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American Express (AXP) Gross Margin (2021 - 2025)

American Express (AXP) has disclosed Gross Margin for 5 consecutive years, with 91.51% as the latest value for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly Gross Margin rose 90.0% to 91.51% in Q4 2025 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 91.34% through Dec 2025, up 50.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 91.34% for FY2025, 50.0% up from the prior year.
  • Gross Margin hit 91.51% in Q4 2025 for American Express, roughly flat from 91.32% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Gross Margin ranged from a high of 92.23% in Q4 2023 to a low of 86.95% in Q4 2021.
  • Historically, Gross Margin has averaged 90.16% across 5 years, with a median of 90.65% in 2024.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Gross Margin: surged 406bps in 2022 and later tumbled -162bps in 2024.
  • Year by year, Gross Margin stood at 86.95% in 2021, then rose by 5bps to 91.01% in 2022, then increased by 1bps to 92.23% in 2023, then dropped by -2bps to 90.6% in 2024, then increased by 1bps to 91.51% in 2025.
  • Business Quant data shows Gross Margin for AXP at 91.51% in Q4 2025, 91.32% in Q3 2025, and 91.29% in Q2 2025.