American Express AXP
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American Express (AXP) Long-Term Deferred Tax (2011 - 2018)

American Express (AXP) posted Long-Term Deferred Tax of $1.5 billion for Q4 2018, down 9.59% sequentially from $1.6 billion in Q4 2017, and down 9.59% YoY from $1.6 billion in Q4 2017.

Analysis

American Express (AXP) Long-Term Deferred Tax (2011 - 2018) Analysis & Trends

American Express has reported Long-Term Deferred Tax for 6 years, with the latest figure at $1.5 billion in Q4 2018.

  • Quarterly Long-Term Deferred Tax fell 9.59% year-over-year to $1.5 billion in Q4 2018, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2018 was $1.5 billion (down 9.59% YoY) and the FY2018 annual result came in at $1.5 billion, down 9.59% from the prior year.
  • Long-Term Deferred Tax retreated to $1.5 billion in Q4 2018 per AXP's latest filing, from $1.6 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Long-Term Deferred Tax peaked at $2.3 billion in Q4 2016 and troughed at $1.5 billion in Q4 2018.
  • A 3-year average of $1.8 billion and a median of $1.6 billion in 2017 frame the typical range for Long-Term Deferred Tax.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2017 and 2018: Long-Term Deferred Tax fell 29.92% in 2017, then declined 9.59% in 2018.
  • Over 3 years, Long-Term Deferred Tax stood at $2.3 billion in 2016, then declined by 29.92% to $1.6 billion in 2017, then decreased by 9.59% to $1.5 billion in 2018.
  • According to Business Quant data, Long-Term Deferred Tax over the past three periods registered $1.5 billion, $1.6 billion, and $2.3 billion for Q4 2018, Q4 2017, and Q4 2016 respectively.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr)
1 Visa 680.39 Bn 668.03 Bn -
2 Mastercard 518.33 Bn 504.84 Bn -
3 American Express 224.91 Bn 175.59 Bn 17.99 Bn
4 Capital One Financial 132.31 Bn 77.60 Bn -
5 PayPal Holdings 46.25 Bn 35.00 Bn -
6 Affirm Holdings 26.22 Bn 24.59 Bn -
7 Synchrony Financial 25.37 Bn 9.17 Bn -
8 SoFi Technologies 23.30 Bn 20.18 Bn 1.02 Bn
9 Ally Financial 12.85 Bn 5.01 Bn 2.08 Bn
10 FirstCash Holdings 9.51 Bn 9.34 Bn 533.67 Mn
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Dec 31, 2018 1.48 Bn
Dec 31, 2017 1.64 Bn
Dec 31, 2016 2.34 Bn
Dec 31, 2013 2.44 Bn
Dec 31, 2012 2.46 Bn
Dec 31, 2011 2.88 Bn