PayPal Holdings (PYPL) Cost of Revenue (2014 - 2026)

PayPal Holdings (PYPL) posted Cost of Revenue of $518.0 million for Q1 2026, down 25.04% quarter-over-quarter from $691.0 million in Q4 2025, and up 6.15% year-on-year from $488.0 million in Q1 2025.

PayPal Holdings (PYPL) Cost of Revenue (2014 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

PayPal Holdings (PYPL) has reported Cost of Revenue for 13 consecutive years, with $518.0 million the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.

  • Cost of Revenue for Q1 2026 came in at $518.0 million, up 6.15% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $2.3 billion (up 11.85% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $2.3 billion, up 14.09% from the prior year.
  • Cost of Revenue was $518.0 million for Q1 2026 at PayPal Holdings, down from $691.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Cost of Revenue peaked at $691.0 million in Q4 2025 and troughed at $421.0 million in Q1 2024.
  • Average Cost of Revenue over 5 years is $521.6 million, with a median of $518.0 million recorded in 2026.
  • Year-over-year, Cost of Revenue fell 26.6% in 2023 and jumped 34.33% in 2024.
  • Over 5 years, Cost of Revenue stood at $524.0 million in 2022, then decreased by 11.07% to $466.0 million in 2023, then surged by 34.33% to $626.0 million in 2024, then advanced by 10.38% to $691.0 million in 2025, then fell by 25.04% to $518.0 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Cost of Revenue figures were $518.0 million in Q1 2026, $691.0 million in Q4 2025, and $521.0 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Cost of Rev (Qtr)
1 Visa 587.74 Bn 575.34 Bn - -
2 Mastercard 465.55 Bn 455.34 Bn - -
3 American Express 238.39 Bn 184.35 Bn 17.43 Bn 1.48 Bn
4 PayPal Holdings 40.24 Bn 30.89 Bn 7.84 Bn 518.00 Mn
5 Affirm Holdings 28.27 Bn 26.55 Bn 261.64 Mn 72.85 Mn
6 SoFi Technologies 23.54 Bn 20.13 Bn 929.25 Mn 171.12 Mn
7 Ally Financial 14.34 Bn 13.89 Bn 1.98 Bn 121.00 Mn
8 Credit Acceptance 7.51 Bn 7.49 Bn 562.70 Mn 17.20 Mn
9 FinVolution 6.22 Bn 4.97 Bn 311.24 Mn 121.17 Mn
10 Sezzle 5.91 Bn 5.79 Bn - -

Historic Data

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Mar 31, 2026 518.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 518.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 691.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 691.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 521.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 521.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 583.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 583.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 488.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 488.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 626.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 626.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 508.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 508.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 446.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 446.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 421.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 421.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 466.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 466.00 Mn