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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 Return on Average Common Equity (ROCE, %) by Quarter

Return on Average Common Equity (ROCE, %) (%)

American Express Return on Average Common Equity (ROCE, %): 43.6% in Q3 2026, up 6.3 pts from a year earlier. That is the highest of the 40 quarters on record here.

Latest, Q3 2026
43.6%
Period ended Sep 30, 2026
Change on a year earlier
+6.3 pts
37.3% in Q3 2025
History
40 quarters
Since Q4 2016
Sources
35
Documents cited below

Where the Q3 2026 figure comes from

“|| Return on average common equity (D) | 43.6 % | 37.8 % | 36.6 % | 35.3 % | 37.3 %”

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

Quarterly history

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PeriodEndedReturn on Average Common Equity (ROCE, %) (%)Year on yearSource
Q3 2026Sep 30, 202643.6%+6.3 pts8-K EX-99.2 (Q3'26, filed 2026-10-23) ↗
Q2 2026Jun 30, 202637.8%0.0 pts8-K EX-99.2 (Q3'26, filed 2026-10-23) ↗
Q1 2026Mar 31, 202636.6%+1.6 pts8-K EX-99.2 (Q3'26, filed 2026-10-23) ↗
Q4 2025Dec 31, 202535.3%-0.8 pts8-K EX-99.2 (Q3'26, filed 2026-10-23) ↗
Q3 2025Sep 30, 202537.3%+2.0 pts8-K EX-99.2 (Q3'26, filed 2026-10-23) ↗
Q2 2025Jun 30, 202537.8%-5.4 pts8-K EX-99.2 (Q2'26, filed 2026-07-24) ↗
Q1 2025Mar 31, 202535.0%-0.9 pts8-K EX-99.2 (Q1'26, filed 2026-04-23) ↗
Q4 2024Dec 31, 202436.1%+3.1 pts8-K EX-99.2 (Q4'25, filed 2026-01-30) ↗
Q3 2024Sep 30, 202435.3%-2.7 pts8-K EX-99.2 (Q3'25, filed 2025-10-17) ↗
Q2 2024Jun 30, 202443.2%+8.6 pts8-K EX-99.2 (Q2'25, filed 2025-07-18) ↗
Q1 2024Mar 31, 202435.9%+5.8 pts8-K EX-99.2 (Q1'25, filed 2025-04-17) ↗
Q4 2023Dec 31, 202333.0%-1.1 pts8-K EX-99.2 (Q4'24, filed 2025-01-24) ↗
Q3 2023Sep 30, 202338.0%+4.4 pts8-K EX-99.2 (Q3'24, filed 2024-10-18) ↗
Q2 2023Jun 30, 202334.6%-1.9 pts8-K EX-99.2 (Q2'24, filed 2024-07-19) ↗
Q1 2023Mar 31, 202330.1%-9.9 pts8-K EX-99.2 (Q1'24, filed 2024-04-19) ↗
Q4 2022Dec 31, 202234.1%-1.7 pts8-K EX-99.2 (Q4'23, filed 2024-01-26) ↗

Cite this data

StockData. (2026). American Express Return on Average Common Equity (ROCE, %) (%), quarterly Q4 2016–Q3 2026 [Data set]. Compiled from American Express SEC filings and investor materials. https://stockdatahq.com/stocks/axp/kpis/roce-pct

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