American Express (NYSE: AXP) reported quarterly earnings of $4.28 per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $4.03 by 6.2 percent. This is a 17.58 percent increase over earnings of $3.64 per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $18.907 billion which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $18.618 billion by 1.55 percent. This is a 11.43 percent increase over sales of $16.967 billion the same period last year.