PayPal Holdings PYPL
NASDAQ PYPL
$53.66 -7.81 (-12.71%)
At close: Aug 28, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

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

PayPal Holdings' (PYPL) quarterly Tax Rate came in at 15.73% in Q2 2026, down 180.0% YoY from 19.66% in Q2 2025, and down 21.77% on a QoQ basis from 20.1% in Q1 2026.

Analysis

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

PayPal Holdings (PYPL) has 13 years of Tax Rate data on file, last reported at 15.73% in Q2 2026.

  • Quarterly Tax Rate fell 180.0% year-over-year to 15.73% in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 was 16.39% (down 367.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 16.83%, down 535.0% from the prior year.
  • Tax Rate eased to 15.73% in Q2 2026, from 20.1% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Tax Rate ranged from a high of 795.92% in Q2 2022 to a low of 11.68% in Q4 2025.
  • A 5-year average of 62.62% and a median of 19.54% in 2024 frame the typical range for Tax Rate.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Tax Rate jumped 78323 bps — and 2023, when it slumped 77489 bps.
  • Tracing PYPL's Tax Rate over 5 years: stood at 17.03% in 2022, then rose by 28 bps to 21.81% in 2023, then slipped by 6 bps to 20.5% in 2024, then plunged by 43 bps to 11.68% in 2025, then soared by 35 bps to 15.73% in 2026.
  • The last three Tax Rate figures came in at 15.73% (Q2 2026), 20.1% (Q1 2026), and 11.68% (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Tax Rate (Qtr)
1 Visa 680.39 Bn 668.03 Bn - 17.64%
2 Mastercard 518.33 Bn 504.84 Bn - 20.01%
3 American Express 224.91 Bn 175.59 Bn 17.99 Bn 23.61%
4 Capital One Financial 132.31 Bn 77.60 Bn - 20.90%
5 PayPal Holdings 46.25 Bn 35.00 Bn - 15.73%
6 Affirm Holdings 26.22 Bn 24.59 Bn - -856.07%
7 Synchrony Financial 25.37 Bn 9.17 Bn - 25.38%
8 SoFi Technologies 23.30 Bn 20.18 Bn 1.02 Bn 23.36%
9 Ally Financial 12.85 Bn 5.01 Bn 2.08 Bn 23.65%
10 FirstCash Holdings 9.51 Bn 9.34 Bn 533.67 Mn 26.41%
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 15.73
Jun 30, 2026 15.73
Jun 30, 2026 15.73
Mar 31, 2026 20.10
Mar 31, 2026 20.10
Mar 31, 2026 20.10
Dec 31, 2025 11.68
Dec 31, 2025 11.68
Dec 31, 2025 11.68
Sep 30, 2025 18.59
Sep 30, 2025 18.59
Sep 30, 2025 18.59
Jun 30, 2025 17.53
Jun 30, 2025 17.53
Jun 30, 2025 17.53
Mar 31, 2025 19.71
Mar 31, 2025 19.71
Mar 31, 2025 19.71
Dec 31, 2024 20.50
Dec 31, 2024 20.50