PayPal Holdings (PYPL) Return on Sales [ROS] (2014 - 2026)
PayPal Holdings' Return on Sales [ROS] came in at 16.33% for Q3 2026, down 1.73 percentage points from 18.06% a year earlier and down 0.10 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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PayPal Holdings (PYPL) Return on Sales [ROS] (2014 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Sep 30, 2026, PayPal Holdings reported Return on Sales [ROS] of 16.99%, down 1.25 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 18.28%, up 1.54 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Sales [ROS] carries a five-year change of +2.95 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Return on Sales [ROS] was 16.75% in FY2024 (-0.14 pp), 16.89% in FY2023 (+2.95 pp), 13.94% in FY2022 (-2.86 pp) and 16.80% in FY2021 (+1.47 pp).
- The Q3 2026 figure represents the lowest quarterly Return on Sales [ROS] since Q1 2024.
- Year-over-year, Return on Sales [ROS] has declined for three consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.40 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Return on Sales [ROS] over five years came in Q4 2023 (a gain of 4.68 percentage points), and the weakest in Q2 2022 (a drop of 6.84 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows PYPL's Return on Sales [ROS] at 16.44% (Q2 2026), 17.81% (Q1 2026) and 17.42% (Q4 2025) in the three quarters before Q3 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROS (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Block | 51.56 Bn | 23.34 Bn | 3.24 Bn | 6.38% |
| 2 | PayPal Holdings | 50.29 Bn | 8.99 Bn | - | 16.33% |
| 3 | Coinbase Global | 35.53 Bn | -4.11 Bn | - | 5.07% |
| 4 | Fiserv | 33.43 Bn | 30.64 Bn | 2.76 Bn | -105.74% |
| 5 | Corpay | 29.86 Bn | 18.68 Bn | - | 44.96% |
| 6 | Global Payments | 25.78 Bn | 604.58 Mn | 2.01 Bn | 7.45% |
| 7 | Guidewire Software | 13.57 Bn | 10.14 Bn | 269.68 Mn | 15.16% |
| 8 | Jack Henry & Associates | 12.44 Bn | 12.35 Bn | 273.85 Mn | 21.24% |
| 9 | Chime Financial | 11.95 Bn | 7.64 Bn | 646.07 Mn | 4.78% |
| 10 | Bitmine Immersion Technologies | 10.38 Bn | 7.76 Bn | 40.81 Mn | -25.50% |
Historic Data
Download Data
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 16.33% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 16.44% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 17.81% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 17.42% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 18.06% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 18.15% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 19.64% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 17.22% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 17.73% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 16.80% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 15.17% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 21.53% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 15.75% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 15.55% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 14.19% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 16.85% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 16.33% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 11.23% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 10.97% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 15.18% |
API Access
PayPal Holdings Return on Sales [ROS] 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-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=PYPL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-sales-[ros]", "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-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=PYPL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();