AXP logo

American Express Company (AXP) Operating margin

annual operating margin:

20.28%+1.46%(+7.76%)
December 31, 2024

Summary

  • As of today (September 17, 2025), AXP annual operating profit margin is 20.28%, with the most recent change of +1.46% (+7.76%) on December 31, 2024.
  • During the last 3 years, AXP annual operating margin has fallen by -6.07% (-23.04%).
  • AXP annual operating margin is now -55.47% below its all-time high of 45.54%, reached on December 31, 1989.

Performance

AXP Operating margin Chart

Add series to chart
Add series to chart(max: 6)
company, ETF, index, featured screener or watchlist
series name
Suggested series

Highlights

Range

Earnings dates

OtherAXPprofitability metrics

quarterly operating margin:

21.34%+0.45%(+2.15%)
June 30, 2025

Summary

  • As of today (September 17, 2025), AXP quarterly operating profit margin is 21.34%, with the most recent change of +0.45% (+2.15%) on June 30, 2025.
  • Over the past year, AXP quarterly operating margin has increased by +0.16% (+0.76%).
  • AXP quarterly operating margin is now -41.96% below its all-time high of 36.77%, reached on June 30, 2016.

Performance

AXP quarterly operating margin Chart

Add series to chart
Add series to chart(max: 6)
company, ETF, index, featured screener or watchlist
series name
Suggested series

Highlights

Range

Earnings dates

OtherAXPprofitability metrics

Operating margin Formula

Operating Profit Margin =  Operating Profit
Revenue
✕ 100%

AXP Operating margin Trends

PeriodPeriodAnnualAnnualQuarterlyQuarterly
1 y1 year+7.8%+0.8%
3 y3 years-23.0%+5.6%
5 y5 years-9.8%+95.2%

AXP Operating margin Highs & Lows

PeriodPeriodAnnual vs highAnnual vs highAnnual vs lowAnnual vs lowQuarter. vs highQuarter. vs highQuarter. vs lowQuarter. vs low
3 y3-year-23.0%+7.8%at high+42.7%
5 y5-year-23.0%+35.6%-37.5%+95.2%
alltimeall time-55.5%+283.4%-42.0%+144.6%

AXP Operating margin History

DateAnnualQuarterly
Jun 2025
-
21.34%(+2.2%)
Mar 2025
-
20.89%(+18.0%)
Dec 2024
20.28%(+7.8%)
17.71%(-14.7%)
Sep 2024
-
20.76%(-2.0%)
Jun 2024
-
21.18%(+1.3%)
Mar 2024
-
20.90%(+20.5%)
Dec 2023
18.82%(-4.5%)
17.34%(-17.4%)
Sep 2023
-
20.99%(+9.4%)
Jun 2023
-
19.18%(+15.7%)
Mar 2023
-
16.58%(+10.9%)
Dec 2022
19.70%(-25.2%)
14.95%(-23.8%)
Sep 2022
-
19.61%(-2.9%)
Jun 2022
-
20.20%(-16.3%)
Mar 2022
-
24.12%(+20.2%)
Dec 2021
26.35%(+76.3%)
20.07%(-14.9%)
Sep 2021
-
23.58%(-20.9%)
Jun 2021
-
29.82%(-12.7%)
Mar 2021
-
34.15%(+59.1%)
Dec 2020
14.95%(-33.5%)
21.46%(+22.6%)
Sep 2020
-
17.51%(+60.2%)
Jun 2020
-
10.93%(+40.9%)
Mar 2020
-
7.76%(-61.1%)
Dec 2019
22.47%(-7.1%)
19.97%(-13.7%)
Sep 2019
-
23.14%(+0.1%)
Jun 2019
-
23.11%(+6.1%)
Mar 2019
-
21.78%(+7.2%)
Dec 2018
24.20%(+6.0%)
20.31%(-13.1%)
Sep 2018
-
23.38%(+0.5%)
Jun 2018
-
23.27%(-1.9%)
Mar 2018
-
23.71%(+14.2%)
Dec 2017
22.84%(-18.3%)
20.77%(-6.5%)
Sep 2017
-
22.22%(-6.4%)
Jun 2017
-
23.75%(+1.9%)
Mar 2017
-
23.31%(+37.9%)
Dec 2016
27.95%(+10.6%)
16.90%(-33.4%)
Sep 2016
-
25.38%(-31.0%)
Jun 2016
-
36.77%(+22.2%)
Mar 2016
-
30.10%(+38.1%)
Dec 2015
25.28%(-0.4%)
21.79%(-18.2%)
Sep 2015
-
26.65%(-11.8%)
Jun 2015
-
30.23%(-7.5%)
Mar 2015
-
32.68%(+17.9%)
Dec 2014
25.39%(+12.5%)
27.71%(-8.7%)
Sep 2014
-
30.36%(+29.0%)
Jun 2014
-
23.53%(-20.2%)
Mar 2014
-
29.50%(+34.3%)
Dec 2013
22.57%(+11.3%)
21.97%(-18.8%)
Sep 2013
-
27.06%(-0.7%)
Jun 2013
-
27.24%(-1.1%)
Mar 2013
-
27.55%(+80.1%)
Dec 2012
20.28%(+0.5%)
15.30%(-44.2%)
Sep 2012
-
27.43%(+0.9%)
Jun 2012
-
27.18%(+0.3%)
Mar 2012
-
27.09%(+34.0%)
Dec 2011
20.18%(+17.1%)
20.21%(-22.4%)
Sep 2011
-
26.04%(+5.3%)
Jun 2011
-
24.74%(-5.7%)
Mar 2011
-
26.24%(+64.5%)
Dec 2010
17.24%(+111.0%)
15.95%(-37.4%)
Sep 2010
-
25.48%(+1.6%)
Jun 2010
-
25.09%(+18.9%)
Mar 2010
-
21.10%(+96.6%)
Dec 2009
8.17%
10.73%(-27.7%)
Sep 2009
-
14.85%(+21.8%)
DateAnnualQuarterly
Jun 2009
-
12.19%(+3.0%)
Mar 2009
-
11.84%(-26.9%)
Dec 2008
19.00%(+7.0%)
16.19%(-32.5%)
Sep 2008
-
23.99%(+18.2%)
Jun 2008
-
20.29%(-29.8%)
Mar 2008
-
28.91%(+114.0%)
Dec 2007
17.75%(-2.4%)
13.51%(-55.8%)
Sep 2007
-
30.60%(-0.3%)
Jun 2007
-
30.69%(-9.3%)
Mar 2007
-
33.84%(+146.5%)
Dec 2006
18.19%(+5.4%)
13.73%(-30.0%)
Sep 2006
-
19.61%(-0.1%)
Jun 2006
-
19.62%(-0.6%)
Mar 2006
-
19.73%(+33.9%)
Dec 2005
17.26%(-18.4%)
14.73%(-46.3%)
Sep 2005
-
27.41%(+24.3%)
Jun 2005
-
22.06%(-20.2%)
Mar 2005
-
27.66%(+5.9%)
Dec 2004
21.15%(+3.6%)
26.12%(+28.0%)
Sep 2004
-
20.41%(+0.3%)
Jun 2004
-
20.34%(-3.1%)
Mar 2004
-
21.00%(+14.6%)
Dec 2003
20.41%(+1.2%)
18.32%(-9.9%)
Sep 2003
-
20.33%(-2.7%)
Jun 2003
-
20.89%(+2.6%)
Mar 2003
-
20.36%(+1.7%)
Dec 2002
20.17%(+20.1%)
20.01%(-3.2%)
Sep 2002
-
20.67%(-0.7%)
Jun 2002
-
20.82%(+6.2%)
Mar 2002
-
19.60%(-141.0%)
Dec 2001
16.79%(+1.7%)
-47.81%(-252.0%)
Sep 2001
-
31.46%(+193.2%)
Jun 2001
-
10.73%(-44.3%)
Mar 2001
-
19.27%(-7.9%)
Dec 2000
16.51%(-23.0%)
20.93%(-9.4%)
Sep 2000
-
23.09%(-0.9%)
Jun 2000
-
23.30%(+43.3%)
Mar 2000
-
16.26%(-24.1%)
Dec 1999
21.44%(+4.5%)
21.41%(+25.4%)
Sep 1999
-
17.08%(+1.1%)
Jun 1999
-
16.89%(+50.7%)
Mar 1999
-
11.21%(-42.1%)
Dec 1998
20.51%(+41.4%)
19.36%(+16.0%)
Sep 1998
-
16.69%(-0.7%)
Jun 1998
-
16.80%(+23.7%)
Mar 1998
-
13.58%(-1121.1%)
Dec 1997
14.51%(-13.0%)
-
Dec 1996
16.67%(-37.6%)
-
Dec 1995
26.71%(+6.4%)
-1.33%(-124.6%)
Dec 1994
25.11%(+53.0%)
5.41%
Dec 1993
16.41%(-47.5%)
-
Dec 1992
31.25%(-10.7%)
-
Dec 1991
34.98%(-7.7%)
-
Dec 1990
37.88%(-16.8%)
-
Dec 1989
45.54%(+1.7%)
-
Dec 1988
44.77%(+42.4%)
-
Dec 1987
31.44%(+185.6%)
-
Dec 1986
11.01%(+4.5%)
-
Dec 1985
10.54%(+84.6%)
-
Dec 1984
5.71%(+7.9%)
-
Dec 1983
5.29%(-43.2%)
-
Dec 1982
9.32%(-3.1%)
-
Dec 1981
9.62%(+25.8%)
-
Dec 1980
7.65%
-

FAQ

  • What is American Express Company annual operating profit margin?
  • What is the all time high annual operating margin for American Express Company?
  • What is American Express Company annual operating margin year-on-year change?
  • What is American Express Company quarterly operating profit margin?
  • What is the all time high quarterly operating margin for American Express Company?
  • What is American Express Company quarterly operating margin year-on-year change?

What is American Express Company annual operating profit margin?

The current annual operating margin of AXP is 20.28%

What is the all time high annual operating margin for American Express Company?

American Express Company all-time high annual operating profit margin is 45.54%

What is American Express Company annual operating margin year-on-year change?

Over the past year, AXP annual operating profit margin has changed by +1.46% (+7.76%)

What is American Express Company quarterly operating profit margin?

The current quarterly operating margin of AXP is 21.34%

What is the all time high quarterly operating margin for American Express Company?

American Express Company all-time high quarterly operating profit margin is 36.77%

What is American Express Company quarterly operating margin year-on-year change?

Over the past year, AXP quarterly operating profit margin has changed by +0.16% (+0.76%)
On this page