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

American Express' Return on Sales history spans 17 years, with the latest figure at 0.16% for Q4 2025.

  • For Q4 2025, Return on Sales changed 0.0% year-over-year to 0.16%; the TTM value through Dec 2025 reached 0.16%, changed 0.0%, while the annual FY2025 figure was 0.19%, 0.0% changed from the prior year.
  • Return on Sales for Q4 2025 was 0.16% at American Express, up from 0.16% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Return on Sales topped out at 0.25% in Q1 2021 and bottomed at 0.11% in Q4 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Return on Sales is 0.16% (2024), against an average of 0.16%.
  • The largest annual shift saw Return on Sales increased 21bps in 2021 before it dropped -8bps in 2022.
  • A 5-year view of Return on Sales shows it stood at 0.14% in 2021, then fell by -22bps to 0.11% in 2022, then rose by 10bps to 0.12% in 2023, then soared by 31bps to 0.16% in 2024, then grew by 1bps to 0.16% in 2025.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for AXP's Return on Sales are 0.16% (Q4 2025), 0.16% (Q3 2025), and 0.16% (Q2 2025).