PayPal Holdings (PYPL) Tax Rate (2014 - 2026)
PayPal Holdings posted quarterly Tax Rate of 20.1% for Q1 2026, up 39.0% year-on-year from 14.46% in Q1 2025, and up 72.12% on a QoQ basis from 11.68% in Q4 2025.
PayPal Holdings (PYPL) Tax Rate (2014 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
PayPal Holdings (PYPL) has 13 years of Tax Rate data on file, last reported 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.
- Across five years, Tax Rate topped out at 795.92% in Q2 2022 and bottomed at 11.68% in Q4 2025.
- The 5-year median for Tax Rate is 19.71% (2025), against an average of 65.37%.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Tax Rate jumped 78323 bps; it then plunged 77489 bps in 2023.
- A 5-year view of Tax Rate shows it stood at 17.03% in 2022, then gained by 28 bps to 21.81% in 2023, then dropped by 6 bps to 20.5% in 2024, then tumbled by 43 bps to 11.68% in 2025, then surged 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 | 539.53 Bn | 527.13 Bn | - | 16.07 |
| 2 | Mastercard | 441.81 Bn | 431.60 Bn | - | 19.33 |
| 3 | American Express | 215.01 Bn | 160.96 Bn | 17.43 Bn | 21.36 |
| 4 | Capital One Financial | 114.99 Bn | 38.50 Bn | - | 19.19 |
| 5 | PayPal Holdings | 41.29 Bn | 31.95 Bn | 7.84 Bn | 20.10 |
| 6 | Affirm Holdings | 24.62 Bn | 22.89 Bn | 261.64 Mn | 4.19 |
| 7 | Synchrony Financial | 24.22 Bn | 3.66 Bn | - | 23.11 |
| 8 | SoFi Technologies | 23.71 Bn | 20.31 Bn | 929.25 Mn | 16.45 |
| 9 | Ally Financial | 13.13 Bn | 12.69 Bn | 1.98 Bn | 20.25 |
| 10 | Credit Acceptance | 6.46 Bn | 6.44 Bn | 562.70 Mn | 22.29 |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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% |