Growth Metrics

PayPal Holdings (PYPL) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2025)

PayPal Holdings (PYPL) has disclosed Return on Capital Employed for 11 consecutive years, with 0.17% as the latest value for Q4 2025.

  • For the quarter ending Q4 2025, Return on Capital Employed changed N/A year-over-year to 0.17%, compared with a TTM value of 0.17% through Dec 2025, changed N/A, and an annual FY2023 reading of 0.16%, up 4.0% over the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed was 0.17% for Q4 2025 at PayPal Holdings, up from 0.13% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 0.17% in Q4 2025 and bottomed at 0.11% in Q3 2022.
  • Average Return on Capital Employed over 5 years is 0.14%, with a median of 0.13% recorded in 2023.
  • The sharpest move saw Return on Capital Employed dropped -2bps in 2022, then increased 5bps in 2023.
  • Year by year, Return on Capital Employed stood at 0.13% in 2021, then fell by -11bps to 0.12% in 2022, then surged by 38bps to 0.16% in 2023, then decreased by -7bps to 0.15% in 2024, then grew by 9bps to 0.17% in 2025.
  • Business Quant data shows Return on Capital Employed for PYPL at 0.17% in Q4 2025, 0.13% in Q3 2025, and 0.14% in Q1 2025.