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

PayPal Holdings (PYPL) has reported Return on Capital Employed for 12 consecutive years, with 18.41% the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.

• Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 came in at 18.41%, up 137.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 18.41% (up 137.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 18.38%, up 314.0% from the prior year.
• Return on Capital Employed was 18.41% for Q1 2026 at PayPal Holdings, up from 18.08% in the prior quarter.
• Over five years, Return on Capital Employed peaked at 18.41% in Q1 2026 and troughed at 10.75% in Q3 2022.
• Average Return on Capital Employed over 5 years is 14.88%, with a median of 15.79% recorded in 2024.
• Year-over-year, Return on Capital Employed plunged 211 bps in 2022 and surged 451 bps in 2023.
• Over 5 years, Return on Capital Employed stood at 11.8% in 2022, then soared by 38 bps to 16.31% in 2023, then retreated by 8 bps to 14.95% in 2024, then grew by 21 bps to 18.08% in 2025, then increased by 2 bps to 18.41% in 2026.
• Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Return on Capital Employed figures were 18.41% in Q1 2026, 18.08% in Q4 2025, and 17.19% in Q3 2025.