American Express (AXP) Cash from Operations (2009 - 2025)

American Express' (AXP) annual Cash from Operations came in at 18428000000.0 in FY2025, up 31.16% year-over-year from 14050000000.0 in FY2024.

American Express (AXP) Cash from Operations (2009 - 2025) Analysis & Trends

American Express has disclosed Cash from Operations across 17 years of filings, most recently posting 18428000000.0 for FY2025.

  • 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 18428000000.0 for FY2025 at American Express, up from 14050000000.0 in the prior year.
  • In the past five years, Cash from Operations ranged from a high of 21079000000.0 in FY2022 to a low of 14050000000.0 in FY2024.
  • The 5-year median for Cash from Operations is 18428000000.0 (2025), against an average of 17352200000.0.
  • Across the five-year window, Cash from Operations jumped 161.94% in 2021 and slipped 24.3% in 2024, its largest moves.
  • American Express' Cash from Operations stood at 14645000000.0 in 2021, then surged by 43.93% to 21079000000.0 in 2022, then decreased by 11.96% to 18559000000.0 in 2023, then fell by 24.3% to 14050000000.0 in 2024, then jumped by 31.16% to 18428000000.0 in 2025.
  • The last three Cash from Operations figures came in at 18428000000.0 (FY2025), 14050000000.0 (FY2024), and 18559000000.0 (FY2023), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Cash from Ops. (Yr)
1 Visa 548.22 Bn 535.81 Bn - -
2 Mastercard 437.48 Bn 427.27 Bn - -
3 American Express 231.87 Bn 177.83 Bn 17.43 Bn -
4 Capital One Financial 125.74 Bn 49.24 Bn - -
5 PayPal Holdings 38.80 Bn 29.46 Bn 7.84 Bn -
6 Synchrony Financial 25.78 Bn 5.22 Bn - -
7 Affirm Holdings 24.65 Bn 22.93 Bn 261.64 Mn -
8 SoFi Technologies 22.89 Bn 19.49 Bn 929.25 Mn -
9 Ally Financial 14.15 Bn 13.70 Bn 1.98 Bn -
10 Credit Acceptance 6.63 Bn 6.61 Bn 562.70 Mn 1.05 Bn

Historic Data

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Dec 31, 2025 18.43 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 18.43 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 14.05 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 14.05 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 18.56 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 18.56 Bn
Dec 31, 2022 21.08 Bn
Dec 31, 2022 21.08 Bn
Dec 31, 2021 14.65 Bn
Dec 31, 2021 14.65 Bn
Dec 31, 2020 5.59 Bn
Dec 31, 2020 5.59 Bn
Dec 31, 2019 13.63 Bn
Dec 31, 2019 13.63 Bn
Dec 31, 2018 8.93 Bn
Dec 31, 2018 8.93 Bn
Dec 31, 2017 13.54 Bn
Dec 31, 2017 13.54 Bn
Dec 31, 2016 8.29 Bn
Dec 31, 2016 8.29 Bn