American Express (AXP) EBIT Margin (2009 - 2026)

American Express (AXP) posted EBIT Margin of 17.85% for Q2 2026, down 4.91% sequentially from 18.77% in Q1 2026, and down 119.0% YoY from 93.94% in Q2 2025.

American Express (AXP) EBIT Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

American Express has reported EBIT Margin for 18 years, with the latest figure at 17.85% in Q2 2026.

  • Quarterly EBIT Margin fell 119.0% year-over-year to 17.85% in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 was 17.72% (up 36.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 17.72%, down 54.0% from the prior year.
  • EBIT Margin retreated to 17.85% in Q2 2026 per AXP's latest filing, from 18.77% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, EBIT Margin peaked at 21.91% in Q2 2024 and troughed at 10.83% in Q2 2022.
  • A 5-year average of 16.44% and a median of 17.43% in 2023 frame the typical range for EBIT Margin.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2024: EBIT Margin jumped 701 bps in 2023, then slumped 305 bps in 2024.
  • Over 5 years, EBIT Margin stood at 11.46% in 2022, then jumped by 50 bps to 17.22% in 2023, then declined by 18 bps to 14.17% in 2024, then climbed by 8 bps to 15.24% in 2025, then climbed by 17 bps to 17.85% in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, EBIT Margin over the past three periods registered 17.85%, 18.77%, and 15.24% for Q2 2026, Q1 2026, and Q4 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) EBIT Margin (Qtr)
1 Visa 618.21 Bn 605.85 Bn - 59.12%
2 Mastercard 506.53 Bn 493.04 Bn - 60.22%
3 American Express 232.32 Bn 183.00 Bn 17.99 Bn 17.85%
4 Capital One Financial 136.19 Bn 81.48 Bn - 87.81%
5 PayPal Holdings 52.34 Bn 41.08 Bn - 16.44%
6 Eason Technology 35.89 Bn 35.89 Bn - -
7 Synchrony Financial 26.09 Bn 9.90 Bn - 44.85%
8 Affirm Holdings 25.93 Bn 24.20 Bn - 8.51%
9 SoFi Technologies 23.04 Bn 22.68 Bn -41.62 Mn -720.86%
10 Ally Financial 13.61 Bn 5.77 Bn 2.08 Bn 33.20%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 17.85%
Mar 31, 2026 18.77%
Dec 31, 2025 15.24%
Sep 30, 2025 19.07%
Jun 30, 2025 19.04%
Mar 31, 2025 17.65%
Dec 31, 2024 14.17%
Sep 30, 2024 18.57%
Jun 30, 2024 21.91%
Mar 31, 2024 18.59%
Dec 31, 2023 17.22%
Sep 30, 2023 20.14%
Jun 30, 2023 16.77%
Mar 31, 2023 13.17%
Dec 31, 2022 11.46%
Sep 30, 2022 13.12%
Jun 30, 2022 10.83%
Mar 31, 2022 12.40%
Dec 31, 2021 6.37%
Sep 30, 2021 7.75%