American Express (AXP) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026)

American Express (AXP) posted Operating Expenses of $13.9 billion for Q1 2026, down 4.13% sequentially from $14.5 billion in Q4 2025, and up 11.14% YoY from $12.5 billion in Q1 2025.

American Express (AXP) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

American Express (AXP) has 18 years of Operating Expenses data on file, last reported at $13.9 billion in Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Operating Expenses rose 11.14% year-over-year to $13.9 billion in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $54.6 billion (up 11.44% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $53.2 billion, up 11.09% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses slipped to $13.9 billion in Q1 2026 per AXP's latest filing, from $14.5 billion in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Operating Expenses was $14.5 billion in Q4 2025, with the low at $9.1 billion in Q1 2022.
  • Average Operating Expenses over 5 years is $11.8 billion, with a median of $11.4 billion recorded in 2024.
  • Year-over-year, Operating Expenses soared 34.24% in 2022 and advanced 1.38% in 2024.
  • American Express' Operating Expenses stood at $11.3 billion in 2022, then rose by 5.07% to $11.9 billion in 2023, then increased by 10.81% to $13.1 billion in 2024, then rose by 10.24% to $14.5 billion in 2025, then dropped by 4.13% to $13.9 billion in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows AXP's Operating Expenses at $13.9 billion in Q1 2026, $14.5 billion in Q4 2025, and $13.3 billion in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Opex (Qtr)
1 Visa 587.74 Bn 575.34 Bn - 4.00 Bn
2 Mastercard 465.55 Bn 455.34 Bn - 3.49 Bn
3 American Express 238.39 Bn 184.35 Bn 17.43 Bn 13.88 Bn
4 PayPal Holdings 40.24 Bn 30.89 Bn 7.84 Bn 6.87 Bn
5 Affirm Holdings 28.27 Bn 26.55 Bn 261.64 Mn 950.34 Mn
6 SoFi Technologies 23.54 Bn 20.13 Bn 929.25 Mn 891.92 Mn
7 Ally Financial 14.34 Bn 13.89 Bn 1.98 Bn 1.24 Bn
8 Credit Acceptance 7.51 Bn 7.49 Bn 562.70 Mn 422.90 Mn
9 FinVolution 6.22 Bn 4.97 Bn 311.24 Mn -363.39 Mn
10 Sezzle 5.91 Bn 5.79 Bn - 66.50 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 13.88 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 14.48 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 13.31 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 12.90 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 12.49 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 13.13 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 12.08 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 11.28 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 11.39 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 11.85 Bn
Sep 30, 2023 11.05 Bn
Jun 30, 2023 11.12 Bn
Mar 31, 2023 11.06 Bn
Dec 31, 2022 11.28 Bn
Sep 30, 2022 10.32 Bn
Jun 30, 2022 10.44 Bn
Mar 31, 2022 9.06 Bn
Dec 31, 2021 9.79 Bn
Sep 30, 2021 8.67 Bn
Jun 30, 2021 7.91 Bn