American Express (AXP) Ending Cash Balance (2009 - 2026)
American Express (AXP) reported Ending Cash Balance of $43.2 billion for Q3 2026, down 21.0% from $54.71 billion a year earlier and down 4.5% from the prior quarter.
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American Express (AXP) Ending Cash Balance (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, American Express posted Ending Cash Balance of $47.79 billion, up 17.6% from FY2024.
- Ending Cash Balance has a five-year compound annual growth rate of 7.7% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Ending Cash Balance came in at $40.64 billion in FY2024 (-12.8%), $46.6 billion in FY2023 (+37.4%), $33.91 billion in FY2022 (+54.0%) and $22.03 billion in FY2021 (-33.2%).
- The Q3 2026 figure ranks as the lowest quarterly Ending Cash Balance since Q4 2024.
- Year over year, Ending Cash Balance gained in four of the last eight quarters, with an average decline of 1.9%.
- The high point for year-over-year Ending Cash Balance in five years was Q2 2023 (growth of 63.5%); the low point was Q4 2021 (a decline of 33.2%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q3 2026 came in at $45.24 billion (Q2 2026), $53.76 billion (Q1 2026) and $47.79 billion (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Ending Cash Balance (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jpmorgan Chase | 896.53 Bn | 896.53 Bn | - | 326.27 Bn |
| 2 | Bank Of America | 354.20 Bn | -2,021.91 Bn | - | 249.64 Bn |
| 3 | Hsbc Holdings | 303.54 Bn | -1,800.05 Bn | - | - |
| 4 | Royal Bank Of Canada | 283.29 Bn | -546.75 Bn | - | 45.78 Bn |
| 5 | Morgan Stanley | 281.19 Bn | -262.84 Bn | - | 138.67 Bn |
| 6 | Goldman Sachs | 256.26 Bn | -3,487.19 Bn | - | 176.77 Bn |
| 7 | Wells Fargo & Company | 253.33 Bn | 253.33 Bn | - | 179.36 Bn |
| 8 | Mitsubishi Ufj Financial | 238.77 Bn | -102.62 Bn | 10.89 Bn | - |
| 9 | American Express | 216.03 Bn | 15.51 Bn | - | 43.20 Bn |
| 10 | Toronto Dominion Bank | 211.21 Bn | -464.66 Bn | - | 4.86 Bn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 43.20 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 45.24 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 53.76 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 47.79 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 54.71 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 57.94 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 52.51 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 40.64 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 47.92 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 52.90 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 54.21 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 46.60 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 43.91 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 42.96 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 40.84 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 33.91 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 31.18 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 26.28 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 27.68 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 22.03 Bn |
API Access
American Express Ending Cash Balance API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=ending-cash-balance&ticker=AXP&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "ending-cash-balance", "ticker": "AXP", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=ending-cash-balance&ticker=AXP&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();