PayPal Holdings (PYPL) Shares Repurchased (2016 - 2026)
PayPal Holdings (PYPL) reported Shares Repurchased of $1.5 billion for Q3 2026, up 0.1% from $1.5 billion a year earlier but down 3.3% from the prior quarter.
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PayPal Holdings (PYPL) Shares Repurchased (2016 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Sep 30, 2026, PayPal Holdings' Shares Repurchased came in at $6.05 billion, up 4.0% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at $6.05 billion, up 0.1% from FY2024.
- Shares Repurchased has increased for six consecutive years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 29.9% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Shares Repurchased came in at $6.05 billion in FY2024 (+20.9%), $5 billion in FY2023 (+19.1%), $4.2 billion in FY2022 (+23.5%) and $3.4 billion in FY2021 (+108.0%).
- Five-year quarterly Shares Repurchased spans a low of $607 million in Q4 2023 and a high of $1.78 billion in Q3 2024.
- Year over year, Shares Repurchased gained in five of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 14.4%.
- The high point for year-over-year Shares Repurchased in five years was Q4 2021 (growth of 476.2%); the low point was Q4 2023 (a decline of 39.9%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q3 2026 came in at $1.55 billion (Q2 2026), $1.5 billion (Q1 2026) and $1.5 billion (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Shares Repurchased (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PayPal Holdings | 48.42 Bn | 7.12 Bn | - | 1.50 Bn |
| 2 | Block | 45.61 Bn | 16.90 Bn | 3.17 Bn | 64.95 Mn |
| 3 | Coinbase Global | 37.13 Bn | -2.51 Bn | - | 5.32 Mn |
| 4 | Fiserv | 26.58 Bn | 23.25 Bn | 2.90 Bn | 153.00 Mn |
| 5 | Corpay | 26.23 Bn | 16.11 Bn | - | 326.56 Mn |
| 6 | Global Payments | 25.99 Bn | 3.78 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 550.01 Mn |
| 7 | Guidewire Software | 13.67 Bn | 10.24 Bn | 269.68 Mn | 213.86 Mn |
| 8 | Jack Henry & Associates | 11.62 Bn | 11.52 Bn | 273.85 Mn | 163.76 Mn |
| 9 | Bitmine Immersion Technologies | 11.09 Bn | 8.47 Bn | 40.81 Mn | - |
| 10 | Chime Financial | 10.61 Bn | 6.40 Bn | 594.87 Mn | 136.33 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 1.50 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 1.55 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 1.50 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 1.50 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 1.50 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 1.55 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 1.50 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 1.27 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 1.78 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 1.50 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 1.50 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 607.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 1.43 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 1.53 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 1.43 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 1.01 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 939.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 750.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 1.50 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 1.53 Bn |
API Access
PayPal Holdings Shares Repurchased 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-repurchased&ticker=PYPL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "shares-repurchased", "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-repurchased&ticker=PYPL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();