Long before mobile wallets took over our smartphones, PayPal (PYPL) pioneered digital checkout solutions and remains a major force in global e-commerce payment infrastructure.
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May 5, 2026: PayPal reported Q1 2026 results on 5 May, repurchasing $1.5b of stock in the quarter and announcing a transition to a simplified three-business operating model.
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Historical closes compared with the last close of $47.37
| 1 week (2026-07-30) | 6.38% |
|---|---|
| 1 month (2026-07-06) | 11.49% |
| 3 months (2026-05-06) | -4.90% |
| 6 months (2026-02-06) | -16.73% |
| 1 year (2025-08-06) | -35.07% |
| 2 years (2024-08-06) | -21.66% |
| 3 years (2023-08-06) | -34.30% |
| 5 years (2021-08-06) | -83.92% |
Valuing a stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge value. Check out the PayPal P/E ratio, PEG ratio and EBITDA.
PayPal's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 11x. In other words, PayPal's shares trade at around 11x recent earnings.
That's relatively low compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the United States stock markets on average as of March 2025 (25.37). The low P/E ratio could mean that investors are pessimistic about the outlook for the shares or simply that they're under-valued.
PayPal's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 1.0488. A PEG ratio close to 1 can be interpreted as meaning shares offer reasonable value for the current rate of growth.
The PEG ratio provides a broader view than just the P/E ratio, as it gives more insight into PayPal's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the share prices of multiple high-growth companies.
PayPal's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is a whopping $6.5 billion (£4.8 billion).
The EBITDA is a measure of PayPal's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.
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