American Express (AXP) earnings history
Most recent quarter
- Fiscal period
- Q2 2026
- Period end
- Jun 30, 2026
- EPS actual
- $4.53
- EPS estimate
- $4.40
- EPS surprise
- +2.86%
- Revenue surprise
- −0.30%
- Revenue
- $19.6B
- Revenue estimate
- $19.7B
- Reported
- Jul 24, 2026
American Express reported Q2 2026 results on July 24, 2026. Earnings per share came in at $4.53, ahead of the $4.40 estimate by 2.86%. Revenue was $19.6 billion, just below the $19.7 billion consensus. Compared with Q2 2025, EPS rose about 11% from $4.08 and revenue rose about 9.5% from $17.9 billion.
Annual EPS rose from $9.84 in 2022 to $11.21 in 2023, $14.01 in 2024 and $15.39 in 2025, a gain of about 56%. The first half of 2026 adds up to $8.81, about 14% more than the same period a year earlier. Q2 2026 set the highs in the table for both EPS and revenue. Quarterly revenue is up about 80% from the $10.9 billion of Q3 2021. Over the last 20 quarters, American Express beat the EPS estimate 16 times. The largest miss was Q1 2023, at 9.65% below, and the lowest EPS was $2.07 in Q4 2022.
American Express reported Q3 between October 17 and October 22 in each of the past five years. That points to mid- or late October 2026 for the next report. It will show whether the year-over-year gains of recent quarters continue into the second half.
Earnings history
| Period | Reported | EPS estimate | EPS actual | Surprise | Revenue | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | Jul 24, 2026 | $4.40 | $4.53 | +2.86% | $19.6B | SEC |
| Q1 2026 | Apr 23, 2026 | $4.00 | $4.28 | +6.89% | $18.9B | SEC |
| Q4 2025 | Jan 30, 2026 | $3.54 | $3.53 | −0.31% | $19.0B | SEC |
| Q3 2025 | Oct 17, 2025 | $4.00 | $4.14 | +3.61% | $18.4B | SEC |
| Q2 2025 | Jul 18, 2025 | $3.89 | $4.08 | +5.00% | $17.9B | SEC |
| Q1 2025 | Apr 17, 2025 | $3.47 | $3.64 | +4.82% | $17.0B | SEC |
| Q4 2024 | Jan 24, 2025 | $3.03 | $3.04 | +0.39% | $17.2B | SEC |
| Q3 2024 | Oct 18, 2024 | $3.29 | $3.49 | +6.08% | $16.6B | SEC |
| Q2 2024 | Jul 19, 2024 | $3.26 | $4.15 | +27.29% | $16.3B | SEC |
| Q1 2024 | Apr 19, 2024 | $2.95 | $3.33 | +12.71% | $15.8B | SEC |
| Q4 2023 | Jan 26, 2024 | $2.64 | $2.62 | −0.71% | $15.8B | SEC |
| Q3 2023 | Oct 20, 2023 | $2.95 | $3.30 | +11.94% | $15.4B | SEC |
| Q2 2023 | Jul 21, 2023 | $2.81 | $2.89 | +2.70% | $15.1B | SEC |
| Q1 2023 | Apr 20, 2023 | $2.66 | $2.40 | −9.65% | $14.3B | SEC |
| Q4 2022 | Jan 27, 2023 | $2.23 | $2.07 | −7.19% | $14.2B | SEC |
| Q3 2022 | Oct 21, 2022 | $2.40 | $2.47 | +2.87% | $13.6B | SEC |
| Q2 2022 | Jul 22, 2022 | $2.42 | $2.57 | +6.42% | $13.4B | SEC |
| Q1 2022 | Apr 22, 2022 | $2.44 | $2.73 | +11.72% | $11.7B | SEC |
| Q4 2021 | Jan 25, 2022 | $1.86 | $2.18 | +16.98% | $12.1B | SEC |
| Q3 2021 | Oct 22, 2021 | $1.80 | $2.27 | +26.38% | $10.9B | SEC |
Quarterly revenue
Frequently asked questions
When did American Express (AXP) last report earnings?
American Express last reported on Jul 24, 2026, covering fiscal Q2 2026.
Did AXP beat earnings estimates?
Yes. American Express reported EPS of $4.53 for Q2 2026 against a $4.40 estimate — a 2.86% beat.
How much revenue did AXP report last quarter?
American Express reported $19.6B in revenue for Q2 2026, against a consensus estimate of $19.7B.
Earnings figures may be restated, revised or corrected by the issuer. Past results do not indicate future performance.
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