American Express (AXP) EPS (Basic) (2009 - 2026)

American Express' (AXP) quarterly EPS (Basic) came in at $4.29 in Q1 2026, up 17.86% year-on-year from $3.64 in Q1 2025, and up 21.19% quarter-over-quarter from $3.54 in Q4 2025.

American Express (AXP) EPS (Basic) (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

American Express has disclosed EPS (Basic) across 18 years of filings, most recently posting $4.29 for Q1 2026.

  • EPS (Basic) for Q1 2026 came in at $4.29, up 17.86% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $16.05 (up 11.85% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $15.41, up 9.76% from the prior year.
  • EPS (Basic) came in at $4.29 for Q1 2026 at American Express, up from $3.54 in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, EPS (Basic) ranged from a high of $4.29 in Q1 2026 to a low of $2.08 in Q4 2022.
  • The 5-year median for EPS (Basic) is $3.3 (2023), against an average of $3.22.
  • Across the five-year window, EPS (Basic) declined 11.72% in 2023 and soared 43.94% in 2024, its largest moves.
  • American Express' EPS (Basic) stood at $2.08 in 2022, then rose by 26.44% to $2.63 in 2023, then climbed by 15.97% to $3.05 in 2024, then grew by 16.07% to $3.54 in 2025, then gained by 21.19% to $4.29 in 2026.
  • The last three EPS (Basic) figures came in at $4.29 (Q1 2026), $3.54 (Q4 2025), and $4.14 (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) EPS (Basic) (Qtr)
1 Visa 548.22 Bn 535.81 Bn - 4.75
2 Mastercard 437.48 Bn 427.27 Bn - 4.35
3 American Express 231.87 Bn 177.83 Bn 17.43 Bn 4.29
4 Capital One Financial 125.74 Bn 49.24 Bn - 3.35
5 PayPal Holdings 38.80 Bn 29.46 Bn 7.84 Bn 1.22
6 Synchrony Financial 25.78 Bn 5.22 Bn - 2.29
7 Affirm Holdings 24.65 Bn 22.93 Bn 261.64 Mn 0.31
8 SoFi Technologies 22.89 Bn 19.49 Bn 929.25 Mn 0.13
9 Ally Financial 14.15 Bn 13.70 Bn 1.98 Bn 0.94
10 Credit Acceptance 6.63 Bn 6.61 Bn 562.70 Mn 11.07

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 4.29
Dec 31, 2025 3.54
Sep 30, 2025 4.14
Jun 30, 2025 4.08
Mar 31, 2025 3.64
Dec 31, 2024 3.05
Sep 30, 2024 3.50
Jun 30, 2024 4.16
Mar 31, 2024 3.34
Dec 31, 2023 2.63
Sep 30, 2023 3.30
Jun 30, 2023 2.89
Mar 31, 2023 2.41
Dec 31, 2022 2.08
Sep 30, 2022 2.47
Jun 30, 2022 2.57
Mar 31, 2022 2.73
Dec 31, 2021 2.20
Sep 30, 2021 2.27
Jun 30, 2021 2.81