PayPal Holdings (PYPL) Invested Capital (2016 - 2026)
PayPal Holdings (PYPL) posted Invested Capital of $32.96 billion for Q3 2026, up 4.7% from $31.47 billion a year earlier but down 0.8% from the prior quarter.
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PayPal Holdings (PYPL) Invested Capital (2016 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, PayPal Holdings' Invested Capital came in at $31.84 billion, up 5.1% from FY2024.
- Annual Invested Capital shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of 1.9% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, PayPal Holdings' Invested Capital was $30.3 billion in FY2024 (-1.4%), $30.73 billion in FY2023 (+0.1%), $30.69 billion in FY2022 (+3.1%) and $29.78 billion in FY2021 (+2.7%).
- Quarterly Invested Capital has run from a low of $28.83 billion in Q1 2022 to a high of $33.22 billion in Q2 2026 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Invested Capital increased in six of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 2.4%.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Invested Capital in the past five years was Q2 2026, with growth of 5.5%; the weakest was Q1 2026, with a decline of 7.1%.
- According to Business Quant data, Invested Capital for the three prior quarters was $33.22 billion (Q2 2026), $29.43 billion (Q1 2026) and $31.84 billion (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Invested Cap. (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Block | 52.85 Bn | 24.62 Bn | 3.24 Bn | 30.17 Bn |
| 2 | PayPal Holdings | 51.15 Bn | 9.85 Bn | - | 32.96 Bn |
| 3 | Coinbase Global | 39.96 Bn | 318.30 Mn | - | 20.64 Bn |
| 4 | Fiserv | 33.26 Bn | 29.94 Bn | 2.90 Bn | 54.81 Bn |
| 5 | Corpay | 27.49 Bn | 17.37 Bn | - | 14.21 Bn |
| 6 | Global Payments | 25.96 Bn | 3.75 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 47.31 Bn |
| 7 | Guidewire Software | 14.40 Bn | 10.97 Bn | 269.68 Mn | 1.87 Bn |
| 8 | Jack Henry & Associates | 12.86 Bn | 12.76 Bn | 273.85 Mn | 2.09 Bn |
| 9 | Bitmine Immersion Technologies | 11.92 Bn | 9.30 Bn | 40.81 Mn | - |
| 10 | Chime Financial | 11.40 Bn | 7.20 Bn | 594.87 Mn | 1.45 Bn |
Historic Data
Download Data
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 32.96 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 33.22 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 29.43 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 31.84 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 31.47 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 31.50 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 31.67 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 30.30 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 30.15 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 30.35 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 30.39 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 30.73 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 30.38 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 30.21 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 30.34 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 30.69 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 30.51 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 29.97 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 28.83 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 29.78 Bn |
API Access
PayPal Holdings Invested Capital API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=invested-capital&ticker=PYPL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "invested-capital", "ticker": "PYPL", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=invested-capital&ticker=PYPL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();