American Express (AXP) Interest Expense - Debt (2009 - 2026)

American Express (AXP) posted Interest Expense - Debt of $686.0 million for Q1 2026, down 4.32% sequentially from $717.0 million in Q4 2025, and up 9.06% YoY from $629.0 million in Q1 2025.

American Express (AXP) Interest Expense - Debt (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

American Express (AXP) has 18 years of Interest Expense - Debt data on file, last reported at $686.0 million in Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Interest Expense - Debt rose 9.06% year-over-year to $686.0 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $2.9 billion (up 9.93% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $2.8 billion, up 9.86% from the prior year.
  • Interest Expense - Debt retreated to $686.0 million in Q1 2026 per AXP's latest filing, from $717.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Interest Expense - Debt was $760.0 million in Q3 2025, with the low at $199.0 million in Q1 2022.
  • Average Interest Expense - Debt over 5 years is $545.4 million, with a median of $579.0 million recorded in 2024.
  • The widest YoY moves for Interest Expense - Debt: up 125.79% in 2022, down 12.72% in 2022.
  • American Express' Interest Expense - Debt stood at $429.0 million in 2022, then surged by 31.24% to $563.0 million in 2023, then increased by 14.03% to $642.0 million in 2024, then rose by 11.68% to $717.0 million in 2025, then decreased by 4.32% to $686.0 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows AXP's Interest Expense - Debt at $686.0 million in Q1 2026, $717.0 million in Q4 2025, and $760.0 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Interest Expense - Debt (Qtr)
1 Visa 587.74 Bn 575.34 Bn - -
2 Mastercard 465.55 Bn 455.34 Bn - -
3 American Express 238.39 Bn 184.35 Bn 17.43 Bn 686.00 Mn
4 PayPal Holdings 40.24 Bn 30.89 Bn 7.84 Bn -
5 Affirm Holdings 28.27 Bn 26.55 Bn 261.64 Mn -
6 SoFi Technologies 23.54 Bn 20.13 Bn 929.25 Mn 10.65 Mn
7 Ally Financial 14.34 Bn 13.89 Bn 1.98 Bn 19.00 Mn
8 Credit Acceptance 7.51 Bn 7.49 Bn 562.70 Mn -
9 FinVolution 6.22 Bn 4.97 Bn 311.24 Mn -
10 Sezzle 5.91 Bn 5.79 Bn - -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 686.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 717.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 760.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 703.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 629.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 642.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 697.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 639.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 579.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 563.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 508.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 474.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 439.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 429.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 356.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 252.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 199.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 190.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 198.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 209.00 Mn