Current Assets
Restricted Cash
American Express Restricted Cash increased by 17.8% to $199.00M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 10.6%, from $180.00M to $199.00M. Over 5 years (FY 2020 to FY 2025), Restricted Cash shows a downward trend with a -22.5% CAGR.
Analysis
StatementBalance Sheet Statement
SectionCurrent Assets
CategoryLiquidity
SignalContext dependent
VolatilityStable
First reportedQ4 2019
Last reportedQ1 2026Apr 23, 2026
How to read this metric
An increase may signal higher debt service requirements or increased collateral obligations, while a decrease may indicate the release of restricted funds.
Detailed definition
Cash balances that are legally or contractually set aside for specific purposes, such as debt service reserves, collater...
Peer comparison
Common in capital-intensive industries like energy where project financing requires specific reserve accounts.
Metric ID:
restricted_cashHistorical Data
19 periods
| Q2 '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 | $1.84B | $525.00M | $2.21B | $1.09B | $1.36B | $544.00M | $549.00M | $1.23B | $468.00M | $514.00M | $526.00M | $471.00M | $471.00M | $427.00M | $180.00M | $198.00M | $1.33B | $169.00M | $199.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | -71.5% | +320.4% | -50.8% | +25.2% | -60.0% | +0.9% | +124.2% | -62.0% | +9.8% | +2.3% | -10.5% | +0.0% | -9.3% | -57.8% | +10.0% | +571.7% | -87.3% | +17.8% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | -41.0% | — | +3.6% | -75.1% | +13.4% | -65.6% | -5.5% | -4.2% | -61.7% | +0.6% | -16.9% | -65.8% | -58.0% | +182.4% | -60.4% | +10.6% |
Range$169.00M – $2.21B
CAGR-39.0%
Avg YoY Growth-16.2%
Median YoY Growth-16.9%
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is American Express's restricted cash?
- American Express (AXP) reported restricted cash of $199.00M in Q1 2026.
- How has American Express's restricted cash changed year-over-year?
- American Express's restricted cash increased by 10.6% year-over-year, from $180.00M to $199.00M.
- What is the long-term trend for American Express's restricted cash?
- Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), American Express's restricted cash has grown at a -22.5% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $606.00M to $169.00M.
- What does restricted cash mean?
- Cash that is legally tied up and cannot be used for day-to-day operations.