American Express (AXP) Loans - Loss Allowance (2009 - 2025)

American Express (AXP) posted Loans - Loss Allowance of $5.8 billion for Q2 2025, up 2263.52% sequentially from $244.0 million in Q1 2025, and up 8.38% YoY from $5.3 billion in Q2 2024.

American Express (AXP) Loans - Loss Allowance (2009 - 2025) Analysis & Trends

American Express (AXP) has 17 years of Loans - Loss Allowance data on file, last reported at $5.8 billion in Q2 2025.

  • Quarterly Loans - Loss Allowance rose 8.38% year-over-year to $5.8 billion in Q2 2025, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2025 was $5.8 billion (up 8.38% YoY) and the FY2018 annual result came in at $2.1 billion, up 25.09% from the prior year.
  • Loans - Loss Allowance grew to $5.8 billion in Q2 2025 per AXP's latest filing, from $244.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Loans - Loss Allowance was $5.8 billion in Q2 2025, with the low at $76.0 million in Q1 2022.
  • Average Loans - Loss Allowance over 5 years is $2.3 billion, with a median of $1.6 billion recorded in 2022.
  • Year-over-year, Loans - Loss Allowance surged 5232.89% in 2023 and slumped 96.64% in 2024.
  • American Express' Loans - Loss Allowance stood at $3.8 billion in 2021, then retreated by 21.85% to $3.0 billion in 2022, then sank by 92.99% to $210.0 million in 2023, then surged by 2433.81% to $5.3 billion in 2024, then grew by 8.38% to $5.8 billion in 2025.
  • Business Quant data shows AXP's Loans - Loss Allowance at $5.8 billion in Q2 2025, $244.0 million in Q1 2025, and $5.3 billion in Q2 2024.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Loans - Loss Allowance (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 -
4 PayPal Holdings 40.24 Bn 30.89 Bn 7.84 Bn -
5 Affirm Holdings 28.27 Bn 26.55 Bn 261.64 Mn 512.31 Mn
6 SoFi Technologies 23.54 Bn 20.13 Bn 929.25 Mn -
7 Ally Financial 14.34 Bn 13.89 Bn 1.98 Bn 3.54 Bn
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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Jun 30, 2025 5.77 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 244.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 5.32 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 136.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 210.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 4.05 Bn
Jun 30, 2022 3.00 Bn
Mar 31, 2022 76.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 3.84 Bn
Mar 31, 2021 202.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2020 519.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2020 5.24 Bn
Jun 30, 2019 2.17 Bn
Mar 31, 2019 2.12 Bn
Dec 31, 2018 2.13 Bn
Sep 30, 2018 1.94 Bn
Jun 30, 2018 1.84 Bn
Mar 31, 2018 1.79 Bn
Dec 31, 2017 1.71 Bn
Sep 30, 2017 1.50 Bn