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PayPal Holdings (PYPL) Research & Development (2016 - 2025)

PayPal Holdings (PYPL) has disclosed Research & Development for 12 consecutive years, with $897.0 million as the latest value for Q4 2025.

  • For the quarter ending Q4 2025, Research & Development changed N/A year-over-year to $897.0 million, compared with a TTM value of $3.2 billion through Dec 2025, changed N/A, and an annual FY2025 reading of $3.1 billion, up 4.16% over the prior year.
  • Research & Development was $897.0 million for Q4 2025 at PayPal Holdings, up from $801.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Research & Development topped out at $897.0 million in Q4 2025 and bottomed at $718.0 million in Q2 2024.
  • Average Research & Development over 5 years is $772.2 million, with a median of $750.5 million recorded in 2021.
  • The sharpest move saw Research & Development rose 22.48% in 2021, then fell 11.53% in 2023.
  • Year by year, Research & Development stood at $796.0 million in 2021, then rose by 3.27% to $822.0 million in 2022, then decreased by 6.33% to $770.0 million in 2023, then fell by 3.12% to $746.0 million in 2024, then grew by 20.24% to $897.0 million in 2025.
  • Business Quant data shows Research & Development for PYPL at $897.0 million in Q4 2025, $801.0 million in Q3 2025, and $731.0 million in Q1 2025.