PayPal Holdings (PYPL) Deferred Taxes (2014 - 2026)
PayPal Holdings posted quarterly Deferred Taxes of -$290.0 million for Q1 2026, down 4733.33% year-on-year from $6.3 million in Q1 2025, and down 333.87% on a QoQ basis from $124.0 million in Q4 2025.
PayPal Holdings (PYPL) Deferred Taxes (2014 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
PayPal Holdings (PYPL) has 13 years of Deferred Taxes data on file, last reported 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.
- Across five years, Deferred Taxes topped out at $223.0 million in Q4 2024 and bottomed at -$441.0 million in Q2 2022.
- The 5-year median for Deferred Taxes is -$67.0 million (2023), against an average of -$77.7 million.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2025, when Deferred Taxes soared 966.67%; it then slumped 4733.33% in 2026.
- A 5-year view of Deferred Taxes shows it stood at -$273.0 million in 2022, then rose by 16.12% to -$229.0 million in 2023, then surged by 197.38% to $223.0 million in 2024, then tumbled by 44.39% to $124.0 million in 2025, then sank 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 | 539.53 Bn | 527.13 Bn | - | 453.00 Mn |
| 2 | Mastercard | 441.81 Bn | 431.60 Bn | - | 193.00 Mn |
| 3 | American Express | 215.01 Bn | 160.96 Bn | 17.43 Bn | 145.00 Mn |
| 4 | Capital One Financial | 114.99 Bn | 38.50 Bn | - | 244.00 Mn |
| 5 | PayPal Holdings | 41.29 Bn | 31.95 Bn | 7.84 Bn | -290.00 Mn |
| 6 | Affirm Holdings | 24.62 Bn | 22.89 Bn | 261.64 Mn | - |
| 7 | Synchrony Financial | 24.22 Bn | 3.66 Bn | - | 28.00 Mn |
| 8 | SoFi Technologies | 23.71 Bn | 20.31 Bn | 929.25 Mn | 28.90 Mn |
| 9 | Ally Financial | 13.13 Bn | 12.69 Bn | 1.98 Bn | -22.00 Mn |
| 10 | Credit Acceptance | 6.46 Bn | 6.44 Bn | 562.70 Mn | -13.40 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 |