PayPal Holdings (PYPL) Tax Provisions (2014 - 2026)
PayPal Holdings (PYPL) reported Tax Provisions of $206 million for Q2 2026, down 23.1% from $268 million a year earlier and down 26.4% from the prior quarter.
PayPal Holdings (PYPL) Tax Provisions (2014 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Jun 30, 2026, PayPal Holdings' Tax Provisions came in at $961 million, down 18.1% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at $1.06 billion, down 10.4% from FY2024.
- Tax Provisions has a five-year compound annual growth rate of 4.2% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Tax Provisions came in at $1.18 billion in FY2024 (+1.5%), $1.17 billion in FY2023 (+23.0%), $947 million in FY2022 and -$70 million in FY2021.
- Five-year quarterly Tax Provisions spans a low of -$95 million in Q4 2021 and a high of $391 million in Q4 2023.
- Year over year, Tax Provisions has now declined in each of the last seven quarters, with an average decline of 8.3% over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Tax Provisions in five years was Q3 2022 (growth of 217.9%); the low point was Q3 2021 (a decline of 36.6%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at $280 million (Q1 2026), $190 million (Q4 2025) and $285 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Taxes (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PayPal Holdings | 47.87 Bn | 6.09 Bn | - | 206.00 Mn |
| 2 | Coinbase Global | 47.32 Bn | 4.13 Bn | - | -35.94 Mn |
| 3 | Block | 46.41 Bn | 17.67 Bn | 3.17 Bn | 214.41 Mn |
| 4 | Iren | 26.78 Bn | 14.37 Bn | 103.89 Mn | -8.01 Mn |
| 5 | Corpay | 26.12 Bn | 16.32 Bn | - | 92.93 Mn |
| 6 | Fiserv | 24.26 Bn | 20.96 Bn | 2.90 Bn | 156.00 Mn |
| 7 | Global Payments | 21.85 Bn | 290.86 Mn | 2.03 Bn | -4.93 Mn |
| 8 | Bitmine Immersion Technologies | 13.94 Bn | 11.32 Bn | 40.81 Mn | - |
| 9 | Guidewire Software | 13.71 Bn | 10.27 Bn | 269.68 Mn | 13.91 Mn |
| 10 | Chime Financial | 11.39 Bn | 7.18 Bn | 594.87 Mn | 213,000.00 |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 206.00 Mn |
| 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 |
PayPal Holdings Tax Provisions 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=tax-provisions&ticker=PYPL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "tax-provisions", "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=tax-provisions&ticker=PYPL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();