Business AmEx earns $1.34B in Q2 By Post Staff Report Published July 19, 2012, 4:00 a.m. ET American Express customers slowed spending a little in the April-to-June period, lifting profit by 1 percent. The credit card issuer earned $1.34 billion, or $1.15 per share, in the April-to-June period. Revenue jumped 5 percent to $8 billion.