American Express (AXP) Change in Cash (2010 - 2026)

American Express' (AXP) quarterly Change in Cash came in at $6.0 billion in Q1 2026, down 49.74% year-on-year from $11.9 billion in Q1 2025, and up 186.27% quarter-over-quarter from -$6.9 billion in Q4 2025.

American Express (AXP) Change in Cash (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

American Express has disclosed Change in Cash across 17 years of filings, most recently posting $6.0 billion for Q1 2026.

  • Change in Cash for Q1 2026 came in at $6.0 billion, down 49.74% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $1.2 billion (up 173.26% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $7.2 billion, up 220.08% from the prior year.
  • Change in Cash came in at $6.0 billion for Q1 2026 at American Express, up from -$6.9 billion in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Change in Cash ranged from a high of $11.9 billion in Q1 2025 to a low of -$7.3 billion in Q4 2024.
  • The 5-year median for Change in Cash is $2.7 billion (2023), against an average of $1.9 billion.
  • Across the five-year window, Change in Cash plunged 623.89% in 2024 and soared 511.91% in 2025, its largest moves.
  • American Express' Change in Cash stood at $2.7 billion in 2022, then decreased by 1.61% to $2.7 billion in 2023, then plunged by 370.76% to -$7.3 billion in 2024, then rose by 5.0% to -$6.9 billion in 2025, then soared by 186.27% to $6.0 billion in 2026.
  • The last three Change in Cash figures came in at $6.0 billion (Q1 2026), -$6.9 billion (Q4 2025), and -$3.2 billion (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Change in Cash (Qtr)
1 Visa 541.66 Bn 529.25 Bn - -4.47 Bn
2 Mastercard 437.55 Bn 427.34 Bn - -2.48 Bn
3 American Express 212.80 Bn 158.76 Bn 17.43 Bn 5.97 Bn
4 Capital One Financial 112.47 Bn 35.97 Bn - 17.16 Bn
5 PayPal Holdings 37.70 Bn 28.36 Bn 7.84 Bn -1.58 Bn
6 Synchrony Financial 24.26 Bn 3.70 Bn - 5.59 Bn
7 Affirm Holdings 21.24 Bn 19.51 Bn 261.64 Mn 379.73 Mn
8 SoFi Technologies 20.46 Bn 17.06 Bn 929.25 Mn -1.60 Bn
9 Ally Financial 13.30 Bn 12.86 Bn 1.98 Bn -580.00 Mn
10 Credit Acceptance 6.24 Bn 6.21 Bn 562.70 Mn 1.90 Mn

Historic Data

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Mar 31, 2026 5.97 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 -6.91 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 -3.23 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 5.43 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 11.87 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 -7.28 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 -4.98 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 -1.32 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 7.62 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 2.69 Bn
Sep 30, 2023 950.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 2.12 Bn
Mar 31, 2023 6.92 Bn
Dec 31, 2022 2.73 Bn
Sep 30, 2022 4.91 Bn
Jun 30, 2022 -1.40 Bn
Mar 31, 2022 5.65 Bn
Dec 31, 2021 -5.89 Bn
Sep 30, 2021 -2.88 Bn
Jun 30, 2021 -9.48 Bn