American Express (NYSE:AXP) reported quarterly earnings of $4.53 per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $4.40 by 2.95 percent. This is a 11.03 percent increase over earnings of $4.08 per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $19.637 billion which missed the analyst consensus estimate of $19.694 billion by 0.29 percent. This is a 9.97 percent increase over sales of $17.856 billion the same period last year.