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

American Express (AXP) posted Retained Earnings of $26.4 billion for Q2 2026, up 1.12% sequentially from $26.1 billion in Q1 2026, and up 8.26% YoY from $24.4 billion in Q2 2025.

American Express (AXP) Retained Earnings (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

American Express has reported Retained Earnings for 18 years, with the latest figure at $26.4 billion in Q2 2026.

  • Quarterly Retained Earnings rose 8.26% year-over-year to $26.4 billion in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 was $26.4 billion (up 8.26% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $25.5 billion, up 15.08% from the prior year.
  • Retained Earnings improved to $26.4 billion in Q2 2026 per AXP's latest filing, from $26.1 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Retained Earnings peaked at $26.4 billion in Q2 2026 and troughed at $13.8 billion in Q1 2022.
  • A 5-year average of $20.6 billion and a median of $20.8 billion in 2024 frame the typical range for Retained Earnings.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Retained Earnings dropped 10.15% in 2022, then advanced 26.7% in 2023.
  • Over 5 years, Retained Earnings stood at $16.3 billion in 2022, then climbed by 20.47% to $19.6 billion in 2023, then advanced by 12.93% to $22.1 billion in 2024, then climbed by 15.08% to $25.5 billion in 2025, then grew by 3.5% to $26.4 billion in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Retained Earnings over the past three periods registered $26.4 billion, $26.1 billion, and $25.5 billion for Q2 2026, Q1 2026, and Q4 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Retained Earnings (Qtr)
1 Visa 618.21 Bn 605.85 Bn - 22.17 Bn
2 Mastercard 506.53 Bn 493.04 Bn - 91.77 Bn
3 American Express 232.32 Bn 183.00 Bn 17.99 Bn 26.38 Bn
4 Capital One Financial 136.19 Bn 81.48 Bn - 69.25 Bn
5 PayPal Holdings 52.34 Bn 41.08 Bn - 34.43 Bn
6 Eason Technology 35.89 Bn 35.89 Bn - -76.63 Mn
7 Synchrony Financial 26.09 Bn 9.90 Bn - 25.97 Bn
8 Affirm Holdings 25.93 Bn 24.20 Bn - 6.55 Bn
9 SoFi Technologies 23.04 Bn 22.68 Bn -41.62 Mn -2.74 Mn
10 Ally Financial 13.61 Bn 5.77 Bn 2.08 Bn -2.71 Bn

Historic Data

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Jun 30, 2026 26.38 Bn
Mar 31, 2026 26.09 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 25.49 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 24.47 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 24.37 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 23.39 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 22.15 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 21.47 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 21.27 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 20.42 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 19.61 Bn
Sep 30, 2023 18.95 Bn
Jun 30, 2023 18.13 Bn
Mar 31, 2023 17.43 Bn
Dec 31, 2022 16.28 Bn
Sep 30, 2022 15.69 Bn
Jun 30, 2022 14.75 Bn
Mar 31, 2022 13.75 Bn
Dec 31, 2021 13.47 Bn
Sep 30, 2021 14.83 Bn