What is PayPal Holdings, Inc.'s capex?

PayPal Holdings, Inc. (PYPL) reported capex of $231M in Q1 2026.

How has PayPal Holdings, Inc.'s capex changed year-over-year?

PayPal Holdings, Inc.'s capex increased by 17.9% year-over-year, from $196M to $231M.

What is the long-term trend for PayPal Holdings, Inc.'s capex?

Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), PayPal Holdings, Inc.'s capex has grown at a -1.6% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $908M to $852M.

What does capex mean?

Cash spent on property, plant, and equipment — the primary measure of investment in productive capacity and infrastructure.

PayPal Holdings, Inc. PYPL CapEx

CapEx at other companies

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$1.15B+167%

AppleAAPL

$1.97B-35.8%

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$154M-3.1%

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$6.4M+88.2%

VisaV

$383M+17.1%

BlockXYZ

$30.57M-4.1%

Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$8.4B+7.2%

Operating income$1.5B-2.7%

Net income$1.1B-13.5%

EPS (diluted)$1.21-6.2%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$22.4B+245%

Total debt$10.1B-17.2%

Total equity$20.0B-1.1%

Total assets$80.5B-0.9%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$1.1B-2.2%

Free cash flow$903.0M-6.3%

Valuation

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Market cap$39.07B-45.4%

Enterprise value$26.7B-58.7%

P/E7.7×-7.6×

P/S1.2×-1.1×

Profitability

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Operating margin17.9%0.0pp

Net margin15%+0.7pp

FCF margin16.3%-2.4pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity25.1%+2.9pp

Debt / equity0.5×-0.1×

Current ratio1.3×0.0×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by PayPal Holdings, Inc. in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment.

The official record: PayPal Holdings, Inc.’s 10-Q, filed May 5, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is PayPal Holdings, Inc.'s capex?: PayPal Holdings, Inc. (PYPL) reported capex of $231M in Q1 2026.
How has PayPal Holdings, Inc.'s capex changed year-over-year?: PayPal Holdings, Inc.'s capex increased by 17.9% year-over-year, from $196M to $231M.
What is the long-term trend for PayPal Holdings, Inc.'s capex?: Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), PayPal Holdings, Inc.'s capex has grown at a -1.6% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $908M to $852M.
What does capex mean?: Cash spent on property, plant, and equipment — the primary measure of investment in productive capacity and infrastructure.