What is PayPal Holdings, Inc.'s income tax?

PayPal Holdings, Inc. (PYPL) reported income tax of $280M in Q1 2026.

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

PayPal Holdings, Inc.'s income tax decreased by 11.4% year-over-year, from $316M to $280M.

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

Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), PayPal Holdings, Inc.'s income tax has grown at a 97.2% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from -$70M to $1.06B.

What does income tax mean?

Total income tax expense (current + deferred) recognized in the income statement, representing the company's total tax obligation on pre-tax income.

PayPal Holdings, Inc. PYPL Income Tax

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Segments

By segment

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Reportable Segment$280M-11.4%

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%

CapEx$231.0M+17.9%

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:IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit.

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 income tax?: PayPal Holdings, Inc. (PYPL) reported income tax of $280M in Q1 2026.
How has PayPal Holdings, Inc.'s income tax changed year-over-year?: PayPal Holdings, Inc.'s income tax decreased by 11.4% year-over-year, from $316M to $280M.
What is the long-term trend for PayPal Holdings, Inc.'s income tax?: Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), PayPal Holdings, Inc.'s income tax has grown at a 97.2% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from -$70M to $1.06B.
What does income tax mean?: Total income tax expense (current + deferred) recognized in the income statement, representing the company's total tax obligation on pre-tax income.