PayPal Holdings (PYPL) Retained Earnings (2013 - 2026)
PayPal Holdings posted quarterly Retained Earnings of $33.5 billion for Q1 2026, up 16.75% year-on-year from $28.7 billion in Q1 2025, and up 3.03% on a QoQ basis from $32.5 billion in Q4 2025.
PayPal Holdings (PYPL) Retained Earnings (2013 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
PayPal Holdings (PYPL) has 14 years of Retained Earnings data on file, last reported at $33.5 billion in Q1 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Retained Earnings rose 16.75% year-over-year to $33.5 billion; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $33.5 billion (up 16.75% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $32.5 billion, up 18.73% from the prior year.
- Retained Earnings for Q1 2026 stood at $33.5 billion, up from $32.5 billion in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Retained Earnings topped out at $33.5 billion in Q1 2026 and bottomed at -$996.0 million in Q2 2023.
- The 5-year median for Retained Earnings is $21.8 billion (2023), against an average of $16.4 billion.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Retained Earnings plunged 449.19%; it then jumped 4547.97% in 2023.
- A 5-year view of Retained Earnings shows it stood at -$928.0 million in 2022, then soared by 2600.0% to $23.2 billion in 2023, then rose by 17.88% to $27.3 billion in 2024, then advanced by 18.73% to $32.5 billion in 2025, then gained by 3.03% to $33.5 billion in 2026.
- The last three Retained Earnings figures came in at $33.5 billion (Q1 2026), $32.5 billion (Q4 2025), and -$700.0 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Retained Earnings (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Visa | 539.53 Bn | 527.13 Bn | - | 13.12 Bn |
| 2 | Mastercard | 441.81 Bn | 431.60 Bn | - | -928.00 Mn |
| 3 | American Express | 215.01 Bn | 160.96 Bn | 17.43 Bn | 26.09 Bn |
| 4 | Capital One Financial | 114.99 Bn | 38.50 Bn | - | 66.79 Bn |
| 5 | PayPal Holdings | 41.29 Bn | 31.95 Bn | 7.84 Bn | 33.45 Bn |
| 6 | Affirm Holdings | 24.62 Bn | 22.89 Bn | 261.64 Mn | -23.59 Mn |
| 7 | Synchrony Financial | 24.22 Bn | 3.66 Bn | - | 25.21 Bn |
| 8 | SoFi Technologies | 23.71 Bn | 20.31 Bn | 929.25 Mn | -2.74 Mn |
| 9 | Ally Financial | 13.13 Bn | 12.69 Bn | 1.98 Bn | -2.77 Bn |
| 10 | Credit Acceptance | 6.46 Bn | 6.44 Bn | 562.70 Mn | 1.12 Bn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 |