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American Express (AXP) Retained Earnings (2016 - 2025)

American Express' Retained Earnings history spans 17 years, with the latest figure at $25.5 billion for Q4 2025.

  • For Q4 2025, Retained Earnings rose 850.72% year-over-year to $25.5 billion; the TTM value through Dec 2025 reached $25.5 billion, up 850.72%, while the annual FY2025 figure was $25.5 billion, 850.72% up from the prior year.
  • Retained Earnings for Q4 2025 was $25.5 billion at American Express, up from -$3.2 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Retained Earnings topped out at $25.5 billion in Q4 2025 and bottomed at -$3.4 billion in Q4 2024.
  • The 5-year median for Retained Earnings is $5.2 billion (2021), against an average of $7.5 billion.
  • The largest annual shift saw Retained Earnings plummeted 123.82% in 2022 before it skyrocketed 850.72% in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of Retained Earnings shows it stood at $13.5 billion in 2021, then tumbled by 123.82% to -$3.2 billion in 2022, then rose by 4.3% to -$3.1 billion in 2023, then dropped by 10.51% to -$3.4 billion in 2024, then surged by 850.72% to $25.5 billion in 2025.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for AXP's Retained Earnings are $25.5 billion (Q4 2025), -$3.2 billion (Q3 2025), and -$3.2 billion (Q2 2025).