PayPal Holdings (PYPL) Short-term Investments (2014 - 2026)
PayPal Holdings (PYPL) posted Short-term Investments of $3.12 billion for Q3 2026, up 77.3% from $1.76 billion a year earlier and up 5.8% from the prior quarter.
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PayPal Holdings (PYPL) Short-term Investments (2014 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025, PayPal Holdings' Short-term Investments came in at $2.37 billion, down 44.3% from FY2024.
- Annual Short-term Investments shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of -22.1% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, PayPal Holdings' Short-term Investments was $4.26 billion in FY2024 (-14.4%), $4.98 billion in FY2023 (+61.0%), $3.09 billion in FY2022 (-28.1%) and $4.3 billion in FY2021 (-48.1%).
- The Q3 2026 figure stands as the highest quarterly Short-term Investments since Q2 2025.
- On a year-over-year basis, Short-term Investments increased in 1 of the last eight quarters, with an average decline of 19.3%.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Short-term Investments in the past five years was Q3 2026, with growth of 77.3%; the weakest was Q3 2025, with a decline of 62.1%.
- According to Business Quant data, Short-term Investments for the three prior quarters was $2.95 billion (Q2 2026), $2.37 billion (Q1 2026) and $2.37 billion (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PayPal Holdings | 50.06 Bn | 8.76 Bn | - |
| 2 | Block | 45.59 Bn | 16.89 Bn | 3.17 Bn |
| 3 | Coinbase Global | 38.63 Bn | -1.01 Bn | - |
| 4 | Fiserv | 31.30 Bn | 27.97 Bn | 2.90 Bn |
| 5 | Corpay | 27.02 Bn | 16.90 Bn | - |
| 6 | Global Payments | 26.67 Bn | 4.46 Bn | 2.03 Bn |
| 7 | Guidewire Software | 13.64 Bn | 10.21 Bn | 269.68 Mn |
| 8 | Jack Henry & Associates | 11.64 Bn | 11.55 Bn | 273.85 Mn |
| 9 | Bitmine Immersion Technologies | 11.35 Bn | 8.73 Bn | 40.81 Mn |
| 10 | Chime Financial | 10.86 Bn | 6.65 Bn | 594.87 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 3.12 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 2.95 Bn |
| 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 |
API Access
PayPal Holdings Short-term Investments 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=short-term-investments&ticker=PYPL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "short-term-investments", "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=short-term-investments&ticker=PYPL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();