PayPal Holdings PYPL
NASDAQ PYPL
$53.66 -7.81 (-12.71%)
At close: Aug 28, 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% YoY from $258.0 million in Q2 2025, and up 6.18% on a QoQ basis from $259.0 million in Q1 2026.

Analysis

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 $275.0 million in Q2 2026.

  • Quarterly Share-based Compensation rose 6.59% year-over-year to $275.0 million in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 was $1.0 billion (down 9.17% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $1.0 billion, down 18.54% from the prior year.
  • Share-based Compensation advanced to $275.0 million in Q2 2026, from $259.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Share-based Compensation ranged from a high of $429.0 million in Q1 2022 to a low of $210.0 million in Q4 2025.
  • A 5-year average of $305.7 million and a median of $289.0 million in 2022 frame the typical range for Share-based Compensation.
  • The widest YoY moves for Share-based Compensation: up 305.19% in 2022, down 50.29% in 2022.
  • Tracing PYPL's Share-based Compensation over 5 years: stood at $294.0 million in 2022, then surged by 31.97% to $388.0 million in 2023, then dropped by 27.06% to $283.0 million in 2024, then fell by 25.8% to $210.0 million in 2025, then soared by 30.95% to $275.0 million in 2026.
  • The last three Share-based Compensation figures came in at $275.0 million (Q2 2026), $259.0 million (Q1 2026), and $210.0 million (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Share-based Compensation (Qtr)
1 Visa 680.39 Bn 668.03 Bn - -1.02 Bn
2 Mastercard 518.33 Bn 504.84 Bn - 122.00 Mn
3 American Express 224.91 Bn 175.59 Bn 17.99 Bn 450.00 Mn
4 Capital One Financial 132.31 Bn 77.60 Bn - -1.07 Bn
5 PayPal Holdings 46.25 Bn 35.00 Bn - 275.00 Mn
6 Affirm Holdings 26.22 Bn 24.59 Bn - 67.18 Mn
7 Synchrony Financial 25.37 Bn 9.17 Bn - 65.00 Mn
8 SoFi Technologies 23.30 Bn 20.18 Bn 1.02 Bn 239.32 Mn
9 Ally Financial 12.85 Bn 5.01 Bn 2.08 Bn -30.00 Mn
10 FirstCash Holdings 9.51 Bn 9.34 Bn 533.67 Mn -
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 275.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2026 275.00 Mn
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 258.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 258.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 277.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 277.00 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