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

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

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

PayPal Holdings (PYPL) has reported Shares Repurchased for 11 consecutive years, with $1.5 billion the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.

  • Shares Repurchased for Q1 2026 came in at $1.5 billion, changed 0.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $6.1 billion (changed 0.1% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $6.1 billion, changed 0.08% from the prior year.
  • Shares Repurchased was $1.5 billion for Q1 2026 at PayPal Holdings, roughly flat from $1.5 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Shares Repurchased peaked at $1.8 billion in Q3 2024 and troughed at $607.0 million in Q4 2023.
  • Average Shares Repurchased over 5 years is $1.3 billion, with a median of $1.5 billion recorded in 2022.
  • Year-over-year, Shares Repurchased jumped 275.0% in 2022 and sank 39.9% in 2023.
  • Over 5 years, Shares Repurchased stood at $1.0 billion in 2022, then tumbled by 39.9% to $607.0 million in 2023, then soared by 109.06% to $1.3 billion in 2024, then advanced by 18.28% to $1.5 billion in 2025, then fell by 0.07% to $1.5 billion in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Shares Repurchased figures were $1.5 billion in Q1 2026, $1.5 billion in Q4 2025, and $1.5 billion in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Shares Repurchased (Qtr)
1 Visa 587.74 Bn 575.34 Bn - 7.90 Bn
2 Mastercard 465.55 Bn 455.34 Bn - 4.04 Bn
3 American Express 238.39 Bn 184.35 Bn 17.43 Bn 1.91 Bn
4 PayPal Holdings 40.24 Bn 30.89 Bn 7.84 Bn 1.50 Bn
5 Affirm Holdings 28.27 Bn 26.55 Bn 261.64 Mn -
6 SoFi Technologies 23.54 Bn 20.13 Bn 929.25 Mn -
7 Ally Financial 14.34 Bn 13.89 Bn 1.98 Bn 147.00 Mn
8 Credit Acceptance 7.51 Bn 7.49 Bn 562.70 Mn 191.40 Mn
9 FinVolution 6.22 Bn 4.97 Bn 311.24 Mn -
10 Sezzle 5.91 Bn 5.79 Bn - 25.75 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