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.
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 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
| 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% |
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_KEY
import 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();