American Express AXP
NYSE AXP
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American Express (AXP) Long-Term Investments (2010 - 2018)

American Express (AXP) posted Long-Term Investments of -$22.3 billion for Q4 2018, down 12989.02% sequentially from $173.0 million in Q1 2018, and down 22.35% YoY from -$28.7 billion in Q4 2017.

Analysis

American Express (AXP) Long-Term Investments (2010 - 2018) Analysis & Trends

American Express has reported Long-Term Investments for 9 years, with the latest figure at -$22.3 billion in Q4 2018.

  • Quarterly Long-Term Investments fell 22.35% year-over-year to -$22.3 billion in Q4 2018, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2018 was -$22.3 billion (down 22.35% YoY) and the FY2018 annual result came in at -$22.3 billion, down 22.35% from the prior year.
  • Long-Term Investments retreated to -$22.3 billion in Q4 2018 per AXP's latest filing, from $173.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Long-Term Investments peaked at $173.0 million in Q1 2018 and troughed at -$22.3 billion in Q4 2018.
  • A 5-year average of -$9.2 billion and a median of $32.0 million in 2017 frame the typical range for Long-Term Investments.
  • The widest YoY moves for Long-Term Investments: up 440.62% in 2018, down 22.35% in 2018.
  • Over 5 years, Long-Term Investments stood at -$20.1 billion in 2014, then grew by 1.33% to -$19.9 billion in 2015, then fell by 3.35% to -$20.5 billion in 2016, then rose by 11.19% to -$18.2 billion in 2017, then declined by 22.35% to -$22.3 billion in 2018.
  • According to Business Quant data, Long-Term Investments over the past three periods registered -$22.3 billion, $173.0 million, and -$18.2 billion for Q4 2018, Q1 2018, and Q4 2017 respectively.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Long-Term Investments (Qtr)
1 Visa 680.39 Bn 668.03 Bn - 1.43 Bn
2 Mastercard 518.33 Bn 504.84 Bn - 318.00 Mn
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 - 4.01 Bn
6 Affirm Holdings 26.22 Bn 24.59 Bn - 972.64 Mn
7 Synchrony Financial 25.37 Bn 9.17 Bn - -
8 SoFi Technologies 23.30 Bn 20.18 Bn 1.02 Bn 4.23 Bn
9 Ally Financial 12.85 Bn 5.01 Bn 2.08 Bn 835.00 Mn
10 FirstCash Holdings 9.51 Bn 9.34 Bn 533.67 Mn -
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Dec 31, 2018 -22.30 Bn
Mar 31, 2018 173.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 -18.23 Bn
Sep 30, 2017 32.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2017 32.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2017 32.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2016 -20.52 Bn
Sep 30, 2016 33.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2016 33.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2015 -19.86 Bn
Dec 31, 2014 -20.12 Bn
Dec 31, 2013 -19.57 Bn
Dec 31, 2012 -19.09 Bn
Dec 31, 2011 -17.37 Bn
Dec 31, 2010 -15.60 Bn