American Express (AXP) Return on Invested Capital (2011 - 2026)

American Express' (AXP) quarterly Return on Invested Capital came in at 0.0% in Q1 2026, little changed year-on-year from 0.0% in Q1 2025, and up 3.21% quarter-over-quarter from 0.0% in Q4 2025.

American Express (AXP) Return on Invested Capital (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

American Express has disclosed Return on Invested Capital across 16 years of filings, most recently posting 0.0% for Q1 2026.

  • Return on Invested Capital for Q1 2026 came in at 0.0%, changed 0.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 0.0% (changed 0.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 0.0%, changed 0.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Invested Capital came in at 0.0% for Q1 2026 at American Express, up from 0.0% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Return on Invested Capital ranged from a high of 0.0% in Q2 2024 to a low of 0.0% in Q1 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Return on Invested Capital is 0.0% (2023), against an average of 0.0%.
  • Peak annual rise in Return on Invested Capital reached 0 bps in 2022, while the deepest fall reached 0 bps in 2022.
  • American Express' Return on Invested Capital stood at 0.0% in 2022, then surged by 47 bps to 0.0% in 2023, then advanced by 7 bps to 0.0% in 2024, then decreased by 4 bps to 0.0% in 2025, then increased by 3 bps to 0.0% in 2026.
  • The last three Return on Invested Capital figures came in at 0.0% (Q1 2026), 0.0% (Q4 2025), and 0.0% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROIC (Qtr)
1 Visa 541.66 Bn 529.25 Bn - 0.00%
2 Mastercard 437.55 Bn 427.34 Bn - 0.02%
3 American Express 212.80 Bn 158.76 Bn 17.43 Bn 0.00%
4 Capital One Financial 112.47 Bn 35.97 Bn - 0.00%
5 PayPal Holdings 37.70 Bn 28.36 Bn 7.84 Bn 0.00%
6 Synchrony Financial 24.26 Bn 3.70 Bn - 0.00%
7 Affirm Holdings 21.24 Bn 19.51 Bn 261.64 Mn 0.00%
8 SoFi Technologies 20.46 Bn 17.06 Bn 929.25 Mn 0.00%
9 Ally Financial 13.30 Bn 12.86 Bn 1.98 Bn 0.00%
10 Credit Acceptance 6.24 Bn 6.21 Bn 562.70 Mn 0.00%

Historic Data

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Mar 31, 2026 0.00%
Dec 31, 2025 0.00%
Sep 30, 2025 0.00%
Jun 30, 2025 0.00%
Mar 31, 2025 0.00%
Dec 31, 2024 0.00%
Sep 30, 2024 0.00%
Jun 30, 2024 0.00%
Mar 31, 2024 0.00%
Dec 31, 2023 0.00%
Sep 30, 2023 0.00%
Jun 30, 2023 0.00%
Mar 31, 2023 0.00%
Dec 31, 2022 0.00%
Sep 30, 2022 0.00%
Jun 30, 2022 0.00%
Mar 31, 2022 0.00%
Dec 31, 2021 0.00%
Sep 30, 2021 0.00%
Jun 30, 2021 0.00%