PayPal (PYPL) to Announce Earnings on Tuesday

PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL) will likely be posting its Q2 2026 results before the market opens on Tuesday, July 28th. Analysts expect PayPal to announce earnings of $1.28 per share and revenue of $8.4734 billion for the quarter. Individuals may review the information on the company’s upcoming Q2 2026 earning report page for the latest details on the call scheduled for Tuesday, July 28, 2026 at 8:00 AM ET.

PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, May 5th. The credit services provider reported $1.34 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.27 by $0.07. PayPal had a net margin of 15.00% and a return on equity of 25.02%. The company had revenue of $8.35 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $8.05 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $1.33 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 7.2% on a year-over-year basis. On average, analysts expect PayPal to post $5 EPS for the current fiscal year and $6 EPS for the next fiscal year.

PayPal Stock Performance

NASDAQ PYPL opened at $56.15 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $49.53 billion, a PE ratio of 10.53, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.40 and a beta of 1.33. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.47, a quick ratio of 1.26 and a current ratio of 1.26. PayPal has a 52-week low of $38.46 and a 52-week high of $79.50. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $45.70 and a 200 day simple moving average of $47.14.

PayPal Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, June 25th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, June 4th were paid a dividend of $0.14 per share. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, June 4th. This represents a $0.56 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.0%. PayPal’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 10.51%.

Insider Activity

In related news, insider Frank Keller sold 10,732 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, April 29th. The stock was sold at an average price of $49.96, for a total transaction of $536,170.72. Following the sale, the insider directly owned 41,567 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,076,687.32. The trade was a 20.52% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, insider Suzan Kereere sold 3,379 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, June 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $42.79, for a total value of $144,587.41. Following the sale, the insider directly owned 30,983 shares in the company, valued at $1,325,762.57. This trade represents a 9.83% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Over the last three months, insiders sold 20,612 shares of company stock worth $966,623. 0.63% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On PayPal

A number of large investors have recently modified their holdings of PYPL. Invesco Ltd. lifted its stake in PayPal by 9.7% in the 4th quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 12,215,792 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $713,158,000 after purchasing an additional 1,083,843 shares in the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP grew its position in shares of PayPal by 7.7% during the 4th quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 8,803,241 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $513,966,000 after purchasing an additional 625,705 shares in the last quarter. Amundi increased its holdings in shares of PayPal by 1.6% in the third quarter. Amundi now owns 8,493,311 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $605,488,000 after purchasing an additional 132,837 shares during the period. Primecap Management Co. CA increased its holdings in shares of PayPal by 22.3% in the fourth quarter. Primecap Management Co. CA now owns 8,168,490 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $476,876,000 after purchasing an additional 1,487,560 shares during the period. Finally, AQR Capital Management LLC raised its position in shares of PayPal by 143.4% in the fourth quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 5,089,586 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $297,130,000 after buying an additional 2,998,286 shares in the last quarter. 68.32% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Key PayPal News

Here are the key news stories impacting PayPal this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Truist Securities upgraded PayPal from Sell to Hold and raised its price target to $57 from $44, signaling improved confidence in the stock and helping sentiment around PYPL. Article: Benzinga report on Truist upgrade
• Positive Sentiment: Reports that Stripe and Advent International have approached PayPal with a $53 billion takeover bid have fueled speculation that PYPL could be worth more in a deal, boosting investor interest. Article: Yahoo Finance takeover report
• Neutral Sentiment: Options traders are pricing in about an 8.8% swing around next week’s earnings, indicating elevated expectations and potential volatility rather than a clear directional view. Article: TipRanks earnings volatility report
• Neutral Sentiment: Analysts say investors are focused on TPV growth, platform expansion, margins, and competition heading into earnings, with macro uncertainty still clouding the outlook. Article: Zacks preview
• Neutral Sentiment: PayPal remains a low-valuation name by market standards, with investors noting its roughly 11x earnings multiple and ongoing share repurchases as support for long-term value. Article: 24/7 Wall St. valuation note

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research firms recently commented on PYPL. Telsey Advisory Group cut shares of PayPal to a “market perform” rating in a report on Friday. Zacks Research raised PayPal from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, April 17th. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c-)” rating on shares of PayPal in a research note on Friday, May 8th. BNP Paribas Exane upped their price target on PayPal from $41.00 to $43.50 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, April 10th. Finally, William Blair reiterated a “market perform” rating on shares of PayPal in a research note on Wednesday, July 15th. Nine investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, thirty-four have given a Hold rating and four have assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $54.96.

About PayPal

PayPal Holdings, Inc operates a global digital payments platform that enables consumers and merchants to send and receive payments online, on mobile devices and at the point of sale. The company provides a broad set of payment solutions, including a digital wallet, merchant payment processing, checkout services, invoicing and fraud-management tools. PayPal’s platform is designed to support e-commerce, in-person retail and person-to-person transfers, targeting both individual consumers and businesses of varying sizes.

Key products and services in PayPal’s portfolio include the PayPal wallet and checkout ecosystem, the Venmo peer-to-peer mobile app, Braintree’s developer-focused payment gateway, Xoom for international money transfers, and PayPal Credit and buy-now-pay-later options.