American Express 2010 Annual Report Download - page 123

Download and view the complete annual report

Please find page 123 of the 2010 American Express annual report below. You can navigate through the pages in the report by either clicking on the pages listed below, or by using the keyword search tool below to find specific information within the annual report.

Page out of 127

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • 6
  • 7
  • 8
  • 9
  • 10
  • 11
  • 12
  • 13
  • 14
  • 15
  • 16
  • 17
  • 18
  • 19
  • 20
  • 21
  • 22
  • 23
  • 24
  • 25
  • 26
  • 27
  • 28
  • 29
  • 30
  • 31
  • 32
  • 33
  • 34
  • 35
  • 36
  • 37
  • 38
  • 39
  • 40
  • 41
  • 42
  • 43
  • 44
  • 45
  • 46
  • 47
  • 48
  • 49
  • 50
  • 51
  • 52
  • 53
  • 54
  • 55
  • 56
  • 57
  • 58
  • 59
  • 60
  • 61
  • 62
  • 63
  • 64
  • 65
  • 66
  • 67
  • 68
  • 69
  • 70
  • 71
  • 72
  • 73
  • 74
  • 75
  • 76
  • 77
  • 78
  • 79
  • 80
  • 81
  • 82
  • 83
  • 84
  • 85
  • 86
  • 87
  • 88
  • 89
  • 90
  • 91
  • 92
  • 93
  • 94
  • 95
  • 96
  • 97
  • 98
  • 99
  • 100
  • 101
  • 102
  • 103
  • 104
  • 105
  • 106
  • 107
  • 108
  • 109
  • 110
  • 111
  • 112
  • 113
  • 114
  • 115
  • 116
  • 117
  • 118
  • 119
  • 120
  • 121
  • 122
  • 123
  • 124
  • 125
  • 126
  • 127

AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY
COMPARISON OF FIVE-YEAR TOTAL RETURN TO SHAREHOLDERS
(Cumulative value of $100 invested on December 31, 2005)
$120
$140
$100
$80
$60
$40
$20
$0
05 06 07 08 09 10
(Cumulative value of $100 invested on December 31, 2005)
Year-end Data* 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
American Express $ 100.00 $ 119.08 $ 103.13 $ 37.47 $ 84.42 $ 91.04
S&P 500 Index $ 100.00 $ 115.78 $ 122.14 $ 76.96 $ 97.33 $ 112.01
S&P Financial Index $ 100.00 $ 119.21 $ 97.15 $ 43.50 $ 51.03 $ 57.26
This chart compares the cumulative total shareholder return on our common shares with the total return on the S&P 500 Index and the
S&P Financial Index for the last five years. It shows the growth of a $100 investment on December 31, 2005, including the reinvestment of
all dividends. On September 30, 2005, American Express distributed to shareholders a special dividend of all its common shares of
Ameriprise Financial, Inc. This distribution is accounted for in the chart as though it were paid in cash and reinvested in the Company’s
common shares.
* Source: Bloomberg (returns compounded monthly)
121