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

American Express (AXP) posted Cost of Revenue of $1.5 billion for Q1 2026, down 8.19% sequentially from $1.6 billion in Q4 2025, and little changed YoY from $1.5 billion in Q1 2025.

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

American Express (AXP) has 6 years of Cost of Revenue data on file, last reported at $1.5 billion in Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Cost of Revenue changed 0.4% year-over-year to $1.5 billion in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $6.2 billion (up 3.24% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $6.3 billion, up 3.51% from the prior year.
  • Cost of Revenue retreated to $1.5 billion in Q1 2026 per AXP's latest filing, from $1.6 billion in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Cost of Revenue was $1.6 billion in Q4 2024, with the low at $1.2 billion in Q1 2022.
  • Average Cost of Revenue over 5 years is $1.4 billion, with a median of $1.5 billion recorded in 2024.
  • Year-over-year, Cost of Revenue decreased 19.62% in 2022 and jumped 31.43% in 2024.
  • American Express' Cost of Revenue stood at $1.3 billion in 2022, then dropped by 3.61% to $1.2 billion in 2023, then soared by 31.43% to $1.6 billion in 2024, then dropped by 0.12% to $1.6 billion in 2025, then decreased by 8.19% to $1.5 billion in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows AXP's Cost of Revenue at $1.5 billion in Q1 2026, $1.6 billion in Q4 2025, and $1.6 billion in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Cost of Rev (Qtr)
1 Visa 587.74 Bn 575.34 Bn - -
2 Mastercard 465.55 Bn 455.34 Bn - -
3 American Express 238.39 Bn 184.35 Bn 17.43 Bn 1.48 Bn
4 PayPal Holdings 40.24 Bn 30.89 Bn 7.84 Bn 518.00 Mn
5 Affirm Holdings 28.27 Bn 26.55 Bn 261.64 Mn 72.85 Mn
6 SoFi Technologies 23.54 Bn 20.13 Bn 929.25 Mn 171.12 Mn
7 Ally Financial 14.34 Bn 13.89 Bn 1.98 Bn 121.00 Mn
8 Credit Acceptance 7.51 Bn 7.49 Bn 562.70 Mn 17.20 Mn
9 FinVolution 6.22 Bn 4.97 Bn 311.24 Mn 121.17 Mn
10 Sezzle 5.91 Bn 5.79 Bn - -

Historic Data

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DateValue
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
Dec 31, 2023 1.23 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 1.23 Bn