PayPal Holdings (PYPL) Price to Earnings (2015 - 2026)
PayPal Holdings' (PYPL) Price to Earnings came in at 9.30 for Q3 2026, down 27.5% from 12.83 a year earlier but up 22.5% from the prior quarter.
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PayPal Holdings (PYPL) Price to Earnings (2015 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, PayPal Holdings' Price to Earnings stood at 10.26, down 49.8% from FY2024.
- In prior years, PayPal Holdings' Price to Earnings was 20.44 in FY2024 (+31.8%), 15.50 in FY2023 (-53.6%), 33.45 in FY2022 (-36.7%) and 52.83 in FY2021 (-19.1%).
- Quarterly Price to Earnings has run from a low of 7.59 in Q2 2026 to a high of 52.83 in Q4 2021 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Price to Earnings has declined in each of the last five quarters, with an average decline of 20.9% over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Price to Earnings in the past five years was Q4 2024, with growth of 31.8%; the weakest was Q3 2023, with a decline of 60.9%.
- According to Business Quant data, Price to Earnings for the three prior quarters was 7.59 (Q2 2026), 7.97 (Q1 2026) and 10.26 (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Block | 51.56 Bn | 23.34 Bn | 3.24 Bn |
| 2 | PayPal Holdings | 50.29 Bn | 8.99 Bn | - |
| 3 | Coinbase Global | 35.53 Bn | -4.11 Bn | - |
| 4 | Fiserv | 33.43 Bn | 30.64 Bn | 2.76 Bn |
| 5 | Corpay | 29.86 Bn | 18.68 Bn | - |
| 6 | Global Payments | 25.78 Bn | 604.58 Mn | 2.01 Bn |
| 7 | Guidewire Software | 13.57 Bn | 10.14 Bn | 269.68 Mn |
| 8 | Jack Henry & Associates | 12.44 Bn | 12.35 Bn | 273.85 Mn |
| 9 | Chime Financial | 11.95 Bn | 7.64 Bn | 646.07 Mn |
| 10 | Bitmine Immersion Technologies | 10.38 Bn | 7.76 Bn | 40.81 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 9.30 |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 7.59 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 7.97 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 10.26 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 12.83 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 15.25 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 14.05 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 20.44 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 17.73 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 13.49 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 16.26 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 15.50 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 16.77 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 18.05 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 31.50 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 33.45 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 42.94 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 39.27 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 37.50 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 52.83 |
API Access
PayPal Holdings Price to Earnings 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=price-to-earnings&ticker=PYPL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "price-to-earnings", "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=price-to-earnings&ticker=PYPL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();