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.
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 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
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 |
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_KEY
import 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();