PayPal Holdings (PYPL) Operating Income (2014 - 2026)
PayPal Holdings (PYPL) reported Operating Income of $1.4 billion for Q3 2026, down 7.8% from $1.52 billion a year earlier and down 1.8% from the prior quarter.
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PayPal Holdings (PYPL) Operating Income (2014 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Sep 30, 2026, PayPal Holdings' Operating Income came in at $5.83 billion, down 2.8% year-over-year; for FY2025, it was $6.07 billion, up 13.9% from FY2024.
- Operating Income has increased for three consecutive years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 13.0% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Operating Income came in at $5.33 billion in FY2024 (+5.9%), $5.03 billion in FY2023 (+31.0%), $3.84 billion in FY2022 (-10.0%) and $4.26 billion in FY2021 (+29.6%).
- The Q3 2026 figure ranks as the lowest quarterly Operating Income since Q3 2024.
- Year over year, Operating Income has now declined in each of the last three quarters, with growth averaging 3.3% over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Operating Income in five years was Q2 2023 (growth of 48.3%); the low point was Q2 2022 (a decline of 32.2%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q3 2026 came in at $1.43 billion (Q2 2026), $1.49 billion (Q1 2026) and $1.51 billion (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Op. Inc (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PayPal Holdings | 48.60 Bn | 7.30 Bn | - | 1.40 Bn |
| 2 | Block | 45.18 Bn | 16.48 Bn | 3.17 Bn | 446.87 Mn |
| 3 | Coinbase Global | 36.49 Bn | -3.15 Bn | - | 61.67 Mn |
| 4 | Fiserv | 26.53 Bn | 23.20 Bn | 2.90 Bn | 1.02 Bn |
| 5 | Corpay | 26.16 Bn | 16.04 Bn | - | 472.27 Mn |
| 6 | Global Payments | 25.57 Bn | 3.36 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 337.12 Mn |
| 7 | Guidewire Software | 13.52 Bn | 10.09 Bn | 269.68 Mn | 62.32 Mn |
| 8 | Jack Henry & Associates | 11.62 Bn | 11.52 Bn | 273.85 Mn | 136.77 Mn |
| 9 | Bitmine Immersion Technologies | 10.98 Bn | 8.36 Bn | 40.81 Mn | -11.87 Mn |
| 10 | Chime Financial | 10.59 Bn | 6.39 Bn | 594.87 Mn | 21.32 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 1.40 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 1.43 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 1.49 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 1.51 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 1.52 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 1.50 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 1.53 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 1.44 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 1.39 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 1.33 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 1.17 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 1.73 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 1.17 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 1.13 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 999.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 1.24 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 1.12 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 764.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 711.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 1.05 Bn |
API Access
PayPal Holdings Operating Income 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=operating-income&ticker=PYPL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "operating-income", "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=operating-income&ticker=PYPL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();