PayPal Holdings (PYPL) Net Margin (2014 - 2026)
PayPal Holdings' Net Margin came in at 12.72% for Q2 2026, down 2.50 percentage points from 15.21% a year earlier and down 0.61 percentage points from the prior quarter.
PayPal Holdings (PYPL) Net Margin (2014 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, PayPal Holdings reported Net Margin of 14.36%, down 0.13 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 15.78%, up 2.73 percentage points from FY2024.
- Net Margin carries a five-year change of -3.81 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Net Margin was 13.04% in FY2024 (-1.22 pp), 14.26% in FY2023 (+5.47 pp), 8.79% in FY2022 (-7.64 pp) and 16.43% in FY2021 (-3.15 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure represents the lowest quarterly Net Margin since Q1 2024.
- Year-over-year, Net Margin increased in four of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.05 percentage points.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Net Margin over five years came in Q2 2023 (a gain of 19.13 percentage points), and the weakest in Q2 2022 (a drop of 23.99 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows PYPL's Net Margin at 13.32% (Q1 2026), 16.56% (Q4 2025) and 14.83% (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Net Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PayPal Holdings | 47.87 Bn | 6.09 Bn | - | 12.72% |
| 2 | Coinbase Global | 47.32 Bn | 4.13 Bn | - | -29.46% |
| 3 | Block | 46.41 Bn | 17.67 Bn | 3.17 Bn | 1.34% |
| 4 | Iren | 26.78 Bn | 14.37 Bn | 103.89 Mn | -498.45% |
| 5 | Corpay | 26.12 Bn | 16.32 Bn | - | 18.55% |
| 6 | Fiserv | 24.26 Bn | 20.96 Bn | 2.90 Bn | 11.85% |
| 7 | Global Payments | 21.85 Bn | 290.86 Mn | 2.03 Bn | 0.39% |
| 8 | Bitmine Immersion Technologies | 13.94 Bn | 11.32 Bn | 40.81 Mn | -179.60% |
| 9 | Guidewire Software | 13.71 Bn | 10.27 Bn | 269.68 Mn | 7.64% |
| 10 | Chime Financial | 11.39 Bn | 7.18 Bn | 594.87 Mn | 4.16% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 12.72% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 13.32% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 16.56% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 14.83% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 15.21% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 16.52% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 13.40% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 12.87% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 14.31% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 11.53% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 17.47% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 13.75% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 14.12% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 11.29% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 12.47% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 19.43% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -5.01% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 7.85% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 11.58% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 17.58% |
PayPal Holdings Net Margin 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=net-margin&ticker=PYPL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "net-margin", "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=net-margin&ticker=PYPL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();