PayPal Holdings (PYPL) Profit After Tax (2014 - 2026)

PayPal Holdings (PYPL) posted Profit After Tax of $1.1 billion for Q1 2026, down 22.55% quarter-over-quarter from $1.4 billion in Q4 2025, and down 13.52% year-on-year from $1.3 billion in Q1 2025.

PayPal Holdings (PYPL) Profit After Tax (2014 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

PayPal Holdings (PYPL) has reported Profit After Tax for 13 consecutive years, with $1.1 billion the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.

  • Profit After Tax for Q1 2026 came in at $1.1 billion, down 13.52% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $5.1 billion (up 11.28% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $5.2 billion, up 26.19% from the prior year.
  • Profit After Tax was $1.1 billion for Q1 2026 at PayPal Holdings, down from $1.4 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Profit After Tax peaked at $1.4 billion in Q4 2025 and troughed at -$341.0 million in Q2 2022.
  • Average Profit After Tax over 5 years is $1.0 billion, with a median of $1.1 billion recorded in 2026.
  • Year-over-year, Profit After Tax sank 128.8% in 2022 and soared 401.76% in 2023.
  • Over 5 years, Profit After Tax stood at $921.0 million in 2022, then jumped by 52.23% to $1.4 billion in 2023, then dropped by 20.04% to $1.1 billion in 2024, then increased by 28.19% to $1.4 billion in 2025, then dropped by 22.55% to $1.1 billion in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Profit After Tax figures were $1.1 billion in Q1 2026, $1.4 billion in Q4 2025, and $1.2 billion in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) PAT (Qtr)
1 Visa 587.74 Bn 575.34 Bn - 6.02 Bn
2 Mastercard 465.55 Bn 455.34 Bn - 3.88 Bn
3 American Express 238.39 Bn 184.35 Bn 17.43 Bn 2.97 Bn
4 PayPal Holdings 40.24 Bn 30.89 Bn 7.84 Bn 1.11 Bn
5 Affirm Holdings 28.27 Bn 26.55 Bn 261.64 Mn 102.90 Mn
6 SoFi Technologies 23.54 Bn 20.13 Bn 929.25 Mn 166.73 Mn
7 Ally Financial 14.34 Bn 13.89 Bn 1.98 Bn 319.00 Mn
8 Credit Acceptance 7.51 Bn 7.49 Bn 562.70 Mn 122.00 Mn
9 FinVolution 6.22 Bn 4.97 Bn 311.24 Mn 59.42 Mn
10 Sezzle 5.91 Bn 5.79 Bn - 51.30 Mn

Historic Data

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Mar 31, 2026 1.11 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 1.44 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 1.25 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 1.26 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 1.29 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 1.12 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 1.01 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 1.13 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 888.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 1.40 Bn
Sep 30, 2023 1.02 Bn
Jun 30, 2023 1.03 Bn
Mar 31, 2023 795.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 921.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 1.33 Bn
Jun 30, 2022 -341.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 509.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 801.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 1.09 Bn
Jun 30, 2021 1.18 Bn