American Express (AXP) Receivables (2009 - 2020)

American Express' (AXP) quarterly Receivables came in at $40.4 billion in Q3 2020, down 31.38% year-on-year from $58.9 billion in Q4 2019, and up 9.06% quarter-over-quarter from $37.0 billion in Q2 2020.

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

American Express has disclosed Receivables across 12 years of filings, most recently posting $40.4 billion for Q3 2020.

  • Receivables for Q3 2020 came in at $40.4 billion, down 31.38% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Sep 2020 was $40.4 billion (down 31.38% YoY), and the FY2019 annual result was $56.8 billion, down 2.46% from the prior year.
  • Receivables came in at $40.4 billion for Q3 2020 at 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.
  • The 5-year median for Receivables is $53.7 billion (2017), against an average of $52.2 billion.
  • Across the five-year window, Receivables gained 13.82% in 2018 and plunged 39.55% in 2020, its largest moves.
  • American Express' Receivables stood at $50.1 billion in 2016, then climbed by 13.3% to $56.7 billion in 2017, then climbed by 2.63% to $58.2 billion in 2018, then dropped by 2.46% to $56.8 billion in 2019, then decreased by 28.89% to $40.4 billion in 2020.
  • The last three Receivables figures came in at $40.4 billion (Q3 2020), $37.0 billion (Q2 2020), and $44.3 billion (Q1 2020), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Receivables (Qtr)
1 Visa 548.22 Bn 535.81 Bn - 5.54 Bn
2 Mastercard 437.48 Bn 427.27 Bn - 5.21 Bn
3 American Express 231.87 Bn 177.83 Bn 17.43 Bn -
4 Capital One Financial 125.74 Bn 49.24 Bn - -
5 PayPal Holdings 38.80 Bn 29.46 Bn 7.84 Bn 40.34 Bn
6 Synchrony Financial 25.78 Bn 5.22 Bn - -
7 Affirm Holdings 24.65 Bn 22.93 Bn 261.64 Mn 230.70 Mn
8 SoFi Technologies 22.89 Bn 19.49 Bn 929.25 Mn -
9 Ally Financial 14.15 Bn 13.70 Bn 1.98 Bn 3.03 Bn
10 Credit Acceptance 6.63 Bn 6.61 Bn 562.70 Mn -

Historic Data

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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