American Express (AXP) FCF Margin (2010 - 2026)

American Express' (AXP) quarterly FCF Margin came in at 14.04% in Q1 2026, down 1150.0% year-on-year from 1.34% in Q1 2025, and up 13.66% quarter-over-quarter from 12.36% in Q4 2025.

American Express (AXP) FCF Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

American Express has disclosed FCF Margin across 17 years of filings, most recently posting 14.04% for Q1 2026.

  • FCF Margin for Q1 2026 came in at 14.04%, down 1150.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 19.31% (up 245.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 22.16%, up 375.0% from the prior year.
  • FCF Margin came in at 14.04% for Q1 2026 at American Express, up from 12.36% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, FCF Margin ranged from a high of 55.86% in Q4 2022 to a low of 13.63% in Q3 2024.
  • The 5-year median for FCF Margin is 28.42% (2022), against an average of 25.31%.
  • Across the five-year window, FCF Margin plunged 6462 bps in 2024 and soared 4390 bps in 2025, its largest moves.
  • American Express' FCF Margin stood at 55.86% in 2022, then decreased by 28 bps to 40.15% in 2023, then declined by 23 bps to 30.75% in 2024, then slumped by 60 bps to 12.36% in 2025, then rose by 14 bps to 14.04% in 2026.
  • The last three FCF Margin figures came in at 14.04% (Q1 2026), 12.36% (Q4 2025), and 30.28% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Margin (Qtr)
1 Visa 541.66 Bn 529.25 Bn - 23.37%
2 Mastercard 437.55 Bn 427.34 Bn - 33.56%
3 American Express 212.80 Bn 158.76 Bn 17.43 Bn 14.04%
4 Capital One Financial 112.47 Bn 35.97 Bn - 35.91%
5 PayPal Holdings 37.70 Bn 28.36 Bn 7.84 Bn 10.81%
6 Synchrony Financial 24.26 Bn 3.70 Bn - 45.78%
7 Affirm Holdings 21.24 Bn 19.51 Bn 261.64 Mn 6,779.64%
8 SoFi Technologies 20.46 Bn 17.06 Bn 929.25 Mn -216.52%
9 Ally Financial 13.30 Bn 12.86 Bn 1.98 Bn 65.22%
10 Credit Acceptance 6.24 Bn 6.21 Bn 562.70 Mn 46.37%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 14.04%
Dec 31, 2025 12.36%
Sep 30, 2025 30.28%
Jun 30, 2025 20.97%
Mar 31, 2025 25.54%
Dec 31, 2024 30.75%
Sep 30, 2024 -13.63%
Jun 30, 2024 24.29%
Mar 31, 2024 32.63%
Dec 31, 2023 40.15%
Sep 30, 2023 50.99%
Jun 30, 2023 23.56%
Mar 31, 2023 -5.16%
Dec 31, 2022 55.86%
Sep 30, 2022 29.99%
Jun 30, 2022 28.42%
Mar 31, 2022 29.25%
Dec 31, 2021 37.36%
Sep 30, 2021 33.88%
Jun 30, 2021 28.26%