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Payments for Repurchase of Common Stock
PayPal Holdings, Inc. Payments for Repurchase of Common Stock decreased by 0.1% to $1.50B in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric was flat by 0.0%, from $1.50B to $1.50B. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Payments for Repurchase of Common Stock shows an upward trend with a 15.7% CAGR. This is a positive signal — lower values indicate better performance for this metric.
Analysis
StatementIncome Statement
SectionOther
CategoryCapital Allocation
SignalLower is better
VolatilityModerate
First reportedQ1 2014
Last reportedQ1 2026May 5, 2026
How to read this metric
Higher spending indicates a commitment to returning capital to shareholders or offsetting dilution from stock-based compensation.
Detailed definition
The cash outflow associated with the company's repurchase of its own common shares from the open market. This is a prima...
Peer comparison
Standard capital return metric for mature public companies.
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other_payments_for_repurchase_of_common_stockHistorical Data
20 periods
| Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $200.00M | $350.00M | $1.50B | $1.50B | $750.00M | $939.00M | $1.01B | $1.43B | $1.53B | $1.43B | $607.00M | $1.50B | $1.50B | $1.78B | $1.27B | $1.50B | $1.55B | $1.50B | $1.50B | $1.50B |
| QoQ Change | — | +75.0% | +328.6% | +0.0% | -50.0% | +25.2% | +7.6% | +41.8% | +6.8% | -6.2% | -57.7% | +147.3% | +0.0% | +18.3% | -28.5% | +18.2% | +3.4% | -3.3% | +0.1% | -0.1% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +275.0% | +168.3% | -32.7% | -4.5% | +103.9% | +52.7% | -39.9% | +4.8% | -1.8% | +23.8% | +109.1% | -0.1% | +3.3% | -15.5% | +18.3% | +0.0% |
Range$200.00M – $1.78B
CAGR+52.8%
Avg YoY Growth+41.5%
Median YoY Growth+4.1%
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is PayPal Holdings, Inc.'s payments for repurchase of common stock?
- PayPal Holdings, Inc. (PYPL) reported payments for repurchase of common stock of $1.50B in Q1 2026.
- How has PayPal Holdings, Inc.'s payments for repurchase of common stock changed year-over-year?
- PayPal Holdings, Inc.'s payments for repurchase of common stock decreased by 0.0% year-over-year, from $1.50B to $1.50B.
- What is the long-term trend for PayPal Holdings, Inc.'s payments for repurchase of common stock?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), PayPal Holdings, Inc.'s payments for repurchase of common stock has grown at a 15.7% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $3.37B to $6.05B.
- What does payments for repurchase of common stock mean?
- Cash spent by the company to buy back its own common stock.