PayPal Holdings (PYPL) Shares Repurchased (2016 - 2026)

PayPal Holdings (PYPL) reported Shares Repurchased of $1.5 billion for Q1 2026, little changed on a YoY basis from $1.5 billion in Q1 2025, and little changed quarter-over-quarter from $1.5 billion in Q4 2025.

PayPal Holdings (PYPL) Shares Repurchased (2016 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

PayPal Holdings has reported Shares Repurchased for 11 years, with the latest figure at $1.5 billion in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Shares Repurchased changed 0.0% year-over-year to $1.5 billion; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $6.1 billion (changed 0.1% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $6.1 billion, changed 0.08% from the prior year.
  • Shares Repurchased for Q1 2026 stood at $1.5 billion, roughly flat from $1.5 billion in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Shares Repurchased was $1.8 billion in Q3 2024, with the low at $607.0 million in Q4 2023.
  • Historically, Shares Repurchased has averaged $1.3 billion across 5 years, with a median of $1.5 billion in 2022.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Shares Repurchased surged 275.0% — and 2023, when it tumbled 39.9%.
  • PayPal Holdings' Shares Repurchased stood at $1.0 billion in 2022, then plunged by 39.9% to $607.0 million in 2023, then soared by 109.06% to $1.3 billion in 2024, then increased by 18.28% to $1.5 billion in 2025, then slipped by 0.07% to $1.5 billion in 2026.
  • The last three Shares Repurchased figures came in at $1.5 billion (Q1 2026), $1.5 billion (Q4 2025), and $1.5 billion (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Shares Repurchased (Qtr)
1 Visa 541.66 Bn 529.25 Bn - 7.90 Bn
2 Mastercard 437.55 Bn 427.34 Bn - 4.04 Bn
3 American Express 212.80 Bn 158.76 Bn 17.43 Bn 1.91 Bn
4 Capital One Financial 112.47 Bn 35.97 Bn - 2.79 Bn
5 PayPal Holdings 37.70 Bn 28.36 Bn 7.84 Bn 1.50 Bn
6 Synchrony Financial 24.26 Bn 3.70 Bn - 900.00 Mn
7 Affirm Holdings 21.24 Bn 19.51 Bn 261.64 Mn -
8 SoFi Technologies 20.46 Bn 17.06 Bn 929.25 Mn -
9 Ally Financial 13.30 Bn 12.86 Bn 1.98 Bn 147.00 Mn
10 Credit Acceptance 6.24 Bn 6.21 Bn 562.70 Mn 191.40 Mn

Historic Data

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Mar 31, 2026 1.50 Bn
Mar 31, 2026 1.50 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 1.50 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 1.50 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 1.50 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 1.50 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 1.55 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 1.55 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 1.50 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 1.50 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 1.27 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 1.27 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 1.78 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 1.78 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 1.50 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 1.50 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 1.50 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 1.50 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 607.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 607.00 Mn