Ebay (EBAY) Retained Earnings (2009 - 2026)
Ebay (EBAY) reported Retained Earnings of $40.07 billion for Q2 2026, up 4.0% from $38.54 billion a year earlier and up 1.0% from the prior quarter.
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Ebay (EBAY) Retained Earnings (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025, Ebay posted Retained Earnings of $39.3 billion, up 3.5% from FY2024.
- Retained Earnings has increased for three consecutive years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 11.3% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Retained Earnings came in at $37.95 billion in FY2024 (+3.9%), $36.53 billion in FY2023 (+6.5%), $34.32 billion in FY2022 (-4.9%) and $36.09 billion in FY2021 (+57.2%).
- The Q2 2026 figure ranks as the highest quarterly Retained Earnings in data going back to Q2 2009.
- Year over year, Retained Earnings has now increased in each of the last 14 quarters, with growth averaging 4.0% over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Retained Earnings in five years was Q4 2021 (growth of 57.2%); the low point was Q4 2022 (a decline of 4.9%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at $39.67 billion (Q1 2026), $39.3 billion (Q4 2025) and $39.04 billion (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Retained Earnings (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alphabet | 4,273.02 Bn | 4,030.55 Bn | 73.85 Bn | 493.37 Bn |
| 2 | Meta Platforms | 1,882.67 Bn | 1,585.19 Bn | 49.47 Bn | 157.84 Bn |
| 3 | Netflix | 292.72 Bn | 252.92 Bn | 6.52 Bn | 50.97 Bn |
| 4 | Alibaba Group Holding | 258.66 Bn | 82.26 Bn | 15.11 Bn | 103.45 Bn |
| 5 | Shopify | 221.29 Bn | 198.47 Bn | 1.71 Bn | 3.78 Bn |
| 6 | Uber Technologies | 145.86 Bn | 117.84 Bn | 6.38 Bn | -7.95 Bn |
| 7 | Booking Holdings | 120.48 Bn | 53.53 Bn | - | 43.05 Bn |
| 8 | PDD Holdings | 115.79 Bn | -126.92 Bn | 9.45 Bn | 47.74 Bn |
| 9 | Spotify Technology | 108.98 Bn | 66.21 Bn | 1.86 Bn | 489.35 Mn |
| 10 | Ebay | 49.92 Bn | 36.46 Bn | 2.30 Bn | 40.07 Bn |
Historic Data
Download Data
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 40.07 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 39.67 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 39.30 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 39.04 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 38.54 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 38.31 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 37.95 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 37.41 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 36.93 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 36.83 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 36.53 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 35.94 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 34.78 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 34.74 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 34.32 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 33.77 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 33.96 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 34.62 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 36.09 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 34.23 Bn |
API Access
Ebay Retained Earnings API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=retained-earnings&ticker=EBAY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "retained-earnings", "ticker": "EBAY", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=retained-earnings&ticker=EBAY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();