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American Express Company’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended December 2025) was $80.5 billion, up 8.44% from fiscal 2024.
- Revenue
- +6.92%
- EPS
- +31.2%
- Free cash flow
- −20.5%
- Total debt
- +1.30%
Quarter to September 2026, against a year earlier
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American Express Company (AXP) Gross margin
American Express Company's gross margin over the twelve months to 30 September 2026 was 90.8%, up 1.0 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (89.8%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 88.9% (fiscal 2024) to 97.1% (fiscal 2021); the current reading is higher than 18% of that period. That is above the Credit Services industry median of 77.4% and above the Financial sector median of 70.5%.
Gross margin, annual
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Annual newest first
| Period | Gross margin | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 89.8% | 0.89 |
| FY2024 | 88.9% | (0.95) |
| FY2023 | 89.8% | (5.20) |
| FY2022 | 95.0% | (2.03) |
| FY2021 | 97.1% | 2.55 |
| FY2020 | 94.5% | 1.88 |
| FY2019 | 92.6% | (0.57) |
| FY2018 | 93.2% | (1.38) |
| FY2017 | 94.6% | (0.83) |
| FY2016 | 95.4% | 0.12 |
Quarterly newest first
| Period | Gross margin | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | 91.3% | 0.34 |
| Jun 2026 | 90.9% | 0.38 |
| Mar 2026 | 90.6% | 0.34 |
| Dec 2025 | 90.2% | 0.58 |
| 43 more quarters | Free account |
Against its own ten years
Gross margin against peers
| Company | Gross margin |
|---|---|
| MA Mastercard Incorporated compare | 100.0% |
| V Visa Inc. compare | 100.0% |
| AXP American Express Company | 90.8% |
| SYF Synchrony Financial compare | 83.2% |
| COF Capital One Financial Corporation compare | 79.4% |
| SOFI SoFi Technologies, Inc. compare | 77.4% |
| ALLY Ally Financial Inc. compare | 61.8% |
| PYPL PayPal Holdings, Inc. compare | 40.6% |
| AFRM Affirm Holdings, Inc. compare | 0.00% |
| Credit Services industry median | 77.4% |
| Financial sector median | 70.5% |
| Market median | 46.0% |
What Gross margin is
Gross Margin tells an investor how much of each sale a company keeps after paying the direct costs of making or buying what it sells.
Gross Profit ÷ Revenue
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