American Express (AXP) Provisions (2009 - 2026)

American Express (AXP) posted Provisions of $1.3 billion for Q1 2026, down 11.53% sequentially from $1.4 billion in Q4 2025, and up 8.78% YoY from $1.2 billion in Q1 2025.

American Express (AXP) Provisions (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

American Express (AXP) has 18 years of Provisions data on file, last reported at $1.3 billion in Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Provisions rose 8.78% year-over-year to $1.3 billion in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $5.1 billion (up 0.71% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $5.3 billion, up 1.37% from the prior year.
  • Provisions slipped to $1.3 billion in Q1 2026 per AXP's latest filing, from $1.4 billion in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Provisions was $1.4 billion in Q4 2023, with the low at -$144.0 million in Q2 2025.
  • Average Provisions over 5 years is $1.0 billion, with a median of $1.2 billion recorded in 2023.
  • Year-over-year, Provisions surged 3296.97% in 2023 and tumbled 111.36% in 2025.
  • American Express' Provisions stood at $1.0 billion in 2022, then soared by 39.92% to $1.4 billion in 2023, then declined by 10.09% to $1.3 billion in 2024, then grew by 9.44% to $1.4 billion in 2025, then decreased by 11.53% to $1.3 billion in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows AXP's Provisions at $1.3 billion in Q1 2026, $1.4 billion in Q4 2025, and $1.3 billion in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Provisions (Qtr)
1 Visa 587.74 Bn 575.34 Bn - -
2 Mastercard 465.55 Bn 455.34 Bn - -
3 American Express 238.39 Bn 184.35 Bn 17.43 Bn 1.25 Bn
4 PayPal Holdings 40.24 Bn 30.89 Bn 7.84 Bn -
5 Affirm Holdings 28.27 Bn 26.55 Bn 261.64 Mn 196.54 Mn
6 SoFi Technologies 23.54 Bn 20.13 Bn 929.25 Mn 8.90 Mn
7 Ally Financial 14.34 Bn 13.89 Bn 1.98 Bn 467.00 Mn
8 Credit Acceptance 7.51 Bn 7.49 Bn 562.70 Mn -
9 FinVolution 6.22 Bn 4.97 Bn 311.24 Mn -
10 Sezzle 5.91 Bn 5.79 Bn - -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 1.25 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 1.41 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 1.29 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 -144.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 1.15 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 1.29 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 1.36 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 1.27 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 1.27 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 1.44 Bn
Sep 30, 2023 1.23 Bn
Jun 30, 2023 1.20 Bn
Mar 31, 2023 1.06 Bn
Dec 31, 2022 1.03 Bn
Sep 30, 2022 778.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 410.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 -33.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 53.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 -191.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 -606.00 Mn