PayPal Holdings, Inc. (PYPL)
NASDAQ:PYPL
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Rating:66Neutral
Price Target:
$48.00
▼(-5.53% Downside)
Action:Reiterated
Date:05/22/26
PYPL scores as a mid-60s stock primarily due to solid underlying profitability/cash generation but slowing growth and margin/FCF pressure. Technicals are notably weak and weigh on the score, while a low P/E provides meaningful valuation support. The latest earnings call was constructive on strategy and cash returns, but near-term guidance points to continued EPS and transaction-margin headwinds.
Positive Factors
Cash generation & capital returns
Sustained high free cash flow and a large cash stockpile provide durable financial flexibility to fund modernization, buybacks, and strategic investments. Robust FCF supports capital returns and reduces reliance on external financing through economic cycles, bolstering long-term optionality.
Negative Factors
Take‑rate and margin pressure
Declining take rates and historical margin contraction reflect mix shifts to lower‑yield products and deliberate promotional investments. These trends erode per‑transaction economics and operating leverage, posing a persistent headwind to profit and cash‑flow growth absent sustained pricing or mix improvement.
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Positive Factors
Negative Factors
Cash generation & capital returns
Sustained high free cash flow and a large cash stockpile provide durable financial flexibility to fund modernization, buybacks, and strategic investments. Robust FCF supports capital returns and reduces reliance on external financing through economic cycles, bolstering long-term optionality.
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PayPal Holdings Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
Any
Revenue by Geography
Breaks down where PayPal earns sales across regions, revealing dependence on the U.S. versus growth opportunities or risks in international markets and currency exposure.
Breaks down where PayPal earns sales across regions, revealing dependence on the U.S. versus growth opportunities or risks in international markets and currency exposure.
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Market Cap
$36.57B
Dividend YieldN/A
Average Volume (3M)15.16M
Price to Earnings (P/E)7.5
Beta (1Y)1.20
Revenue Growth6.97%
EPS Growth19.31%
CountryUS
Employees24,400
SectorFinancial
Sector Strength70
IndustryFinancial - Credit Services
Share Statistics
EPS (TTM)5.37
Shares Outstanding882,105,470
10 Day Avg. Volume16,213,520
30 Day Avg. Volume15,161,639
Financial Highlights & Ratios
PEG Ratio0.30
Price to Book (P/B)2.76
Price to Sales (P/S)1.69
P/FCF Ratio10.06
Enterprise Value/Market Cap1.15
Enterprise Value/Revenue1.24
Enterprise Value/Gross Profit2.69
Enterprise Value/Ebitda5.79
Forecast
1Y Price Target
$48.05Price Target Upside-5.43% Downside
Rating ConsensusHold
Number of Analyst Covering24
EPS Forecast (FY)5.31
Revenue Forecast (FY)$34.37B
PayPal Holdings Business Overview & Revenue Model
Company Description
PayPal Holdings, Inc. provides a worldwide technological framework that facilitates digital financial transactions for both businesses and individual users. The company offers a wide array of payment services through well-known brands such as PayP...
How the Company Makes Money
PayPal primarily makes money by charging fees for processing payment transactions and providing payment-related services to merchants and consumers. Its core revenue is transaction-based: when a customer pays a merchant using PayPal-branded checko...
PayPal Holdings Earnings Call Summary
Earnings Call Date:May 05, 2026
(Q1-2026)
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Next Earnings Date:Jul 28, 2026
Earnings Call Sentiment Neutral
The call presented a mixed but constructive picture: PayPal delivered solid top-line volume growth, Venmo and PSP momentum, healthy cash generation and announced a clear strategic refocus and a material $1.5B cost-savings ambition. However, near-term execution risks remain — branded checkout growth is modest, Europe and travel verticals showed softness, take rates and operating income faced pressure due to investments, and meaningful modernization efforts are required. Management reiterated full-year guidance but warned of a tougher Q2 comp and a near-term EPS decline. Overall, the transcript signals confidence in the medium-term strategy and financial flexibility but balanced by tangible short-term headwinds and execution risk.Positive Updates
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.
Negative Updates
Branded Checkout Weakness and Geographic Pressure
Online branded checkout TPV growth was modest: up 2% on a currency-neutral basis (improved from 1% last quarter). Europe showed softer performance (notably the U.K. and moderation in Germany) and travel verticals decelerated into Q2, contributing to branded checkout trends at the low end of guidance.
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Q1-2026 Updates
Positive
Negative
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.
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Company Guidance
PayPal reiterated full‑year 2026 guidance and gave Q2 specifics: for the year it expects transaction margin dollars to be roughly flat or decline slightly (with targeted growth investments representing ~3 percentage points of headwind), non‑transaction OpEx to grow ≈3%, and non‑GAAP EPS to be down low single digits to slightly positive, while assuming ≈$6B of share repurchases and at least $6B of adjusted free cash flow; for Q2 management expects low‑single‑digit revenue growth (currency‑neutral), transaction margin dollars to decline low single digits (~3%) (excluding interest ≈2%), mid‑single‑digit growth in non‑transaction OpEx, and non‑GAAP EPS to decline high single digits (~9%). They also reiterated a gross cost‑savings target of at least $1.5B over 2–3 years to be redeployed into growth. Management anchored the guidance to Q1 results: TPV $464B (up 11% spot, 8% FX‑neutral), branded checkout TPV +2% (FX‑neutral), Venmo TPV +14% and PSP TPV accelerating to mid‑teens (PSP overall +11%), transaction revenue $7.5B, other value‑added services $852M, transaction take rate 1.62% (down 6 bps), TM dollars ex interest +3%, Q1 non‑GAAP EPS $1.34 (+1%), adjusted FCF $1.7B (nearly $6.8B TTM), $13.5B cash and $11.6B debt.PayPal Holdings Financial Statement Overview
Summary
Income Statement
78
Positive
Balance Sheet
74
Positive
Cash Flow
70
Positive
| Breakdown | TTM | Dec 2025 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Income Statement | ||||||
| Total Revenue | 33.73B | 33.17B | 31.80B | 29.77B | 27.52B | 25.37B |
| Gross Profit | 15.56B | 15.46B | 14.66B | 13.70B | 13.77B | 14.00B |
| EBITDA | 7.23B | 7.70B | 6.74B | 6.83B | 4.99B | 5.60B |
| Net Income | 5.06B | 5.23B | 4.15B | 4.25B | 2.42B | 4.17B |
Balance Sheet | ||||||
| Total Assets | 80.55B | 80.17B | 81.61B | 82.17B | 78.62B | 75.80B |
| Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments | 9.34B | 10.42B | 10.82B | 14.06B | 10.85B | 9.39B |
| Total Debt | 9.41B | 9.99B | 9.88B | 9.68B | 10.42B | 9.05B |
| Total Liabilities | 60.52B | 59.92B | 61.19B | 61.12B | 58.35B | 54.08B |
| Stockholders Equity | 20.02B | 20.26B | 20.42B | 21.05B | 20.27B | 21.73B |
Cash Flow | ||||||
| Free Cash Flow | 5.51B | 5.56B | 6.77B | 4.22B | 5.11B | 4.89B |
| Operating Cash Flow | 6.39B | 6.42B | 7.45B | 4.84B | 5.81B | 5.80B |
| Investing Cash Flow | 2.35B | 797.00M | 1.69B | 752.00M | -3.33B | -5.15B |
| Financing Cash Flow | -7.51B | -5.96B | -8.28B | -2.99B | -1.20B | -557.00M |
PayPal Holdings Technical Analysis
Negative
50.81
Price Trends
46.08
Negative
46.11
Negative
55.35
Negative
Market Momentum
-1.35
Positive
28.07
Positive
9.97
Positive
Evaluating momentum and price trends is crucial in stock analysis to make informed investment decisions. For PYPL, the sentiment is Negative. The current price of 50.81 is above the 20-day moving average (MA) of 43.52, above the 50-day MA of 46.08, and below the 200-day MA of 55.35, indicating a bearish trend. The MACD of -1.35 indicates Positive momentum. The RSI at 28.07 is Positive, neither overbought nor oversold. The STOCH value of 9.97 is Positive, not indicating any strong overbought or oversold conditions. Overall, these indicators collectively point to a Negative sentiment for PYPL.
PayPal Holdings Risk Analysis
PayPal Holdings disclosed 29 risk factors in its most recent earnings report. PayPal Holdings reported the most risks in the "Legal & Regulatory" category.
Finance & Corporate - Financial and accounting risks. Risks related to the execution of corporate activity and strategy
Latest Risks Added 0 New Risks
PayPal Holdings Peers Comparison
UnderperformOutperform
Sector (68)
Name | Overall Rating | Market Cap | P/E Ratio | ROE | Dividend Yield | Revenue Growth | EPS Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
83 Outperform | $612.43B | 27.97 | 58.90% | 0.69% | 14.37% | 13.59% | |
76 Outperform | $437.59B | 28.34 | 206.12% | 0.54% | 17.06% | 21.18% | |
76 Outperform | $40.65B | 50.56 | 3.64% | ― | 2.27% | -69.08% | |
75 Outperform | $213.80B | 19.16 | 33.95% | 0.84% | 9.41% | 12.00% | |
68 Neutral | $18.00B | 11.42 | 9.92% | 3.81% | 9.73% | 1.22% | |
66 Neutral | $36.57B | 7.48 | 25.08% | ― | 6.97% | 19.31% | |
62 Neutral | $2.30B | 5.25 | 47.95% | 10.18% | -2.34% | -49.33% |
* Financial Sector Average
PYPL
PayPal Holdings
40.70
-33.27
-44.98%
AXP
American Express
313.34
17.34
5.86%
MA
Mastercard
489.08
-98.19
-16.72%
V
Visa
322.96
-47.42
-12.80%
WU
Western Union
7.35
-0.97
-11.65%
XYZ
Block
66.63
2.57
4.01%
PayPal Holdings Corporate Events
Business Operations and StrategyExecutive/Board ChangesShareholder Meetings
PayPal Shareholders Approve 2026 Equity Incentive Plan
Positive
May 21, 2026
At its 2026 annual meeting on May 19, PayPal shareholders approved a new 2026 Equity Incentive Award Plan, authorizing tens of millions of additional shares for stock-based compensation and replacing the 2015 plan, while also backing executive pay...
Private Placements and Financing
PayPal Issues $2 Billion in New Senior Notes
Neutral
May 15, 2026
On May 15, 2026, PayPal Holdings, Inc. issued $2.0 billion of unsecured senior notes across three tranches, comprising $650 million of 4.550% notes due 2028, $850 million of 4.950% notes due 2031, and $500 million of 5.550% notes due 2036, with in...
Business Operations and StrategyExecutive/Board Changes
PayPal announces major reorganization and leadership changes
Positive
Apr 30, 2026
On April 29, 2026, PayPal announced a strategic reorganization, effective June 2, 2026, to accelerate long-term growth by shifting to three core business units: Checkout Solutions PayPal, Consumer Financial Services Venmo, and Payment Services ...
Business Operations and StrategyExecutive/Board ChangesShareholder Meetings
PayPal Adds Alyssa Henry to Board of Directors
Positive
Mar 25, 2026
On March 25, 2025, PayPal appointed Alyssa Henry, former CEO of Block’s Square business and a veteran of Amazon Web Services, to its Board of Directors, expanding the Board to 12 members, 11 of whom are independent. Her extensive background ...
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