American Express Company operates within the Bank holding companies sector. In addition to historical fundamental analyses, the complete report available to purchase compares American Express Company with three other banks in North America: Banco Santander Brasil SA (2012 sales of $31.97 billion ), Royal Bank of Canada (The) of Canada (38.23 billion Canadian Dollars [US$37.19 billion] of which 33% was Personal And Commercail Banking), and Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited ($37.44 billion of which 17% was Retail).

Sales Analysis. During the year ended December of 2012, sales at American Express Company were $33.81 billion. This is an increase of 4.7% versus 2011, when the company's sales were $32.28 billion. This was the third consecutive year of growth at American Express Company. The sales level in 2012 was fairly close to the level five years ago: in 2007, American Express Company had sales of $31.56 billion. Sales of Corporate and Other saw an increase that was more than double the company's growth rate: sales were up 10.9% in 2012, from $1.13 billion to $1.26 billion.
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