PayPal Holdings (PYPL) Tax Provisions (2014 - 2026)

PayPal Holdings (PYPL) reported Tax Provisions of $280.0 million for Q1 2026, down 11.39% on a YoY basis from $316.0 million in Q1 2025, and up 47.37% quarter-over-quarter from $190.0 million in Q4 2025.

PayPal Holdings (PYPL) Tax Provisions (2014 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

PayPal Holdings has reported Tax Provisions for 13 years, with the latest figure 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.
  • The five-year high for Tax Provisions was $391.0 million in Q4 2023, with the low at $120.0 million in Q1 2022.
  • Historically, Tax Provisions has averaged $272.5 million across 5 years, with a median of $279.0 million in 2023.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Tax Provisions soared 298.95% — and 2025, when it sank 34.26%.
  • PayPal Holdings' Tax Provisions stood at $189.0 million in 2022, then soared by 106.88% to $391.0 million in 2023, then dropped by 26.09% to $289.0 million in 2024, then slumped by 34.26% to $190.0 million in 2025, then jumped 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 548.22 Bn 535.81 Bn - 1.15 Bn
2 Mastercard 437.48 Bn 427.27 Bn - 930.00 Mn
3 American Express 231.87 Bn 177.83 Bn 17.43 Bn 807.00 Mn
4 Capital One Financial 125.74 Bn 49.24 Bn - 518.00 Mn
5 PayPal Holdings 38.80 Bn 29.46 Bn 7.84 Bn 280.00 Mn
6 Synchrony Financial 25.78 Bn 5.22 Bn - 242.00 Mn
7 Affirm Holdings 24.65 Bn 22.93 Bn 261.64 Mn 4.50 Mn
8 SoFi Technologies 22.89 Bn 19.49 Bn 929.25 Mn 32.82 Mn
9 Ally Financial 14.15 Bn 13.70 Bn 1.98 Bn 81.00 Mn
10 Credit Acceptance 6.63 Bn 6.61 Bn 562.70 Mn 35.00 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
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