American Express (AXP) Gross Margin (2021 - 2026)

American Express recorded quarterly Gross Margin of 92.17% in Q1 2026, up 0.73% quarter-over-quarter from 91.51% in Q4 2025, and up 93.0% year-over-year from 47.76% in Q1 2025.

American Express (AXP) Gross Margin (2021 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

American Express' Gross Margin history runs 6 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 92.17% for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Gross Margin rose 93.0% year-over-year to 92.17%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 91.58% (up 59.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 91.34%, up 50.0% from the prior year.
  • Gross Margin came in at 92.17% for Q1 2026 at American Express, up from 91.51% 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 88.79% in Q2 2022.
  • A 5-year average of 90.88% and a median of 91.01% in 2022 frame the typical range for Gross Margin.
  • Across the five-year window, Gross Margin jumped 406 bps in 2022 and sank 162 bps in 2024, its largest moves.
  • American Express' Gross Margin stood at 91.01% in 2022, then gained by 1 bps to 92.23% in 2023, then slipped by 2 bps to 90.6% in 2024, then gained by 1 bps to 91.51% in 2025, then rose by 1 bps to 92.17% in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Gross Margin over the past three periods registered 92.17%, 91.51%, and 91.32% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Gross Margin (Qtr)
1 Visa 539.53 Bn 527.13 Bn - -
2 Mastercard 441.81 Bn 431.60 Bn - -
3 American Express 215.01 Bn 160.96 Bn 17.43 Bn 92.17%
4 Capital One Financial 114.99 Bn 38.50 Bn - -
5 PayPal Holdings 41.29 Bn 31.95 Bn 7.84 Bn 93.80%
6 Affirm Holdings 24.62 Bn 22.89 Bn 261.64 Mn 78.22%
7 Synchrony Financial 24.22 Bn 3.66 Bn - -
8 SoFi Technologies 23.71 Bn 20.31 Bn 929.25 Mn 84.45%
9 Ally Financial 13.13 Bn 12.69 Bn 1.98 Bn 94.24%
10 Credit Acceptance 6.46 Bn 6.44 Bn 562.70 Mn 97.03%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 92.17%
Dec 31, 2025 91.51%
Sep 30, 2025 91.32%
Jun 30, 2025 91.29%
Mar 31, 2025 91.24%
Dec 31, 2024 90.60%
Sep 30, 2024 91.16%
Jun 30, 2024 90.94%
Mar 31, 2024 90.66%
Dec 31, 2023 92.23%
Sep 30, 2023 91.96%
Jun 30, 2023 90.65%
Mar 31, 2023 90.61%
Dec 31, 2022 91.01%
Sep 30, 2022 89.24%
Jun 30, 2022 88.79%
Mar 31, 2022 89.57%
Dec 31, 2021 86.95%
Sep 30, 2021 87.08%
Jun 30, 2021 87.02%