Growth Metrics

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

Historic Return on Capital Employed for PayPal Holdings (PYPL) over the last 11 years, with Q4 2025 value amounting to 0.18%.

  • PayPal Holdings' Return on Capital Employed rose 300.0% to 0.18% in Q4 2025 from the same period last year, while for Dec 2025 it was 0.18%, marking a year-over-year increase of 300.0%. This contributed to the annual value of 0.18% for FY2025, which is 300.0% up from last year.
  • As of Q4 2025, PayPal Holdings' Return on Capital Employed stood at 0.18%, which was up 300.0% from 0.17% recorded in Q3 2025.
  • In the past 5 years, PayPal Holdings' Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 0.18% in Q4 2025 and a low of 0.11% during Q3 2022
  • For the 5-year period, PayPal Holdings' Return on Capital Employed averaged around 0.14%, with its median value being 0.14% (2021).
  • Per our database at Business Quant, PayPal Holdings' Return on Capital Employed tumbled by -200bps in 2022 and then skyrocketed by 500bps in 2023.
  • Over the past 5 years, PayPal Holdings' Return on Capital Employed (Quarter) stood at 0.13% in 2021, then dropped by -11bps to 0.12% in 2022, then soared by 38bps to 0.16% in 2023, then decreased by -8bps to 0.15% in 2024, then increased by 21bps to 0.18% in 2025.
  • Its Return on Capital Employed was 0.18% in Q4 2025, compared to 0.17% in Q3 2025 and 0.17% in Q2 2025.