American Express (AXP) Interest Expense - Debt (2009 - 2026)
American Express' (AXP) quarterly Interest Expense - Debt came in at $686.0 million in Q1 2026, up 9.06% year-on-year from $629.0 million in Q1 2025, and down 4.32% quarter-over-quarter from $717.0 million in Q4 2025.
American Express (AXP) Interest Expense - Debt (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
American Express has disclosed Interest Expense - Debt across 18 years of filings, most recently posting $686.0 million for Q1 2026.
- Interest Expense - Debt for Q1 2026 came in at $686.0 million, up 9.06% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $2.9 billion (up 9.93% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $2.8 billion, up 9.86% from the prior year.
- Interest Expense - Debt came in at $686.0 million for Q1 2026 at American Express, down from $717.0 million in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Interest Expense - Debt ranged from a high of $760.0 million in Q3 2025 to a low of $199.0 million in Q1 2022.
- The 5-year median for Interest Expense - Debt is $579.0 million (2024), against an average of $545.4 million.
- Peak annual rise in Interest Expense - Debt reached 125.79% in 2022, while the deepest fall reached 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 advanced by 14.03% to $642.0 million in 2024, then climbed by 11.68% to $717.0 million in 2025, then declined by 4.32% to $686.0 million in 2026.
- The last three Interest Expense - Debt figures came in at $686.0 million (Q1 2026), $717.0 million (Q4 2025), and $760.0 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Interest Expense - Debt (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Visa | 548.22 Bn | 535.81 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Mastercard | 437.48 Bn | 427.27 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | American Express | 231.87 Bn | 177.83 Bn | 17.43 Bn | 686.00 Mn |
| 4 | Capital One Financial | 125.74 Bn | 49.24 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | PayPal Holdings | 38.80 Bn | 29.46 Bn | 7.84 Bn | - |
| 6 | Synchrony Financial | 25.78 Bn | 5.22 Bn | - | 106.00 Mn |
| 7 | Affirm Holdings | 24.65 Bn | 22.93 Bn | 261.64 Mn | - |
| 8 | SoFi Technologies | 22.89 Bn | 19.49 Bn | 929.25 Mn | 10.65 Mn |
| 9 | Ally Financial | 14.15 Bn | 13.70 Bn | 1.98 Bn | 265.00 Mn |
| 10 | Credit Acceptance | 6.63 Bn | 6.61 Bn | 562.70 Mn | - |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 |