PayPal Holdings (PYPL) Cash from Operations (2014 - 2026)
PayPal Holdings' Cash from Operations came in at $1.59 billion for Q3 2026, down 19.4% from $1.97 billion a year earlier and down 19.7% from the prior quarter.
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PayPal Holdings (PYPL) Cash from Operations (2014 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Sep 30, 2026, PayPal Holdings reported Cash from Operations of $7.09 billion, up 10.4% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at $6.42 billion, down 13.9% from FY2024.
- Cash from Operations carries a five-year compound annual growth rate of 0.6% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Cash from Operations was $7.45 billion in FY2024 (+53.8%), $4.84 billion in FY2023 (-16.7%), $5.81 billion in FY2022 (+0.3%) and $5.8 billion in FY2021 (-6.8%).
- The five-year range for quarterly Cash from Operations is -$200 million (Q2 2023) to $2.61 billion (Q4 2023).
- Year-over-year, Cash from Operations increased in two of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 4.0%.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Cash from Operations over five years came in Q2 2026 (growth of 120.8%), and the weakest in Q2 2025 (a decline of 41.1%).
- Business Quant data shows PYPL's Cash from Operations at $1.98 billion (Q2 2026), $1.13 billion (Q1 2026) and $2.38 billion (Q4 2025) in the three quarters before Q3 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Cash from Ops. (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PayPal Holdings | 48.42 Bn | 7.12 Bn | - | 1.59 Bn |
| 2 | Block | 45.61 Bn | 16.90 Bn | 3.17 Bn | 1.02 Bn |
| 3 | Coinbase Global | 37.13 Bn | -2.51 Bn | - | 405.46 Mn |
| 4 | Fiserv | 26.58 Bn | 23.25 Bn | 2.90 Bn | 1.48 Bn |
| 5 | Corpay | 26.23 Bn | 16.11 Bn | - | 1.47 Bn |
| 6 | Global Payments | 25.99 Bn | 3.78 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 662.62 Mn |
| 7 | Guidewire Software | 13.67 Bn | 10.24 Bn | 269.68 Mn | 283.89 Mn |
| 8 | Jack Henry & Associates | 11.62 Bn | 11.52 Bn | 273.85 Mn | 302.67 Mn |
| 9 | Bitmine Immersion Technologies | 11.09 Bn | 8.47 Bn | 40.81 Mn | 29.01 Mn |
| 10 | Chime Financial | 10.61 Bn | 6.40 Bn | 594.87 Mn | 207.48 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 1.59 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 1.98 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 1.13 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 2.38 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 1.97 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 898.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 1.16 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 2.39 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 1.61 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 1.53 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 1.92 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 2.61 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 1.26 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -200.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 1.17 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 1.59 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 1.76 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 1.25 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 1.22 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 1.22 Bn |
API Access
PayPal Holdings Cash from Operations 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=cash-from-operations&ticker=PYPL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "cash-from-operations", "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=cash-from-operations&ticker=PYPL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();