PayPal Holdings (PYPL) Retained Earnings (2014 - 2026)

PayPal Holdings (PYPL) posted Retained Earnings of $33.5 billion for Q1 2026, up 3.03% quarter-over-quarter from $32.5 billion in Q4 2025, and up 16.75% year-on-year from $28.7 billion in Q1 2025.

PayPal Holdings (PYPL) Retained Earnings (2014 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

PayPal Holdings (PYPL) has reported Retained Earnings for 13 consecutive years, with $33.5 billion the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.

  • Retained Earnings for Q1 2026 came in at $33.5 billion, up 16.75% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $33.5 billion (up 16.75% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $32.5 billion, up 18.73% from the prior year.
  • Retained Earnings was $33.5 billion for Q1 2026 at PayPal Holdings, up from $32.5 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Retained Earnings peaked at $33.5 billion in Q1 2026 and troughed at -$996.0 million in Q2 2023.
  • Average Retained Earnings over 5 years is $16.4 billion, with a median of $21.8 billion recorded in 2023.
  • Year-over-year, Retained Earnings plunged 449.19% in 2022 and soared 4547.97% in 2023.
  • Over 5 years, Retained Earnings stood at -$928.0 million in 2022, then surged by 2600.0% to $23.2 billion in 2023, then advanced by 17.88% to $27.3 billion in 2024, then grew by 18.73% to $32.5 billion in 2025, then climbed by 3.03% to $33.5 billion in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Retained Earnings figures were $33.5 billion in Q1 2026, $32.5 billion in Q4 2025, and -$700.0 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Retained Earnings (Qtr)
1 Visa 587.74 Bn 575.34 Bn - 13.12 Bn
2 Mastercard 465.55 Bn 455.34 Bn - -928.00 Mn
3 American Express 238.39 Bn 184.35 Bn 17.43 Bn 26.09 Bn
4 PayPal Holdings 40.24 Bn 30.89 Bn 7.84 Bn 33.45 Bn
5 Affirm Holdings 28.27 Bn 26.55 Bn 261.64 Mn -23.59 Mn
6 SoFi Technologies 23.54 Bn 20.13 Bn 929.25 Mn -2.74 Mn
7 Ally Financial 14.34 Bn 13.89 Bn 1.98 Bn -2.77 Bn
8 Credit Acceptance 7.51 Bn 7.49 Bn 562.70 Mn 1.12 Bn
9 FinVolution 6.22 Bn 4.97 Bn 311.24 Mn 1.84 Mn
10 Sezzle 5.91 Bn 5.79 Bn - 28.27 Mn

Historic Data

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Mar 31, 2026 33.45 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 32.47 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 -700.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 29.92 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 28.65 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 27.35 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 -627.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 25.22 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 24.09 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 23.20 Bn
Sep 30, 2023 21.80 Bn
Jun 30, 2023 -996.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 19.75 Bn
Dec 31, 2022 -928.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 -681.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 16.70 Bn
Mar 31, 2022 -444.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 16.54 Bn
Sep 30, 2021 -124.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 14.65 Bn