Citi AAdvantage Executive
Citi · Mastercard · $695 annual fee · earns American AAdvantage, valued at 1.45¢ a point.
Rates checked against the issuer 2026-09. Foreign transaction fee: none.
The short version
- Best at: nothing in particular — no category puts it in the top three of the catalogue.
- A year's rewards: about $384, or −$311 after the fee.
Is the annual fee worth it?
It earns about $384 a year on the illustrative household's spending, which is −$311 once the fee is paid. The best card with no fee, American Express Blue Business Plus, nets $1,058 on the same spending — so this card is $1,370 a year behind. On earning alone it does not catch up at any level of spending this looks at — its credits and perks have to make up the difference, or the fee is not paying for itself.
Priced on an illustrative household spending $2,205 a month on a card — the assumption, in full. Credits and perks are not priced: they are worth their face value only if you would have spent that money anyway.
What it earns, category by category
| Earns on | Rate | Conditions |
|---|---|---|
| Flights | 4x | American Airlines only · American Airlines purchases; 5x after $150,000 of purchases in a calendar year |
| Everything else | 1x |
Where a year's rewards come from
| Spending on | Earns a year |
|---|---|
| Groceries | $87 |
| Everything Else | $87 |
| Restaurants & Bars | $52 |
| Gas Stations | $26 |
| Online Shopping | $26 |
| Utilities | $26 |
Priced on an illustrative household spending $2,205 a month on a card — the assumption, in full. Credits and perks are not priced: they are worth their face value only if you would have spent that money anyway.
What the issuer lists besides rewards
- Admirals Club membership
- Up to $500 back on eligible American Airlines Vacations purchases each calendar year
- One Omni Hotels free night each calendar year, after a qualifying stay of two or more consecutive nights
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- American Express Delta SkyMiles Reserve — annual fee $650 a year
- American Express Delta SkyMiles Platinum — annual fee $350 a year
- Chase United Quest — annual fee $350 a year
- Chase Rapid Rewards Priority — annual fee $229 a year
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Point values: published industry valuations, read 2026-09. How every number here is worked out.
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