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American Express (AXP) FCF Payout Ratio: 2009-2025

Historic FCF Payout Ratio for American Express (AXP) over the last 16 years, with Sep 2025 value amounting to 0.11.

  • American Express' FCF Payout Ratio rose 146.15% to 0.11 in Q3 2025 from the same period last year, while for Sep 2025 it was 0.12, marking a year-over-year decrease of 21.17%. This contributed to the annual value of 0.16 for FY2024, which is 57.24% up from last year.
  • American Express' FCF Payout Ratio amounted to 0.11 in Q3 2025, which was down 33.67% from 0.16 recorded in Q2 2025.
  • Over the past 5 years, American Express' FCF Payout Ratio peaked at 0.19 during Q1 2021, and registered a low of -0.55 during Q1 2023.
  • Its 3-year average for FCF Payout Ratio is 0.02, with a median of 0.10 in 2024.
  • As far as peak fluctuations go, American Express' FCF Payout Ratio spiked by 223.44% in 2021, and later tumbled by 646.82% in 2023.
  • American Express' FCF Payout Ratio (Quarterly) stood at 0.08 in 2021, then plummeted by 35.19% to 0.05 in 2022, then spiked by 39.95% to 0.07 in 2023, then spiked by 34.87% to 0.10 in 2024, then spiked by 146.15% to 0.11 in 2025.
  • Its FCF Payout Ratio was 0.11 in Q3 2025, compared to 0.16 in Q2 2025 and 0.12 in Q1 2025.