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American Express (AXP) Return on Equity: 2009-2025

Historic Return on Equity for American Express (AXP) over the last 15 years, with Sep 2025 value amounting to 0.33%.

  • American Express' Return on Equity fell 1.00% to 0.33% in Q3 2025 from the same period last year, while for Sep 2025 it was 0.33%, marking a year-over-year decrease of 1.00%. This contributed to the annual value of 0.35% for FY2024, which is 3.00% up from last year.
  • As of Q3 2025, American Express' Return on Equity stood at 0.33%, which was up 1.94% from 0.32% recorded in Q2 2025.
  • In the past 5 years, American Express' Return on Equity ranged from a high of 0.36% in Q1 2022 and a low of 0.21% during Q1 2021.
  • Over the past 3 years, American Express' median Return on Equity value was 0.32% (recorded in 2025), while the average stood at 0.32%.
  • Its Return on Equity has fluctuated over the past 5 years, first increased by 21bps in 2021, then fell by 7bps in 2023.
  • American Express' Return on Equity (Quarterly) stood at 0.35% in 2021, then fell by 4bps to 0.31% in 2022, then fell by 1bps to 0.30% in 2023, then increased by 4bps to 0.34% in 2024, then declined by 1bps to 0.33% in 2025.
  • Its last three reported values are 0.33% in Q3 2025, 0.32% for Q2 2025, and 0.33% during Q1 2025.