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PayPal Holdings (PYPL) Operating Margin (2016 - 2025)

Historic Operating Margin for PayPal Holdings (PYPL) over the last 12 years, with Q4 2025 value amounting to 17.42%.

  • PayPal Holdings' Operating Margin rose 1900.0% to 17.42% in Q4 2025 from the same period last year, while for Dec 2025 it was 18.28%, marking a year-over-year increase of 15400.0%. This contributed to the annual value of 18.28% for FY2025, which is 15400.0% up from last year.
  • According to the latest figures from Q4 2025, PayPal Holdings' Operating Margin is 17.42%, which was up 1900.0% from 18.06% recorded in Q3 2025.
  • PayPal Holdings' 5-year Operating Margin high stood at 21.53% for Q4 2023, and its period low was 10.97% during Q1 2022.
  • Moreover, its 5-year median value for Operating Margin was 16.86% (2021), whereas its average is 16.5%.
  • Its Operating Margin has fluctuated over the past 5 years, first soared by 86500bps in 2021, then crashed by -68400bps in 2022.
  • Quarter analysis of 5 years shows PayPal Holdings' Operating Margin stood at 15.18% in 2021, then grew by 11bps to 16.85% in 2022, then increased by 28bps to 21.53% in 2023, then decreased by -20bps to 17.22% in 2024, then grew by 1bps to 17.42% in 2025.
  • Its Operating Margin was 17.42% in Q4 2025, compared to 18.06% in Q3 2025 and 18.15% in Q2 2025.