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

PayPal Holdings (PYPL) reported Tax Rate of 20.1% for Q1 2026, up 39.0% on a YoY basis from 14.46% in Q1 2025, and up 72.12% quarter-over-quarter from 11.68% in Q4 2025.

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

PayPal Holdings has reported Tax Rate for 13 years, with the latest figure at 20.1% in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Tax Rate rose 39.0% year-over-year to 20.1%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 16.82% (down 375.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 16.83%, down 535.0% from the prior year.
  • Tax Rate for Q1 2026 stood at 20.1%, up from 11.68% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Tax Rate was 795.92% in Q2 2022, with the low at 11.68% in Q4 2025.
  • Historically, Tax Rate has averaged 65.37% across 5 years, with a median of 19.71% in 2025.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Tax Rate jumped 78323 bps — and 2023, when it slumped 77489 bps.
  • PayPal Holdings' Tax Rate 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 jumped by 72 bps to 20.1% in 2026.
  • The last three Tax Rate figures came in at 20.1% (Q1 2026), 11.68% (Q4 2025), and 18.59% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Tax Rate (Qtr)
1 Visa 548.22 Bn 535.81 Bn - 16.07
2 Mastercard 437.48 Bn 427.27 Bn - 19.33
3 American Express 231.87 Bn 177.83 Bn 17.43 Bn 21.36
4 Capital One Financial 125.74 Bn 49.24 Bn - 19.19
5 PayPal Holdings 38.80 Bn 29.46 Bn 7.84 Bn 20.10
6 Synchrony Financial 25.78 Bn 5.22 Bn - 23.11
7 Affirm Holdings 24.65 Bn 22.93 Bn 261.64 Mn 4.19
8 SoFi Technologies 22.89 Bn 19.49 Bn 929.25 Mn 16.45
9 Ally Financial 14.15 Bn 13.70 Bn 1.98 Bn 20.25
10 Credit Acceptance 6.63 Bn 6.61 Bn 562.70 Mn 22.29

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 20.10%
Mar 31, 2026 20.10%
Dec 31, 2025 11.68%
Dec 31, 2025 11.68%
Sep 30, 2025 18.59%
Sep 30, 2025 18.59%
Jun 30, 2025 17.53%
Jun 30, 2025 17.53%
Mar 31, 2025 19.71%
Mar 31, 2025 19.71%
Dec 31, 2024 20.50%
Dec 31, 2024 20.50%
Sep 30, 2024 22.96%
Sep 30, 2024 22.96%
Jun 30, 2024 19.37%
Jun 30, 2024 19.37%
Mar 31, 2024 26.55%
Mar 31, 2024 26.55%
Dec 31, 2023 21.81%
Dec 31, 2023 21.81%