PayPal Holdings (PYPL) Short-term Investments (2014 - 2026)

PayPal Holdings (PYPL) posted Short-term Investments of $2.4 billion for Q1 2026, little changed quarter-over-quarter from $2.4 billion in Q4 2025, and down 37.13% year-on-year from $3.8 billion in Q1 2025.

PayPal Holdings (PYPL) Short-term Investments (2014 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

PayPal Holdings (PYPL) has reported Short-term Investments for 13 consecutive years, with $2.4 billion the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.

  • Short-term Investments for Q1 2026 came in at $2.4 billion, down 37.13% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $2.4 billion (down 37.13% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $2.4 billion, down 44.32% from the prior year.
  • Short-term Investments was $2.4 billion for Q1 2026 at PayPal Holdings, roughly flat from $2.4 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Short-term Investments peaked at $5.9 billion in Q2 2024 and troughed at $1.8 billion in Q3 2025.
  • Average Short-term Investments over 5 years is $3.9 billion, with a median of $4.2 billion recorded in 2022.
  • Year-over-year, Short-term Investments soared 61.03% in 2023 and plunged 62.13% in 2025.
  • Over 5 years, Short-term Investments stood at $3.1 billion in 2022, then soared by 61.03% to $5.0 billion in 2023, then slipped by 14.4% to $4.3 billion in 2024, then slumped by 44.32% to $2.4 billion in 2025, then declined by 0.34% to $2.4 billion in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Short-term Investments figures were $2.4 billion in Q1 2026, $2.4 billion in Q4 2025, and $1.8 billion in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr)
1 Visa 587.74 Bn 575.34 Bn -
2 Mastercard 465.55 Bn 455.34 Bn -
3 American Express 238.39 Bn 184.35 Bn 17.43 Bn
4 PayPal Holdings 40.24 Bn 30.89 Bn 7.84 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
8 Credit Acceptance 7.51 Bn 7.49 Bn 562.70 Mn
9 FinVolution 6.22 Bn 4.97 Bn 311.24 Mn
10 Sezzle 5.91 Bn 5.79 Bn -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 2.37 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 2.37 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 1.76 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 3.32 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 3.76 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 4.26 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 4.65 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 5.92 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 4.63 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 4.98 Bn
Sep 30, 2023 4.73 Bn
Jun 30, 2023 4.40 Bn
Mar 31, 2023 3.56 Bn
Dec 31, 2022 3.09 Bn
Sep 30, 2022 4.19 Bn
Jun 30, 2022 4.72 Bn
Mar 31, 2022 3.10 Bn
Dec 31, 2021 4.30 Bn
Sep 30, 2021 5.51 Bn
Jun 30, 2021 6.65 Bn