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

American Express' (AXP) quarterly EBITDA Margin came in at 18.77% in Q1 2026, up 112.0% year-on-year from 8.85% in Q1 2025, and up 23.19% quarter-over-quarter from 15.24% in Q4 2025.

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

American Express has disclosed EBITDA Margin across 18 years of filings, most recently posting 18.77% for Q1 2026.

  • EBITDA Margin for Q1 2026 came in at 18.77%, up 112.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 18.0% (down 2.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 17.72%, down 54.0% from the prior year.
  • EBITDA Margin came in at 18.77% for Q1 2026 at American Express, up from 15.24% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, EBITDA Margin ranged from a high of 21.91% in Q2 2024 to a low of 10.83% in Q2 2022.
  • The 5-year median for EBITDA Margin is 17.22% (2023), against an average of 16.36%.
  • Across the five-year window, EBITDA Margin surged 701 bps in 2023 and slumped 305 bps in 2024, its largest moves.
  • American Express' EBITDA Margin stood at 11.46% in 2022, then surged by 50 bps to 17.22% in 2023, then slipped by 18 bps to 14.17% in 2024, then gained by 8 bps to 15.24% in 2025, then gained by 23 bps to 18.77% in 2026.
  • The last three EBITDA Margin figures came in at 18.77% (Q1 2026), 15.24% (Q4 2025), and 19.07% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) EBITDA Margin (Qtr)
1 Visa 541.66 Bn 529.25 Bn - 64.42%
2 Mastercard 437.55 Bn 427.34 Bn - 58.43%
3 American Express 212.80 Bn 158.76 Bn 17.43 Bn 18.77%
4 Capital One Financial 112.47 Bn 35.97 Bn - 44.55%
5 PayPal Holdings 37.70 Bn 28.36 Bn 7.84 Bn 17.81%
6 Synchrony Financial 24.26 Bn 3.70 Bn - 42.26%
7 Affirm Holdings 21.24 Bn 19.51 Bn 261.64 Mn 28.77%
8 SoFi Technologies 20.46 Bn 17.06 Bn 929.25 Mn 13.91%
9 Ally Financial 13.30 Bn 12.86 Bn 1.98 Bn 15.79%
10 Credit Acceptance 6.24 Bn 6.21 Bn 562.70 Mn 24.11%

Historic Data

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DateValue
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%
Jun 30, 2021 9.80%