American Express has beaten the S&P 500 every year since 2021. The company’s latest earnings reinforce its investment thesis.

With 10 weeks left in the 2025 calendar year, the S&P 500 (total return) has returned +14.47% YTD, which places the benchmark ...

As you can see in the table, just one year was close to the average -- 2016. And more often than not, the index was producing much more or much less than 10%, with epic gains more than offsetting big ...

According to FactSet, earnings for companies in the S&P 500 are expected to have risen 9.2% in the third quarter. Their net profit margin is estimated at 12.8%, up from 12.4% last year.