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

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

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

PayPal Holdings (PYPL) has reported Tax Rate for 13 consecutive years, with 20.1% the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.

  • Tax Rate for Q1 2026 came in at 20.1%, up 39.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 16.82% (down 375.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 16.83%, down 535.0% from the prior year.
  • Tax Rate was 20.1% for Q1 2026 at PayPal Holdings, up from 11.68% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Tax Rate peaked at 795.92% in Q2 2022 and troughed at 11.68% in Q4 2025.
  • Average Tax Rate over 5 years is 65.37%, with a median of 19.71% recorded in 2025.
  • Year-over-year, Tax Rate soared 78323 bps in 2022 and plunged 77489 bps in 2023.
  • Over 5 years, Tax Rate stood at 17.03% in 2022, then climbed by 28 bps to 21.81% in 2023, then fell by 6 bps to 20.5% in 2024, then tumbled by 43 bps to 11.68% in 2025, then jumped by 72 bps to 20.1% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Tax Rate figures were 20.1% in Q1 2026, 11.68% in Q4 2025, and 18.59% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Tax Rate (Qtr)
1 Visa 587.74 Bn 575.34 Bn - 16.07%
2 Mastercard 465.55 Bn 455.34 Bn - 19.33%
3 American Express 238.39 Bn 184.35 Bn 17.43 Bn 21.36%
4 PayPal Holdings 40.24 Bn 30.89 Bn 7.84 Bn 20.10%
5 Affirm Holdings 28.27 Bn 26.55 Bn 261.64 Mn 4.19%
6 SoFi Technologies 23.54 Bn 20.13 Bn 929.25 Mn 16.45%
7 Ally Financial 14.34 Bn 13.89 Bn 1.98 Bn 20.25%
8 Credit Acceptance 7.51 Bn 7.49 Bn 562.70 Mn 22.29%
9 FinVolution 6.22 Bn 4.97 Bn 311.24 Mn -17.46%
10 Sezzle 5.91 Bn 5.79 Bn - 22.26%

Historic Data

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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%