PayPal Holdings (PYPL) Tax Provisions (2014 - 2026)
PayPal Holdings posted quarterly Tax Provisions of $280.0 million for Q1 2026, down 11.39% year-on-year from $316.0 million in Q1 2025, and up 47.37% on a QoQ basis from $190.0 million in Q4 2025.
PayPal Holdings (PYPL) Tax Provisions (2014 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
PayPal Holdings (PYPL) has 13 years of Tax Provisions data on file, last reported at $280.0 million in Q1 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Tax Provisions fell 11.39% year-over-year to $280.0 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $1.0 billion (down 13.08% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $1.1 billion, down 10.41% from the prior year.
- Tax Provisions for Q1 2026 stood at $280.0 million, up from $190.0 million in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Tax Provisions topped out at $391.0 million in Q4 2023 and bottomed at $120.0 million in Q1 2022.
- The 5-year median for Tax Provisions is $279.0 million (2023), against an average of $272.5 million.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Tax Provisions soared 298.95%; it then tumbled 34.26% in 2025.
- A 5-year view of Tax Provisions shows it stood at $189.0 million in 2022, then jumped by 106.88% to $391.0 million in 2023, then declined by 26.09% to $289.0 million in 2024, then sank by 34.26% to $190.0 million in 2025, then surged by 47.37% to $280.0 million in 2026.
- The last three Tax Provisions figures came in at $280.0 million (Q1 2026), $190.0 million (Q4 2025), and $285.0 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Taxes (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Visa | 539.53 Bn | 527.13 Bn | - | 1.15 Bn |
| 2 | Mastercard | 441.81 Bn | 431.60 Bn | - | 930.00 Mn |
| 3 | American Express | 215.01 Bn | 160.96 Bn | 17.43 Bn | 807.00 Mn |
| 4 | Capital One Financial | 114.99 Bn | 38.50 Bn | - | 518.00 Mn |
| 5 | PayPal Holdings | 41.29 Bn | 31.95 Bn | 7.84 Bn | 280.00 Mn |
| 6 | Affirm Holdings | 24.62 Bn | 22.89 Bn | 261.64 Mn | 4.50 Mn |
| 7 | Synchrony Financial | 24.22 Bn | 3.66 Bn | - | 242.00 Mn |
| 8 | SoFi Technologies | 23.71 Bn | 20.31 Bn | 929.25 Mn | 32.82 Mn |
| 9 | Ally Financial | 13.13 Bn | 12.69 Bn | 1.98 Bn | 81.00 Mn |
| 10 | Credit Acceptance | 6.46 Bn | 6.44 Bn | 562.70 Mn | 35.00 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 280.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 190.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 285.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 268.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 316.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 289.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 301.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 271.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 321.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 391.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 221.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 274.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 279.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 189.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 248.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 390.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 120.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -95.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 78.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 172.00 Mn |