NASDAQ$PYPL

PayPal Holdings · Q3 2025 earnings

Q3 2025 earnings · · Before market open · Investor relations

Briefing

PayPal reported Q3 2025 net income of $1.25B with diluted EPS of $1.30.

Third-quarter net income was $1.25 billion with diluted EPS of $1.30 (+32% YoY) as operating income rose and other income improved. Total payment volume and transaction margin expansion supported results amid ongoing branded checkout and Venmo monetization initiatives.

  • Q3 net income $1.25B; diluted EPS $1.30 (+32% YoY).
  • Operating income up on transaction margin and cost discipline.
  • Branded checkout and Venmo remain strategic growth levers.
  • Crypto fair-value marks can add quarterly earnings volatility.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$8.42B

Previous: $7.85B+7.3%
EPS (adj)

$1.34

Previous: $0.99+35.4%
Total payment volume

$458B

Previous: $423B+8.4%
Active accounts

438.0M

Previous: 432.0M+1.4%
Payment transactions

6.3B

Previous: 6.6B-4.5%
Transactions per account

57.6

Previous: 61.4-6.2%
Venmo TPV

$85.2B

Previous: $74.8B+13.9%
Capital Expenditures

-$658M

Previous: -$480M-37.1%
Free Cash Flow

$590M

Previous: $530M+11.3%
Net Income

$1.25B

Previous: $1.01B+23.6%
Operating Income

$1.52B

Previous: $1.39B+9.3%
Gross Profit

$8.42B

Previous: $7.85B+7.3%
Cash & Equivalents

$9B

Previous: $7.27B+23.7%
Total Assets

$79.8B

Previous: $83.5B-4.4%
R&D Expense

$801M

No prior period

Revenue & EPS history

PayPal · Revenue · Quarterly

$8.42B

Q3 2025+7.3%vs Q3 2024
Beat estimate in 8 of 15 quarters(53%)
ActualEstimate

Revenue by segment

PayPal · $7.42B total across 2 segments · Q3 2023

  • Transaction revenue
    $6.65B
  • Other value-added
    $764M

Forward guidance

The release discusses PayPal's outlook, capital allocation, and key risks for upcoming quarters, including guidance ranges or operating priorities where disclosed.

Tailwinds

  • Management discussed operating priorities and capital allocation for upcoming quarters.
  • PayPal cites demand and execution supporting the near-term outlook.
  • Liquidity and balance-sheet capacity support operations and shareholder returns.

Headwinds

  • Macro, input costs, and FX may pressure margins quarter to quarter.
  • Segment mix and one-time items can affect comparability versus prior periods.

Historical earnings impact

How earnings announcements have historically affected this stock's price.

Avg. return before/after earnings

Based on 20 quarterly earnings reports · overlaid with Q3 2025

Historical avgQ3 2025

-0.4%

Avg return

Earnings day

-1.8%

Avg return

5 days after

-1.1%

Avg return

30 days after

56%

28 / 50 earnings

Positive

+16.6%

Q1 2020

Best reaction

-22.9%

Q4 2021

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q1 2026+0.3%-10.0%-15.2%
Q4 2025-20.1%-22.8%-9.0%
Q3 2025+4.7%-1.4%-12.0%
Q2 2025-8.7%-14.2%-10.4%
Q1 2025+2.1%+3.6%+9.2%
Q4 2024-13.2%-13.6%-23.9%
Q3 2024-6.4%-7.6%+3.6%
Q2 2024+11.6%+5.2%+24.1%
Q1 2024-1.3%-1.9%-6.7%
Q4 2023-11.9%-5.7%-7.4%
Q3 2023+6.3%+5.4%+15.2%
Q2 2023-15.0%-14.7%-15.8%
Q1 2023-12.1%-17.7%-14.6%
Q4 2022+1.4%-3.1%-7.9%
Q3 2022-5.4%+2.1%-6.0%
Q2 2022+10.6%+7.6%+4.6%
Q1 2022+10.0%+9.4%+1.8%
Q4 2021-22.9%-26.7%-41.1%
Q3 2021-9.0%-7.7%-12.6%
Q2 2021-5.8%-9.8%-7.4%
Q1 2021+0.7%-2.6%+5.1%
Q4 2020+8.6%+13.3%-4.0%
Q3 2020-3.4%+8.9%+14.2%
Q2 2020+9.2%+11.8%+16.0%
Q1 2020+16.6%+14.8%+24.4%
Q4 2019+0.5%-0.0%-7.3%
Q3 2019+7.8%+9.5%+4.5%
Q2 2019-4.2%-7.3%-11.8%
Q1 2019+3.1%+5.2%+2.8%
Q4 2018-2.6%+0.6%+8.4%
Q3 2018+5.9%+9.3%+6.2%
Q2 2018-2.5%-9.9%-1.4%
Q1 2018+1.0%-0.9%+7.5%
Q4 2017-6.4%-10.8%-5.9%
Q3 2017+5.5%+4.4%+13.6%
Q2 2017+3.2%+0.5%+2.9%
Q1 2017+5.5%+6.3%+14.5%
Q4 2016-3.5%-4.6%+3.3%
Q3 2016+9.7%+7.6%-0.4%
Q2 2016-6.6%-5.9%-4.9%
Q1 2015-2.1%
Q1 2016+0.9%
Q4 2014+4.3%
Q4 2015+7.1%
Q3 2014-1.4%
Q3 2015-0.1%
Q2 2015+2.3%
Q4 2013+2.3%
Q2 2014+2.3%
Q1 2014+2.3%

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