American Express (AXP) Retained Earnings (2009 - 2026)

American Express has disclosed Retained Earnings across 18 years of filings, most recently posting $26.1 billion for Q1 2026.

• Retained Earnings for Q1 2026 came in at $26.1 billion, up 875.04% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $26.1 billion (up 875.04% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $25.5 billion, up 850.72% from the prior year.
• Retained Earnings came in at $26.1 billion for Q1 2026 at American Express, up from $25.5 billion in the prior quarter.
• In the past five years, Retained Earnings ranged from a high of $26.1 billion in Q1 2026 to a low of -$3.4 billion in Q4 2024.
• The 5-year median for Retained Earnings is -$3.1 billion (2023), against an average of $6.7 billion.
• Across the five-year window, Retained Earnings tumbled 120.25% in 2023 and jumped 875.04% in 2026, its largest moves.
• American Express' Retained Earnings stood at $16.3 billion in 2022, then gained by 20.47% to $19.6 billion in 2023, then tumbled by 117.31% to -$3.4 billion in 2024, then jumped by 850.72% to $25.5 billion in 2025, then rose by 2.36% to $26.1 billion in 2026.
• The last three Retained Earnings figures came in at $26.1 billion (Q1 2026), $25.5 billion (Q4 2025), and $24.5 billion (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.