American Express
Q2 2023 Earnings Call
Jul 21, 2023, 8:30 a.m. ET
Contents:
- Prepared Remarks
- Questions and Answers
- Call Participants
Prepared Remarks:
Operator
Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for standing by. Welcome to the American Express Q2 2023 earnings call. At this time, all participants are on a listen-only mode. Later, we will conduct a question-and-answer session.
[Operator instructions] As a reminder, today's call is being recorded. I will now turn the conference over to our host, head of investor relations, Ms. Kerri Bernstein. Thank you. Please go ahead.
Kerri Bernstein -- Head of Investor Relations
Thank you, Donna, and thank you all for joining today's call. As a reminder, before we begin, this discussion contains certain forward-looking statements about the company's future business and financial performance. These are based on management's current expectations and are subject to risks and uncertainties. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from these statements are included in today's presentation slides and in our reports on file with the SEC.
The discussion today also contains non-GAAP financial measures. The comparable GAAP financial measures are included in this quarter's earnings materials as well as the earnings materials for the prior periods we discussed. All of these are on our website at ir.americanexpress.com. We'll begin today with Steve Squeri, chairman and CEO, who will start with some remarks about the company's progress and results.
And then Jeff Campbell, chief financial officer, will provide a more detailed review of our financial performance. After that, we'll move to a Q&A session on the results with both Steve and Jeff. With that, let me turn it over to Steve.
Steve Squeri -- Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Good morning, everyone. Thanks for joining us today for our second-quarter earnings call. This was the sixth consecutive quarter of strong performance since we announced the growth plan in January of 2022. Revenues of 15 billion grew 12% year over year and reached a record high for the fifth straight quarter.
Earnings per share of $2.89 is also a quarterly record and is also up 12% over the last year. Based on our performance through the first half, we are reaffirming our guidance for the year of delivering revenue growth of 15% to 17 % and EPS of $11 to $11.40. We also remain focused on achieving our growth plan aspirations of annual revenue growth in excess of 10% and mid-teens EPS growth in 2024 and beyond in a steady-state macro environment. I continue to feel very good about our ability to achieve these long-term aspirations.