PayPal Holdings (PYPL) Share-based Compensation (2014 - 2026)
PayPal Holdings posted quarterly Share-based Compensation of $259.0 million for Q1 2026, up 4.02% year-on-year from $249.0 million in Q1 2025, and up 23.33% on a QoQ basis from $210.0 million in Q4 2025.
PayPal Holdings (PYPL) Share-based Compensation (2014 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
PayPal Holdings (PYPL) has 13 years of Share-based Compensation data on file, last reported at $259.0 million in Q1 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Share-based Compensation rose 4.02% year-over-year to $259.0 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $1.0 billion (down 9.16% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $1.0 billion, down 18.54% from the prior year.
- Share-based Compensation for Q1 2026 stood at $259.0 million, up from $210.0 million in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Share-based Compensation topped out at $429.0 million in Q1 2022 and bottomed at $210.0 million in Q4 2025.
- The 5-year median for Share-based Compensation is $294.0 million (2022), against an average of $307.5 million.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2023, when Share-based Compensation soared 67.7%; it then plunged 31.78% in 2025.
- A 5-year view of Share-based Compensation shows it stood at $294.0 million in 2022, then soared by 31.97% to $388.0 million in 2023, then declined by 27.06% to $283.0 million in 2024, then retreated by 25.8% to $210.0 million in 2025, then rose by 23.33% to $259.0 million in 2026.
- The last three Share-based Compensation figures came in at $259.0 million (Q1 2026), $210.0 million (Q4 2025), and $257.0 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Share-based Compensation (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Visa | 539.53 Bn | 527.13 Bn | - | 275.00 Mn |
| 2 | Mastercard | 441.81 Bn | 431.60 Bn | - | 136.00 Mn |
| 3 | American Express | 215.01 Bn | 160.96 Bn | 17.43 Bn | 203.00 Mn |
| 4 | Capital One Financial | 114.99 Bn | 38.50 Bn | - | 131.00 Mn |
| 5 | PayPal Holdings | 41.29 Bn | 31.95 Bn | 7.84 Bn | 259.00 Mn |
| 6 | Affirm Holdings | 24.62 Bn | 22.89 Bn | 261.64 Mn | 73.84 Mn |
| 7 | Synchrony Financial | 24.22 Bn | 3.66 Bn | - | - |
| 8 | SoFi Technologies | 23.71 Bn | 20.31 Bn | 929.25 Mn | 72.01 Mn |
| 9 | Ally Financial | 13.13 Bn | 12.69 Bn | 1.98 Bn | - |
| 10 | Credit Acceptance | 6.46 Bn | 6.44 Bn | 562.70 Mn | 13.00 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 259.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 259.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 210.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 210.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 257.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 257.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 286.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 286.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 249.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 249.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 283.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 283.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 284.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 284.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 298.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 298.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 365.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 365.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 388.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 388.00 Mn |