PayPal Holdings (PYPL) Net Cash Flow (2014 - 2026)
PayPal Holdings posted quarterly Net Cash Flow of -$1.5 billion for Q1 2026, down 2.83% year-on-year from -$1.6 billion in Q1 2025, and down 1213.14% on a QoQ basis from $137.0 million in Q4 2025.
PayPal Holdings (PYPL) Net Cash Flow (2014 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
PayPal Holdings (PYPL) has 13 years of Net Cash Flow data on file, last reported at -$1.5 billion in Q1 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Net Cash Flow fell 2.83% year-over-year to -$1.5 billion; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $1.2 billion (up 205.02% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $1.3 billion, up 45.42% from the prior year.
- Net Cash Flow for Q1 2026 stood at -$1.5 billion, down from $137.0 million in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Net Cash Flow topped out at $5.1 billion in Q4 2023 and bottomed at -$2.8 billion in Q2 2024.
- The 5-year median for Net Cash Flow is $137.0 million (2025), against an average of $263.4 million.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Net Cash Flow plunged 10150.0%; it then surged 545.22% in 2023.
- A 5-year view of Net Cash Flow shows it stood at $2.3 billion in 2022, then soared by 117.65% to $5.1 billion in 2023, then plunged by 75.08% to $1.3 billion in 2024, then plunged by 89.18% to $137.0 million in 2025, then sank by 1213.14% to -$1.5 billion in 2026.
- The last three Net Cash Flow figures came in at -$1.5 billion (Q1 2026), $137.0 million (Q4 2025), and $4.9 billion (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Net Cash Flow (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Visa | 539.53 Bn | 527.13 Bn | - | -4.28 Bn |
| 2 | Mastercard | 441.81 Bn | 431.60 Bn | - | -2.37 Bn |
| 3 | American Express | 215.01 Bn | 160.96 Bn | 17.43 Bn | 5.91 Bn |
| 4 | Capital One Financial | 114.99 Bn | 38.50 Bn | - | 17.16 Bn |
| 5 | PayPal Holdings | 41.29 Bn | 31.95 Bn | 7.84 Bn | -1.53 Bn |
| 6 | Affirm Holdings | 24.62 Bn | 22.89 Bn | 261.64 Mn | 383.32 Mn |
| 7 | Synchrony Financial | 24.22 Bn | 3.66 Bn | - | 5.59 Bn |
| 8 | SoFi Technologies | 23.71 Bn | 20.31 Bn | 929.25 Mn | -1.59 Bn |
| 9 | Ally Financial | 13.13 Bn | 12.69 Bn | 1.98 Bn | -577.00 Mn |
| 10 | Credit Acceptance | 6.46 Bn | 6.44 Bn | 562.70 Mn | 1.90 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | -1.53 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -1.53 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 137.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 137.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 4.92 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 4.92 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -2.32 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -2.32 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -1.48 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -1.48 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 1.27 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 1.27 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 1.88 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 1.88 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -2.82 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -2.82 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 535.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 535.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 5.08 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 5.08 Bn |