Growth Metrics

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

PayPal Holdings (PYPL) has disclosed Return on Invested Capital for 11 consecutive years, with 0.23% as the latest value for Q4 2025.

  • For the quarter ending Q4 2025, Return on Invested Capital changed N/A year-over-year to 0.23%, compared with a TTM value of 0.23% through Dec 2025, changed N/A, and an annual FY2023 reading of 0.19%, up 6.0% over the prior year.
  • Return on Invested Capital was 0.23% for Q4 2025 at PayPal Holdings, up from 0.18% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Return on Invested Capital topped out at 0.23% in Q4 2025 and bottomed at 0.13% in Q2 2021.
  • Average Return on Invested Capital over 5 years is 0.17%, with a median of 0.18% recorded in 2023.
  • The sharpest move saw Return on Invested Capital fell -6bps in 2022, then grew 6bps in 2023.
  • Year by year, Return on Invested Capital stood at 0.2% in 2021, then tumbled by -31bps to 0.14% in 2022, then soared by 42bps to 0.19% in 2023, then fell by -3bps to 0.19% in 2024, then grew by 22bps to 0.23% in 2025.
  • Business Quant data shows Return on Invested Capital for PYPL at 0.23% in Q4 2025, 0.18% in Q1 2025, and 0.19% in Q3 2024.