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American ExpressChecked Oct 4, 2026

Graphite™ Business Cash Unlimited Card

$1,500 cash back after you spend $50,000 in 6 months. $295 a year.

Welcome offer
Annual fee
Foreign transaction fee

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What it's worth

Yearly value in dollars: rewards and credits minus the annual fee, for three ways of spending. First year includes any welcome bonus.
SpendingFirst yearAfter
Light spender−$55−$55
Typical spender$305$305
Heavy spender$1,025$1,025
The spending each assumes, a month
  • Light spender: groceries $300, dining $100, gas $100, everything else $500
  • Typical spender: groceries $600, dining $300, gas $200, travel $150, everything else $1,250
  • Heavy spender: groceries $900, dining $600, gas $300, travel $600, airfare $300, hotels $300, everything else $2,500

Assumed: welcome bonus needs $50,000 in 6 months; not counted: 5x Flights and prepaid hotels booked through American Express Travel Online.

Estimates from the published terms above, as checked Oct 4, 2026; not advice. How we value cards

How it compares

  • Worth more to a typical spender than about 80% of the 650 cards we track.

Shares rounded to 5 points. Fees and APRs as stated; value for our typical spender. Method

Welcome offer

$1,500 cash

After you spend $50,000 on purchases in your first 6 months.

Terms apply.

Spending it takes$8,333 a monthfor 6 months
Tracking sinceSep 29, 2026history will chart every change

How you earn

  • 5%Flights and prepaid hotels booked through American Express Travel Online
  • 2%Everything else

Rates and fees

Rates and fees for the Graphite™ Business Cash Unlimited Card, each with its source
Annual fee
Foreign transactions

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Benefits

  • No foreign transaction fees.
  • Global Assist Hotline provides 24/7 emergency assistance and coordination services when traveling more than 100 miles from home, including medical and legal referrals, emergency cash wires and missing luggage assistance; third-party provider costs are the Card Member's responsibility.
  • Purchase protection: Up to $1,000 per Covered Purchase, up to $50,000 per calendar year
  • Return protection: Up to $300 per item, up to a maximum of $1,000 per calendar year per Card account
  • Rental car
  • Extended warranty: Up to one extra year
  • Emergency assistance

Questions

What is the annual fee?
$295 americanexpress.com, since Sep 29, 2026
Does it charge a foreign transaction fee?
No. americanexpress.com, since Sep 29, 2026
Is there a welcome bonus?
$1,500 cash back after $50,000 in purchases in 6 months. americanexpress.com, since Sep 29, 2026

Other cash back cards with fees up to $300

Against this card, for our typical spender's value (rewards and credits minus fees, after the first year).