American Express (AXP) Intangibles (2011 - 2018)

American Express' (AXP) quarterly Intangibles came in at $702.0 million in Q4 2018, down 66.65% year-on-year from $2.1 billion in Q4 2017, and down 66.65% quarter-over-quarter from $2.1 billion in Q4 2017.

American Express (AXP) Intangibles (2011 - 2018) Analysis & Trends

American Express has disclosed Intangibles across 8 years of filings, most recently posting $702.0 million for Q4 2018.

  • Intangibles for Q4 2018 came in at $702.0 million, down 66.65% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2018 was $702.0 million (down 66.65% YoY), and the FY2018 annual result was $702.0 million, down 66.65% from the prior year.
  • Intangibles came in at $702.0 million for Q4 2018 at American Express, down from $2.1 billion in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Intangibles ranged from a high of $2.1 billion in Q4 2017 to a low of $702.0 million in Q4 2018.
  • The 5-year median for Intangibles is $854.0 million (2014), against an average of $1.1 billion.
  • Across the five-year window, Intangibles soared 142.51% in 2017 and sank 66.65% in 2018, its largest moves.
  • American Express' Intangibles stood at $854.0 million in 2014, then decreased by 6.79% to $796.0 million in 2015, then climbed by 9.05% to $868.0 million in 2016, then jumped by 142.51% to $2.1 billion in 2017, then tumbled by 66.65% to $702.0 million in 2018.
  • The last three Intangibles figures came in at $702.0 million (Q4 2018), $2.1 billion (Q4 2017), and $868.0 million (Q4 2016), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Intangibles (Qtr)
1 Visa 548.22 Bn 535.81 Bn - 27.75 Bn
2 Mastercard 437.48 Bn 427.27 Bn - 5.50 Bn
3 American Express 231.87 Bn 177.83 Bn 17.43 Bn -
4 Capital One Financial 125.74 Bn 49.24 Bn - 16.09 Bn
5 PayPal Holdings 38.80 Bn 29.46 Bn 7.84 Bn 206.00 Mn
6 Synchrony Financial 25.78 Bn 5.22 Bn - 1.22 Bn
7 Affirm Holdings 24.65 Bn 22.93 Bn 261.64 Mn 27.44 Mn
8 SoFi Technologies 22.89 Bn 19.49 Bn 929.25 Mn 215.09 Mn
9 Ally Financial 14.15 Bn 13.70 Bn 1.98 Bn -
10 Credit Acceptance 6.63 Bn 6.61 Bn 562.70 Mn -

Historic Data

Download Data
DateValue
Dec 31, 2018 702.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 2.11 Bn
Dec 31, 2016 868.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2015 796.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2014 854.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2013 817.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2012 993.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2011 1.15 Bn