Total Payment Volume (TPV) Acceleration
TPV grew 11% at spot and 8% on a currency-neutral basis in Q1 to roughly $464 billion (over $460B reported), reflecting broad-based volume strength across consumer and merchant channels.
Venmo and PSP Momentum
Venmo TPV accelerated to 14% year-over-year (sixth consecutive quarter of double-digit growth). PSP volume growth accelerated to 11% (from 7% in H2 2025), with enterprise payments showing mid-teens growth — both driving stronger monetization and platform adoption.
Revenue and Value-Added Services Growth
First-quarter revenue grew 7% on a spot basis (5% currency-neutral). Transaction revenue was $7.5 billion (up 7%) and Other value-added services revenue increased 10% to $852 million, benefiting from consumer and merchant credit contributions.
Transaction Margin and Key Takeaways
Transaction margin dollars excluding interest on customer balances grew 3% in Q1, driven by credit performance, Venmo monetization, PSP profitability and loss improvement across products.
Strong Cash Generation and Capital Returns
Adjusted free cash flow was $1.7 billion in Q1 and nearly $6.8 billion on a trailing 12-month basis. The company repurchased $1.5 billion of stock in Q1 (roughly $6 billion trailing 12 months), ended the quarter with $13.5 billion in cash and investments and maintained at least $6 billion adjusted FCF full-year target.
Customer Engagement and Emerging Payment Trends
Monthly active accounts rose 1% to 225 million; transactions per active account (ex-PSP) improved to 6% sequential growth. Debit card and tap-to-pay spend surged ~60% YoY. 'Pay with Venmo' and BNPL continued to outpace the market, growing 34% and 23% respectively.
Strategic Leadership and Cost-Savings Target
New CEO outlined a focused three-business strategy (Checkout, Consumer Financial Services, Payment Services) and announced an enterprise cost-savings ambition of at least $1.5 billion gross over 2–3 years, plus a centralized AI transformation effort to modernize tech and operations.