PayPal Holdings (PYPL) Capital Expenditures (2014 - 2026)
PayPal Holdings (PYPL) reported Capital Expenditures of $161 million for Q3 2026, down 37.1% from $256 million a year earlier and down 22.6% from the prior quarter.
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PayPal Holdings (PYPL) Capital Expenditures (2014 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Sep 30, 2026, PayPal Holdings' Capital Expenditures came in at $794 million, down 7.8% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at $852 million, up 24.7% from FY2024.
- Capital Expenditures has a five-year compound annual growth rate of -0.3% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Capital Expenditures came in at $683 million in FY2024 (+9.6%), $623 million in FY2023 (-11.8%), $706 million in FY2022 (-22.2%) and $908 million in FY2021 (+4.8%).
- The Q3 2026 figure ranks as the lowest quarterly Capital Expenditures since Q2 2024.
- Year over year, Capital Expenditures gained in six of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 15.9%.
- The high point for year-over-year Capital Expenditures in five years was Q3 2025 (growth of 51.5%); the low point was Q3 2026 (a decline of 37.1%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q3 2026 came in at $208 million (Q2 2026), $231 million (Q1 2026) and $194 million (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Capex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PayPal Holdings | 48.33 Bn | 7.03 Bn | - | 161.00 Mn |
| 2 | Block | 45.17 Bn | 16.46 Bn | 3.17 Bn | 53.21 Mn |
| 3 | Coinbase Global | 36.90 Bn | -2.74 Bn | - | - |
| 4 | Corpay | 26.15 Bn | 16.04 Bn | - | 54.44 Mn |
| 5 | Fiserv | 25.94 Bn | 22.62 Bn | 2.90 Bn | 498.00 Mn |
| 6 | Global Payments | 23.50 Bn | 1.29 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 235.66 Mn |
| 7 | Guidewire Software | 13.61 Bn | 10.17 Bn | 269.68 Mn | 2.12 Mn |
| 8 | Jack Henry & Associates | 11.68 Bn | 11.58 Bn | 273.85 Mn | 20.49 Mn |
| 9 | Bitmine Immersion Technologies | 11.20 Bn | 8.58 Bn | 40.81 Mn | 30,000.00 |
| 10 | Chime Financial | 10.59 Bn | 6.38 Bn | 594.87 Mn | 9.94 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 161.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 208.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 231.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 194.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 256.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 206.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 196.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 203.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 169.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 157.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 154.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 145.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 158.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 150.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 170.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 158.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 182.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 175.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 191.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 213.00 Mn |
API Access
PayPal Holdings Capital Expenditures 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=capital-expenditures&ticker=PYPL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "capital-expenditures", "ticker": "PYPL", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=capital-expenditures&ticker=PYPL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();