American Express (AXP) Tax Provisions (2009 - 2026)
American Express' (AXP) quarterly Tax Provisions came in at $807.0 million in Q1 2026, up 8.18% year-on-year from $746.0 million in Q1 2025, and up 28.5% quarter-over-quarter from $628.0 million in Q4 2025.
American Express (AXP) Tax Provisions (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
American Express has disclosed Tax Provisions across 18 years of filings, most recently posting $807.0 million for Q1 2026.
- Tax Provisions for Q1 2026 came in at $807.0 million, up 8.18% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $3.0 billion (up 7.81% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $3.0 billion, up 7.09% from the prior year.
- Tax Provisions came in at $807.0 million for Q1 2026 at American Express, up from $628.0 million in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Tax Provisions ranged from a high of $923.0 million in Q3 2025 to a low of $299.0 million in Q4 2022.
- The 5-year median for Tax Provisions is $628.0 million (2025), against an average of $632.1 million.
- Across the five-year window, Tax Provisions plunged 49.06% in 2022 and soared 101.71% in 2024, its largest moves.
- American Express' Tax Provisions stood at $299.0 million in 2022, then soared by 93.65% to $579.0 million in 2023, then rose by 1.21% to $586.0 million in 2024, then rose by 7.17% to $628.0 million in 2025, then rose by 28.5% to $807.0 million in 2026.
- The last three Tax Provisions figures came in at $807.0 million (Q1 2026), $628.0 million (Q4 2025), and $923.0 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Taxes (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Visa | 541.66 Bn | 529.25 Bn | - | 1.15 Bn |
| 2 | Mastercard | 437.55 Bn | 427.34 Bn | - | 930.00 Mn |
| 3 | American Express | 212.80 Bn | 158.76 Bn | 17.43 Bn | 807.00 Mn |
| 4 | Capital One Financial | 112.47 Bn | 35.97 Bn | - | 518.00 Mn |
| 5 | PayPal Holdings | 37.70 Bn | 28.36 Bn | 7.84 Bn | 280.00 Mn |
| 6 | Synchrony Financial | 24.26 Bn | 3.70 Bn | - | 242.00 Mn |
| 7 | Affirm Holdings | 21.24 Bn | 19.51 Bn | 261.64 Mn | 4.50 Mn |
| 8 | SoFi Technologies | 20.46 Bn | 17.06 Bn | 929.25 Mn | 32.82 Mn |
| 9 | Ally Financial | 13.30 Bn | 12.86 Bn | 1.98 Bn | 81.00 Mn |
| 10 | Credit Acceptance | 6.24 Bn | 6.21 Bn | 562.70 Mn | 35.00 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 807.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 628.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 923.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 665.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 746.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 586.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 697.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 775.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 708.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 579.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 649.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 560.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 351.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 299.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 580.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 579.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 613.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 587.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 624.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 660.00 Mn |