PayPal Holdings, Inc.
Business
PayPal Holdings, Inc. operates a global two-sided digital payments platform that enables consumers and merchants to send, receive, and process payments online and offline. It offers branded and unbranded checkout experiences, digital wallets (PayPal and Venmo), person-to-person transfers (Venmo, Xoom), buy now, pay later and consumer credit products, merchant payment processing (Braintree, Complete Payments), point-of-sale solutions (Zettle), payouts, risk and fraud tools, and financing for consumers and merchants. The business is organized around consumer and merchant payment solutions and value-added services. Its products are distributed worldwide through digital channels, merchant integrations, mobile apps, and partner platforms.
Summary from filing dated 2025-02-04
Financials
Consolidated Statement of Income
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net revenues | 33,172 | 31,797 | 29,771 | 27,518 | 25,371 | |
| Transaction expense | 15,987 | 15,697 | 14,385 | 12,173 | 10,315 | |
| Transaction and credit losses | 1,720 | 1,442 | 1,682 | 1,572 | 1,060 | |
| Customer support and operations | 1,704 | 1,768 | 1,919 | 2,120 | 2,075 | |
| Sales and marketing | 2,283 | 2,001 | 1,809 | 2,257 | 2,445 | |
| Technology and development | 3,103 | 2,979 | 2,973 | 3,253 | 3,038 | |
| General and administrative | 1,979 | 2,147 | 2,059 | 2,099 | 2,114 | |
| Restructuring and other | 331 | 438 | −84 | 207 | — | |
| Total operating expenses | 27,107 | 26,472 | 24,743 | 23,681 | 21,109 | |
| Operating income | 6,065 | 5,325 | 5,028 | 3,837 | 4,262 | |
| Other income (expense), net | 227 | 4 | 383 | −471 | −163 | |
| Income before income taxes | 6,292 | 5,329 | 5,411 | 3,366 | 4,099 | |
| Income tax expense | 1,059 | 1,182 | 1,165 | 947 | −70 | |
| Net income (loss) | 5,233 | 4,147 | 4,246 | 2,419 | 4,169 | |
| Basic (in dollars per share) | 5.46 | 4.03 | 3.85 | 2.1 | 3.55 | |
| Diluted (in dollars per share) | 5.41 | 3.99 | 3.84 | 2.09 | 3.52 | |
| Basic (in shares) | 959 | 1,029 | 1,103 | 1,154 | 1,174 | |
| Diluted (in shares) | 968 | 1,039 | 1,107 | 1,158 | 1,186 |
Consolidated Balance Sheet
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and cash equivalents | 8,049 | 6,662 | 9,081 | 7,776 | 5,197 | |
| Short-term investments | 2,373 | 4,262 | 4,979 | 3,092 | 4,303 | |
| Accounts receivable, net | 840 | 984 | 1,069 | 963 | 800 | |
| Loans and interest receivable, held for sale | 1,726 | 541 | 563 | 0 | — | |
| Loans and interest receivable, net of allowances of $539 and $461 as of December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively | 6,746 | 6,422 | 5,433 | 7,431 | 4,846 | |
| Funds receivable and customer accounts | 38,198 | 37,671 | 38,935 | 36,264 | 36,141 | |
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets | 1,827 | 1,664 | 2,509 | 1,898 | 1,287 | |
| Total current assets | 59,759 | 58,206 | 62,569 | 57,424 | 52,574 | |
| Long-term investments | 4,330 | 4,583 | 3,273 | 5,018 | 6,797 | |
| Property and equipment, net | 1,700 | 1,508 | 1,488 | — | — | |
| Goodwill | 10,864 | 10,837 | 11,026 | 11,209 | 11,454 | |
| Intangible assets, net | 208 | 326 | 537 | 788 | 1,332 | |
| Other assets | 3,312 | 3,265 | 3,273 | 2,455 | 1,737 | |
| Total assets | 80,173 | 78,725 | 82,166 | 78,624 | 75,803 | |
| Accounts payable | 240 | 227 | 139 | 126 | 197 | |
| Funds payable and amounts due to customers | 40,198 | 39,671 | 41,935 | 40,014 | 38,841 | |
| Accrued expenses and other current liabilities | 6,005 | 5,592 | 6,392 | 4,868 | 3,755 | |
| Total current liabilities | 46,443 | 45,490 | 48,466 | 45,008 | 43,029 | |
| Other long-term liabilities | 3,487 | 2,939 | 2,973 | 2,925 | — | |
| Long-term debt | 9,987 | 9,879 | 9,676 | 10,417 | 8,049 | |
| Total liabilities | 59,917 | 58,308 | 61,115 | 58,350 | 54,076 | |
| Commitments and contingencies (Note 13) | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Common stock, $0.0001 par value; 4,000 shares authorized; 920 and 993 shares outstanding as of December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Preferred stock, $0.0001 par value; 100 shares authorized, unissued | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Treasury stock at cost, 423 and 337 shares as of December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively | −33,138 | −27,085 | −21,045 | −16,079 | −11,880 | |
| Additional paid-in-capital | 21,582 | 20,705 | 19,642 | 18,327 | 17,208 | |
| Retained earnings | 32,470 | 27,347 | 23,200 | 18,954 | 16,535 | |
| Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) | −658 | −550 | −746 | −928 | −136 | |
| Total equity | 20,256 | 20,417 | 21,051 | 20,274 | 21,727 | |
| Total liabilities and equity | 80,173 | 78,725 | 82,166 | 78,624 | 75,803 |
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation and amortization | 963 | 1,032 | 1,072 | 1,317 | 1,265 | |
| Stock-based compensation | 1,002 | 1,230 | 1,475 | 1,261 | 1,376 | |
| Deferred income taxes | 217 | 231 | −668 | −811 | −482 | |
| Net (gains) losses on strategic investments | −162 | 285 | −201 | 304 | −46 | |
| Gain on divestiture of business, excluding transaction costs | 0 | 0 | −356 | 0 | 0 | |
| Accretion of discounts on investments, net of amortization of premiums | −83 | −335 | −367 | −70 | 73 | |
| Adjustments to loans and interest receivable, held for sale | 193 | 125 | 53 | 0 | — | |
| Other | −287 | −3 | −104 | 275 | 27 | |
| Originations of loans receivable, held for sale | −36,730 | −24,498 | −11,470 | 0 | 0 | |
| Proceeds from repayments and sales of loans receivable, originally classified as held for sale | 35,414 | 24,352 | 10,795 | 0 | — | |
| Accounts receivable | 144 | 85 | −114 | −163 | −222 | |
| Transaction loss allowance for cash losses, net | −1,318 | −1,131 | −1,188 | −1,230 | −1,178 | |
| Other current assets and non-current assets | −493 | −393 | −116 | 118 | −486 | |
| Accounts payable | 4 | 83 | 7 | −35 | −31 | |
| Other current liabilities and non-current liabilities | 599 | 798 | 97 | 856 | 272 | |
| Net cash provided by operating activities | 6,416 | 7,450 | 4,843 | 5,813 | 5,797 | |
| Purchases of reverse repurchase agreements | −201 | −424 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Maturities of reverse repurchase agreements | 288 | 337 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Purchases of property and equipment | −852 | −683 | −623 | −706 | −908 | |
| Proceeds from sales of property and equipment | 3 | 1 | 45 | 5 | 5 | |
| Purchases and originations of loans receivable | −20,190 | −21,807 | −25,198 | −28,170 | −13,420 | |
| Proceeds from repayments and sales of loans receivable, originally classified as held for investment | 19,688 | 20,272 | 26,660 | 24,903 | 11,826 | |
| Purchases of investments | −20,399 | −26,209 | −21,980 | −20,219 | −40,116 | |
| Maturities and sales of investments | 22,933 | 26,962 | 24,295 | 23,411 | — | |
| Proceeds from divestiture of business, net of cash divested | 0 | 0 | 466 | 0 | 0 | |
| Funds receivable | −303 | 2,908 | −2,943 | −2,720 | 193 | |
| Collateral posted related to derivative instruments, net | −149 | 73 | −56 | −19 | — | |
| Other | −21 | 259 | 86 | 187 | 0 | |
| Net cash provided by investing activities | 797 | 1,689 | 752 | −3,328 | −5,149 | |
| Borrowings from repurchase agreements | 2,949 | 656 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Repayments of repurchase agreements | −2,949 | −656 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Proceeds from issuance of common stock | 117 | 95 | 127 | 143 | 162 | |
| Purchases of treasury stock | −6,052 | −6,047 | −5,002 | −4,199 | −3,400 | |
| Tax withholdings related to net share settlements of equity awards | −383 | −351 | −257 | −336 | −1,036 | |
| Borrowings under financing arrangements | 2,637 | 1,546 | 1,528 | 3,475 | 272 | |
| Repayments under financing arrangements | −2,155 | −1,661 | −1,053 | −1,686 | −361 | |
| Funds payable and amounts due to customers | 174 | −1,954 | 1,861 | 1,405 | — | |
| Collateral received related to derivative instruments and reverse repurchase agreements, net | −160 | 156 | −197 | −6 | — | |
| Payments of dividends to stockholders | −130 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
| Other | −6 | −60 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Net cash used in financing activities | −5,958 | −8,276 | −2,993 | −1,203 | −557 | |
| Effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash | 273 | −207 | 76 | −155 | −102 | |
| Net change in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash | 1,528 | 656 | 2,678 | 1,127 | −11 | |
| Cash paid for interest | 406 | 366 | 331 | 280 | 231 | |
| Cash paid for income taxes, net | 1,099 | 1,027 | 2,118 | 878 | 474 |