PayPal Holdings PYPL
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At close: Sep 18, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

PayPal Holdings (PYPL) Gross Profit (2017 - 2021)

PayPal Holdings' (PYPL) quarterly Gross Profit came in at $6.0 billion in Q1 2021, up 30.2% on a YoY basis from $4.6 billion in Q1 2020, and down 1.6% quarter-over-quarter from $6.1 billion in Q4 2020.

Analysis

PayPal Holdings (PYPL) Gross Profit (2017 - 2021) Analysis & Trends

PayPal Holdings (PYPL) has reported Gross Profit for 5 consecutive years, with $6.0 billion the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2021.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2021, Gross Profit rose 30.2% year-over-year to $6.0 billion; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2021 stood at $22.7 billion (up 24.52% YoY), and the FY2020 full-year result was $21.3 billion, up 20.42% from the prior year.
  • Gross Profit slipped to $6.0 billion in Q1 2021 per PYPL's latest filing, from $6.1 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Gross Profit topped out at $6.1 billion in Q4 2020 and bottomed at $2.9 billion in Q1 2017.
  • Historically, Gross Profit has averaged $4.3 billion across 5 years, with a median of $4.2 billion in 2018.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2018 and 2021: Gross Profit grew 12.84% in 2018, then jumped 30.2% in 2021.
  • Over 5 years, Gross Profit stood at $3.7 billion in 2017, then gained by 15.39% to $4.2 billion in 2018, then climbed by 17.73% to $5.0 billion in 2019, then increased by 22.39% to $6.1 billion in 2020, then decreased by 1.6% to $6.0 billion in 2021.
  • According to Business Quant data, Gross Profit over the past three periods registered $6.0 billion, $6.1 billion, and $5.4 billion for Q1 2021, Q4 2020, and Q3 2020 respectively.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

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

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2021 5.98 Bn
Dec 31, 2020 6.07 Bn
Sep 30, 2020 5.44 Bn
Jun 30, 2020 5.21 Bn
Mar 31, 2020 4.59 Bn
Dec 31, 2019 4.96 Bn
Sep 30, 2019 4.38 Bn
Jun 30, 2019 4.30 Bn
Mar 31, 2019 4.06 Bn
Dec 31, 2018 4.21 Bn
Sep 30, 2018 3.66 Bn
Jun 30, 2018 3.74 Bn
Mar 31, 2018 3.53 Bn
Dec 31, 2017 3.65 Bn
Sep 30, 2017 3.24 Bn
Jun 30, 2017 3.14 Bn
Mar 31, 2017 2.94 Bn