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

PayPal Holdings (PYPL) has 13 years of Research & Development data on file, last reported at $849.0 million in Q2 2026.

• Quarterly Research & Development rose 10.69% year-over-year to $849.0 million in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 was $3.2 billion (up 7.62% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $3.1 billion, up 4.16% from the prior year.
• Research & Development advanced to $849.0 million in Q2 2026, from $793.0 million in the prior quarter.
• In the past five years, Research & Development ranged from a high of $849.0 million in Q2 2026 to a low of $718.0 million in Q2 2024.
• A 5-year average of $775.0 million and a median of $771.5 million in 2023 frame the typical range for Research & Development.
• Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Research & Development decreased 11.53% — and 2026, when it gained 10.69%.
• Tracing PYPL's Research & Development over 5 years: stood at $822.0 million in 2022, then fell by 6.33% to $770.0 million in 2023, then climbed by 0.39% to $773.0 million in 2024, then increased by 4.01% to $804.0 million in 2025, then advanced by 5.6% to $849.0 million in 2026.
• The last three Research & Development figures came in at $849.0 million (Q2 2026), $793.0 million (Q1 2026), and $804.0 million (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.