PayPal Holdings (PYPL) Shares Outstanding (2014 - 2026)
PayPal Holdings (PYPL) reported Shares Outstanding of 877 million for Q2 2026, down 9.5% from 969 million a year earlier and down 3.9% from the prior quarter.
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PayPal Holdings (PYPL) Shares Outstanding (2014 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, PayPal Holdings posted Shares Outstanding of 959 million, down 6.8% from FY2024.
- Shares Outstanding has declined for four consecutive years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of -3.9% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Shares Outstanding came in at 1.03 billion in FY2024 (-6.7%), 1.1 billion in FY2023 (-4.4%), 1.15 billion in FY2022 (-1.7%) and 1.17 billion in FY2021 (+0.1%).
- The Q2 2026 figure ranks as the lowest quarterly Shares Outstanding in data going back to Q2 2014.
- Year over year, Shares Outstanding has now declined in each of the last 18 quarters, with an average decline of 7.3% over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Shares Outstanding in five years was Q3 2021 (growth of 0.2%); the low point was Q2 2026 (a decline of 9.5%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at 913 million (Q1 2026), 959 million (Q4 2025) and 950 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Shares Outstanding (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PayPal Holdings | 47.87 Bn | 6.09 Bn | - | 877.00 Mn |
| 2 | Coinbase Global | 47.32 Bn | 4.13 Bn | - | 263.41 Mn |
| 3 | Block | 46.41 Bn | 17.67 Bn | 3.17 Bn | 597.83 Mn |
| 4 | Iren | 26.78 Bn | 14.37 Bn | 103.89 Mn | 316.12 Mn |
| 5 | Corpay | 26.12 Bn | 16.32 Bn | - | 65.54 Mn |
| 6 | Fiserv | 24.26 Bn | 20.96 Bn | 2.90 Bn | 532.60 Mn |
| 7 | Global Payments | 21.85 Bn | 290.86 Mn | 2.03 Bn | 269.92 Mn |
| 8 | Bitmine Immersion Technologies | 13.94 Bn | 11.32 Bn | 40.81 Mn | 551.79 Mn |
| 9 | Guidewire Software | 13.71 Bn | 10.27 Bn | 269.68 Mn | 84.19 Mn |
| 10 | Chime Financial | 11.39 Bn | 7.18 Bn | 594.87 Mn | 379.82 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 877.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 913.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 959.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 950.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 969.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 986.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 1.03 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 1.02 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 1.04 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 1.06 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 1.10 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 1.09 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 1.11 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 1.13 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 1.15 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 1.15 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 1.16 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 1.16 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 1.17 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 1.17 Bn |
API Access
PayPal Holdings Shares Outstanding 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=shares-outstanding&ticker=PYPL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "shares-outstanding", "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=shares-outstanding&ticker=PYPL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();