American Express (AXP) Asset Writedowns and Impairment (2010 - 2019)

American Express has reported Asset Writedowns and Impairment for 10 years, with the latest figure at $253.0 million in Q1 2019.

• Quarterly Asset Writedowns and Impairment rose 4.55% year-over-year to $253.0 million in Q1 2019, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2019 was $948.0 million (up 15.05% YoY) and the FY2018 annual result came in at $937.0 million, up 17.86% from the prior year.
• Asset Writedowns and Impairment improved to $253.0 million in Q1 2019 per AXP's latest filing, from $236.0 million in the prior quarter.
• Over five years, Asset Writedowns and Impairment peaked at $253.0 million in Q1 2019 and troughed at $153.0 million in Q2 2016.
• A 5-year average of $201.1 million and a median of $203.0 million in 2015 frame the typical range for Asset Writedowns and Impairment.
• The sharpest annual moves came in 2015 and 2018: Asset Writedowns and Impairment fell 19.07% in 2015, then surged 50.31% in 2018.
• Over 5 years, Asset Writedowns and Impairment stood at $195.0 million in 2015, then climbed by 2.56% to $200.0 million in 2016, then increased by 2.5% to $205.0 million in 2017, then gained by 15.12% to $236.0 million in 2018, then increased by 7.2% to $253.0 million in 2019.
• According to Business Quant data, Asset Writedowns and Impairment over the past three periods registered $253.0 million, $236.0 million, and $214.0 million for Q1 2019, Q4 2018, and Q3 2018 respectively.