PayPal Holdings (PYPL) Shares Outstanding (2013 - 2026)

PayPal Holdings (PYPL) reported Shares Outstanding of $892.0 million for Q1 2026, down 8.89% on a YoY basis from $979.0 million in Q1 2025, and down 3.04% quarter-over-quarter from $920.0 million in Q4 2025.

PayPal Holdings (PYPL) Shares Outstanding (2013 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

PayPal Holdings has reported Shares Outstanding for 14 years, with the latest figure at $892.0 million in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Shares Outstanding fell 8.89% year-over-year to $892.0 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $892.0 million (down 8.89% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $920.0 million, down 7.35% from the prior year.
  • Shares Outstanding for Q1 2026 stood at $892.0 million, down from $920.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Shares Outstanding was $1.2 billion in Q1 2022, with the low at $892.0 million in Q1 2026.
  • Historically, Shares Outstanding has averaged $1.0 billion across 5 years, with a median of $1.1 billion in 2024.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Shares Outstanding fell 1.11% — and 2026, when it fell 8.89%.
  • PayPal Holdings' Shares Outstanding stood at $1.1 billion in 2022, then slipped by 5.63% to $1.1 billion in 2023, then fell by 7.37% to $993.0 million in 2024, then dropped by 7.35% to $920.0 million in 2025, then retreated by 3.04% to $892.0 million in 2026.
  • The last three Shares Outstanding figures came in at $892.0 million (Q1 2026), $920.0 million (Q4 2025), and $941.0 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Shares (Qtr)
1 Visa 541.66 Bn 529.25 Bn - 1.79 Bn
2 Mastercard 437.55 Bn 427.34 Bn - 880.30 Mn
3 American Express 212.80 Bn 158.76 Bn 17.43 Bn 682.00 Mn
4 Capital One Financial 112.47 Bn 35.97 Bn - 712.70 Mn
5 PayPal Holdings 37.70 Bn 28.36 Bn 7.84 Bn 892.00 Mn
6 Synchrony Financial 24.26 Bn 3.70 Bn - 834.00 Mn
7 Affirm Holdings 21.24 Bn 19.51 Bn 261.64 Mn 294.23 Mn
8 SoFi Technologies 20.46 Bn 17.06 Bn 929.25 Mn 1.28 Bn
9 Ally Financial 13.30 Bn 12.86 Bn 1.98 Bn 307.41 Mn
10 Credit Acceptance 6.24 Bn 6.21 Bn 562.70 Mn 10.68 Mn

Historic Data

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Mar 31, 2026 892.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 892.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 892.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 892.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 892.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 892.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 892.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 892.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 920.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 920.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 920.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 920.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 920.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 920.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 920.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 920.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 941.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 941.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 941.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 941.00 Mn