PayPal Holdings (PYPL) Capital Expenditures (2014 - 2026)
PayPal Holdings posted quarterly Capital Expenditures of $231.0 million for Q1 2026, up 15.5% year-on-year from $200.0 million in Q1 2025, and up 150.55% on a QoQ basis from -$457.0 million in Q4 2025.
PayPal Holdings (PYPL) Capital Expenditures (2014 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
PayPal Holdings (PYPL) has 13 years of Capital Expenditures data on file, last reported at $231.0 million in Q1 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Capital Expenditures rose 15.5% year-over-year to $231.0 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $232.0 million (down 68.18% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $201.0 million, down 70.57% from the prior year.
- Capital Expenditures for Q1 2026 stood at $231.0 million, up from -$457.0 million in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Capital Expenditures topped out at $457.0 million in Q3 2025 and bottomed at -$548.0 million in Q4 2022.
- The 5-year median for Capital Expenditures is $158.0 million (2023), against an average of $65.6 million.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Capital Expenditures sank 357.28%; it then soared 208.78% in 2025.
- A 5-year view of Capital Expenditures shows it stood at -$548.0 million in 2022, then climbed by 12.77% to -$478.0 million in 2023, then jumped by 180.33% to $384.0 million in 2024, then sank by 219.01% to -$457.0 million in 2025, then surged by 150.55% to $231.0 million in 2026.
- The last three Capital Expenditures figures came in at $231.0 million (Q1 2026), -$457.0 million (Q4 2025), and $457.0 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Capital Expenditures (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Visa | 539.53 Bn | 527.13 Bn | - | 383.00 Mn |
| 2 | Mastercard | 441.81 Bn | 431.60 Bn | - | 181.00 Mn |
| 3 | American Express | 215.01 Bn | 160.96 Bn | 17.43 Bn | 1.15 Bn |
| 4 | Capital One Financial | 114.99 Bn | 38.50 Bn | - | 553.00 Mn |
| 5 | PayPal Holdings | 41.29 Bn | 31.95 Bn | 7.84 Bn | 231.00 Mn |
| 6 | Affirm Holdings | 24.62 Bn | 22.89 Bn | 261.64 Mn | -22.29 Bn |
| 7 | Synchrony Financial | 24.22 Bn | 3.66 Bn | - | - |
| 8 | SoFi Technologies | 23.71 Bn | 20.31 Bn | 929.25 Mn | 67.55 Mn |
| 9 | Ally Financial | 13.13 Bn | 12.69 Bn | 1.98 Bn | - |
| 10 | Credit Acceptance | 6.46 Bn | 6.44 Bn | 562.70 Mn | 400,000.00 |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 231.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 231.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -457.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -457.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 457.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 457.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 1.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 1.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 200.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 200.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 384.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 384.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 148.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 148.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -3.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -3.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 154.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 154.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -478.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -478.00 Mn |