KPIs & Operating Metrics(New)

American Express (AXP) Receivables (2016 - 2020)

American Express (AXP) has disclosed Receivables for 12 consecutive years, with $40.4 billion as the latest value for Q3 2020.

  • Quarterly Receivables fell 31.38% to $40.4 billion in Q3 2020 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was $40.4 billion through Sep 2020, down 31.38% year-over-year, with the annual reading at $56.8 billion for FY2019, 2.46% down from the prior year.
  • Receivables hit $40.4 billion in Q3 2020 for American Express, up from $37.0 billion in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Receivables ranged from a high of $61.3 billion in Q2 2019 to a low of $37.0 billion in Q2 2020.
  • Historically, Receivables has averaged $52.2 billion across 5 years, with a median of $53.7 billion in 2017.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Receivables: rose 13.82% in 2018 and later tumbled 39.55% in 2020.
  • Year by year, Receivables stood at $50.1 billion in 2016, then increased by 13.3% to $56.7 billion in 2017, then increased by 2.63% to $58.2 billion in 2018, then fell by 2.46% to $56.8 billion in 2019, then dropped by 28.89% to $40.4 billion in 2020.
  • Business Quant data shows Receivables for AXP at $40.4 billion in Q3 2020, $37.0 billion in Q2 2020, and $44.3 billion in Q1 2020.