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PayPal Holdings (PYPL) Operating Margin: 2014-2025

Historic Operating Margin for PayPal Holdings (PYPL) over the last 12 years, with Sep 2025 value amounting to 18.06%.

  • PayPal Holdings' Operating Margin rose 33.00% to 18.06% in Q3 2025 from the same period last year, while for Sep 2025 it was 18.24%, marking a year-over-year increase of 40.00%. This contributed to the annual value of 16.75% for FY2024, which is 14.00% down from last year.
  • PayPal Holdings' Operating Margin amounted to 18.06% in Q3 2025, which was down 0.49% from 18.15% recorded in Q2 2025.
  • In the past 5 years, PayPal Holdings' Operating Margin ranged from a high of 21.53% in Q4 2023 and a low of 10.97% during Q1 2022.
  • For the 3-year period, PayPal Holdings' Operating Margin averaged around 17.25%, with its median value being 17.22% (2024).
  • Per our database at Business Quant, PayPal Holdings' Operating Margin surged by 865bps in 2021 and then slumped by 684bps in 2022.
  • Over the past 5 years, PayPal Holdings' Operating Margin (Quarterly) stood at 15.18% in 2021, then skyrocketed by 167bps to 16.85% in 2022, then spiked by 468bps to 21.53% in 2023, then crashed by 431bps to 17.22% in 2024, then surged by 33bps to 18.06% in 2025.
  • Its Operating Margin was 18.06% in Q3 2025, compared to 18.15% in Q2 2025 and 19.64% in Q1 2025.