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American Express (AXP) Free Cash Flow (2016 - 2025)

American Express' Free Cash Flow history spans 17 years, with the latest figure at $3.1 billion for Q4 2025.

  • For Q4 2025, Free Cash Flow fell 41.95% year-over-year to $3.1 billion; the TTM value through Dec 2025 reached $16.7 billion, up 37.78%, while the annual FY2025 figure was $18.4 billion, 51.81% up from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow for Q4 2025 was $3.1 billion at American Express, down from $5.6 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Free Cash Flow topped out at $7.9 billion in Q4 2022 and bottomed at -$2.3 billion in Q3 2024.
  • The 5-year median for Free Cash Flow is $3.9 billion (2022), against an average of $3.9 billion.
  • The largest YoY upside for Free Cash Flow was 799.59% in 2024 against a maximum downside of 128.9% in 2024.
  • A 5-year view of Free Cash Flow shows it stood at $4.5 billion in 2021, then skyrocketed by 74.54% to $7.9 billion in 2022, then decreased by 19.9% to $6.3 billion in 2023, then fell by 16.71% to $5.3 billion in 2024, then tumbled by 41.95% to $3.1 billion in 2025.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for AXP's Free Cash Flow are $3.1 billion (Q4 2025), $5.6 billion (Q3 2025), and $3.7 billion (Q2 2025).