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American Express (AXP) Operating Margin: 2009-2025

Historic Operating Margin for American Express (AXP) over the last 6 years, with Sep 2025 value amounting to 19.07%.

  • American Express' Operating Margin rose 49.00% to 19.07% in Q3 2025 from the same period last year, while for Sep 2025 it was 17.52%, marking a year-over-year decrease of 157.00%. This contributed to the annual value of 18.26% for FY2024, which is 136.00% up from last year.
  • Latest data reveals that American Express reported Operating Margin of 19.07% as of Q3 2025, which was up 0.13% from 19.04% recorded in Q2 2025.
  • Over the past 5 years, American Express' Operating Margin peaked at 21.91% during Q2 2024, and registered a low of 6.37% during Q4 2021.
  • Over the past 3 years, American Express' median Operating Margin value was 18.57% (recorded in 2024), while the average stood at 17.84%.
  • In the last 5 years, American Express' Operating Margin spiked by 701bps in 2023 and then crashed by 305bps in 2024.
  • American Express' Operating Margin (Quarterly) stood at 6.37% in 2021, then surged by 508bps to 11.46% in 2022, then soared by 577bps to 17.22% in 2023, then plummeted by 305bps to 14.17% in 2024, then spiked by 49bps to 19.07% in 2025.
  • Its last three reported values are 19.07% in Q3 2025, 19.04% for Q2 2025, and 17.65% during Q1 2025.