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American Express10-Q: Data investment

AXP increased Data Processing & Equipment spend by 13.5% YoY to $817M in Q2 2026.

What happened

The significant year-over-year increase in data processing and equipment costs, from $720M to $817M, suggests major investments in IT infrastructure, data platforms, or cloud services.

Source

SEC EDGARJul 24, 2026

Quarterly report (Form 10-Q)

American Express 10-Q

Filing excerpt

The following is a detail of Other expenses for the three and six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025: Table 11.2: Components of Other Expense Three Months Ended June 30, (Millions) 2026 2025 ... Data processing and equipment $817 $720

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10-Q: Data investment

What this signalsFilings often name leadership changes, deals and spending plans.

Fiscal year end
06/30
Filed
Jul 24, 2026

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Numbers

Dollar figure
$817M (Data processing and equipment expense for Q2 2026)
Percent
13.5% (YoY increase in Data processing and equipment expense for Q2)

Details

CIK
4962
Accession number
0000004962-26-000322
Timeframe
Current quarter
Filing year
2026
Fiscal year
0
Why it matters
Target for data vendors
Signal category
Technology

Extraction

Confidence
High
Relevance
80%
Sentiment
Neutral
Detected
Jul 28, 2026
signal_type
sec-10q
signal_subtype
dataInvestment

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