American Express (AXP) Invested Capital (2009 - 2026)

American Express' (AXP) quarterly Invested Capital came in at $92.7 billion in Q1 2026, up 12.5% year-on-year from $82.4 billion in Q1 2025, and up 3.21% quarter-over-quarter from $89.9 billion in Q4 2025.

American Express (AXP) Invested Capital (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

American Express has disclosed Invested Capital across 18 years of filings, most recently posting $92.7 billion for Q1 2026.

  • Invested Capital for Q1 2026 came in at $92.7 billion, up 12.5% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $92.7 billion (up 12.5% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $89.9 billion, up 12.36% from the prior year.
  • Invested Capital came in at $92.7 billion for Q1 2026 at American Express, up from $89.9 billion in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Invested Capital ranged from a high of $92.7 billion in Q1 2026 to a low of $60.7 billion in Q1 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Invested Capital is $77.6 billion (2024), against an average of $77.4 billion.
  • Across the five-year window, Invested Capital retreated 8.65% in 2022 and gained 15.58% in 2024, its largest moves.
  • American Express' Invested Capital stood at $67.3 billion in 2022, then increased by 12.84% to $75.9 billion in 2023, then advanced by 5.34% to $80.0 billion in 2024, then increased by 12.36% to $89.9 billion in 2025, then grew by 3.21% to $92.7 billion in 2026.
  • The last three Invested Capital figures came in at $92.7 billion (Q1 2026), $89.9 billion (Q4 2025), and $90.2 billion (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Invested Cap. (Qtr)
1 Visa 541.66 Bn 529.25 Bn - 59.66 Bn
2 Mastercard 437.55 Bn 427.34 Bn - 8.47 Bn
3 American Express 212.80 Bn 158.76 Bn 17.43 Bn 92.75 Bn
4 Capital One Financial 112.47 Bn 35.97 Bn - 112.26 Bn
5 PayPal Holdings 37.70 Bn 28.36 Bn 7.84 Bn 30.90 Bn
6 Synchrony Financial 24.26 Bn 3.70 Bn - 32.91 Bn
7 Affirm Holdings 21.24 Bn 19.51 Bn 261.64 Mn 3.78 Bn
8 SoFi Technologies 20.46 Bn 17.06 Bn 929.25 Mn 12.63 Bn
9 Ally Financial 13.30 Bn 12.86 Bn 1.98 Bn 32.96 Bn
10 Credit Acceptance 6.24 Bn 6.21 Bn 562.70 Mn 1.52 Bn

Historic Data

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Mar 31, 2026 92.75 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 89.86 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 90.20 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 90.51 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 82.44 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 79.98 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 83.25 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 81.06 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 77.59 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 75.92 Bn
Sep 30, 2023 73.77 Bn
Jun 30, 2023 73.43 Bn
Mar 31, 2023 67.13 Bn
Dec 31, 2022 67.28 Bn
Sep 30, 2022 66.33 Bn
Jun 30, 2022 63.73 Bn
Mar 31, 2022 60.72 Bn
Dec 31, 2021 60.85 Bn
Sep 30, 2021 58.91 Bn
Jun 30, 2021 62.90 Bn