PayPal Holdings (PYPL) Deferred Taxes (2014 - 2026)

PayPal Holdings (PYPL) reported Deferred Taxes of -$290.0 million for Q1 2026, down 4733.33% on a YoY basis from $6.3 million in Q1 2025, and down 333.87% quarter-over-quarter from $124.0 million in Q4 2025.

PayPal Holdings (PYPL) Deferred Taxes (2014 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

PayPal Holdings has reported Deferred Taxes for 13 years, with the latest figure at -$290.0 million in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Deferred Taxes fell 4733.33% year-over-year to -$290.0 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at -$67.0 million (down 138.73% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $217.0 million, down 6.06% from the prior year.
  • Deferred Taxes for Q1 2026 stood at -$290.0 million, down from $124.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Deferred Taxes was $223.0 million in Q4 2024, with the low at -$441.0 million in Q2 2022.
  • Historically, Deferred Taxes has averaged -$77.7 million across 5 years, with a median of -$67.0 million in 2023.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2025 — Deferred Taxes soared 966.67% — and 2026, when it plunged 4733.33%.
  • PayPal Holdings' Deferred Taxes stood at -$273.0 million in 2022, then increased by 16.12% to -$229.0 million in 2023, then jumped by 197.38% to $223.0 million in 2024, then plunged by 44.39% to $124.0 million in 2025, then slumped by 333.87% to -$290.0 million in 2026.
  • The last three Deferred Taxes figures came in at -$290.0 million (Q1 2026), $124.0 million (Q4 2025), and $182.0 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Deferred Taxes (Qtr)
1 Visa 548.22 Bn 535.81 Bn - 453.00 Mn
2 Mastercard 437.48 Bn 427.27 Bn - 193.00 Mn
3 American Express 231.87 Bn 177.83 Bn 17.43 Bn 145.00 Mn
4 Capital One Financial 125.74 Bn 49.24 Bn - 244.00 Mn
5 PayPal Holdings 38.80 Bn 29.46 Bn 7.84 Bn -290.00 Mn
6 Synchrony Financial 25.78 Bn 5.22 Bn - 28.00 Mn
7 Affirm Holdings 24.65 Bn 22.93 Bn 261.64 Mn -
8 SoFi Technologies 22.89 Bn 19.49 Bn 929.25 Mn 28.90 Mn
9 Ally Financial 14.15 Bn 13.70 Bn 1.98 Bn -22.00 Mn
10 Credit Acceptance 6.63 Bn 6.61 Bn 562.70 Mn -13.40 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 -290.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 124.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 182.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -83.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -6.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 223.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -21.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -23.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 52.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -229.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 -293.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 -79.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 -67.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 -273.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 -81.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 -441.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 -16.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 -307.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 -72.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 -103.00 Mn