PayPal Holdings (PYPL) Research & Development (2014 - 2026)

PayPal Holdings (PYPL) has reported Research & Development for 13 consecutive years, with $793.0 million the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.

• Research & Development for Q1 2026 came in at $793.0 million, up 8.48% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $3.2 billion (up 6.64% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $3.1 billion, up 4.16% from the prior year.
• Research & Development was $793.0 million for Q1 2026 at PayPal Holdings, down from $804.0 million in the prior quarter.
• Over five years, Research & Development peaked at $822.0 million in Q4 2022 and troughed at $718.0 million in Q2 2024.
• Average Research & Development over 5 years is $770.6 million, with a median of $770.0 million recorded in 2023.
• Year-over-year, Research & Development advanced 9.99% in 2022 and dropped 11.53% in 2023.
• Over 5 years, Research & Development stood at $822.0 million in 2022, then slipped by 6.33% to $770.0 million in 2023, then rose by 0.39% to $773.0 million in 2024, then advanced by 4.01% to $804.0 million in 2025, then slipped by 1.37% to $793.0 million in 2026.
• Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Research & Development figures were $793.0 million in Q1 2026, $804.0 million in Q4 2025, and $801.0 million in Q3 2025.