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PayPal Holdings (PYPL) Cost of Revenue (2016 - 2025)

Historic Cost of Revenue for PayPal Holdings (PYPL) over the last 12 years, with Q4 2025 value amounting to $691.0 million.

  • PayPal Holdings' Cost of Revenue rose 1038.34% to $691.0 million in Q4 2025 from the same period last year, while for Dec 2025 it was $2.3 billion, marking a year-over-year increase of 1409.3%. This contributed to the annual value of $2.3 billion for FY2025, which is 1409.3% up from last year.
  • PayPal Holdings' Cost of Revenue amounted to $691.0 million in Q4 2025, which was up 1038.34% from $521.0 million recorded in Q3 2025.
  • Over the past 5 years, PayPal Holdings' Cost of Revenue peaked at $691.0 million during Q4 2025, and registered a low of $421.0 million during Q1 2024.
  • Over the past 5 years, PayPal Holdings' median Cost of Revenue value was $534.0 million (recorded in 2022), while the average stood at $539.8 million.
  • As far as peak fluctuations go, PayPal Holdings' Cost of Revenue skyrocketed by 6226.42% in 2021, and later tumbled by 2659.93% in 2023.
  • Quarter analysis of 5 years shows PayPal Holdings' Cost of Revenue stood at $666.0 million in 2021, then fell by 21.32% to $524.0 million in 2022, then decreased by 11.07% to $466.0 million in 2023, then soared by 34.33% to $626.0 million in 2024, then increased by 10.38% to $691.0 million in 2025.
  • Its Cost of Revenue was $691.0 million in Q4 2025, compared to $521.0 million in Q3 2025 and $583.0 million in Q2 2025.