PayPal Holdings (PYPL) EBIT (2014 - 2026)

PayPal Holdings (PYPL) reported EBIT of $1.5 billion for Q1 2026, down 2.75% on a YoY basis from $1.5 billion in Q1 2025, and down 1.52% quarter-over-quarter from $1.5 billion in Q4 2025.

PayPal Holdings (PYPL) EBIT (2014 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

PayPal Holdings has reported EBIT for 13 years, with the latest figure at $1.5 billion in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, EBIT fell 2.75% year-over-year to $1.5 billion; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $6.0 billion (up 5.91% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $6.1 billion, up 13.9% from the prior year.
  • EBIT for Q1 2026 stood at $1.5 billion, down from $1.5 billion in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for EBIT was $1.7 billion in Q4 2023, with the low at $711.0 million in Q1 2022.
  • Historically, EBIT has averaged $1.3 billion across 5 years, with a median of $1.3 billion in 2024.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — EBIT sank 32.21% — and 2023, when it surged 48.3%.
  • PayPal Holdings' EBIT stood at $1.2 billion in 2022, then soared by 38.91% to $1.7 billion in 2023, then decreased by 16.61% to $1.4 billion in 2024, then grew by 4.86% to $1.5 billion in 2025, then fell by 1.52% to $1.5 billion in 2026.
  • The last three EBIT figures came in at $1.5 billion (Q1 2026), $1.5 billion (Q4 2025), and $1.5 billion (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) EBIT (Qtr)
1 Visa 548.22 Bn 535.81 Bn - 7.23 Bn
2 Mastercard 437.48 Bn 427.27 Bn - 4.91 Bn
3 American Express 231.87 Bn 177.83 Bn 17.43 Bn 3.55 Bn
4 Capital One Financial 125.74 Bn 49.24 Bn - 6.79 Bn
5 PayPal Holdings 38.80 Bn 29.46 Bn 7.84 Bn 1.49 Bn
6 Synchrony Financial 25.78 Bn 5.22 Bn - 2.02 Bn
7 Affirm Holdings 24.65 Bn 22.93 Bn 261.64 Mn 88.43 Mn
8 SoFi Technologies 22.89 Bn 19.49 Bn 929.25 Mn 37.32 Mn
9 Ally Financial 14.15 Bn 13.70 Bn 1.98 Bn 746.00 Mn
10 Credit Acceptance 6.63 Bn 6.61 Bn 562.70 Mn 139.80 Mn

Historic Data

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Mar 31, 2026 1.49 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 1.51 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 1.52 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 1.50 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 1.53 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 1.44 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 1.39 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 1.33 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 1.17 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 1.73 Bn
Sep 30, 2023 1.17 Bn
Jun 30, 2023 1.13 Bn
Mar 31, 2023 999.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 1.24 Bn
Sep 30, 2022 1.12 Bn
Jun 30, 2022 764.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 711.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 1.05 Bn
Sep 30, 2021 1.04 Bn
Jun 30, 2021 1.13 Bn