American Express (AXP) Short-term Investments (2009 - 2026)

American Express' (AXP) quarterly Short-term Investments came in at $290.0 million in Q1 2026, up 11.11% year-on-year from $261.0 million in Q1 2025, and down 60.92% quarter-over-quarter from $742.0 million in Q4 2025.

American Express (AXP) Short-term Investments (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

American Express has disclosed Short-term Investments across 18 years of filings, most recently posting $290.0 million for Q1 2026.

  • Short-term Investments for Q1 2026 came in at $290.0 million, up 11.11% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $290.0 million (up 11.11% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $742.0 million, up 235.75% from the prior year.
  • Short-term Investments came in at $290.0 million for Q1 2026 at American Express, down from $742.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Short-term Investments ranged from a high of $1.8 billion in Q1 2022 to a low of $69.0 million in Q1 2024.
  • The 5-year median for Short-term Investments is $261.0 million (2025), against an average of $487.6 million.
  • Across the five-year window, Short-term Investments tumbled 91.63% in 2023 and jumped 959.17% in 2025, its largest moves.
  • American Express' Short-term Investments stood at $307.0 million in 2022, then plunged by 45.93% to $166.0 million in 2023, then soared by 33.13% to $221.0 million in 2024, then jumped by 235.75% to $742.0 million in 2025, then tumbled by 60.92% to $290.0 million in 2026.
  • The last three Short-term Investments figures came in at $290.0 million (Q1 2026), $742.0 million (Q4 2025), and $1.3 billion (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

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

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 290.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 742.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 1.27 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 197.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 261.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 221.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 120.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 188.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 69.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 166.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 84.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 710.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 207.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 307.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 1.00 Bn
Jun 30, 2022 682.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 1.77 Bn
Dec 31, 2021 188.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 108.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 1.42 Bn