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American Express (AXP) Provisions (2016 - 2025)

American Express (AXP) has disclosed Provisions for 17 consecutive years, with $1.4 billion as the latest value for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly Provisions rose 9.44% to $1.4 billion in Q4 2025 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was $5.1 billion through Dec 2025, down 0.81% year-over-year, with the annual reading at $5.3 billion for FY2025, 1.37% up from the prior year.
  • Provisions hit $1.4 billion in Q4 2025 for American Express, up from $1.3 billion in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Provisions ranged from a high of $1.4 billion in Q4 2023 to a low of -$675.0 million in Q1 2021.
  • Historically, Provisions has averaged $728.9 million across 5 years, with a median of $1.1 billion in 2023.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Provisions: crashed 138.97% in 2021 and later soared 3296.97% in 2023.
  • Year by year, Provisions stood at $53.0 million in 2021, then soared by 1837.74% to $1.0 billion in 2022, then surged by 39.92% to $1.4 billion in 2023, then dropped by 10.09% to $1.3 billion in 2024, then rose by 9.44% to $1.4 billion in 2025.
  • Business Quant data shows Provisions for AXP at $1.4 billion in Q4 2025, $1.3 billion in Q3 2025, and -$144.0 million in Q2 2025.