PayPal Holdings (PYPL) Return on Equity [ROE] (2015 - 2026)
PayPal Holdings' Return on Equity [ROE] came in at 24.61% for Q2 2026, up 1.47 percentage points from 23.13% a year earlier but down 0.51 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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PayPal Holdings (PYPL) Return on Equity [ROE] (2015 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, PayPal Holdings' Return on Equity [ROE] was 25.73%, up 5.73 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Equity [ROE] carries a five-year change of +3.01 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Return on Equity [ROE] was 20.00% in FY2024 (-0.55 pp), 20.55% in FY2023 (+9.03 pp), 11.52% in FY2022 (-8.43 pp) and 19.95% in FY2021 (-2.77 pp).
- The five-year range for quarterly Return on Equity [ROE] is 10.19% (Q2 2022) to 25.87% (Q4 2025).
- Year-over-year, Return on Equity [ROE] has increased for six consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +2.22 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Return on Equity [ROE] over five years came in Q2 2023 (a gain of 10.44 percentage points), and the weakest in Q2 2022 (a drop of 13.95 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows PYPL's Return on Equity [ROE] at 25.12% (Q1 2026), 25.87% (Q4 2025) and 24.34% (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Coinbase Global | 50.59 Bn | 7.40 Bn | - | -7.44% |
| 2 | PayPal Holdings | 46.79 Bn | 5.01 Bn | - | 24.61% |
| 3 | Block | 44.05 Bn | 15.31 Bn | 3.17 Bn | 1.63% |
| 4 | Iren | 31.74 Bn | 19.34 Bn | 103.89 Mn | -20.51% |
| 5 | Corpay | 26.01 Bn | 16.21 Bn | - | 32.18% |
| 6 | Fiserv | 24.47 Bn | 21.17 Bn | 2.90 Bn | 10.59% |
| 7 | Global Payments | 22.51 Bn | 952.73 Mn | 2.03 Bn | -3.54% |
| 8 | Bitmine Immersion Technologies | 15.56 Bn | 12.94 Bn | 40.81 Mn | -81.60% |
| 9 | Guidewire Software | 11.90 Bn | 8.47 Bn | 269.68 Mn | 11.09% |
| 10 | Hut 8 | 11.42 Bn | 11.26 Bn | 48.04 Mn | -39.57% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 24.61% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 25.12% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 25.87% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 24.34% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 23.13% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 22.35% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 20.43% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 21.71% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 21.48% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 20.78% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 20.82% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 19.11% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 20.62% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 13.48% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 11.93% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 11.49% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 10.19% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 16.92% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 19.03% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 22.96% |
API Access
PayPal Holdings Return on Equity [ROE] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
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-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=PYPL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-equity-[roe]", "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-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=PYPL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();