PayPal Holdings (PYPL) Gross Margin (2014 - 2026)

PayPal Holdings (PYPL) posted Gross Margin of 93.8% for Q1 2026, up 1.92% quarter-over-quarter from 92.04% in Q4 2025, and up 6.0% year-on-year from 88.49% in Q1 2025.

PayPal Holdings (PYPL) Gross Margin (2014 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

PayPal Holdings (PYPL) has reported Gross Margin for 13 consecutive years, with 93.8% the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.

  • Gross Margin for Q1 2026 came in at 93.8%, up 6.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 93.14% (down 37.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 93.12%, down 59.0% from the prior year.
  • Gross Margin was 93.8% for Q1 2026 at PayPal Holdings, up from 92.04% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Gross Margin peaked at 94.53% in Q1 2024 and troughed at 90.84% in Q1 2022.
  • Average Gross Margin over 5 years is 93.18%, with a median of 93.62% recorded in 2023.
  • Year-over-year, Gross Margin soared 297 bps in 2023 and sank 168 bps in 2024.
  • Over 5 years, Gross Margin stood at 92.9% in 2022, then grew by 1 bps to 94.19% in 2023, then retreated by 2 bps to 92.52% in 2024, then slipped by 1 bps to 92.04% in 2025, then rose by 2 bps to 93.8% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Gross Margin figures were 93.8% in Q1 2026, 92.04% in Q4 2025, and 93.81% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Gross Margin (Qtr)
1 Visa 587.74 Bn 575.34 Bn - -
2 Mastercard 465.55 Bn 455.34 Bn - -
3 American Express 238.39 Bn 184.35 Bn 17.43 Bn 92.17%
4 PayPal Holdings 40.24 Bn 30.89 Bn 7.84 Bn 93.80%
5 Affirm Holdings 28.27 Bn 26.55 Bn 261.64 Mn 78.22%
6 SoFi Technologies 23.54 Bn 20.13 Bn 929.25 Mn 84.45%
7 Ally Financial 14.34 Bn 13.89 Bn 1.98 Bn 94.24%
8 Credit Acceptance 7.51 Bn 7.49 Bn 562.70 Mn 97.03%
9 FinVolution 6.22 Bn 4.97 Bn 311.24 Mn 71.98%
10 Sezzle 5.91 Bn 5.79 Bn - -

Historic Data

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Mar 31, 2026 93.80%
Dec 31, 2025 92.04%
Sep 30, 2025 93.81%
Jun 30, 2025 92.97%
Mar 31, 2025 93.74%
Dec 31, 2024 92.52%
Sep 30, 2024 93.53%
Jun 30, 2024 94.34%
Mar 31, 2024 94.53%
Dec 31, 2023 94.19%
Sep 30, 2023 94.04%
Jun 30, 2023 93.62%
Mar 31, 2023 93.81%
Dec 31, 2022 92.90%
Sep 30, 2022 92.05%
Jun 30, 2022 91.26%
Mar 31, 2022 90.84%
Dec 31, 2021 90.37%
Sep 30, 2021 91.12%
Jun 30, 2021 89.93%