PayPal Holdings PYPL
NASDAQ PYPL
$55.04 +2.44 (+4.64%)
At close: Sep 25, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

PayPal Holdings (PYPL) Price to Earnings (2015 - 2026)

PayPal Holdings' (PYPL) quarterly Price to Earnings came in at 33.71 in Q2 2026, down 40.41% on a YoY basis from 56.58 in Q2 2025, and down 6.99% quarter-over-quarter from 36.25 in Q1 2026.

Analysis

PayPal Holdings (PYPL) Price to Earnings (2015 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

PayPal Holdings (PYPL) has reported Price to Earnings for 12 consecutive years, with 33.71 the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q2 2026, Price to Earnings fell 40.41% year-over-year to 33.71; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 stood at 7.59 (down 50.2% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 10.26, down 49.78% from the prior year.
  • Price to Earnings slipped to 33.71 in Q2 2026 per PYPL's latest filing, from 36.25 in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Price to Earnings topped out at 263.79 in Q1 2022 and bottomed at 236.76 in Q2 2022.
  • Historically, Price to Earnings has averaged 57.03 across 5 years, with a median of 59.24 in 2023.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Price to Earnings sank 181.85% in 2022, then soared 130.18% in 2023.
  • Over 5 years, Price to Earnings stood at 87.85 in 2022, then plunged by 46.55% to 46.96 in 2023, then surged by 61.01% to 75.6 in 2024, then plunged by 50.56% to 37.38 in 2025, then retreated by 9.8% to 33.71 in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Price to Earnings over the past three periods registered 33.71, 36.25, and 37.38 for Q2 2026, Q1 2026, and Q4 2025 respectively.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr)
1 Bitmine Immersion Technologies 57.56 Bn 54.94 Bn 40.81 Mn
2 Coinbase Global 51.47 Bn 8.27 Bn -
3 PayPal Holdings 47.44 Bn 5.67 Bn -
4 Block 45.91 Bn 17.17 Bn 3.17 Bn
5 Iren 33.57 Bn 21.17 Bn 103.89 Mn
6 Corpay 26.14 Bn 16.34 Bn -
7 Fiserv 24.72 Bn 21.42 Bn 2.90 Bn
8 Global Payments 22.99 Bn 1.43 Bn 2.03 Bn
9 Guidewire Software 11.94 Bn 8.51 Bn 269.68 Mn
10 Hut 8 11.93 Bn 11.77 Bn 48.04 Mn
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
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
Sep 30, 2021 61.90
API Access

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