The table below shows AMERICAN EXPRESS CO's cash flow statement by quarter, as reported in the company's quarterly filings. All figures are in US dollars; negative values appear in red.
Line item
Q1 2026
Q1 2025
Q1 2024
Q1 2023
Q1 2022
Q1 2021
Operating cash flow
$3.80B
$4.76B
$5.55B
-$377.00M
$3.88B
$2.28B
Capital expenditure
$1.15B
$430.00M
$396.00M
$360.00M
$447.00M
$319.00M
Investing cash flow
-$2.87B
$451.00M
-$3.14B
-$1.40B
-$2.78B
$4.77B
Dividends paid
$583.00M
$509.00M
$452.00M
$405.00M
AXP operating cash flow (10-K history)
AMERICAN EXPRESS CO reported operating cash flow of $18.43B for fiscal year 2025. That is up 31.2% from $14.05B in fiscal 2024. Over the 10 fiscal years shown, operating cash flow grew from $10.47B (FY 2011) to $18.43B. Figures come from the company's audited annual reports as filed with the SEC.