PayPal Holdings (PYPL) EBITDA (2014 - 2026)

PayPal Holdings (PYPL) reported EBITDA 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) EBITDA (2014 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

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

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, EBITDA 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.
  • EBITDA for Q1 2026 stood at $1.5 billion, down from $1.5 billion in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for EBITDA was $1.7 billion in Q4 2023, with the low at $711.0 million in Q1 2022.
  • Historically, EBITDA has averaged $1.3 billion across 5 years, with a median of $1.3 billion in 2024.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — EBITDA sank 32.21% — and 2023, when it surged 48.3%.
  • PayPal Holdings' EBITDA 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 EBITDA 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) EBITDA (Qtr)
1 Visa 541.66 Bn 529.25 Bn - 7.23 Bn
2 Mastercard 437.55 Bn 427.34 Bn - 4.91 Bn
3 American Express 212.80 Bn 158.76 Bn 17.43 Bn 3.55 Bn
4 Capital One Financial 112.47 Bn 35.97 Bn - 6.79 Bn
5 PayPal Holdings 37.70 Bn 28.36 Bn 7.84 Bn 1.49 Bn
6 Synchrony Financial 24.26 Bn 3.70 Bn - 2.02 Bn
7 Affirm Holdings 21.24 Bn 19.51 Bn 261.64 Mn 96.25 Mn
8 SoFi Technologies 20.46 Bn 17.06 Bn 929.25 Mn 153.01 Mn
9 Ally Financial 13.30 Bn 12.86 Bn 1.98 Bn 332.00 Mn
10 Credit Acceptance 6.24 Bn 6.21 Bn 562.70 Mn 139.80 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
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