Financing
Debt Repayments
American Express Debt Repayments decreased by 53.3% to $1.52B in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 56.9%, from $3.53B to $1.52B. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Debt Repayments shows an upward trend with a 11.7% CAGR. This is a positive signal — lower values indicate better performance for this metric.
Analysis
StatementCash Flow Statement
SectionFinancing
CategoryLeverage
SignalLower is better
VolatilityModerate
First reportedQ1 2013
Last reportedQ1 2026Apr 23, 2026
How to read this metric
A decrease may indicate a focus on capital preservation or refinancing, while a significant increase signals active debt reduction or maturity fulfillment.
Detailed definition
Represents the total cash outflows used to reduce the principal balance of short-term and long-term debt obligations. Th...
Peer comparison
Standard across all capital-intensive industries; peers with high leverage typically show higher repayment activity.
Metric ID:
debt_repaymentHistorical Data
20 periods
| Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $4.66B | $2.84B | $3.42B | $6.31B | $6.22B | $4.02B | $2.36B | $3.00B | $853.00M | $5.41B | $1.43B | $1.25B | $2.90B | $3.21B | $3.40B | $3.53B | $4.36B | $7.00B | $3.26B | $1.52B |
| QoQ Change | — | -39.1% | +20.3% | +84.9% | -1.6% | -35.3% | -41.4% | +27.4% | -71.6% | +534.7% | -73.5% | -12.8% | +132.1% | +10.5% | +6.0% | +3.9% | +23.4% | +60.5% | -53.4% | -53.3% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +33.4% | +41.6% | -31.0% | -52.4% | -86.3% | +34.7% | -39.2% | -58.4% | +240.1% | -40.8% | +137.3% | +182.7% | +50.3% | +118.3% | -4.1% | -56.9% |
Range$853.00M – $7.00B
CAGR-21.0%
Avg YoY Growth+29.3%
Median YoY Growth+14.6%
Current Streak2 quarters decline
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is American Express's debt repayments?
- American Express (AXP) reported debt repayments of $1.52B in Q1 2026.
- How has American Express's debt repayments changed year-over-year?
- American Express's debt repayments decreased by 56.9% year-over-year, from $3.53B to $1.52B.
- What is the long-term trend for American Express's debt repayments?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), American Express's debt repayments has grown at a 11.7% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $11.66B to $18.16B.
- What does debt repayments mean?
- The total amount of cash used to pay down debt principal.