# Paypal Holdings (PYPL) — Overview

PYPL · NASDAQ · Stock

Canonical page: https://www.lighthorse.io/tickers/pypl

## Price

Last close $57.16 on Oct 15, 2026. 52-week range $39.08 – $73.02.

## Company profile

PayPal was spun off from eBay in 2015 and provides electronic payment solutions to merchants and consumers, with a focus on online transactions. The company had 439 million active accounts at the end of 2025. The company also owns Venmo, a person-to-person payment platform.

## Financials

| Metric | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Revenue (trailing twelve months) | $34.1B |
| Revenue (quarter) | $8.7B |
| Revenue growth (year over year) | 4.75% |
| Gross profit (trailing twelve months) | $13.8B |
| Gross margin | 40.48% |
| Net income (trailing twelve months) | $4.9B |
| Net income (quarter) | $1.1B |
| Net income growth (year over year) | -12.45% |
| Net margin | 14.36% |
| Return on equity | 24.50% |
| EPS (trailing twelve months) | $5.33 |
| Book value per share | $22.99 |
| P/E (trailing twelve months) | 10.0 |
| Price to book | 2.5 |
| Debt to assets | 76.04% |
| Payout ratio | 2.50% |
| Dividend yield | 1.03% |

## Frequently Asked Questions

### Is Paypal Holdings (PYPL) profitable?

Yes. Paypal Holdings earned $4.9B in net income over the trailing twelve months, a net margin of 14.36%.

### How much revenue does Paypal Holdings (PYPL) make?

Paypal Holdings generated $34.1B in revenue over the trailing twelve months, up 4.75% year over year.

### What is PYPL's P/E ratio?

Paypal Holdings trades at 10.0 times trailing twelve-month earnings, on an EPS of $5.33.

### How do I buy stock in Paypal Holdings (PYPL)?

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