Growth Metrics

PayPal Holdings (PYPL) Return on Sales: 2015-2025

Historic Return on Sales for PayPal Holdings (PYPL) over the last 11 years, with Sep 2025 value amounting to 0.15%.

  • PayPal Holdings' Return on Sales rose 1.00% to 0.15% in Q3 2025 from the same period last year, while for Sep 2025 it was 0.15%, marking a year-over-year increase of 1.00%. This contributed to the annual value of 0.13% for FY2024, which is 1.00% down from last year.
  • PayPal Holdings' Return on Sales amounted to 0.15% in Q3 2025, which was up 3.26% from 0.14% recorded in Q2 2025.
  • PayPal Holdings' Return on Sales' 5-year high stood at 0.23% during Q1 2021, with a 5-year trough of 0.08% in Q2 2022.
  • Over the past 3 years, PayPal Holdings' median Return on Sales value was 0.14% (recorded in 2024), while the average stood at 0.14%.
  • In the last 5 years, PayPal Holdings' Return on Sales rose by 13bps in 2021 and then decreased by 13bps in 2022.
  • Over the past 5 years, PayPal Holdings' Return on Sales (Quarterly) stood at 0.16% in 2021, then declined by 8bps to 0.09% in 2022, then climbed by 5bps to 0.14% in 2023, then declined by 1bps to 0.13% in 2024, then increased by 1bps to 0.15% in 2025.
  • Its Return on Sales stands at 0.15% for Q3 2025, versus 0.14% for Q2 2025 and 0.14% for Q1 2025.