American Express (AXP) Deferred Taxes (2010 - 2026)
American Express' (AXP) quarterly Deferred Taxes came in at $145.0 million in Q1 2026, up 825.0% year-on-year from $15.7 million in Q1 2025, and up 45.0% quarter-over-quarter from $100.0 million in Q4 2025.
American Express (AXP) Deferred Taxes (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
American Express has disclosed Deferred Taxes across 15 years of filings, most recently posting $145.0 million for Q1 2026.
- Deferred Taxes for Q1 2026 came in at $145.0 million, up 825.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was -$377.0 million (up 67.05% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was -$542.0 million, up 45.25% from the prior year.
- Deferred Taxes came in at $145.0 million for Q1 2026 at American Express, up from $100.0 million in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Deferred Taxes ranged from a high of $518.0 million in Q2 2023 to a low of -$2.6 billion in Q4 2023.
- The 5-year median for Deferred Taxes is $100.0 million (2025), against an average of -$89.8 million.
- Across the five-year window, Deferred Taxes surged 856.82% in 2022 and plunged 680.91% in 2023, its largest moves.
- American Express' Deferred Taxes stood at $440.0 million in 2022, then slumped by 680.91% to -$2.6 billion in 2023, then soared by 97.14% to -$73.0 million in 2024, then surged by 236.99% to $100.0 million in 2025, then surged by 45.0% to $145.0 million in 2026.
- The last three Deferred Taxes figures came in at $145.0 million (Q1 2026), $100.0 million (Q4 2025), and -$257.0 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Deferred Taxes (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Visa | 541.66 Bn | 529.25 Bn | - | 453.00 Mn |
| 2 | Mastercard | 437.55 Bn | 427.34 Bn | - | 193.00 Mn |
| 3 | American Express | 212.80 Bn | 158.76 Bn | 17.43 Bn | 145.00 Mn |
| 4 | Capital One Financial | 112.47 Bn | 35.97 Bn | - | 244.00 Mn |
| 5 | PayPal Holdings | 37.70 Bn | 28.36 Bn | 7.84 Bn | -290.00 Mn |
| 6 | Synchrony Financial | 24.26 Bn | 3.70 Bn | - | 28.00 Mn |
| 7 | Affirm Holdings | 21.24 Bn | 19.51 Bn | 261.64 Mn | - |
| 8 | SoFi Technologies | 20.46 Bn | 17.06 Bn | 929.25 Mn | 28.90 Mn |
| 9 | Ally Financial | 13.30 Bn | 12.86 Bn | 1.98 Bn | -22.00 Mn |
| 10 | Credit Acceptance | 6.24 Bn | 6.21 Bn | 562.70 Mn | -13.40 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 145.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 100.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -257.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -365.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -20.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -73.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -473.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -578.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 134.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -2.56 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 375.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 518.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 334.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 440.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 347.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 333.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 69.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -141.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 85.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | -44.00 Mn |