American Express (AXP) Capital Expenditures (2010 - 2026)
American Express (AXP) reported Capital Expenditures of $947 million for Q3 2026, up 44.8% from $654 million a year earlier and up 5.5% from the prior quarter.
American Express (AXP) Capital Expenditures (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Sep 30, 2026, American Express' Capital Expenditures came in at $3.72 billion, up 69.1% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at $2.43 billion, up 26.9% from FY2024.
- Capital Expenditures has a five-year compound annual growth rate of 10.4% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Capital Expenditures came in at $1.91 billion in FY2024 (+22.3%), $1.56 billion in FY2023 (-15.7%), $1.86 billion in FY2022 (+19.7%) and $1.55 billion in FY2021 (+4.9%).
- Five-year quarterly Capital Expenditures spans a low of $360 million in Q1 2023 and a high of $1.15 billion in Q1 2026.
- Year over year, Capital Expenditures has now increased in each of the last 11 quarters, with growth averaging 47.6% over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Capital Expenditures in five years was Q1 2026 (growth of 167.2%); the low point was Q1 2023 (a decline of 19.5%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q3 2026 came in at $898 million (Q2 2026), $1.15 billion (Q1 2026) and $722 million (Q4 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Capex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jpmorgan Chase | 903.97 Bn | 903.97 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Bank Of America | 356.92 Bn | -2,019.15 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Hsbc Holdings | 296.96 Bn | -1,806.64 Bn | - | - |
| 4 | Morgan Stanley | 285.10 Bn | 285.10 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | Royal Bank Of Canada | 284.66 Bn | -545.38 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | Goldman Sachs | 266.61 Bn | 266.61 Bn | - | - |
| 7 | Wells Fargo & Company | 250.94 Bn | 250.94 Bn | - | - |
| 8 | Mitsubishi Ufj Financial | 245.01 Bn | -96.38 Bn | 10.89 Bn | - |
| 9 | Toronto Dominion Bank | 214.22 Bn | -461.66 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | American Express | 214.16 Bn | 13.64 Bn | - | 947.00 Mn |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 947.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 898.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 1.15 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 722.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 654.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 619.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 430.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 495.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 455.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 565.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 396.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 426.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 401.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 376.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 360.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 513.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 443.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 452.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 447.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 471.00 Mn |
American Express Capital Expenditures API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=capital-expenditures&ticker=AXP&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "capital-expenditures", "ticker": "AXP", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()
const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=capital-expenditures&ticker=AXP&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();