PayPal Holdings PYPL
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At close: Sep 18, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

PayPal Holdings (PYPL) Share-based Compensation (2014 - 2026)

PayPal Holdings' (PYPL) quarterly Share-based Compensation came in at $275.0 million in Q2 2026, up 6.59% on a YoY basis from $258.0 million in Q2 2025, and up 6.18% quarter-over-quarter from $259.0 million in Q1 2026.

Analysis

PayPal Holdings (PYPL) Share-based Compensation (2014 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

PayPal Holdings (PYPL) has reported Share-based Compensation for 13 consecutive years, with $275.0 million the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q2 2026, Share-based Compensation rose 6.59% year-over-year to $275.0 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 stood at $1.0 billion (down 9.17% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $1.0 billion, down 18.54% from the prior year.
  • Share-based Compensation rose to $275.0 million in Q2 2026 per PYPL's latest filing, from $259.0 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.
  • Historically, Share-based Compensation has averaged $305.7 million across 5 years, with a median of $289.0 million in 2022.
  • The widest YoY moves for Share-based Compensation: up 305.19% in 2022, down 50.29% in 2022.
  • Over 5 years, Share-based Compensation stood at $294.0 million in 2022, then jumped by 31.97% to $388.0 million in 2023, then fell by 27.06% to $283.0 million in 2024, then decreased by 25.8% to $210.0 million in 2025, then surged by 30.95% to $275.0 million in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Share-based Compensation over the past three periods registered $275.0 million, $259.0 million, and $210.0 million for Q2 2026, Q1 2026, and Q4 2025 respectively.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Share-based Compensation (Qtr)
1 Block 45.83 Bn 39.37 Bn 3.17 Bn 259.75 Mn
2 PayPal Holdings 45.18 Bn 33.92 Bn - 275.00 Mn
3 Corpay 26.12 Bn 19.43 Bn 1.19 Bn 32.01 Mn
4 Fiserv 25.09 Bn 24.49 Bn 3.59 Bn 117.00 Mn
5 Global Payments 22.62 Bn 17.85 Bn 2.03 Bn 35.71 Mn
6 Wex 6.64 Bn 539.91 Mn 463.80 Mn 37.40 Mn
7 Shift4 Payments 6.06 Bn 5.82 Bn 446.00 Mn 31.00 Mn
8 Aci Worldwide 5.09 Bn 4.92 Bn 181.57 Mn 18.70 Mn
9 Paymentus Holdings 4.41 Bn 4.04 Bn 94.31 Mn 6.75 Mn
10 dLocal 4.19 Bn 3.32 Bn 127.15 Mn 6.49 Mn
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 275.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 259.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 210.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 257.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 258.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 277.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 283.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 284.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 298.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 365.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 388.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 379.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 363.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 345.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 294.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 226.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 312.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 429.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 318.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 118.00 Mn