American Express AXP
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American Express (AXP) Interest Coverage Ratio (2009 - 2026)

American Express' (AXP) quarterly Interest Coverage Ratio came in at 1.79 in Q2 2026, up 9.35% year-over-year from 1.64 in Q2 2025, and little changed quarter-over-quarter from 1.8 in Q1 2026.

Analysis

American Express (AXP) Interest Coverage Ratio (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

American Express has disclosed Interest Coverage Ratio across 18 years of filings, most recently posting 1.79 for Q2 2026.

  • In Q2 2026, Interest Coverage Ratio rose 9.35% year-over-year to 1.79; the TTM figure through Jun 2026 stood at 1.66 (up 14.36% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 1.55, up 6.54% from the prior year.
  • Interest Coverage Ratio came in at 1.79 for Q2 2026 at American Express, roughly flat from 1.8 in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Interest Coverage Ratio ranged from a high of 4.53 in Q1 2022 to a low of 1.19 in Q4 2024.
  • Average Interest Coverage Ratio over 5 years is 1.83, with a median of 1.58 recorded in 2025.
  • Year-over-year, Interest Coverage Ratio increased 21.18% in 2022 and slumped 71.04% in 2023.
  • Over 5 years, Interest Coverage Ratio stood at 1.35 in 2022, then increased by 3.82% to 1.4 in 2023, then declined by 14.54% to 1.19 in 2024, then rose by 17.61% to 1.4 in 2025, then increased by 27.51% to 1.79 in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Interest Coverage Ratio figures were 1.79 in Q2 2026, 1.8 in Q1 2026, and 1.4 in Q4 2025.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Interest Cover (Qtr)
1 Bank Of America 405.01 Bn -183.49 Bn 30.39 Bn 0.66
2 Morgan Stanley 318.33 Bn 158.20 Bn - 1.56
3 Royal Bank Of Canada 284.62 Bn 57.78 Bn - 1.43
4 Goldman Sachs 274.43 Bn -701.92 Bn - 1.47
5 Mitsubishi Ufj Financial 274.26 Bn -110.06 Bn 10.89 Bn 3.44
6 Wells Fargo & Company 260.84 Bn 59.01 Bn - 1.73
7 American Express 210.32 Bn 161.00 Bn 17.99 Bn 1.79
8 Banco Santander 210.20 Bn 217.82 Bn 28.01 Bn 0.30
9 Toronto Dominion Bank 206.68 Bn 45.35 Bn - 0.25
10 Schwab Charles 181.98 Bn 108.39 Bn - 5.65
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 1.79
Mar 31, 2026 1.80
Dec 31, 2025 1.40
Sep 30, 2025 1.65
Jun 30, 2025 1.64
Mar 31, 2025 1.52
Dec 31, 2024 1.19
Sep 30, 2024 1.44
Jun 30, 2024 1.73
Mar 31, 2024 1.46
Dec 31, 2023 1.40
Sep 30, 2023 1.72
Jun 30, 2023 1.51
Mar 31, 2023 1.31
Dec 31, 2022 1.35
Sep 30, 2022 2.23
Jun 30, 2022 3.31
Mar 31, 2022 4.53
Dec 31, 2021 2.65
Sep 30, 2021 2.76