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PYPL · NasdaqGS

PayPal Holdings, Inc.

Credit Services · United States

USD 54.430.0% daily changeQuote 2026-10-06 · USD
Market cap (USD)
US$46.56B
Trailing P/E
10.29x
Forward P/E
9.41x
Quarterly revenue growth
4.8%
Trailing net margin
14.4%
Indicated dividend yield
1.0%

Snapshot 2026-10-06 · Latest financial period 2026-06-30 · Yahoo Finance. Quotes may be delayed; reporting periods can differ.

Next earnings: 2026-10-27 (provider estimate, not issuer-confirmed).

Company background

PayPal Holdings, Inc. operates a technology platform that enables digital payments for merchants and consumers worldwide. The company operates a two-sided network at scale that connects merchants and consumers that enables its customers to connect, transact, and send and receive payments through online and in person, as well as transfer and withdraw funds using various funding sources, such as bank accounts, PayPal or Venmo account balance, consumer credit and debit products, credit and debit cards, and cryptocurrencies, as well as other stored value products, including gift cards and eligible rewards. It provides payment solutions under the PayPal, PayPal Credit, Braintree, Venmo, Xoom, Hyperwallet, Honey, and Paidy names. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in San Jose, California.

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Q1 2026

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PYPL Stock: EPS Beats by 6% — Q1 2026 Earnings Analysis

Published 2026-05-05

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MetricPYPLPayPal Holdings, Inc.Snapshot 2026-10-06Financial period: 2026-06-30AFRMAffirm Holdings, Inc.Snapshot 2026-10-06Financial period: 2026-06-30ALLYAlly Financial Inc.Snapshot 2026-10-06Financial period: 2026-06-30
Market capMarket value, converted to USDUS$46.56BUS$25.21BUS$11.52B
Forward P/EProvider forward earnings estimate9.41x15.48x6.02x
EV / EBITDAEnterprise value / trailing EBITDA7.67x45.38x—
Revenue growthLatest quarter vs prior-year quarter4.8%33.0%11.0%
Operating marginLatest reported quarter17.0%12.6%25.3%
Free cash flow yieldTrailing cash flow / market cap9.5%1.9%—
Net debt / EBITDANet debt / trailing EBITDA0.46x11.26x—
Debt / equityTotal debt / positive book equity0.72x1.83x—
Trailing P/ETrailing twelve-month earnings10.29x13.51x8.91x
Price / bookPrice / positive book equity per share2.37x4.59x0.85x
EV / salesEnterprise value / trailing revenue1.45x7.87x3.62x
Earnings growthLatest quarter vs prior-year quarter-3.1%2,186.9%13.5%
Gross marginTrailing twelve months40.5%48.9%0.0%
Net marginTrailing twelve months14.4%45.3%18.4%
Return on equityProvider trailing return; positive equity only24.5%45.1%9.7%
Free cash flow marginTrailing free cash flow / revenue13.0%11.2%—
Dividend yieldIndicated annual dividend / price1.0%—3.2%
Earnings payoutProvider trailing dividend payout7.9%0.0%28.2%
Current ratioCurrent assets / current liabilities1.29x11.98x—
BetaProvider historical market sensitivity1.283.821.10

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