American Express AXP
NYSE AXP
$333.20 -0.91 (-0.27%)
At close: Aug 28, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

American Express (AXP) Return on Invested Capital (2009 - 2026)

American Express (AXP) posted Return on Invested Capital of 0.02% for Q2 2026, down 6.13% sequentially from 0.02% in Q1 2026, and little changed YoY from 0.02% in Q2 2025.

Analysis

American Express (AXP) Return on Invested Capital (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

American Express has reported Return on Invested Capital for 18 years, with the latest figure at 0.02% in Q2 2026.

  • Quarterly Return on Invested Capital changed 0.0% year-over-year to 0.02% in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 was 0.02% (changed 0.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 0.07%, changed 0.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Invested Capital fell to 0.02% in Q2 2026 per AXP's latest filing, from 0.02% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Return on Invested Capital peaked at 0.02% in Q1 2026 and troughed at 0.0% in Q1 2022.
  • A 5-year average of 0.01% and a median of 0.01% in 2024 frame the typical range for Return on Invested Capital.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Return on Invested Capital changed 0 bps in 2022, then rose 1 bps in 2023.
  • Over 5 years, Return on Invested Capital stood at 0.01% in 2022, then jumped by 96 bps to 0.01% in 2023, then gained by 17 bps to 0.02% in 2024, then rose by 12 bps to 0.02% in 2025, then slipped by 3 bps to 0.02% in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Return on Invested Capital over the past three periods registered 0.02%, 0.02%, and 0.02% for Q2 2026, Q1 2026, and Q4 2025 respectively.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROIC (Qtr)
1 Visa 680.39 Bn 668.03 Bn - 0.02%
2 Mastercard 518.33 Bn 504.84 Bn - 0.04%
3 American Express 224.91 Bn 175.59 Bn 17.99 Bn 0.02%
4 Capital One Financial 132.31 Bn 77.60 Bn - -
5 PayPal Holdings 46.25 Bn 35.00 Bn - 0.02%
6 Affirm Holdings 26.22 Bn 24.59 Bn - -
7 Synchrony Financial 25.37 Bn 9.17 Bn - -
8 SoFi Technologies 23.30 Bn 20.18 Bn 1.02 Bn 0.00%
9 Ally Financial 12.85 Bn 5.01 Bn 2.08 Bn 0.00%
10 FirstCash Holdings 9.51 Bn 9.34 Bn 533.67 Mn -
Historic Data

Historic Data

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Jun 30, 2026 0.02%
Mar 31, 2026 0.02%
Dec 31, 2025 0.02%
Sep 30, 2025 0.02%
Jun 30, 2025 0.02%
Mar 31, 2025 0.02%
Dec 31, 2024 0.02%
Sep 30, 2024 0.02%
Jun 30, 2024 0.02%
Mar 31, 2024 0.01%
Dec 31, 2023 0.01%
Sep 30, 2023 0.01%
Jun 30, 2023 0.01%
Mar 31, 2023 0.01%
Dec 31, 2022 0.01%
Sep 30, 2022 0.01%
Jun 30, 2022 0.00%
Mar 31, 2022 0.00%
Dec 31, 2021 0.00%
Sep 30, 2021 0.01%