PayPal Holdings PYPL
NASDAQ PYPL
$52.41 -0.53 (-1.00%)
At close: Sep 18, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

PayPal Holdings (PYPL) Free Cash Flow (2014 - 2026)

PayPal Holdings' (PYPL) quarterly Free Cash Flow came in at $1.8 billion in Q2 2026, up 156.5% on a YoY basis from $692.0 million in Q2 2025, and up 96.57% quarter-over-quarter from $903.0 million in Q1 2026.

Analysis

PayPal Holdings (PYPL) Free Cash Flow (2014 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

PayPal Holdings (PYPL) has reported Free Cash Flow for 13 consecutive years, with $1.8 billion the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q2 2026, Free Cash Flow rose 156.5% year-over-year to $1.8 billion; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 stood at $6.6 billion (up 24.45% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $5.6 billion, down 17.78% from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow advanced to $1.8 billion in Q2 2026 per PYPL's latest filing, from $903.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Free Cash Flow topped out at $2.5 billion in Q4 2023 and bottomed at -$350.0 million in Q2 2023.
  • Historically, Free Cash Flow has averaged $1.4 billion across 5 years, with a median of $1.4 billion in 2022.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2024: Free Cash Flow plunged 132.56% in 2023, then jumped 490.86% in 2024.
  • Over 5 years, Free Cash Flow stood at $1.4 billion in 2022, then soared by 72.3% to $2.5 billion in 2023, then retreated by 11.26% to $2.2 billion in 2024, then dropped by 0.05% to $2.2 billion in 2025, then declined by 18.95% to $1.8 billion in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Free Cash Flow over the past three periods registered $1.8 billion, $903.0 million, and $2.2 billion for Q2 2026, Q1 2026, and Q4 2025 respectively.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Free Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 Block 45.83 Bn 39.37 Bn 3.17 Bn -7.56 Bn
2 PayPal Holdings 45.18 Bn 33.92 Bn - 1.78 Bn
3 Corpay 26.12 Bn 19.43 Bn 1.19 Bn 1.42 Bn
4 Fiserv 25.09 Bn 24.49 Bn 3.59 Bn 985.00 Mn
5 Global Payments 22.62 Bn 17.85 Bn 2.03 Bn 426.96 Mn
6 Wex 6.64 Bn 539.91 Mn 463.80 Mn -121.10 Mn
7 Shift4 Payments 6.06 Bn 5.82 Bn 446.00 Mn 27.00 Mn
8 Aci Worldwide 5.09 Bn 4.92 Bn 181.57 Mn 63.93 Mn
9 Paymentus Holdings 4.41 Bn 4.04 Bn 94.31 Mn 39.16 Mn
10 dLocal 4.19 Bn 3.32 Bn 127.15 Mn 140.76 Mn
Historic Data

Historic Data

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Jun 30, 2026 1.78 Bn
Mar 31, 2026 903.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 2.19 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 1.72 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 692.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 964.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 2.19 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 1.45 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 1.37 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 1.76 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 2.47 Bn
Sep 30, 2023 1.10 Bn
Jun 30, 2023 -350.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 1.00 Bn
Dec 31, 2022 1.43 Bn
Sep 30, 2022 1.57 Bn
Jun 30, 2022 1.08 Bn
Mar 31, 2022 1.03 Bn
Dec 31, 2021 1.01 Bn
Sep 30, 2021 1.29 Bn