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

PayPal Holdings' Research & Development history spans 12 years, with the latest figure at $804.0 million for Q4 2025.

  • For Q4 2025, Research & Development rose 4.01% year-over-year to $804.0 million; the TTM value through Dec 2025 reached $3.1 billion, up 4.16%, while the annual FY2025 figure was $3.1 billion, 4.16% up from the prior year.
  • Research & Development reached $804.0 million in Q4 2025 per PYPL's latest filing, roughly flat from $801.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Research & Development ranged from a high of $822.0 million in Q4 2022 to a low of $718.0 million in Q2 2024.
  • Average Research & Development over 5 years is $767.3 million, with a median of $761.0 million recorded in 2021.
  • Peak YoY movement for Research & Development: rose 22.48% in 2021, then fell 11.53% in 2023.
  • A 5-year view of Research & Development shows it 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 increased by 0.39% to $773.0 million in 2024, then grew by 4.01% to $804.0 million in 2025.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for PYPL's Research & Development are $804.0 million (Q4 2025), $801.0 million (Q3 2025), and $767.0 million (Q2 2025).