American Express (AXP) Cost of Revenue (2021 - 2026)

American Express (AXP) posted Cost of Revenue of $1.6 billion for Q2 2026, up 11.49% sequentially from $1.5 billion in Q1 2026, and up 6.11% YoY from $1.6 billion in Q2 2025.

American Express (AXP) Cost of Revenue (2021 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

American Express has reported Cost of Revenue for 6 years, with the latest figure at $1.6 billion in Q2 2026.

  • Quarterly Cost of Revenue rose 6.11% year-over-year to $1.6 billion in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 was $6.3 billion (up 3.53% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $6.3 billion, up 3.51% from the prior year.
  • Cost of Revenue grew to $1.6 billion in Q2 2026 per AXP's latest filing, from $1.5 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Cost of Revenue peaked at $1.6 billion in Q2 2026 and troughed at $1.2 billion in Q1 2022.
  • A 5-year average of $1.4 billion and a median of $1.5 billion in 2024 frame the typical range for Cost of Revenue.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2024: Cost of Revenue fell 19.62% in 2022, then surged 31.43% in 2024.
  • Over 5 years, Cost of Revenue stood at $1.3 billion in 2022, then slipped by 3.61% to $1.2 billion in 2023, then surged by 31.43% to $1.6 billion in 2024, then slipped by 0.12% to $1.6 billion in 2025, then rose by 2.36% to $1.6 billion in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Cost of Revenue over the past three periods registered $1.6 billion, $1.5 billion, and $1.6 billion for Q2 2026, Q1 2026, and Q4 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Cost of Rev (Qtr)
1 Visa 618.21 Bn 605.85 Bn - -
2 Mastercard 506.53 Bn 493.04 Bn - -
3 American Express 232.32 Bn 183.00 Bn 17.99 Bn 1.65 Bn
4 Capital One Financial 136.19 Bn 81.48 Bn - 1.70 Bn
5 PayPal Holdings 52.34 Bn 41.08 Bn - -
6 Eason Technology 35.89 Bn 35.89 Bn - -
7 Synchrony Financial 26.09 Bn 9.90 Bn - -
8 Affirm Holdings 25.93 Bn 24.20 Bn - -
9 SoFi Technologies 23.04 Bn 22.68 Bn -41.62 Mn 171.12 Mn
10 Ally Financial 13.61 Bn 5.77 Bn 2.08 Bn 208.00 Mn

Historic Data

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Jun 30, 2026 1.65 Bn
Jun 30, 2026 1.65 Bn
Mar 31, 2026 1.48 Bn
Mar 31, 2026 1.48 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 1.61 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 1.61 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 1.60 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 1.60 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 1.56 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 1.56 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 1.49 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 1.49 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 1.61 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 1.61 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 1.47 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 1.47 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 1.48 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 1.48 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 1.48 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 1.48 Bn