PayPal Holdings (PYPL) Return on Capital Employed (2015 - 2026)

PayPal Holdings has reported Return on Capital Employed for 12 years, with the latest figure at 18.41% in Q1 2026.

• For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed rose 137.0% year-over-year to 18.41%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 18.41% (up 137.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 18.38%, up 314.0% from the prior year.
• Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 stood at 18.41%, up from 18.08% in the prior quarter.
• The five-year high for Return on Capital Employed was 18.41% in Q1 2026, with the low at 10.75% in Q3 2022.
• Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 14.88% across 5 years, with a median of 15.79% in 2024.
• Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Return on Capital Employed slumped 211 bps — and 2023, when it soared 451 bps.
• PayPal Holdings' Return on Capital Employed stood at 11.8% in 2022, then soared by 38 bps to 16.31% in 2023, then dropped by 8 bps to 14.95% in 2024, then gained by 21 bps to 18.08% in 2025, then advanced by 2 bps to 18.41% in 2026.
• The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 18.41% (Q1 2026), 18.08% (Q4 2025), and 17.19% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.