American Express AXP
NYSE AXP
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American Express (AXP) Card Income (2009 - 2018)

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American Express (AXP) reported Card Income of $6.18 billion for Q3 2018, up 8.4% from $5.7 billion a year earlier but down 0.2% from the prior quarter.

Analysis

American Express (AXP) Card Income (2009 - 2018) Analysis & Trends

Over the twelve months ended Sep 30, 2018, American Express' Card Income came in at $20.62 billion, down 4.2% year-over-year; for FY2017, it was $19.19 billion, up 2.7% from FY2016.

  • Card Income has a five-year compound annual growth rate of 1.6% (FY2012 to FY2017).
  • By year, Card Income came in at $18.68 billion in FY2016 (-3.2%), $19.3 billion in FY2015 (-0.5%), $19.39 billion in FY2014 (+4.3%) and $18.59 billion in FY2013 (+4.8%).
  • Five-year quarterly Card Income spans a low of $2.36 billion in Q4 2017 and a high of $16.63 billion in Q4 2013.
  • Year over year, Card Income has now increased in each of the last three quarters, with growth averaging 4.1% over the last eight quarters.
  • The high point for year-over-year Card Income in five years was Q2 2014 (growth of 660.3%); the low point was Q4 2014 (a decline of 70.2%).
  • Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q3 2018 came in at $6.19 billion (Q2 2018), $5.89 billion (Q1 2018) and $2.36 billion (Q4 2017).
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr)
1 Jpmorgan Chase 885.23 Bn 914.70 Bn -
2 Banco Santander Chile 404.41 Bn 524.35 Bn -
3 Bank Of America 381.15 Bn -1,994.92 Bn -
4 Hsbc Holdings 319.39 Bn 319.44 Bn -
5 Morgan Stanley 298.67 Bn -210.43 Bn -
6 Royal Bank Of Canada 268.75 Bn -557.52 Bn -
7 Mitsubishi Ufj Financial 265.72 Bn -107.91 Bn 10.89 Bn
8 Goldman Sachs 261.04 Bn -3,296.07 Bn -
9 Wells Fargo & Company 253.09 Bn 255.22 Bn -
10 American Express 208.01 Bn -160.24 Mn -
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Sep 30, 2018 6.18 Bn
Jun 30, 2018 6.19 Bn
Mar 31, 2018 5.89 Bn
Dec 31, 2017 2.36 Bn
Sep 30, 2017 5.70 Bn
Jun 30, 2017 5.74 Bn
Mar 31, 2017 5.39 Bn
Dec 31, 2016 4.70 Bn
Sep 30, 2016 4.52 Bn
Jun 30, 2016 4.82 Bn
Mar 31, 2016 4.64 Bn
Dec 31, 2015 4.91 Bn
Sep 30, 2015 4.78 Bn
Jun 30, 2015 4.95 Bn
Mar 31, 2015 4.66 Bn
Dec 31, 2014 4.96 Bn
Sep 30, 2014 4.89 Bn
Jun 30, 2014 4.92 Bn
Mar 31, 2014 4.62 Bn
Dec 31, 2013 16.63 Bn
API Access

American Express Card Income API

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