PayPal Holdings (PYPL) Retained Earnings (2013 - 2026)

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

PayPal Holdings (PYPL) Retained Earnings (2013 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

PayPal Holdings has reported Retained Earnings for 14 years, with the latest figure 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.
  • The five-year high for Retained Earnings was $33.5 billion in Q1 2026, with the low at -$996.0 million in Q2 2023.
  • Historically, Retained Earnings has averaged $16.4 billion across 5 years, with a median of $21.8 billion in 2023.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Retained Earnings slumped 449.19% — and 2023, when it jumped 4547.97%.
  • PayPal Holdings' Retained Earnings stood at -$928.0 million in 2022, then surged by 2600.0% to $23.2 billion in 2023, then increased by 17.88% to $27.3 billion in 2024, then gained by 18.73% to $32.5 billion in 2025, then rose 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 548.22 Bn 535.81 Bn - 13.12 Bn
2 Mastercard 437.48 Bn 427.27 Bn - -928.00 Mn
3 American Express 231.87 Bn 177.83 Bn 17.43 Bn 26.09 Bn
4 Capital One Financial 125.74 Bn 49.24 Bn - 66.79 Bn
5 PayPal Holdings 38.80 Bn 29.46 Bn 7.84 Bn 33.45 Bn
6 Synchrony Financial 25.78 Bn 5.22 Bn - 25.21 Bn
7 Affirm Holdings 24.65 Bn 22.93 Bn 261.64 Mn -23.59 Mn
8 SoFi Technologies 22.89 Bn 19.49 Bn 929.25 Mn -2.74 Mn
9 Ally Financial 14.15 Bn 13.70 Bn 1.98 Bn -2.77 Bn
10 Credit Acceptance 6.63 Bn 6.61 Bn 562.70 Mn 1.12 Bn

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