PayPal Holdings (PYPL) Share-based Compensation (2014 - 2026)
PayPal Holdings (PYPL) recorded Share-based Compensation of $275 million in Q2 2026, down 3.8% from $286 million a year earlier but up 6.2% from the prior quarter.
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PayPal Holdings (PYPL) Share-based Compensation (2014 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a TTM basis, PayPal Holdings' Share-based Compensation came in at $1 billion as of Jun 30, 2026, down 9.2% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at $1 billion, down 18.5% from FY2024.
- Annual Share-based Compensation has a five-year compound annual growth rate of -6.1% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Share-based Compensation came in at $1.23 billion in FY2024 (-16.6%), $1.48 billion in FY2023 (+17.0%), $1.26 billion in FY2022 (-8.4%) and $1.38 billion in FY2021 (unchanged).
- Quarterly Share-based Compensation has ranged from $210 million in Q4 2025 to $429 million in Q1 2022 over the past five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Share-based Compensation rose in 1 of the last eight quarters, with an average decline of 15.4%.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Share-based Compensation in the last five years was growth of 67.7% in Q3 2023, against a decline of 31.8% in Q1 2025 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at $259 million (Q1 2026), $210 million (Q4 2025) and $257 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Stock Comp. (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PayPal Holdings | 47.87 Bn | 6.09 Bn | - | 275.00 Mn |
| 2 | Coinbase Global | 47.32 Bn | 4.13 Bn | - | 238.34 Mn |
| 3 | Block | 46.41 Bn | 17.67 Bn | 3.17 Bn | 259.75 Mn |
| 4 | Iren | 26.78 Bn | 14.37 Bn | 103.89 Mn | 42.90 Mn |
| 5 | Corpay | 26.12 Bn | 16.32 Bn | - | 32.01 Mn |
| 6 | Fiserv | 24.26 Bn | 20.96 Bn | 2.90 Bn | 117.00 Mn |
| 7 | Global Payments | 21.85 Bn | 290.86 Mn | 2.03 Bn | 35.71 Mn |
| 8 | Bitmine Immersion Technologies | 13.94 Bn | 11.32 Bn | 40.81 Mn | 13.25 Mn |
| 9 | Guidewire Software | 13.71 Bn | 10.27 Bn | 269.68 Mn | 46.78 Mn |
| 10 | Chime Financial | 11.39 Bn | 7.18 Bn | 594.87 Mn | 69.40 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 | 286.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 249.00 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 | 300.00 Mn |
API Access
PayPal Holdings Share-based Compensation 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=share-based-compensation&ticker=PYPL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "share-based-compensation", "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=share-based-compensation&ticker=PYPL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();