Ebay (EBAY) Short-term Investments (2009 - 2026)
Ebay (EBAY) posted Short-term Investments of $997.0 million for Q2 2026, up 3.21% on a QoQ basis from $966.0 million in Q1 2026, and down 40.65% year-over-year from $1.7 billion in Q2 2025.
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Ebay (EBAY) Short-term Investments (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Ebay has reported Short-term Investments for 18 years, with the latest figure at $997.0 million in Q2 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, Short-term Investments fell 40.65% year-over-year to $997.0 million in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was $997.0 million, a 40.65% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $1.1 billion, down 69.57% from the prior year.
- Short-term Investments was $997.0 million for Q2 2026 at Ebay, up from $966.0 million in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for Short-term Investments was $4.5 billion in Q4 2023, with the low at $955.0 million in Q3 2025.
- Average Short-term Investments over 5 years is $2.5 billion, with a median of $2.7 billion recorded in 2022.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Short-term Investments plunged 85.68% in 2022, then jumped 176.12% in 2023.
- Over 5 years, Short-term Investments stood at $2.7 billion in 2022, then jumped by 66.2% to $4.5 billion in 2023, then decreased by 22.73% to $3.5 billion in 2024, then sank by 69.57% to $1.1 billion in 2025, then decreased by 5.23% to $997.0 million in 2026.
- The last three Short-term Investments figures came in at $997.0 million (Q2 2026), $966.0 million (Q1 2026), and $1.1 billion (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alibaba Group Holding | 263.05 Bn | 227.79 Bn | 15.11 Bn |
| 2 | Booking Holdings | 126.16 Bn | 108.94 Bn | 4.98 Bn |
| 3 | PDD Holdings | 112.31 Bn | 82.02 Bn | 9.45 Bn |
| 4 | Airbnb | 98.07 Bn | 86.00 Bn | 2.98 Bn |
| 5 | Mercadolibre | 90.61 Bn | 75.42 Bn | 4.16 Bn |
| 6 | Ebay | 49.77 Bn | 46.46 Bn | 2.30 Bn |
| 7 | Expedia | 31.98 Bn | 24.85 Bn | 3.91 Bn |
| 8 | Maplebear | 10.57 Bn | 9.72 Bn | 751.00 Mn |
| 9 | Full Truck Alliance | 7.59 Bn | 6.63 Bn | - |
| 10 | Etsy | 6.70 Bn | 5.58 Bn | 484.05 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 997.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 966.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 1.05 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 955.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 1.68 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 1.76 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 3.46 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 3.30 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 3.20 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 4.24 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 4.47 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 4.02 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 2.66 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 2.87 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 2.69 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 1.46 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 1.48 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 3.77 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 5.94 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 9.28 Bn |
API Access
Ebay Short-term Investments 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=short-term-investments&ticker=EBAY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "short-term-investments", "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=short-term-investments&ticker=EBAY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();