American Express AXP
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As of: Oct 13, 2026 · 1:49 PM EDT

American Express (AXP) Receivables (2009 - 2020)

Updated

American Express (AXP) recorded Receivables of $40.39 billion in Q3 2020, down 31.4% from $58.86 billion a year earlier but up 9.1% from the prior quarter.

Analysis

American Express (AXP) Receivables (2009 - 2020) Analysis & Trends

At the end of FY2019, American Express reported Receivables of $56.79 billion, down 2.5% from FY2018.

  • Annual Receivables has a five-year compound annual growth rate of 3.9% (FY2014 to FY2019).
  • Across earlier years, Receivables came in at $58.23 billion in FY2018 (+2.6%), $56.74 billion in FY2017 (+13.3%), $50.07 billion in FY2016 (+7.2%) and $46.7 billion in FY2015 (-0.6%).
  • Quarterly Receivables has ranged from $37.03 billion in Q2 2020 to $61.27 billion in Q2 2019 over the past five years.
  • On a year-over-year basis, Receivables has declined for four consecutive quarters, with an average decline of 10.5% over the last eight quarters.
  • Peak year-over-year performance for Receivables in the last five years was growth of 13.8% in Q1 2018, against a decline of 39.6% in Q2 2020 at the low end.
  • Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at $37.03 billion (Q2 2020), $44.27 billion (Q1 2020) and $56.79 billion (Q4 2019).
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Receivables (Qtr)
1 Jpmorgan Chase 898.32 Bn 898.32 Bn - -
2 Bank Of America 385.74 Bn -1,990.33 Bn - -
3 Hsbc Holdings 330.24 Bn -1,498.92 Bn - -
4 Morgan Stanley 290.86 Bn -218.23 Bn - -
5 Royal Bank Of Canada 274.61 Bn -555.43 Bn - -
6 Goldman Sachs 268.62 Bn -3,288.50 Bn - -
7 Mitsubishi Ufj Financial 255.58 Bn -39.36 Bn 10.89 Bn -
8 Wells Fargo & Company 248.76 Bn 248.76 Bn - 27.33 Bn
9 American Express 209.08 Bn 906.64 Mn - -
10 Toronto Dominion Bank 203.06 Bn -472.81 Bn - 5.81 Bn
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Sep 30, 2020 40.39 Bn
Jun 30, 2020 37.03 Bn
Mar 31, 2020 44.27 Bn
Dec 31, 2019 56.79 Bn
Sep 30, 2019 58.86 Bn
Jun 30, 2019 61.27 Bn
Mar 31, 2019 59.36 Bn
Dec 31, 2018 58.23 Bn
Sep 30, 2018 58.13 Bn
Jun 30, 2018 57.67 Bn
Mar 31, 2018 56.87 Bn
Dec 31, 2017 56.74 Bn
Sep 30, 2017 53.70 Bn
Jun 30, 2017 51.76 Bn
Mar 31, 2017 49.97 Bn
Dec 31, 2016 50.07 Bn
Sep 30, 2016 47.33 Bn
Jun 30, 2016 47.50 Bn
Mar 31, 2016 46.66 Bn
Dec 31, 2015 46.70 Bn
API Access

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