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American Express (AXP) Interest Expense - Debt (2016 - 2025)

American Express' Interest Expense - Debt history spans 17 years, with the latest figure at $717.0 million for Q4 2025.

  • For Q4 2025, Interest Expense - Debt rose 11.68% year-over-year to $717.0 million; the TTM value through Dec 2025 reached $2.8 billion, up 9.86%, while the annual FY2025 figure was $2.8 billion, 9.86% up from the prior year.
  • Interest Expense - Debt for Q4 2025 was $717.0 million at American Express, down from $760.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Interest Expense - Debt topped out at $760.0 million in Q3 2025 and bottomed at $190.0 million in Q4 2021.
  • The 5-year median for Interest Expense - Debt is $491.0 million (2023), against an average of $470.6 million.
  • The largest annual shift saw Interest Expense - Debt tumbled 41.54% in 2021 before it skyrocketed 125.79% in 2022.
  • A 5-year view of Interest Expense - Debt shows it stood at $190.0 million in 2021, then soared by 125.79% to $429.0 million in 2022, then soared by 31.24% to $563.0 million in 2023, then rose by 14.03% to $642.0 million in 2024, then grew by 11.68% to $717.0 million in 2025.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for AXP's Interest Expense - Debt are $717.0 million (Q4 2025), $760.0 million (Q3 2025), and $703.0 million (Q2 2025).