American Express (AXP) Loans - Loss Allowance (2009 - 2026)
American Express (AXP) posted Loans - Loss Allowance of $6.1 billion for Q1 2026, up 5.17% sequentially from $5.8 billion in Q2 2025, and up 5.66% YoY from $5.7 billion in Q1 2025.
American Express (AXP) Loans - Loss Allowance (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
American Express has reported Loans - Loss Allowance for 18 years, with the latest figure at $6.1 billion in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Loans - Loss Allowance rose 5.66% year-over-year to $6.1 billion in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $6.1 billion (up 5.66% YoY) and the FY2018 annual result came in at $2.1 billion, up 25.09% from the prior year.
- Loans - Loss Allowance rose to $6.1 billion in Q1 2026 per AXP's latest filing, from $5.8 billion in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Loans - Loss Allowance peaked at $6.1 billion in Q1 2026 and troughed at $3.0 billion in Q1 2022.
- A 5-year average of $4.7 billion and a median of $5.3 billion in 2024 frame the typical range for Loans - Loss Allowance.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Loans - Loss Allowance tumbled 33.27% in 2022, then surged 46.48% in 2023.
- Over 5 years, Loans - Loss Allowance stood at $3.0 billion in 2022, then jumped by 46.48% to $4.4 billion in 2023, then gained by 21.21% to $5.3 billion in 2024, then climbed by 8.38% to $5.8 billion in 2025, then grew by 5.17% to $6.1 billion in 2026.
- According to Business Quant data, Loans - Loss Allowance over the past three periods registered $6.1 billion, $5.8 billion, and $5.7 billion for Q1 2026, Q2 2025, and Q1 2025 respectively.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Loans - Loss Allowance (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Visa | 618.21 Bn | 605.85 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Mastercard | 506.53 Bn | 493.04 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | American Express | 232.32 Bn | 183.00 Bn | 17.99 Bn | - |
| 4 | Capital One Financial | 136.19 Bn | 81.48 Bn | - | 22.97 Bn |
| 5 | PayPal Holdings | 52.34 Bn | 41.08 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | Eason Technology | 35.89 Bn | 35.89 Bn | - | - |
| 7 | Synchrony Financial | 26.09 Bn | 9.90 Bn | - | 10.31 Bn |
| 8 | Affirm Holdings | 25.93 Bn | 24.20 Bn | - | 512.31 Mn |
| 9 | SoFi Technologies | 23.04 Bn | 22.68 Bn | -41.62 Mn | - |
| 10 | Ally Financial | 13.61 Bn | 5.77 Bn | 2.08 Bn | 3.58 Bn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 6.07 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 5.77 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 5.74 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 5.32 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 5.27 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 4.39 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 4.05 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 3.00 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 2.98 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 3.84 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 4.47 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 5.63 Bn |
| 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 |