PayPal Holdings (PYPL) Tax Rate (2014 - 2026)
PayPal Holdings' Tax Rate came in at 15.73% for Q2 2026, down 1.80 percentage points from 17.53% a year earlier and down 4.38 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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PayPal Holdings (PYPL) Tax Rate (2014 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, PayPal Holdings reported Tax Rate of 16.39%, down 3.67 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 16.83%, down 5.35 percentage points from FY2024.
- Tax Rate carries a five-year change of -0.21 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Tax Rate was 22.18% in FY2024 (+0.65 pp), 21.53% in FY2023 (-6.60 pp), 28.13% in FY2022 (+29.84 pp) and -1.71% in FY2021 (-18.75 pp).
- The five-year range for quarterly Tax Rate is -13.46% (Q4 2021) to 795.92% (Q2 2022).
- Year-over-year, Tax Rate increased in two of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -2.43 percentage points.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Tax Rate over five years came in Q2 2022 (a gain of 783.23 percentage points), and the weakest in Q2 2023 (a drop of 774.89 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows PYPL's Tax Rate at 20.10% (Q1 2026), 11.68% (Q4 2025) and 18.59% (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Tax Rate (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PayPal Holdings | 47.87 Bn | 6.09 Bn | - | 15.73% |
| 2 | Coinbase Global | 47.32 Bn | 4.13 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Block | 46.41 Bn | 17.67 Bn | 3.17 Bn | 71.11% |
| 4 | Iren | 26.78 Bn | 14.37 Bn | 103.89 Mn | - |
| 5 | Corpay | 26.12 Bn | 16.32 Bn | - | 26.96% |
| 6 | Fiserv | 24.26 Bn | 20.96 Bn | 2.90 Bn | 20.13% |
| 7 | Global Payments | 21.85 Bn | 290.86 Mn | 2.03 Bn | - |
| 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 | 30.70% |
| 10 | Chime Financial | 11.39 Bn | 7.18 Bn | 594.87 Mn | 0.76% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 15.73% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 20.10% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 11.68% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 18.59% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 17.53% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 19.71% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 20.50% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 22.96% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 19.37% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 26.55% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 21.81% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 17.81% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 21.03% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 25.98% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 17.03% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 15.72% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 795.92% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 19.08% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 6.70% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 12.68% |
API Access
PayPal Holdings Tax Rate 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-rate&ticker=PYPL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "tax-rate", "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-rate&ticker=PYPL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();