PayPal Holdings Inc PYPL
Stock research in plain language · As of Oct 04, 2026 · updated once a week, after the trading week closes
What the company does
PayPal Holdings Inc is a large-cap company in the Financial Services sector (Credit Services), with a market value of $45.2B, based in the USA.
It employs about 23,800 people and has been listed since Feb 01, 2002.
PayPal Holdings, Inc. operates a technology platform that enables digital payments for merchants and consumers worldwide. The company operates a two-sided network at scale that connects merchants and consumers that enables its customers to connect, transact, and send and receive payments through online and in person, as well as transfer and withdraw funds using various funding sources, such as bank accounts, PayPal or Venmo account balance, consumer credit and debit products, credit and debit cards, and cryptocurrencies, as well as other stored value products, including gift cards and eligible rewards.
Cheap or expensive? relatively cheap
Its price-to-earnings (P/E) is 10.0 versus 30.3 for 4 direct peers — relatively cheap.
Revenue is growing 5% versus the same quarter last year.
On analysts' next-year forecasts the multiple drops to 9.1 — they expect higher earnings.
The average analyst price target is 56.92, 8% above the current price (their view, not ours).
The stock sits at 36% of its one-year range (0% = the low, 100% = the high).
The risks
- • The stock is 33% below its one-year high.
Strengths
- ✅ Profitable — 13 of every 100 dollars of revenue stays as profit.
- ✅ Generates free cash flow — profit becomes cash in the bank.
- ✅ Buys back its shares (8% fewer shares in a year).
- ✅ Pays a dividend (1.1% a year).
What changed this week
Over the past week the stock fell 4.1% (for comparison: S&P 500 -0.2%, sector ETF XLF -2.5%).
This week's news
- 1 Growth Stock Set to Flourish and 2 We Brush Off finance.yahoo.com · 2026-10-02
- Mastercard Expands Agentic Commerce With New Trust Services finance.yahoo.com · 2026-10-02
- Here is What to Know Beyond Why PayPal Holdings, Inc. (PYPL) is a Trending Stock finance.yahoo.com · 2026-10-02
- Q2 Earnings Highs And Lows: Paymentus (NYSE:PAY) Vs The Rest Of The Diversified Financial Services Stocks finance.yahoo.com · 2026-09-30
- 3 Reasons to Avoid ARW and 1 Stock to Buy Instead finance.yahoo.com · 2026-09-30
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A description of facts from the filings and the market — not investment advice or a recommendation. "Cheap" and "expensive" are always relative to the comparison group.