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Cash on Hand for American Express (AXP)

As of · Reported

Metric

Latest period

$54.05B

YoY change

+16.3%

5Y CAGR

-2.3%

Peak year (2020)

$54.47B

Cash on Hand history chart for American Express (AXP) from 1989 to 2025

Latest: $48.53B

Cash on Hand growth chart for American Express (AXP) from 1989 to 2025

Latest: +16.3%

Cash on Hand history table for American Express (AXP) from 1989 to 2025

  • 2025$48.53B+16.3%
  • 2024$41.74B-14.2%
  • 2023$48.65B+26.7%
  • 2022$38.39B+56.7%
  • 2021$24.50B-55.0%
  • 2020$54.47B+66.6%
  • 2019$32.69B+2.0%
  • 2018$32.04B-11.1%
  • 2017$36.04B+27.3%
  • 2016$28.32B+24.4%
  • 2015$22.76B+2.1%
  • 2014$22.29B+14.4%
  • 2013$19.49B-12.4%
  • 2012$22.25B-10.6%
  • 2011$24.89B+52.2%
  • 2010$16.36B-20.8%
  • 2009$20.66B-37.3%
  • 2008$32.97B+271.3%
  • 2007$8.88B+67.3%
  • 2006$5.31B-27.9%
  • 2005$7.36B-17.4%
  • 2004$8.91B+55.5%
  • 2003$5.73B-44.3%
  • 2002$10.29B+42.5%
  • 2001$7.22B-14.9%
  • 2000$8.49B+13.6%
  • 1999$7.47B+82.6%
  • 1998$4.09B-2.1%
  • 1997$4.18B+56.1%
  • 1996$2.68B-16.3%
  • 1995$3.20B-6.8%
  • 1994$3.43B+3.7%
  • 1993$3.31B-89.8%
  • 1992$32.47B+57.9%
  • 1991$20.56B+67.9%
  • 1990$12.25B-40.7%
  • 1989$20.64B—

Cash on Hand values are taken from American Express's reported balance sheets (quarterly 10-Q and annual 10-K filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission). Each row shows the period end date and the filing date. YoY compares each figure to the same period one year earlier. Amounts are in USD as filed.

About Cash on Hand at American Express (AXP)

According to American Express's latest reported financial statements, the company's latest reported cash and short-term investments is $54.05B. Cash on hand here is cash, cash equivalents, and short-term investments reported at the end of each period — the most liquid assets on the balance sheet. Compare with total debt for net leverage and total assets for the share of assets held in cash.

Headline figure above is from the reporting period ending (reported ). Chart and table below cover the full reported history back to .

American Express (AXP) most recent annual cash and short-term investments stands at $48.53B (2025) – grew 16.3% year-over-year.

Over 2020–2025 (5 years), American Express cash and short-term investments expanded at a -2.3% compound annual rate, with a net decline across the window.

American Express cash and short-term investments peaked at $54.47B in 2020; the latest annual figure is $48.53B in 2025 (10.9% below peak).

2020 marks the peak cash and short-term investments at $54.47B, with the historical low of $2.68B recorded in 1996.

American Express Cash on Hand by Year

American Express Cash on Hand 2025: $48.53B

American Express cash and short-term investments in 2025 was $48.53B, grew 16.3% from 2024.

American Express Cash on Hand 2024: $41.74B

2024's cash and short-term investments for American Express came in at $41.74B, declined 14.2% below 2023.

American Express Cash on Hand 2023: $48.65B

American Express posted cash and short-term investments of $48.65B in 2023, grew 26.7% from 2022.

American Express Cash on Hand 2022: $38.39B

In 2022, American Express reported cash and short-term investments of $38.39B, surged 56.7% from 2021.

American Express Cash on Hand 2021: $24.50B

American Express cash and short-term investments in 2021 was $24.50B.

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