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AXPNYSEFinance ServicesFiscal year ends December 31
Financials through Q2 FY2026, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026Last filing: 10-Q on Oct 23, 2026Score 14/3013% above fair value
$327.98+8.87 (+2.78%)

Close on Nov 2, 2026Market cap $221.49BP/E 19.9Yield 1.00%

American Express Effective Tax Rate by Quarter

Effective Tax Rate (%) (%)

QuarterlyAnnual

American Express Effective Tax Rate: 18.1% in Q3 2026, down 6.0 pts from a year earlier.

Latest, Q3 2026
18.1%
Period ended Sep 30, 2026
Change on a year earlier
-6.0 pts
24.1% in Q3 2025
History
40 quarters
Since Q4 2016
Sources
36
Documents cited below

Where the Q3 2026 figure comes from

“|| Effective tax rate | 18.1% | 23.6% | 21.4% | 20.3% | 24.1% | 20.9% | 21.8%”

Source: 8-K EX-99.2 (Q3'26, filed 2026-10-23) ↗

Quarterly history

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PeriodEndedEffective Tax Rate (%) (%)Year on yearSource
Q3 2026Sep 30, 202618.1%-6.0 pts8-K EX-99.2 (Q3'26, filed 2026-10-23) ↗
Q2 2026Jun 30, 202623.6%+4.9 pts8-K EX-99.2 (Q3'26, filed 2026-10-23) ↗
Q1 2026Mar 31, 202621.4%-1.0 pts8-K EX-99.2 (Q3'26, filed 2026-10-23) ↗
Q4 2025Dec 31, 202520.3%-1.0 pts8-K EX-99.2 (Q3'26, filed 2026-10-23) ↗
Q3 2025Sep 30, 202524.1%+2.3 pts8-K EX-99.2 (Q3'26, filed 2026-10-23) ↗
Q2 2025Jun 30, 202518.7%-1.7 pts8-K EX-99.2 (Q2'26, filed 2026-07-24) ↗
Q1 2025Mar 31, 202522.4%-0.1 pts8-K EX-99.2 (Q1'26, filed 2026-04-23) ↗
Q4 2024Dec 31, 202421.3%-1.7 pts8-K EX-99.2 (Q4'25, filed 2026-01-30) ↗
Q3 2024Sep 30, 202421.8%+0.9 pts8-K EX-99.2 (Q3'25, filed 2025-10-17) ↗
Q2 2024Jun 30, 202420.4%-0.1 pts8-K EX-99.2 (Q2'25, filed 2025-07-18) ↗
Q1 2024Mar 31, 202422.5%+6.3 pts8-K EX-99.2 (Q1'25, filed 2025-04-17) ↗
Q4 2023Dec 31, 202323.0%+7.0 pts8-K EX-99.2 (Q4'24, filed 2025-01-24) ↗
Q3 2023Sep 30, 202320.9%-2.7 pts8-K EX-99.2 (Q3'24, filed 2024-10-18) ↗
Q2 2023Jun 30, 202320.5%-2.3 pts8-K EX-99.2 (Q2'24, filed 2024-07-19) ↗
Q1 2023Mar 31, 202316.2%-6.4 pts8-K EX-99.2 (Q1'24, filed 2024-04-19) ↗
Q4 2022Dec 31, 202216.0%-9.5 pts8-K EX-99.2 (Q4'23, filed 2024-01-26) ↗

Cite this data

StockData. (2026). American Express Effective Tax Rate (%), quarterly Q4 2016–Q3 2026 [Data set]. Compiled from American Express SEC filings and investor materials. https://stockdatahq.com/stocks/axp/kpis/eff-tax-rate-pct

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