PayPal Holdings, Inc. (PYPL) stock
PYPLNasdaqServices-Business Services, NECFiscal year ends December 31
Financials through Q3 FY2026, quarter ended Sep 30, 2026Last filing: 10-Q on Oct 27, 2026Score 18/3039% below fair value
$58.30−1.18 (-1.98%)
Close on Nov 12, 2026Market cap $48.43BP/E 11.1Yield 0.24%
PayPal profit margin
Profit margin (net margin) is net income as a percentage of revenue.
PayPal's profit margin for the twelve months ending Sep 30, 2026 was 13.8%. For fiscal 2025 it was 15.8%, against 13.0% the year before. The highest annual figure on record is 19.6% in fiscal 2020.
Annual profit margin
| Period | Period end | Value | Change (pts) |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Dec 31, 2025 | 15.8% | +2.7 |
| FY2024 | Dec 31, 2024 | 13.0% | −1.2 |
| FY2023 | Dec 31, 2023 | 14.3% | +5.5 |
| FY2022 | Dec 31, 2022 | 8.8% | −7.6 |
| FY2021 | Dec 31, 2021 | 16.4% | −3.2 |
| FY2020 | Dec 31, 2020 | 19.6% | +5.7 |
| FY2019 | Dec 31, 2019 | 13.8% | +0.5 |
| FY2018 | Dec 31, 2018 | 13.3% | −0.4 |
| FY2017 | Dec 31, 2017 | 13.7% | +0.8 |
| FY2016 | Dec 31, 2016 | 12.9% | −0.4 |
| FY2015 | Dec 31, 2015 | 13.3% | +8.1 |
| FY2014 | Dec 31, 2014 | 5.2% | −9.0 |
| FY2013 | Dec 31, 2013 | 14.2% | – |
Quarterly profit margin
Change is against the same quarter a year earlier.
| Period | Period end | Value | Change (pts) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 FY2026 | Sep 30, 2026 | 12.5% | −2.3 |
| Q2 FY2026 | Jun 30, 2026 | 12.7% | −2.5 |
| Q1 FY2026 | Mar 31, 2026 | 13.3% | −3.2 |
| Q4 FY2025 | Dec 31, 2025 | 16.6% | +3.2 |
| Q3 FY2025 | Sep 30, 2025 | 14.8% | +2.0 |
| Q2 FY2025 | Jun 30, 2025 | 15.2% | +0.9 |
| Q1 FY2025 | Mar 31, 2025 | 16.5% | +5.0 |
| Q4 FY2024 | Dec 31, 2024 | 13.4% | −4.1 |
| Q3 FY2024 | Sep 30, 2024 | 12.9% | −0.9 |
| Q2 FY2024 | Jun 30, 2024 | 14.3% | +0.2 |
| Q1 FY2024 | Mar 31, 2024 | 11.5% | +0.2 |
| Q4 FY2023 | Dec 31, 2023 | 17.5% | +5.0 |
| Q3 FY2023 | Sep 30, 2023 | 13.8% | −5.7 |
| Q2 FY2023 | Jun 30, 2023 | 14.1% | +19.1 |
| Q1 FY2023 | Mar 31, 2023 | 11.3% | +3.4 |
| Q4 FY2022 | Dec 31, 2022 | 12.5% | +0.9 |
| Q3 FY2022 | Sep 30, 2022 | 19.4% | +1.8 |
| Q2 FY2022 | Jun 30, 2022 | -5.0% | −24.0 |
| Q1 FY2022 | Mar 31, 2022 | 7.9% | −10.3 |
| Q4 FY2021 | Dec 31, 2021 | 11.6% | −14.0 |
| Q3 FY2021 | Sep 30, 2021 | 17.6% | −1.1 |
| Q2 FY2021 | Jun 30, 2021 | 19.0% | −10.1 |
| Q1 FY2021 | Mar 31, 2021 | 18.2% | +16.4 |
| Q4 FY2020 | Dec 31, 2020 | 25.6% | +15.4 |
| Q3 FY2020 | Sep 30, 2020 | 18.7% | +8.2 |
| Q2 FY2020 | Jun 30, 2020 | 29.1% | +10.0 |
| Q1 FY2020 | Mar 31, 2020 | 1.8% | −14.3 |
| Q4 FY2019 | Dec 31, 2019 | 10.2% | −3.6 |
| Q3 FY2019 | Sep 30, 2019 | 10.6% | −1.3 |
| Q2 FY2019 | Jun 30, 2019 | 19.1% | +5.5 |
| Q1 FY2019 | Mar 31, 2019 | 16.2% | +2.3 |
| Q4 FY2018 | Dec 31, 2018 | 13.8% | −2.7 |
| Q3 FY2018 | Sep 30, 2018 | 11.8% | +0.1 |
| Q2 FY2018 | Jun 30, 2018 | 13.6% | +0.5 |
| Q1 FY2018 | Mar 31, 2018 | 13.9% | +1.0 |
| Q4 FY2017 | Dec 31, 2017 | 16.6% | +3.5 |
| Q3 FY2017 | Sep 30, 2017 | 11.7% | – |
| Q2 FY2017 | Jun 30, 2017 | 13.1% | – |
| Q1 FY2017 | Mar 31, 2017 | 12.9% | – |
| Q4 FY2016 | Dec 31, 2016 | 13.1% | – |
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