American Express (AXP) EBT (2009 - 2026)

American Express' (AXP) quarterly EBT came in at $3.8 billion in Q1 2026, up 13.45% year-on-year from $3.3 billion in Q1 2025, and up 22.27% quarter-over-quarter from $3.1 billion in Q4 2025.

American Express (AXP) EBT (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

American Express has disclosed EBT across 18 years of filings, most recently posting $3.8 billion for Q1 2026.

  • EBT for Q1 2026 came in at $3.8 billion, up 13.45% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $14.2 billion (up 8.89% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $13.8 billion, up 6.98% from the prior year.
  • EBT came in at $3.8 billion for Q1 2026 at American Express, up from $3.1 billion in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, EBT ranged from a high of $3.8 billion in Q3 2025 to a low of $1.9 billion in Q4 2022.
  • The 5-year median for EBT is $3.1 billion (2025), against an average of $3.0 billion.
  • Across the five-year window, EBT slipped 20.1% in 2023 and jumped 45.13% in 2024, its largest moves.
  • American Express' EBT stood at $1.9 billion in 2022, then surged by 34.26% to $2.5 billion in 2023, then rose by 9.71% to $2.8 billion in 2024, then increased by 12.12% to $3.1 billion in 2025, then increased by 22.27% to $3.8 billion in 2026.
  • The last three EBT figures came in at $3.8 billion (Q1 2026), $3.1 billion (Q4 2025), and $3.8 billion (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) EBT (Qtr)
1 Visa 548.22 Bn 535.81 Bn - 7.17 Bn
2 Mastercard 437.48 Bn 427.27 Bn - 4.81 Bn
3 American Express 231.87 Bn 177.83 Bn 17.43 Bn 3.78 Bn
4 Capital One Financial 125.74 Bn 49.24 Bn - 2.70 Bn
5 PayPal Holdings 38.80 Bn 29.46 Bn 7.84 Bn 1.39 Bn
6 Synchrony Financial 25.78 Bn 5.22 Bn - 1.05 Bn
7 Affirm Holdings 24.65 Bn 22.93 Bn 261.64 Mn 107.38 Mn
8 SoFi Technologies 22.89 Bn 19.49 Bn 929.25 Mn 199.55 Mn
9 Ally Financial 14.15 Bn 13.70 Bn 1.98 Bn 400.00 Mn
10 Credit Acceptance 6.63 Bn 6.61 Bn 562.70 Mn 157.00 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 3.78 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 3.09 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 3.83 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 3.55 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 3.33 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 2.76 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 3.20 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 3.79 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 3.15 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 2.51 Bn
Sep 30, 2023 3.10 Bn
Jun 30, 2023 2.73 Bn
Mar 31, 2023 2.17 Bn
Dec 31, 2022 1.87 Bn
Sep 30, 2022 2.46 Bn
Jun 30, 2022 2.54 Bn
Mar 31, 2022 2.71 Bn
Dec 31, 2021 2.31 Bn
Sep 30, 2021 2.45 Bn
Jun 30, 2021 2.94 Bn