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American Express (AXP) Return on Equity (2016 - 2025)

American Express (AXP) has disclosed Return on Equity for 15 consecutive years, with 0.33% as the latest value for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly Return on Equity fell 1.0% to 0.33% in Q4 2025 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 0.33% through Dec 2025, down 1.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 0.34% for FY2025, 1.0% down from the prior year.
  • Return on Equity hit 0.33% in Q4 2025 for American Express, up from 0.33% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Return on Equity ranged from a high of 0.36% in Q1 2022 to a low of 0.21% in Q1 2021.
  • Historically, Return on Equity has averaged 0.31% across 5 years, with a median of 0.32% in 2025.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Return on Equity: rose 21bps in 2021 and later fell -7bps in 2023.
  • Year by year, Return on Equity stood at 0.35% in 2021, then dropped by -11bps to 0.31% in 2022, then fell by -2bps to 0.3% in 2023, then rose by 12bps to 0.34% in 2024, then decreased by -3bps to 0.33% in 2025.
  • Business Quant data shows Return on Equity for AXP at 0.33% in Q4 2025, 0.33% in Q3 2025, and 0.32% in Q2 2025.