres., GMNS | Officer | 47.8K | — | $9.6M |
| Pickett Denise Pres., Enterprise Shared Serv. | Officer | 31.1K | — | $10.1M |
| Herena Monique Chief Colleague Exp. Officer | Officer | 31.1K | — | $2.8M |
| Skyler Jennifer Chief Corp. Affairs Officer | Officer | 30.8K | — | — |
| Le Caillec Christophe Chief Financial Officer | CFO | 27.8K | — | — |
| Marquez Rafael President, International Card | Officer | 25.4K | — | — |
| Nigro David Chief Risk Officer | Officer | 23.7K | — | — |
| Joabar Raymond Grp. Pres., Global Comm. Serv. | Officer | 21.4K | — | $5.3M |
| Radhakrishnan Ravikumar Chief Information Officer | Officer | 15.6K | — | $5.3M |
Open-market trade log
| Date | Insider | Type | Shares | Price | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-15 | McNeal Glenda G (Officer) | Discretionary sale | 7,033 | $339.36 | $2.4M |
| 2026-03-13 | Joabar Raymond (Officer) | Discretionary sale | 16 | $301.27 | $5K |
| 2026-03-06 | Lieberman Quinn Jessica (Officer) | Discretionary sale | 3,032 | $300.02 | $910K |
| 2026-03-02 | Joabar Raymond (Officer) | Discretionary sale | 24 | $309.85 | $7K |
| 2026-02-19 | Joabar Raymond (Officer) | Discretionary sale | 2,835 | $338.98 | $961K |
| 2026-02-19 | Joabar Raymond (Officer) | Discretionary sale | 2,840 | $340.03 | $966K |
| 2026-02-19 | Joabar Raymond (Officer) | Discretionary sale | 3,348 | $341.95 | $1.1M |
| 2026-02-19 | Joabar Raymond (Officer) | Discretionary sale | 4,977 | $341.14 | $1.7M |
| 2026-02-12 | Grosfield Howard (Officer) | Discretionary sale | 8,134 | $346.73 | $2.8M |
| 2026-02-09 | Seeger Laureen (Officer) | Discretionary sale | 12.7K | $360.99 | $4.6M |
| 2026-02-09 | Radhakrishnan Ravikumar (Officer) | Discretionary sale | 6,638 | $357.13 | $2.4M |
| 2026-02-09 | Radhakrishnan Ravikumar (Officer) | Discretionary sale | 8,362 | $356.14 | $3M |
| 2026-02-05 | Pickett Denise (Officer) | Discretionary sale | 23.4K | $356.91 | $8.3M |
| 2026-02-05 | Marrs Anna (Officer) | Discretionary sale | 27.4K | $350.01 | $9.6M |
| 2025-12-12 | Joabar Raymond (Officer) | Discretionary sale | 1,400 | $384.93 | $539K |
| 2025-10-31 | Rutledge Elizabeth (Officer) | Planned sale (10b5-1) | 1,083 | $356.94 | $387K |
| 2025-10-31 | Rutledge Elizabeth (Officer) | Planned sale (10b5-1) | 4,234 | $359.04 | $1.5M |
| 2025-10-31 | Rutledge Elizabeth (Officer) | Planned sale (10b5-1) | 4,971 | $358.10 | $1.8M |
| 2025-10-31 | Rutledge Elizabeth (Officer) | Planned sale (10b5-1) | 8,984 | $361.57 | $3.2M |
| 2025-10-31 | Rutledge Elizabeth (Officer) | Planned sale (10b5-1) | 15.2K | $360.79 | $5.5M |
| 2025-10-31 | Rutledge Elizabeth (Officer) | Planned sale (10b5-1) | 15.5K | $360.09 | $5.6M |
| 2025-10-23 | Tabish Douglas (Officer) | Discretionary sale | 2,515 | $355.61 | $894K |
| 2025-10-22 | Pickett Denise (Officer) | Discretionary sale | 5,000 | $350.73 | $1.8M |
| 2025-09-04 | Squeri Stephen J (CEO) | Discretionary sale | 24.5K | $329.03 | $8.1M |
| 2025-09-04 | Squeri Stephen J (CEO) | Discretionary sale | 39.3K | $330.43 | $13M |
| 2025-09-04 | Squeri Stephen J (CEO) | Discretionary sale | 48.5K | $329.81 | $16M |
| 2025-09-03 | Herena Monique (Officer) | Discretionary sale | 8,695 | $325.88 | $2.8M |
| 2025-09-02 | Buckminster Douglas E. (Officer) | Discretionary sale | 23.5K | $326.37 | $7.7M |
| 2025-08-06 | Seeger Laureen (Officer) | Discretionary sale | 17K | $294.83 | $5M |
| 2025-08-05 | Seeger Laureen (Officer) | Discretionary sale | 22.3K | $297.88 | $6.7M |
| 2025-08-05 | Seeger Laureen (Officer) | Discretionary sale | 39.4K | $297.24 | $11.7M |
| 2025-07-29 | McNeal Glenda G (Officer) | Discretionary sale | 17.6K | $309.27 | $5.4M |
| 2025-07-29 | McNeal Glenda G (Officer) | Discretionary sale | 32.4K | $309.62 | $10M |
| 2025-07-29 | Marrs Anna (Officer) | Discretionary sale | 5,500 | $310.77 | $1.7M |
| 2025-05-20 | Marquez Rafael (Officer) | Discretionary sale | 12K | $296.93 | $3.6M |
| 2025-05-13 | Joabar Raymond (Officer) | Discretionary sale | 400 | $302.44 | $121K |
| 2025-05-06 | Grosfield Howard (Officer) | Discretionary sale | 9,450 | $275.50 | $2.6M |
| 2025-04-29 | McNeal Glenda G (Officer) | Discretionary sale | 3,019 | $264.66 | $799K |
| 2025-04-09 | Joabar Raymond (Officer) | Open-market buy | 2 | $261.56 | $523 |
| 2025-03-07 | Angelakis Michael J (Director) | Open-market buy | 3,700 | $269.89 | $999K |
| 2025-03-04 | Marrs Anna (Officer) | Planned sale (10b5-1) | 300 | $290.76 | $87K |
| 2025-03-04 | Marrs Anna (Officer) | Planned sale (10b5-1) | 301 | $287.78 | $87K |
| 2025-03-04 | Marrs Anna (Officer) | Planned sale (10b5-1) | 697 | $285.51 | $199K |
| 2025-03-04 | Marrs Anna (Officer) | Planned sale (10b5-1) | 2,300 | $286.68 | $659K |
| 2025-03-04 | Marrs Anna (Officer) | Planned sale (10b5-1) | 3,677 | $285.00 | $1M |
| 2025-03-04 | Marrs Anna (Officer) | Planned sale (10b5-1) | 5,681 | $291.50 | $1.7M |
| 2025-03-04 | Marrs Anna (Officer) | Planned sale (10b5-1) | 8,999 | $287.18 | $2.6M |
| 2025-02-26 | Lieberman Quinn Jessica (Officer) | Discretionary sale | 3,028 | $296.43 | $898K |
| 2025-02-11 | McNeal Glenda G (Officer) | Discretionary sale | 7,391 | $309.96 | $2.3M |
| 2025-02-06 | Squeri Stephen J (CEO) | Discretionary sale | 7,344 | $318.25 | $2.3M |
| 2025-02-06 | Squeri Stephen J (CEO) | Discretionary sale | 7,397 | $318.66 | $2.4M |
| 2025-02-06 | Squeri Stephen J (CEO) | Discretionary sale | 7,543 | $319.12 | $2.4M |
| 2025-02-06 | Squeri Stephen J (CEO) | Discretionary sale | 7,645 | $320.52 | $2.5M |
| 2025-02-06 | Squeri Stephen J (CEO) | Discretionary sale | 8,168 | $319.57 | $2.6M |
| 2025-02-06 | Squeri Stephen J (CEO) | Discretionary sale | 12.7K | $320.08 | $4.1M |
| 2025-02-05 | Pickett Denise (Officer) | Discretionary sale | 22.8K | $318.69 | $7.3M |
| 2025-02-05 | Joabar Raymond (Officer) | Discretionary sale | 11.1K | $317.01 | $3.5M |
| 2025-02-05 | Radhakrishnan Ravikumar (Officer) | Discretionary sale | 9,485 | $319.17 | $3M |
| 2025-01-28 | Joabar Raymond (Officer) | Discretionary sale | 15.2K | $313.94 | $4.8M |
| 2024-11-27 | Le Caillec Christophe (CFO) | Discretionary sale | 6,000 | $303.48 | $1.8M |
“Since trade” compares with the latest insider-implied price, not a market quote; this site carries no market data by design.
Filing hygiene
How to read this
A Form 4 transaction code decides everything. P is an open-market purchase and S an open-market sale; those two are the only codes where an insider chose to trade. A is a grant, M an option exercise or vesting, F shares withheld to cover tax, G a gift. Most “insiders dumped billions” headlines are code F and M mechanics.
Sales flagged 10b5-1 run on a plan the insider adopted in advance; since 2023 every Form 4 carries that flag. Buys have historically predicted returns, sales mostly have not, and this page states filings, not advice.