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American Express AXP CS — Salaries and employee benefits and other operating expenses
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Reported directly by American Express in its filing.
Tagged under the XBRL concept axp:LaborAndRelatedExpenseIncludingOtherNoninterestExpense.
The source filing: American Express’s 10-Q, filed July 24, 2026.
- Filed
- Jul 24, 2026, 12:00 PM EDT
- Fiscal quarter
- Q2 FY2026
- Calendar quarter
- Q2 2026
- Accession
- 0000004962-26-000322
| Three Months Ended June 30, 2026(Millions) | USCS | CS | ICS | GMNS | Total Reportable Operating Segments | Corporate & Other (a) | Consolidated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Expenses | |||||||
| Card Member rewards, business development and Card Member services (c) | 4,745 | 1,994 | 1,683 | 328 | 8,750 | 5 | 8,755 |
| Marketing | 813 | 379 | 352 | 100 | 1,644 | 7 | 1,650 |
| Salaries and employee benefits and other operating expenses | 1,403 | 806 | 884 | 530 | 3,623 | 453 | 4,077 |
| Total expenses | 6,961 | 3,179 | 2,919 | 958 | 14,017 | 465 | 14,482 |
| Pretax income (loss) | $2,065 | $970 | $477 | $1,128 | $4,640 | $(569) | $4,071 |
| Total assets | $123,404 | $65,567 | $52,291 | $19,401 | $260,663 | $47,540 | $308,203 |
| Six Months Ended June 30, 2026(Millions) | USCS | CS | ICS | GMNS | Total Reportable Operating Segments | Corporate & Other (a) | Consolidated |
ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FAQ
- What is American Express's CS — salaries and employee benefits and other operating expenses?
- American Express (AXP) reported CS — salaries and employee benefits and other operating expenses of $806M in Q2 2026.
- How has American Express's CS — salaries and employee benefits and other operating expenses changed year-over-year?
- American Express's CS — salaries and employee benefits and other operating expenses decreased by 2.4% year-over-year, from $826M to $806M.
- What is the long-term trend for American Express's CS — salaries and employee benefits and other operating expenses?
- Over 3 years (2022 to 2025), American Express's CS — salaries and employee benefits and other operating expenses has grown at a 5.4% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $2.89B to $3.38B.
- What does CS — salaries and employee benefits and other operating expenses mean?
- This includes the compensation, benefits, and general administrative costs required to operate the commercial services segment. It represents the core fixed and variable labor costs necessary to support business operations and client services.
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