PayPal Holdings (PYPL) Cash from Investing Activities (2014 - 2026)

PayPal Holdings (PYPL) reported Cash from Investing Activities of -$2.1 billion for Q1 2026, up 42.26% on a YoY basis from -$1.5 billion in Q1 2025, and down 604.7% quarter-over-quarter from -$298.0 million in Q4 2025.

PayPal Holdings (PYPL) Cash from Investing Activities (2014 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

PayPal Holdings has reported Cash from Investing Activities for 13 years, with the latest figure at -$2.1 billion in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Cash from Investing Activities rose 42.26% year-over-year to -$2.1 billion; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $2.3 billion (up 179.71% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $797.0 million, down 52.81% from the prior year.
  • Cash from Investing Activities for Q1 2026 stood at -$2.1 billion, down from -$298.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Cash from Investing Activities was $4.8 billion in Q3 2025, with the low at -$4.5 billion in Q2 2024.
  • Historically, Cash from Investing Activities has averaged -$128.8 million across 5 years, with a median of -$40.0 million in 2025.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Cash from Investing Activities plunged 1269.23% — and 2024, when it soared 1011.73%.
  • PayPal Holdings' Cash from Investing Activities stood at -$39.0 million in 2022, then sank by 1269.23% to -$534.0 million in 2023, then soared by 560.11% to $2.5 billion in 2024, then plunged by 112.13% to -$298.0 million in 2025, then slumped by 604.7% to -$2.1 billion in 2026.
  • The last three Cash from Investing Activities figures came in at -$2.1 billion (Q1 2026), -$298.0 million (Q4 2025), and $4.8 billion (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Cash from Investing Activities (Qtr)
1 Visa 548.22 Bn 535.81 Bn - -878.00 Mn
2 Mastercard 437.48 Bn 427.27 Bn - -362.00 Mn
3 American Express 231.87 Bn 177.83 Bn 17.43 Bn -2.87 Bn
4 Capital One Financial 125.74 Bn 49.24 Bn - 26.00 Mn
5 PayPal Holdings 38.80 Bn 29.46 Bn 7.84 Bn -2.10 Bn
6 Synchrony Financial 25.78 Bn 5.22 Bn - 1.52 Bn
7 Affirm Holdings 24.65 Bn 22.93 Bn 261.64 Mn 149.44 Mn
8 SoFi Technologies 22.89 Bn 19.49 Bn 929.25 Mn -2.39 Bn
9 Ally Financial 14.15 Bn 13.70 Bn 1.98 Bn -3.04 Bn
10 Credit Acceptance 6.63 Bn 6.61 Bn 562.70 Mn -60.90 Mn

Historic Data

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Mar 31, 2026 -2.10 Bn
Mar 31, 2026 -2.10 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 -298.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -298.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 4.77 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 4.77 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 -40.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -40.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -3.64 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 -3.64 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 2.46 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 2.46 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 2.80 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 2.80 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 -4.55 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 -4.55 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 980.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 980.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -534.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -534.00 Mn