NOTE: With the exception of 2005, when it recognized individual event champions, the American Cup champion is an all-around title. Formerly the event was known as the AT&T American Cup from 2011-2017, Tyson American Cup from 2006-2010, Visa American Cup from 1997-2004, the McDonald’s American Cup from 1982-96 and the Dial American Cup in 1978-79.
| 1976 | Bart Conner | USA | |
| 1977 | Mitsuo Tsukahara | JPN | |
| 1978 | Kurt Thomas | USA | |
| 1979 | Kurt Thomas | USA | |
| 1980 | Kurt Thomas | USA | |
| 1981 | Bart Conner | USA | |
| 1982 | Bart Conner | USA | |
| 1983 | Peter Vidmar | USA | |
| 1984 | Peter Vidmar | USA | |
| 1985 | Tim Daggett | USA | |
| 1986 | Alexei Tikhonkikh | URS | |
| 1987 | Brian Ginsberg | USA | |
| 1988 | Marius Toba | ROM | |
| 1989 | Vitaly Marinitch | URS | |
| 1990 | Alexander Kolyvanov | URS | |
| 1991 | Trent Dimas | USA | |
| 1992 | Jarrod Hanks | USA | |
| 1993 | Vitaly Scherbo | BLR | |
| 1994 | Vitaly Scherbo | BLR | |
| 1995 | John Roethlisberger | USA | |
| 1996 | John Roethlisberger | USA | |
| 1997 | Blaine Wilson | USA | |
| 1998 | Blaine Wilson | USA | |
| 1999 | Blaine Wilson | USA | |
| 2000 | Eric Lopez Rios | CUB | |
| 2001 | Blaine Wilson | USA | |
| 2002 | Eric Lopez Rios | CUB | |
| 2003 | Blaine Wilson | USA | |
| 2004 | Jason Gatson | USA | |
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| FX: | Jeffrey Wammes | HOL | |
| PH: | Alexander Artemev | USA | |
| SR: | Yuri Van Gelder | HOL | |
| VT: | Jeffrey Wammes | HOL | |
| PB: | Kazuya Ueda | JPN | |
| HB: | Yann Cucherat | FRA | |
| 2006 | Jonathan Horton | USA | |
| 2007 | Jonathan Horton | USA | |
| 2008 | Paul Hamm | USA | |
| 2009 | Fabian Hambuechen | GER | |
| 2010 | Maxim Devyatovskiy | RUS | |
| 2011 | Jonathan Horton | USA | |
| 2012 | Danell Leyva | USA | |
| 2013 | Jake Dalton | USA | |
| 2014 | Sam Mikulak | USA | |
| 2015 | Oleg Verniaiev | UKR | |
| 2016 | Ryohei Kato | JPN | |
| 2017 | Yul Moldauer | USA | |
| 2018 | Yul Moldauer | USA | |
| 2019 | Yul Moldauer | USA | |
| 2020 | Sam Mikulak | USA | |
| 1976 | Nadia Comaneci | ROM | |
| 1977 | Kathy Johnson | USA | |
| 1978 | Natasha Tereschenko | URS | |
| 1979 | Stella Zakarova | URS | |
| 1980 | Tracee Talavera | USA | |
| 1981 | Julianne McNamara | USA | |
| 1982 | Julianne McNamara | USA | |
| 1983 | Mary Lou Retton | USA | |
| 1984 | Mary Lou Retton | USA | |
| 1985 | Mary Lou Retton | USA | |
| 1986 | Kristie Phillips | USA | |
| 1987 | Kristie Phillips | USA | |
| 1988 | Phoebe Mills | USA | |
| 1989 | Brandy Johnson | USA | |
| 1990 | Kim Zmeskal | USA | |
| 1991 | Betty Okino | USA | |
| 1992 | Kim Zmeskal | USA | |
| 1993 | Shannon Miller | USA | |
| 1994 | Dominique Dawes | USA | |
| 1995 | Kristy Powell | USA | |
| 1996 | Kerri Strug | USA | |
| 1997 | Elvire Teza | FRA | |
| 1998 | Viktoria Karpenko | UKR | |
| 1999 | Jennie Thompson | USA | |
| 2000 | Elena Produnova | RUS | |
| 2001 | Elena Zamolodchikova | RUS | |
| 2002 | Tasha Schwikert | USA | |
| 2003 | Carly Patterson | USA | |
| 2004 | Carly Patterson | USA | |
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| VT: | Alicia Sacramone | USA | |
| UB: | Chellsie Memmel | USA | |
| BB: | Zhang Nan Nastia Liukin |
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| FX: | Patricia Moreno | ESP | |
| 2006 | Nastia Liukin | USA | |
| 2007 | Shawn Johnson | USA | |
| 2008 | Nastia Liukin | USA | |
| 2009 | Jordyn Wieber | USA | |
| 2010 | Rebecca Bross | USA | |
| 2011 | Jordyn Wieber | USA | |
| 2012 | Jordyn Wieber | USA | |
| 2013 | Katelyn Ohashi | USA | |
| 2014 | Elizabeth Price | USA | |
| 2015 | Simone Biles | USA | |
| 2016 | Gabrielle Douglas | USA | |
| 2017 | Ragan Smith | USA | |
| 2018 | Morgan Hurd | USA | |
| 2019 | Leanne Wong | USA | |
| 2020 | Morgan Hurd | USA | |
