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

American Express recorded quarterly Cost of Revenue of $1.5 billion in Q1 2026, down 8.19% quarter-over-quarter from $1.6 billion in Q4 2025, and little changed year-over-year from $1.5 billion in Q1 2025.

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

American Express' Cost of Revenue history runs 6 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $1.5 billion for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Cost of Revenue changed 0.4% year-over-year to $1.5 billion; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $6.2 billion (up 3.24% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $6.3 billion, up 3.51% from the prior year.
  • Cost of Revenue came in at $1.5 billion for Q1 2026 at American Express, down from $1.6 billion in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Cost of Revenue ranged from a high of $1.6 billion in Q4 2024 to a low of $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.
  • Across the five-year window, Cost of Revenue declined 19.62% in 2022 and jumped 31.43% in 2024, its largest moves.
  • American Express' Cost of Revenue stood at $1.3 billion in 2022, then decreased by 3.61% to $1.2 billion in 2023, then jumped by 31.43% to $1.6 billion in 2024, then decreased by 0.12% to $1.6 billion in 2025, then fell by 8.19% to $1.5 billion in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Cost of Revenue over the past three periods registered $1.5 billion, $1.6 billion, and $1.6 billion for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Cost of Rev (Qtr)
1 Visa 539.53 Bn 527.13 Bn - -
2 Mastercard 441.81 Bn 431.60 Bn - -
3 American Express 215.01 Bn 160.96 Bn 17.43 Bn 1.48 Bn
4 Capital One Financial 114.99 Bn 38.50 Bn - 1.50 Bn
5 PayPal Holdings 41.29 Bn 31.95 Bn 7.84 Bn 518.00 Mn
6 Affirm Holdings 24.62 Bn 22.89 Bn 261.64 Mn 72.85 Mn
7 Synchrony Financial 24.22 Bn 3.66 Bn - -
8 SoFi Technologies 23.71 Bn 20.31 Bn 929.25 Mn 171.12 Mn
9 Ally Financial 13.13 Bn 12.69 Bn 1.98 Bn 121.00 Mn
10 Credit Acceptance 6.46 Bn 6.44 Bn 562.70 Mn 17.20 Mn

Historic Data

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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