American Express (AXP) Debt to Equity (2010 - 2026)

American Express recorded quarterly Debt to Equity of $0.05 in Q1 2026, up 21.52% quarter-over-quarter from $0.04 in Q4 2025, and little changed year-over-year from $0.05 in Q1 2025.

American Express (AXP) Debt to Equity (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

American Express' Debt to Equity history runs 17 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $0.05 for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Debt to Equity changed 0.39% year-over-year to $0.05; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $0.05 (changed 0.39% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $0.04, down 9.79% from the prior year.
  • Debt to Equity came in at $0.05 for Q1 2026 at American Express, up from $0.04 in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Debt to Equity ranged from a high of $0.09 in Q1 2022 to a low of $0.04 in Q4 2025.
  • A 5-year average of $0.06 and a median of $0.05 in 2022 frame the typical range for Debt to Equity.
  • On a YoY basis, Debt to Equity climbed as much as 46.89% in 2022 and fell as far as 46.06% in 2022.
  • American Express' Debt to Equity stood at $0.05 in 2022, then dropped by 15.52% to $0.05 in 2023, then dropped by 1.48% to $0.05 in 2024, then declined by 9.79% to $0.04 in 2025, then increased by 21.52% to $0.05 in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Debt to Equity over the past three periods registered $0.05, $0.04, and $0.04 for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Debt/Equity (Qtr)
1 Visa 539.53 Bn 527.13 Bn - 0.67
2 Mastercard 441.81 Bn 431.60 Bn - 2.82
3 American Express 215.01 Bn 160.96 Bn 17.43 Bn 0.05
4 Capital One Financial 114.99 Bn 38.50 Bn - 0.34
5 PayPal Holdings 41.29 Bn 31.95 Bn 7.84 Bn 0.47
6 Affirm Holdings 24.62 Bn 22.89 Bn 261.64 Mn 0.64
7 Synchrony Financial 24.22 Bn 3.66 Bn - 0.46
8 SoFi Technologies 23.71 Bn 20.31 Bn 929.25 Mn -
9 Ally Financial 13.13 Bn 12.69 Bn 1.98 Bn 0.26
10 Credit Acceptance 6.46 Bn 6.44 Bn 562.70 Mn 3.39

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 0.05
Dec 31, 2025 0.04
Sep 30, 2025 0.04
Jun 30, 2025 0.05
Mar 31, 2025 0.05
Dec 31, 2024 0.05
Sep 30, 2024 0.05
Jun 30, 2024 0.06
Mar 31, 2024 0.06
Dec 31, 2023 0.05
Sep 30, 2023 0.06
Jun 30, 2023 0.06
Mar 31, 2023 0.07
Dec 31, 2022 0.05
Sep 30, 2022 0.06
Jun 30, 2022 0.09
Mar 31, 2022 0.09
Dec 31, 2021 0.10
Sep 30, 2021 0.09
Jun 30, 2021 0.07