PayPal Holdings (PYPL) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2015 - 2026)
PayPal Holdings (PYPL) reported Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 17.00% for Q3 2026, down 0.20 percentage points from 17.19% a year earlier and down 0.89 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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PayPal Holdings (PYPL) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2015 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, PayPal Holdings posted Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 18.38%, up 3.14 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has a five-year change of +3.70 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at 15.23% in FY2024 (-0.51 pp), 15.75% in FY2023 (+3.83 pp), 11.91% in FY2022 (-2.26 pp) and 14.18% in FY2021 (-0.50 pp).
- The Q3 2026 figure ranks as the lowest quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] since Q2 2025.
- Year over year, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] gained in six of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.77 percentage points.
- The high point for year-over-year Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in five years was Q4 2023 (a gain of 4.51 percentage points); the low point was Q3 2022 (a drop of 2.11 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q3 2026 came in at 17.89% (Q2 2026), 18.41% (Q1 2026) and 18.08% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Block | 51.56 Bn | 23.34 Bn | 3.24 Bn | 4.10% |
| 2 | PayPal Holdings | 50.29 Bn | 8.99 Bn | - | 17.00% |
| 3 | Coinbase Global | 35.53 Bn | -4.11 Bn | - | 1.02% |
| 4 | Fiserv | 33.43 Bn | 30.64 Bn | 2.76 Bn | -4.21% |
| 5 | Corpay | 29.86 Bn | 18.68 Bn | - | 20.60% |
| 6 | Global Payments | 25.78 Bn | 604.58 Mn | 2.01 Bn | 1.58% |
| 7 | Guidewire Software | 13.57 Bn | 10.14 Bn | 269.68 Mn | 7.92% |
| 8 | Jack Henry & Associates | 12.44 Bn | 12.35 Bn | 273.85 Mn | 24.98% |
| 9 | Chime Financial | 11.95 Bn | 7.64 Bn | 646.07 Mn | 2.85% |
| 10 | Bitmine Immersion Technologies | 10.38 Bn | 7.76 Bn | 40.81 Mn | -82.57% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 17.00% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 17.89% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 18.41% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 18.08% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 17.19% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 16.54% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 17.04% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 14.95% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 16.75% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 16.35% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 15.79% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 16.31% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 14.17% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 13.17% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 12.13% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 11.80% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 10.75% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 11.25% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 12.35% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 13.26% |
API Access
PayPal Holdings Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=PYPL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "ticker": "PYPL", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=PYPL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();