American Express AXP
NYSE AXP
$333.20 -0.91 (-0.27%)
At close: Aug 28, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

American Express (AXP) Provisions (2009 - 2026)

American Express (AXP) posted Provisions of $1.1 billion for Q2 2026, down 13.35% sequentially from $1.3 billion in Q1 2026, and down 22.85% YoY from $1.4 billion in Q2 2025.

Analysis

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

American Express has reported Provisions for 18 years, with the latest figure at $1.1 billion in Q2 2026.

  • Quarterly Provisions fell 22.85% year-over-year to $1.1 billion in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 was $5.0 billion (down 3.21% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $5.3 billion, up 1.37% from the prior year.
  • Provisions slipped to $1.1 billion in Q2 2026 per AXP's latest filing, from $1.3 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Provisions peaked at $1.4 billion in Q4 2023 and troughed at -$33.0 million in Q1 2022.
  • A 5-year average of $1.1 billion and a median of $1.2 billion in 2023 frame the typical range for Provisions.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2026: Provisions soared 3296.97% in 2023, then slipped 22.85% in 2026.
  • Over 5 years, Provisions stood at $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 climbed by 9.44% to $1.4 billion in 2025, then slipped by 23.34% to $1.1 billion in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Provisions over the past three periods registered $1.1 billion, $1.3 billion, and $1.4 billion for Q2 2026, Q1 2026, and Q4 2025 respectively.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Provisions (Qtr)
1 Visa 680.39 Bn 668.03 Bn - -
2 Mastercard 518.33 Bn 504.84 Bn - -
3 American Express 224.91 Bn 175.59 Bn 17.99 Bn 1.08 Bn
4 Capital One Financial 132.31 Bn 77.60 Bn - 2.99 Bn
5 PayPal Holdings 46.25 Bn 35.00 Bn - -
6 Affirm Holdings 26.22 Bn 24.59 Bn - 223.20 Mn
7 Synchrony Financial 25.37 Bn 9.17 Bn - 1.20 Bn
8 SoFi Technologies 23.30 Bn 20.18 Bn 1.02 Bn 13.76 Mn
9 Ally Financial 12.85 Bn 5.01 Bn 2.08 Bn 430.00 Mn
10 FirstCash Holdings 9.51 Bn 9.34 Bn 533.67 Mn -
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 1.08 Bn
Mar 31, 2026 1.25 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 1.41 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 1.29 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 1.41 Bn
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