American Express (AXP) Cash from Operations (2010 - 2026)

American Express' (AXP) quarterly Cash from Operations came in at 3804000000.0 in Q1 2026, down 20.15% year-on-year from 4764000000.0 in Q1 2025, and up 24.03% quarter-over-quarter from 3067000000.0 in Q4 2025.

American Express (AXP) Cash from Operations (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

American Express has disclosed Cash from Operations across 17 years of filings, most recently posting 3804000000.0 for Q1 2026.

  • Cash from Operations for Q1 2026 came in at 3804000000.0, down 20.15% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 17468000000.0 (up 31.71% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 18428000000.0, up 31.16% from the prior year.
  • Cash from Operations came in at 3804000000.0 for Q1 2026 at American Express, up from 3067000000.0 in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Cash from Operations ranged from a high of 8432000000.0 in Q4 2022 to a low of 1812000000.0 in Q3 2024.
  • The 5-year median for Cash from Operations is 4508000000.0 (2022), against an average of 4465882352.94.
  • Peak annual rise in Cash from Operations reached 1572.68% in 2024, while the deepest fall reached 121.98% in 2024.
  • American Express' Cash from Operations stood at 8432000000.0 in 2022, then declined by 19.72% to 6769000000.0 in 2023, then decreased by 14.64% to 5778000000.0 in 2024, then sank by 46.92% to 3067000000.0 in 2025, then increased by 24.03% to 3804000000.0 in 2026.
  • The last three Cash from Operations figures came in at 3804000000.0 (Q1 2026), 3067000000.0 (Q4 2025), and 6233000000.0 (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Cash from Ops. (Qtr)
1 Visa 548.22 Bn 535.81 Bn - 3.01 Bn
2 Mastercard 437.48 Bn 427.27 Bn - 3.00 Bn
3 American Express 231.87 Bn 177.83 Bn 17.43 Bn 3.80 Bn
4 Capital One Financial 125.74 Bn 49.24 Bn - 6.02 Bn
5 PayPal Holdings 38.80 Bn 29.46 Bn 7.84 Bn 1.13 Bn
6 Synchrony Financial 25.78 Bn 5.22 Bn - 2.18 Bn
7 Affirm Holdings 24.65 Bn 22.93 Bn 261.64 Mn 386.50 Mn
8 SoFi Technologies 22.89 Bn 19.49 Bn 929.25 Mn -2.31 Bn
9 Ally Financial 14.15 Bn 13.70 Bn 1.98 Bn 1.37 Bn
10 Credit Acceptance 6.63 Bn 6.61 Bn 562.70 Mn 269.30 Mn

Historic Data

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Mar 31, 2026 3.80 Bn
Mar 31, 2026 3.80 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 3.07 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 3.07 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 6.23 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 6.23 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 4.36 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 4.36 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 4.76 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 4.76 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 5.78 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 5.78 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 -1.81 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 -1.81 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 4.53 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 4.53 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 5.55 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 5.55 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 6.77 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 6.77 Bn