PayPal Holdings (PYPL) Cash from Investing Activities (2014 - 2026)
PayPal Holdings posted quarterly Cash from Investing Activities of -$2.1 billion for Q1 2026, up 42.26% year-on-year from -$1.5 billion in Q1 2025, and down 604.7% on a QoQ basis from -$298.0 million in Q4 2025.
PayPal Holdings (PYPL) Cash from Investing Activities (2014 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
PayPal Holdings (PYPL) has 13 years of Cash from Investing Activities data on file, last reported 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.
- Across five years, Cash from Investing Activities topped out at $4.8 billion in Q3 2025 and bottomed at -$4.5 billion in Q2 2024.
- The 5-year median for Cash from Investing Activities is -$40.0 million (2025), against an average of -$128.8 million.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2023, when Cash from Investing Activities slumped 1269.23%; it then soared 1011.73% in 2024.
- A 5-year view of Cash from Investing Activities shows it stood at -$39.0 million in 2022, then plunged by 1269.23% to -$534.0 million in 2023, then jumped by 560.11% to $2.5 billion in 2024, then tumbled by 112.13% to -$298.0 million in 2025, then sank 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 | 539.53 Bn | 527.13 Bn | - | -878.00 Mn |
| 2 | Mastercard | 441.81 Bn | 431.60 Bn | - | -362.00 Mn |
| 3 | American Express | 215.01 Bn | 160.96 Bn | 17.43 Bn | -2.87 Bn |
| 4 | Capital One Financial | 114.99 Bn | 38.50 Bn | - | 26.00 Mn |
| 5 | PayPal Holdings | 41.29 Bn | 31.95 Bn | 7.84 Bn | -2.10 Bn |
| 6 | Affirm Holdings | 24.62 Bn | 22.89 Bn | 261.64 Mn | 149.44 Mn |
| 7 | Synchrony Financial | 24.22 Bn | 3.66 Bn | - | 1.52 Bn |
| 8 | SoFi Technologies | 23.71 Bn | 20.31 Bn | 929.25 Mn | -2.39 Bn |
| 9 | Ally Financial | 13.13 Bn | 12.69 Bn | 1.98 Bn | -3.04 Bn |
| 10 | Credit Acceptance | 6.46 Bn | 6.44 Bn | 562.70 Mn | -60.90 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 |