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

Historic Return on Equity for American Express (AXP) over the last 17 years, with Q4 2025 value amounting to 0.33%.

  • American Express' Return on Equity fell 100.0% to 0.33% in Q4 2025 from the same period last year, while for Dec 2025 it was 0.33%, marking a year-over-year decrease of 100.0%. This contributed to the annual value of 0.34% for FY2025, which is 100.0% down from last year.
  • Latest data reveals that American Express reported Return on Equity of 0.33% as of Q4 2025, which was down 100.0% from 0.33% recorded in Q3 2025.
  • Over the past 5 years, American Express' Return on Equity peaked at 0.36% during Q1 2022, and registered a low of 0.21% during Q1 2021.
  • In the last 5 years, American Express' Return on Equity had a median value of 0.32% in 2025 and averaged 0.31%.
  • Its Return on Equity has fluctuated over the past 5 years, first skyrocketed by 2100bps in 2021, then tumbled by -700bps in 2023.
  • American Express' Return on Equity (Quarter) 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 grew by 12bps to 0.34% in 2024, then dropped by -3bps to 0.33% in 2025.
  • Its Return on Equity stands at 0.33% for Q4 2025, versus 0.33% for Q3 2025 and 0.32% for Q2 2025.