PayPal Holdings 10-K 2025-12-31
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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-K
| ☒ | ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025.
OR
| ☐ | TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
For the transition period from to .
Commission file number 001-36859

PayPal Holdings, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
| Delaware | 47-2989869 | ||||||||||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | ||||||||||
| 2211 North First Street | San Jose, | California | 95131 | ||||||||
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
(408) 967-7000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
| Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered | ||||||
| Common stock, $0.0001 par value per share | PYPL | Nasdaq Global Select Market |
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
None
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.
Yes ☒ No ☐
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act. Yes ☐ No ☒
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ☒ No ☐
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| Non-accelerated filer | ☐ | Smaller reporting company | ☐ | ||||||||
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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ☐ No ☒
As of June 30, 2025, the aggregate market value of the registrant’s common stock held by non-affiliates of the registrant was approximately $71.3 billion based on the closing sale price as reported on the Nasdaq Global Select Market.
As of January 28, 2026, there were 920,664,542 shares of common stock outstanding.
DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE
Portions of the registrant’s definitive proxy statement for its 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders are incorporated herein by reference in Part III of this Annual Report on Form 10-K to the extent stated herein. Such proxy statement will be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission within 120 days of the registrant’s fiscal year ended December 31, 2025.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Trademarks, Trade Names and Service Marks
PayPal owns or has rights to use the trademarks, service marks, and trade names that it uses in conjunction with the operation of its business. Some of the more important trademarks that PayPal owns or has rights to use that appear in this Annual Report on Form 10-K include: PayPal®, PayPal Credit®, PayPal Open, Braintree, Venmo, Xoom, Hyperwallet, Honey, and Paidy, which may be registered or trademarked in the United States and other jurisdictions. PayPal’s rights to some of these trademarks may be limited to select markets. This report may contain additional trade names and trademarks of other companies. The use or display of other companies’ trade names or trademarks does not imply our endorsement or sponsorship of, or a relationship with these companies.
PART I
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This Annual Report on Form 10-K (“Form 10-K”) contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, including statements that involve expectations, plans or intentions (such as those relating to future business, future results of operations or financial condition, new or planned features or services, mergers or acquisitions, or management strategies). These forward-looking statements can be identified by words such as “may,” “will,” “would,” “should,” “could,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “intend,” “continue,” “strategy,” “future,” “opportunity,” “plan,” “project,” “forecast,” and other similar expressions. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that could cause our actual results and financial condition to differ materially from those expressed or implied in our forward-looking statements. Such risks and uncertainties include, among others, those discussed in “Item 1A. Risk Factors” of this Form 10-K, as well as in our consolidated financial statements, related notes, and the other information appearing in this report and our other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). We do not intend, and undertake no obligation except as required by law, to update any of our forward-looking statements after the date of this report to reflect actual results, new information, or future events or circumstances. Given these risks and uncertainties, readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such forward-looking statements. You should read the information in this report in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and the related notes that appear in this report.
Item 1. BUSINESS
OVERVIEW
At PayPal Holdings, Inc., our mission is to revolutionize commerce globally. Our products are designed to enable digital payments and simplify commerce experiences for consumers and merchants to make selling, shopping, and sending and receiving money simple, personalized, and secure, whether online or in-person.
We operate a global, two-sided network at scale that connects consumers and merchants with 439 million active accounts across approximately 200 markets as of December 31, 2025.
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Consumers: We provide consumers with digital wallets and other solutions that allow them to shop and pay with PayPal and Venmo*—both online and in-person—*manage their finances (including saving and buying and selling cryptocurrencies), and send and receive money between friends and family. When shopping, we offer consumers flexibility in how they pay, which may include a bank account, a PayPal or Venmo account balance, PayPal-branded consumer credit and debit products, other credit and debit cards, certain cryptocurrencies, or other stored value products such as gift cards, and eligible rewards.
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Merchants: We help merchants connect with customers, increase conversion rates and sales, and grow their businesses in the markets where our services are available. We provide large enterprises and small and medium businesses with online branded checkout solutions, including PayPal and Venmo; online unbranded payments processing; PayPal buy now, pay later (“BNPL”) solutions; in-person point of sale solutions; business financing; payouts capabilities; and risk tools.
We earn revenues primarily by charging fees for completing payment transactions for our customers and other payment-related services, which are typically based on the volume of activity processed on our payments platform. We also generate revenue from customers for currency conversion, for instant transfers from their PayPal or Venmo account to their bank account or debit card, and to facilitate the purchase and sale of cryptocurrencies; however, we generally do not charge customers to fund or draw from their accounts. We also earn revenue by providing other value-added services, which primarily comprise revenue earned through partnerships, interest and fees from our consumer and merchant credit products, interest earned on certain assets underlying customer balances, referral fees, subscription fees, and gateway services.
Unless otherwise expressly stated or the context otherwise requires, references to “we,” “our,” “us,” “the Company,” or “PayPal” refer to PayPal Holdings, Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries.
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KEY PERFORMANCE METRICS
In 2025, we processed $1.79 trillion of total payment volume (“TPV”), an increase of 7% compared to 2024, and 25.4 billion payment transactions, a decrease of 4% compared to 2024. As of December 31, 2025, we had 439 million active accounts, an increase of 1% compared to December 31, 2024.
We measure the scale of our platform and the relevance of our products and services to our customers through certain metrics, including TPV, payment transactions, and active accounts:
TPV is the value of payments, net of payment reversals, successfully completed on our payments platform or enabled by PayPal via a partner payment solution, not including gateway-exclusive transactions.
Number of payment transactions is the total number of payments, net of payment reversals, successfully completed on our payments platform or enabled by PayPal via a partner payment solution, not including gateway-exclusive transactions.
An active account is an account registered directly with PayPal or a platform access partner that has completed a transaction on our platform, not including gateway-exclusive transactions, within the past 12 months. A platform access partner is a third party whose customers are provided access to PayPal’s platform or services through such third-party’s login credentials, including individuals and entities that utilize Hyperwallet’s payout capabilities. A user may register on our platform to access different products and may register more than one account to access a product. Accordingly, a user may have more than one active account. The number of active accounts provides management with additional perspective on the overall scale of our platform, but may not have a direct relationship to our operating results.
OUR STRENGTHS
Our business is built on a strong foundation designed to drive profitable growth and differentiate us from our competitors. We believe that our competitive strengths include the following:
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Two-sided platform*—*we facilitate online and offline transactions for millions of consumers and merchants. Our relationship on both sides of a transaction enables us to utilize data to innovate and offer unique product experiences designed to remove friction, drive sales, and enhance shopping experiences.
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Trusted brands*—*we have built well-recognized and trusted brands, including PayPal and Venmo. Our communications and marketing efforts across multiple geographies and demographic groups play an important role in building brand visibility, usage, and overall preference among customers.
*•Platform agnostic—*we are technology and platform agnostic. This approach allows our merchants to offer and use a variety of our branded and unbranded payment processing solutions and business financing products, alongside other tools. We give consumers flexibility to make and receive payments using a wide variety of funding options and digital wallet solutions, including their bank account, PayPal and Venmo account balance, BNPL, certain cryptocurrencies, and debit and credit card options.
*•Scale—*our global scale helps us to drive organic growth. As of December 31, 2025, we had 439 million active accounts across approximately 200 markets1 around the world.
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Customer-back innovation—we are orienting and transforming our culture towards innovating in ways that benefit our customers and drive profitable growth. We have released numerous products, services, and improvements to our platform in 2025.
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Risk and compliance management*—*our enterprise risk and compliance management program is designed to help keep customer information secure and to help ensure we process legitimate transactions around the world, while identifying and minimizing illegal, high-risk, or fraudulent transactions.
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Regulatory licenses*—*we believe that our regulatory licenses, which enable us to operate in markets around the world, are a distinct advantage and help support business growth.
1A market is a geographic area or political jurisdiction, such as a country, territory, or protectorate, in which we offer some or all of our products and services. A country, territory, or protectorate is identified by a distinct set of laws and regulations.
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CONSUMER AND MERCHANT PAYMENT SOLUTIONS
Consumer solutions
We help consumers transact securely with merchants, manage their finances, and send to and receive money from friends and family around the globe. Our goal is to create the simplest checkout experience possible for consumers online or in-person including mobile. We drive increased consumer engagement by providing them with a wide range of services to manage their finances and enhance their ability to shop online and offline. Our PayPal and Venmo branded checkout experiences allow consumers to complete purchases in just a few steps without having to enter payment and address information. We also focus on simplifying and personalizing shopping experiences for our consumers by offering tools for product discovery, price tracking, saving through deals and offers, convenient package tracking, and earning and redeeming of shopping rewards. The PayPal- and Venmo-branded debit and credit cards, as well as our contactless mobile wallet using near-field communication (“NFC”) capabilities, give consumers the ability to transact in-person through our platform and earn incentives, including cash-back rewards.
We also offer consumers person-to-person (“P2P”) payment solutions for domestic and international transfers through our PayPal, Venmo, and Xoom products and services. Our Venmo digital wallet in the United States (“U.S.”) is a leading mobile application used to move money between friends and family. Our Xoom international money transfer service enables our customers to send money to bank accounts, mobile wallets, and cash pick-up destinations around the world in a secure, fast, and cost-effective way. P2P is an important source of customer engagement and also serves as a customer acquisition channel that facilitates organic growth by enabling potential users to establish active accounts with PayPal or Venmo at the time they make or receive a P2P payment.
We offer credit products to eligible consumers in certain markets as a funding source at checkout. Our consumer credit offerings include our BNPL products in the U.S., Germany, France, United Kingdom (“U.K.”), and Australia, among other markets, and in Japan through our Paidy brand. A key attribute of our short-term BNPL products is the absence of interest or consumer late fees for missed payments in most of the geographies where we offer them. Further, we offer interest-bearing installment products for consumers in the U.S. (issued by an independent chartered financial institution) and in Germany, among other markets. In the U.S., consumers may apply for the PayPal- and Venmo-branded consumer credit cards, including the PayPal Credit revolving consumer credit product, which are issued through a partnership with an independent chartered financial institution. We offer a PayPal-issued PayPal Credit product in the U.K. We believe that our consumer credit products help us to increase engagement with consumers and merchants on our two-sided network.
We generate revenue from consumers from: foreign currency conversions, instant transfers from their PayPal or Venmo account to their bank account or debit card, and facilitating the purchase and sale of cryptocurrencies; interest, fees, or other revenue from our credit products; and other miscellaneous fees. We also earn revenue from interest earned on certain assets underlying customer balances.
Merchant solutions
Merchants use our solutions to increase conversion rates and grow and manage their business. We employ a technology and platform agnostic approach intended to enable merchants of all sizes to utilize our various products. Our diversified suite of products and services is tailored to meet the needs of merchants regardless of their size or business complexity. We offer a seamless omnichannel solution that helps merchants manage and grow their business.
Our PayPal and Venmo branded checkout experiences allow customers to complete purchases in just a few steps without having to enter payment and address information. These seamless experiences reduce cart abandonment and drive higher conversion rates for merchants. Our BNPL solutions are embedded into our branded checkout experiences, which can help increase consumer spend and enable merchants to grow sales.
Our unbranded payments processing solutions allow merchants to quickly and easily provide digital checkout online with a variety of popular ways to pay, including debit and credit cards, digital wallets, BNPL, certain cryptocurrencies, and local payment methods.
We offer a suite of value added services, including payouts, payments orchestration, and fraud prevention and risk management solutions that help reduce merchant losses through our proprietary protection programs. We also offer omnichannel solutions that allow merchants to make sales in person using our PayPal Point of Sale app, card reader, or point of sale systems.
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In certain markets, we offer access to merchant financing products for eligible small and medium-sized businesses through our PayPal Working Capital (“PPWC”) and PayPal Business Loan (“PPBL”) products, which we collectively refer to as our merchant financing solutions. Our PPWC product allows businesses to access a loan or cash advance (depending on a merchant’s home country) for a fixed fee, based on their annual payment volume processed by PayPal. Our PPBL product provides businesses with access to short-term financing for a fixed fee based on an evaluation of the applying business as well as the business owner. In the U.S., these products are provided under a program agreement with an independent chartered financial institution. We believe that our merchant financing solutions enable us to deepen our engagement with our existing small and medium-sized merchants and expand services to new merchants by providing access to capital that may not be available from traditional banks or other lenders.
We generate revenues from merchants primarily by charging fees for completing their payment transactions and other payment-related services. We also earn revenues from fees earned on our merchant loans and advances and interest earned on certain assets underlying customer balances.
PROTECTING CONSUMERS AND MERCHANTS
Protecting consumers and merchants on our payments platform from financial and fraud loss is important to successfully compete and sustainably grow our business. Fraudulent activities, such as account takeovers, identity theft (including stolen financial information), and malicious activities by counterparties, represent a significant risk to consumers and merchants, as well as their payment partners. In addition to the protections afforded by applicable law, we provide consumers and merchants with protection programs for certain purchase transactions completed on our payments platform. Our protection programs help protect both consumers and merchants from financial loss resulting from, among other things, counterparty non-performance. These programs are designed to promote confidence on the part of both consumers, who will be reimbursed in certain circumstances, such as not receiving their purchased eligible item in the condition significantly as described, as well as merchants, who will receive payment in certain circumstances, such as establishing proof of shipment or delivery of an eligible item to the customer. We believe that these programs are generally consistent with or broader than protections provided by other participants in the payments industry.
Our ability to help protect both consumers and merchants is based largely on our proprietary, end-to-end payments platform and our ability to utilize the data from both sides of transactions on our two-sided network, specifically from buyers and sellers and from senders and receivers of payments. Our ongoing investment in systems and processes is designed to enhance the safety and security of our products and reflects our goal of having PayPal recognized as one of the world’s most trusted payments brands.
COMPETITION
The global payments industry is highly competitive, dynamic, innovative, and subject to regulatory scrutiny and oversight. Many of the areas in which we compete evolve rapidly with innovative and disruptive technologies, shifting preferences, needs, and price sensitivity of consumers and merchants, and frequent introductions of new products and services. Competition also may intensify as new competitors emerge, businesses combine or enter into new partnerships, and established companies in other segments expand to become competitive with various aspects of our business.
Our business faces competition from a wide range of businesses and from all forms of physical and electronic payments. We face competition from banks and financial institutions, which provide traditional payment methods (particularly credit cards and debit cards (collectively, “payment cards”), electronic bank transfers, credit, and installment methods), payment networks that facilitate payments for payment cards or proprietary retail networks, payment card processors, and “card on file” services. We also face competition from providers offering a variety of payment products and services ranging from broader platform solutions to point solutions focused on a specific functionality or feature, including tokenized and contactless payment cards, digital wallets and mobile payments solutions, credit, installment or other buy now, pay later methods, real-time payment systems, P2P payments and money remittance services, card readers and other devices or technologies for payment at point of sale (such as contactless cards, tokenized cards, NFC based solutions, and Quick Response (“QR”) code based solutions), value added services related to payments (such as payouts, adaptive payment optimization, foreign exchange and risk solutions), virtual currencies (such as cryptocurrencies and stablecoins) and distributed ledger technologies, and tools that simplify and personalize shopping experiences for consumers and merchants. Our products and services also face competition from paper-based payments (primarily cash and checks).
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We differentiate ourselves to consumers through our broad acceptance and the ability to use our products and services across multiple commerce channels, including e-commerce, mobile, and offline payments, and without sharing their financial information with the merchant or any other party they are paying; our customer service, dispute resolution, and purchase protection programs; and our ability to simplify and personalize shopping experiences. In addition, we differentiate ourselves to merchants through our ability to innovate and develop products and services that offer new payment experiences or functionality for our merchants, demonstrate that they may achieve incremental sales by using and offering our services to consumers, and support transactions on our payments platform across varied technologies and payment methods; through the simplicity and transparency of our fee structure; and through our seller protection programs, analytics, and risk management, as well as other merchant services. We invest resources to improve our products and services and expand their acceptance, offer choice in payment options, provide excellent customer service, and build brands that both consumers and merchants trust.
In addition to the discussion in this section, see “Item 1A. Risk Factors” under the caption “We face substantial and increasingly intense competition worldwide in the global payments industry” for further discussion of the potential impact of competition on our business.
STRATEGY
Our ability to grow revenue is affected by, among other things, the macroeconomic environment and its impact on commerce and economic growth, consumer spending patterns, adoption of digital payment methods, the growth of multiple commerce channels, the growth of mobile devices and commerce and payment applications on those devices, the growth of consumers and merchants globally with internet and mobile access, the pace of transition from cash and checks to digital forms of payment, our share of digital payments, and our ability to innovate and introduce new products, services, and features that consumers and merchants value. Our strategy to drive growth in our business includes the following:
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Accelerating growth in our branded checkout business: by improving our user experience, including by reducing friction and enhancing rewards, we will drive consumer selection and increase conversion rates for merchants. This strategy will increase our customers’ engagement with our products and services. A critical element of our overall growth strategy involves driving an increase in monthly active accounts, which we expect will contribute to growth in payment transactions, TPV, and net revenues.
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Expanding our value proposition for consumers and merchants to drive daily use: by providing consumers with simple, secure, and flexible ways to shop and move money across different markets, merchants, and platforms, including offering BNPL options, purchase protection programs, and simplifying their shopping experiences; by being technology and platform agnostic; and by expanding and launching capabilities that allow consumers to shop in and pay wherever they want to make a purchase*—*online, in-person and through artificial intelligence (“AI”) agents; by partnering with our merchants to grow and expand their business online and offline, including offering merchants risk management and seller protection programs; and by delivering payment-adjacent capabilities.
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Unlocking the power of data: by responsibly utilizing data in our two-sided platform to personalize consumer offerings, we will create more value for our customers, improve the interconnectedness of our platform, and tap into new sources of revenue and profitable growth.
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Increasing omnichannel engagement: through the PayPal-branded debit and credit cards, rewards programs, and seamless integration into digital wallets that support in-person payments, we are giving consumers more reasons to use PayPal and Venmo for in-person as well as online (including agentic) purchases. Providing consumers more opportunities to use PayPal for omnichannel purchases will help us to drive engagement.
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Building and expanding strategic partnerships: by building new strategic partnerships and deepening existing ones to provide better experiences for our customers, offer greater choice and flexibility, acquire new customers, and reinforce our role in the payments and commerce ecosystem.
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One PayPal platform: by investing in state-of-the-art technology, architecture, and processes to deliver high-quality products and services to our customers more efficiently and effectively.
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Seeking new areas of growth: innovate the future of commerce by focusing on creating new products and services in both the digital and physical worlds, including crypto and digital currencies (such as the PayPal USD stablecoin), agentic commerce, advertising-related services, and cross-wallet interoperability through PayPal World, and finding opportunities to expand and improve upon our existing products and capabilities.
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TECHNOLOGY
Our payments platform utilizes a combination of proprietary and third-party technologies and services intended to facilitate transactions efficiently and securely between millions of consumers and merchants worldwide across different channels, markets, and networks. Our payments platform connects with financial services providers around the world and allows consumers to make purchases using a wide range of payment methods, regardless of where a merchant is located. Consumers who use our payments platform can send payments in approximately 200 markets around the world and in approximately 140 currencies, withdraw funds to their bank accounts in 57 currencies, and hold balances in their eligible PayPal accounts in 24 currencies.
We have developed intuitive user interfaces, customer tools, transaction management databases, and payment network integrations on our platform designed to enable our customers to utilize our suite of products and services. Our payments platform, open application programming interfaces, and developer tools are designed to enable developers to innovate efficiently and offer robust solutions to our consumers and merchants globally, while at the same time helping to maintain the security of our customers’ information.
The technology infrastructure supporting our payments platform is designed to simplify the storage and processing of large amounts of data and facilitate the deployment and operation of large-scale global products and services whether hosted by third-party cloud service providers or our own data centers. Our technology infrastructure is designed around industry best practices intended to reduce downtime and help ensure the resiliency of our payments platform in the event of outages or catastrophic occurrences. Our payments platform incorporates multiple layers of protection for business continuity and system redundancy purposes and to help mitigate cybersecurity risks. We have a comprehensive cybersecurity program designed to protect our technology infrastructure and payments platform against cybersecurity threats, which includes regularly testing our systems to identify and address potential vulnerabilities. We continue to make multi-year investments in our technology infrastructure, including those associated with cloud-related initiatives, intended to support the scalability, resiliency, and efficiency of our payments platform. In addition, we are investing in initiatives intended to modernize our infrastructure and support future enhancements to our products and services. We strive to continually improve our technology infrastructure and payments platform to enhance the customer experience and to increase efficiency, scalability, and security.
For additional information regarding risks relating to our technology infrastructure and cybersecurity, see the information in “Item 1A. Risk Factors” under the captions “Cyberattacks and security vulnerabilities could result in serious harm to our reputation, business, and financial condition” and “Business interruptions or systems failures may impair the availability of our websites, applications, products or services, or otherwise harm our business.”
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
Our total research and development expense was $1.5 billion in both 2025 and 2024 and $1.6 billion in 2023.
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
The protection of our intellectual property, including our trademarks, copyrights, domain names, trade dress, patents, and trade secrets, is important to the success of our business. We seek to protect our intellectual property rights by relying on applicable laws, regulations, and administrative procedures in the U.S. and internationally. We have registered our core brands as domain names and as trademarks in the U.S. and many international jurisdictions. We also have an active program to secure and enforce trademarks and domain names that correspond to our brands in markets of interest. We have filed and continue to file patent applications in the U.S. and in international jurisdictions covering certain aspects of our proprietary technology and new innovations. We also rely on contractual restrictions to protect our proprietary rights when offering or procuring products and services. We routinely enter into confidentiality and invention assignment agreements with our employees and contractors, and non-disclosure agreements with parties with whom we conduct business to control access to, and use and disclosure of, our proprietary information.
For additional information regarding risks relating to our intellectual property, see the information in “Item 1A. Risk Factors” under the captions “Third parties may allege that we are infringing their patents and other intellectual property rights” and “We may be unable to protect or enforce our intellectual property.”
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GOVERNMENT REGULATION
We operate globally and in a rapidly evolving regulatory environment characterized by a heightened focus by regulators globally on all aspects of the payments industry, including anti-money laundering, countering terrorist financing, privacy, cybersecurity, and consumer protection. The laws and regulations applicable to us, including those enacted prior to the advent of digital payments, continue to evolve through legislative and regulatory action and judicial interpretation. New or changing laws and regulations, including changes to their interpretation and implementation, as well as increased penalties and enforcement actions related to non-compliance, could have a material adverse impact on our business, results of operations, and financial condition. We monitor these areas closely and are focused on designing compliant solutions for our customers.
Government regulation impacts key aspects of our business. We are subject to the laws and regulations applicable to the payments industry in the markets we operate, which are subject to interpretation and change.
Payments regulation. Various laws and regulations govern the payments industry in the U.S. and internationally. In the U.S., PayPal, Inc. (a wholly-owned subsidiary) holds licenses to operate as a money transmitter (or its equivalent) in the states where such licenses are required, as well as in the District of Columbia and certain territories. These licenses include not only our PayPal-branded products and services, but also our Venmo, Hyperwallet, Xoom, and PayPal Open products and services, to the extent offered in these locations. As a licensed money transmitter, PayPal is subject to, among other requirements, restrictions on the investment of customer funds, reporting requirements, bonding requirements, and inspection by state regulatory agencies. In certain cases, these licenses also generally cover PayPal’s service enabling customers to buy, hold, transfer, and sell cryptocurrency directly from their PayPal or Venmo account. PayPal holds a full Bitlicense issued by the State of New York Department of Financial Services to offer cryptocurrency services in the state. Other states have enacted or are expected to enact licensing requirements relating to our cryptocurrency business. Additionally, in July 2025, Congress enacted the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins Act of 2025 (the “GENIUS Act”), establishing a federal framework for stablecoin regulation that includes requirements for cryptocurrency businesses, including PayPal. Congress may enact and federal agencies may adopt additional licensing or regulatory requirements relating to our cryptocurrency business.
Outside the U.S., we provide similar services customized for various countries and foreign jurisdictions through our foreign subsidiaries. The activities of those non-U.S. entities are, or may be, supervised by a financial regulatory authority in the jurisdictions in which they operate. Among other regulatory authorities, the Luxembourg Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (the “CSSF”), the U.K. Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”), the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority, the People’s Bank of China, the Monetary Authority of Singapore, the Reserve Bank of India, and the Central Bank of Brazil have asserted jurisdiction over some or all of our activities in their respective jurisdictions. This list is not exhaustive, and there are numerous other regulatory agencies that have asserted or may assert jurisdiction over our activities.
In addition, financial services regulators in various jurisdictions, including the U.S. and the European Union (“EU”), have implemented payment authentication requirements for banks and payment processors intended to reduce online fraud, which could impose significant costs, make it more difficult for new customers to open PayPal accounts, and reduce the ease of use of our products.
Financial Services supervision. We serve our customers in the EU through PayPal (Europe) S.à.r.l. et Cie, S.C.A. (“PayPal (Europe)”), a wholly-owned subsidiary that is licensed and subject to regulation as a credit institution in Luxembourg by the CSSF. We serve our customers in the U.K. through PayPal U.K. Limited (“PayPal U.K.”), a wholly-owned subsidiary that is subject to regulation as an electronic money institution in the U.K. by the FCA. Accordingly, we must comply with rules and regulations applicable to electronic money institutions in the U.K. and credit institutions in the E.U., including those related to capitalization, funds management, corporate governance, anti-money laundering, consumer rights, disclosure, reporting, and inspection. We are, or may be, subject to financial services-related regulations in other countries now or in the future related to our role in the financial services industry. In addition, based on our relationships with our partner financial institutions, we are, or may be, subject to indirect regulation and examination by the regulators of these partner financial institutions.
In December 2025, we submitted applications to the Utah Department of Financial Institutions and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation to establish PayPal Bank, a proposed Utah-chartered industrial loan company. There is no assurance that our applications to establish PayPal Bank will receive regulatory approval.
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Lending regulation. Our U.S. consumer short-term, interest-free, installment product is subject to federal and state laws governing consumer credit and debt collection, and PayPal holds multiple state licenses as the lender for this product. In Australia, PayPal Credit Pty Limited offers a consumer short-term, interest-free, installment product pursuant to a credit license and subject to other laws which cover the provision of financial services, credit reporting, debt collection, and privacy. PayPal’s consumer short-term, interest-free, installment products in the U.K., France, Germany, Spain, and Italy are currently generally exempt from primary consumer credit legislation but certain consumer lending, consumer protection, and banking transparency regulations apply to this activity. This will change in the E.U. markets with the implementation of the revised Consumer Credit Directive which will take effect in November 2026 and result in formerly “unregulated” credit products being generally (and subject to the principle of proportionality in particular regarding underwriting obligations) subject to the same laws as fully regulated credit. Paidy, Inc. holds multiple licenses for the issuance of its consumer installment products in Japan and is registered with the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry as a Comprehensive Credit Purchase Intermediary. In Canada, PayPal Canada Co. offers a consumer short-term, interest-free installment product pursuant to multiple provincial credit licenses and subject to other laws which cover consumer protection, debt collection and privacy.
Our U.S. consumer interest-bearing installment product is subject to federal and state laws and is offered by an independent chartered financial institution. PayPal holds multiple state licenses to market and service this product. PayPal’s interest-bearing installment products for consumers in Germany, Italy, and Spain are subject to applicable local laws such as consumer (lending) laws, consumer protection, or banking transparency regulations.
PayPal and Venmo co-branded consumer credit cards and the PayPal Credit revolving consumer credit product are issued by an independent chartered financial institution in the U.S., and are subject to laws and regulations governing these programs. PayPal Credit in the U.K. is a regulated, revolving consumer credit product subject to applicable local laws and regulations.
Our U.S. merchant lending products are subject to federal and state regulations and are offered by an independent chartered financial institution. Our merchant lending products offered in Germany, France, and the Netherlands are subject to the laws of Luxembourg and certain local laws, and our merchant lending cash advance product offered in the U.K. is subject to U.K. regulation. Our merchant lending product in Australia is subject to the laws of Australia.
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”) and state consumer protection agencies. The CFPB and state regulators, including state attorneys general, have significant authority to regulate consumer financial products in the U.S., including consumer credit, deposits, payments, and similar products. As a large market participant of remittance transfers, we are subject to the direct supervisory authority of the CFPB. The CFPB and similar regulatory agencies in other jurisdictions may have broad consumer protection mandates that could result in the promulgation and interpretation of rules and regulations that may materially impact our business.
Anti-money laundering, counter-terrorist financing, and sanctions. PayPal is subject to anti-money laundering (“AML”) laws and regulations in the U.S. and other jurisdictions, as well as laws designed to prevent the use of the financial systems to facilitate terrorist activities. Our AML program is designed to prevent our payments platform from being used to facilitate money laundering, terrorist financing, and other illicit activities, or to do business in countries or with persons and entities included on designated country or person lists promulgated by the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control and equivalent authorities in other countries. Our AML and sanctions compliance programs, which are overseen by our AML/Bank Secrecy Act Officer, are composed of policies, procedures, and internal controls, and are designed to address these legal and regulatory requirements and assist in managing money laundering and terrorist financing risks.
Interchange fees. Interchange fees (the transaction fees for processing credit and debit card transactions) are subject to regulation in certain jurisdictions. For example, in the EU, the Multilateral Interchange Fee Regulation caps interchange fees and provides for business rules to be complied with by any company dealing with payment card transactions. Interchange fees are being reviewed or challenged in various jurisdictions. As a result, the fees that we collect in certain jurisdictions may become the subject of regulatory challenge.
Data protection and privacy. We are subject to a number of laws, rules, directives, and regulations (“privacy and data protection laws”) relating to the collection, use, retention, security, processing, and transfer (collectively, “processing”) of personally identifiable information about our customers, our merchants’ customers, and employees (“personal data”) in the countries where we operate. Our business relies on the processing of personal data in many jurisdictions and the movement of data across national borders. As a result, much of the personal data that we process, which may include certain financial information associated with individuals, is subject to one or more privacy and data protection laws in one or more jurisdictions. In many cases, these laws apply not only to third-party transactions, but also to transfers of information between or among us, our subsidiaries, and other parties with which we have commercial relationships.
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Regulatory scrutiny of privacy, data protection, cybersecurity practices, and the processing of personal data is increasing around the world. Regulatory authorities are continuously considering numerous legislative and regulatory proposals and interpretive guidelines that may contain additional privacy and data protection obligations. Many jurisdictions in which we operate have adopted or are in the process of adopting or amending data protection and privacy legislation or regulation aimed at creating and enhancing individual privacy rights and data protection obligations. In addition, the interpretation and application of these privacy and data protection laws in the U.S., Europe, and elsewhere are subject to change and may subject us to increased regulatory scrutiny and business costs.
Anti-corruption. PayPal is subject to applicable anti-corruption laws, such as the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, the U.K. Bribery Act, and similar laws in the jurisdictions in which we operate. Anti-corruption laws generally prohibit offering, promising, giving, accepting, or authorizing others to provide anything of value, either directly or indirectly, to or from a government official or private party to influence official action or otherwise gain an unfair business advantage, such as to obtain or retain business. We have implemented policies, procedures, and internal controls that are designed to comply with these laws and regulations.
Artificial Intelligence regulation. We use AI and machine learning technologies in various aspects of our business, including fraud prevention, risk management, product optimization and customer service. Governments and regulators globally are increasingly focused on the oversight of AI technologies and have proposed or enacted laws aimed at ensuring transparency, fairness, and accountability. For example, the EU has adopted the Artificial Intelligence Act, which provides a comprehensive framework for regulating AI, and other jurisdictions are considering similar frameworks. Compliance with existing and emerging AI regulations may require operational changes, increased costs, or limit the use of AI in our business. Evolving interpretations or enforcement of these regulations could also affect our ability to deploy certain AI-driven features and may subject us to additional regulatory scrutiny.
Additional regulatory developments. Various regulatory agencies continue to examine and implement laws governing a wide variety of issues, including virtual currencies, identity theft, account management guidelines, disclosure rules, cybersecurity, competition, and marketing, which may impact PayPal’s business. Certain governments around the world are adopting laws and regulations pertaining to environmental, social, and governance matters, and corporate sustainability performance, transparency, and reporting (e.g., the EU Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive, Australia’s Treasury Laws Amendment, and states such as California), as well as topical reporting and risk management disclosure requirements, such as obligations related to disclosure of the management of climate-related risks.
For additional discussion on governmental regulation affecting our business, please see “Item 1A. Risk Factors” and “Item 3. Legal Proceedings” included in this Form 10-K.
HUMAN CAPITAL
At PayPal, we consider the management of our global talent (human capital) to be essential to the ongoing success of our business. As of December 31, 2025, we employed approximately 23,800 people globally, with 46% in the Americas, 42% in Asia-Pacific, and 12% in Europe and the Middle East. Our global employees work predominantly full-time and represent 142 nationalities, across 28 countries, including approximately 9,600 located in the U.S. Across our workforce, we reached approximately 42% global gender diversity and 58% U.S. ethnic diversity, as of December 31, 2025.
As a leading technology company, we compete for top talent from around the world. We believe that a culture focused on employee listening and experiences that enable career growth and development are essential to the successful acquisition, development, and retention of global talent.
In 2025, we invested in our employees’ growth with programs to help employees take charge of their careers: a clear career framework, better development tools, and greater visibility into what growth looks like. With our new leadership capabilities launched, we also introduced a refreshed leadership program for our VP+ population, a program that we will expand to Senior Directors in 2026. Our employee listening informs the ongoing development of our employee programs. In addition to administering a periodic enterprise-wide survey to gather input from our global workforce, we also conducted specific surveys to gather direct employee feedback on specific topics.
We continue to support employee well-being, including providing resources, programs, and services to support our employees’ physical, mental, and financial wellness. PayPal offers a comprehensive benefits package designed to support employees at every stage of life while also helping our employees to prepare for the future.
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CORPORATE SUSTAINABILITY & IMPACT MANAGEMENT
Our management of priority Corporate Sustainability & Impact (“CS&I”) risks and opportunities in respect of our business is organized across employees and culture, social impact, responsible business practices, and environmental sustainability. We believe this integrated, enterprise-wide approach to managing our global business helps enable us to create value for our stakeholders, including our stockholders, employees, partners, and communities. We endeavor to provide transparent disclosures with respect to our CS&I risks and opportunities through our annual Global Impact Report and other communications.
AVAILABLE INFORMATION
The address of our principal executive offices is PayPal Holdings, Inc., 2211 North First Street, San Jose, California 95131. Our website is located at www.paypal.com, and our investor relations website is located at https://investor.pypl.com. From time to time, we may use our investor relations site and other online and social media channels, including the PayPal Newsroom (https://newsroom.paypal-corp.com/), the PayPal Corporate website (https://about.pypl.com), PayPal’s LinkedIn page (https://www.linkedin.com/company/paypal), PayPal’s Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/PayPalUSA/), PayPal’s Youtube channel (https://www.youtube.com/paypal), Jamie Miller’s LinkedIn profile (https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamiesmiller/), and Steven Winoker’s LinkedIn profile (https://www.linkedin.com/in/steven-winoker-0764548/), as a means of disclosing information about the Company, including information which could be deemed to be material to investors. Our Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K, and amendments to those reports are available free of charge on our investor relations website as soon as reasonably practicable after they are electronically filed with, or furnished to, the SEC. The SEC maintains an internet site that contains reports, proxy and information statements, and other information regarding issuers that file electronically with the SEC at http://www.sec.gov.
The content of our websites and information we may post on, provide to, or accessible through online and social media channels, including those mentioned above, are not a part of, and are not incorporated by reference into, this Form 10-K or in any other report or document we file with, or furnish to, the SEC. Any references to our websites or online and social media contained in this Form 10-K are intended to be inactive textual references only.
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Item 1A. RISK FACTORS
You should carefully consider the risks and uncertainties described below, in addition to other information appearing in this Form 10-K, including our consolidated financial statements and related notes, for important information regarding risks and uncertainties that could affect us. These risk factors do not identify all risks we face, and additional risks and uncertainties that we are unaware of, or that we currently believe are not material, may also become important factors that adversely affect our business. If any of the following risks actually occur, our business, financial condition, results of operations, future prospects, and the trading price of our common stock could be materially and adversely affected.
CYBERSECURITY AND TECHNOLOGY RISKS
Cyberattacks and security vulnerabilities could result in serious harm to our reputation, business, and financial condition.
Techniques used to attempt to obtain unauthorized or illegal access to systems and information (including customers’ personal data), disable or degrade service, exploit vulnerabilities, or sabotage systems are continuously evolving. These attempts may not be recognized or detected until after they have been launched against a target. Unauthorized parties continuously attempt to gain access to our systems or facilities through various means, including through hacking into our systems or facilities or those of our customers, partners, or vendors, and attempting to fraudulently induce users of our systems (including customers, employees, and partner and vendor personnel) into disclosing user names, passwords, payment card information, multi-factor authentication application access or other sensitive information used to gain access to such systems or facilities. This information may, in turn, be used to access our customers’ confidential personal or proprietary information and financial instrument data that are stored on or accessible through our information technology (“IT”) systems and those of third parties with whom we partner. This information may also be used to execute fraudulent transactions or other activity. Numerous and evolving cybersecurity and related threats, including advanced and persisting cyberattacks, artificial intelligence (“AI”)-enabled threats, cyberextortion, distributed denial-of-service attacks, ransomware, spear phishing and social engineering schemes, the introduction of computer viruses or other malware, and the destruction of all or portions of our IT and infrastructure and those of third parties with whom we partner or that are part of our IT supply chain, are becoming increasingly sophisticated and complex, may be difficult to detect, and could compromise the confidentiality, availability, and integrity of the data in our systems, as well as the systems themselves.
We believe that hostile actors, who may comprise individuals, coordinated groups, sophisticated organizations, or nation-state supported entities, may target PayPal due to our name, brand recognition, types of data (including sensitive payments- and identity-related data) that customers provide to us, and the widespread adoption and use of our products and services. We have experienced from time to time, and may experience in the future, cybersecurity incidents, including breaches of our security measures, network breaches, and compromise of personally identifiable customer information due to human error, deception, malfeasance, insider threats, system errors, defects, vulnerabilities, or other issues. Any of the foregoing events may subject us to fines, penalties, regulatory or other enforcement actions, and adversely affect our business, reputation, or financial condition.
Any cybersecurity incidents, including cyberattacks or data security breaches affecting the IT or infrastructure of our customers, partners, or vendors (including data center and cloud computing providers) or of companies we acquire, could have similar negative effects.
We have experienced, and may experience in the future, breaches involving customer information for which we have notified, and may notify, regulators, customers and other third parties. These or other cybersecurity breaches and other exploited security vulnerabilities have subjected us and could further subject us to significant costs and third-party liabilities, result in improper disclosure of data and violations of applicable privacy and other laws, require us to change our business practices, cause us to incur significant remediation costs, lead to loss of customer confidence in, or decreased use of, our products and services, damage our reputation and brands, divert the attention of management from the operation of our business, result in significant compensation or contractual penalties from us to our customers and their business partners as a result of losses to or claims by them, or expose us to litigation, regulatory investigations, and significant fines and penalties. Moreover, under payment card network rules and our contracts with our payment processors, if there is a breach of payment card information stored by us or our direct payment card processing vendors, we could be liable to the payment card issuing banks, including for their cost of issuing new cards and related expenses. While we maintain insurance to help offset the financial impact of these risks, our coverage may be insufficient to cover all our losses caused by security breaches and other damage to or unavailability of our systems.
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Business interruptions or systems failures may impair the availability of our websites, applications, products or services, or otherwise harm our business.
Our systems and operations and those of our service providers and partners have experienced from time to time, and may experience in the future, business interruptions or degradation of service because of distributed denial-of-service and other cyberattacks, insider threats, hardware and software defects or malfunctions, human error, earthquakes, hurricanes, floods, fires, and other natural disasters, public health crises (including pandemics), power losses, disruptions in telecommunications services, fraud, military or political conflicts, terrorist attacks, computer viruses or other malware, or other events. The frequency and intensity of weather events related to climate change are increasing, which could increase the likelihood and severity of such disasters as well as related damage and business interruption. Our corporate headquarters are located in the San Francisco Bay Area, a seismically active region in California. A catastrophic event that results in a disruption to or failure of our systems or operations could result in significant losses and require substantial recovery time and significant expenditures to resume or maintain operations. Some of our systems, including those of companies that we have acquired, are not fully redundant and any failure of these systems, including due to a catastrophic event, may lead to operational outages or delays. While we engage in disaster recovery planning and testing intended to mitigate risks from outages or delays, our planning and testing may not be effective or sufficient for all possible outcomes or events. As a provider of payments solutions, we are also subject to heightened scrutiny by regulators that may require specific business continuity, resiliency and disaster recovery plans, and rigorous testing of such plans, which may be costly and time-consuming to implement, and may divert our resources from other business priorities. Any of the foregoing risks could have a material adverse impact on o
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Item 1B. UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS
None.
Item 1C. CYBERSECURITY
CYBERSECURITY RISK MANAGEMENT AND STRATEGY
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Our Information Security Program (“Program”) is designed to support the Company in identifying, protecting, detecting, responding to, and recovering from cybersecurity threats and incidents (collectively, “cybersecurity risks”) with the intention to protect the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of our critical systems and information.
We design and regularly assess our Program guided by National Institute of Standards and Technology Cybersecurity Framework (NIST CSF) and ISO standards (including ISO 27001), proprietary controls and industry best practices.
Our Program is built on a three lines of defense model integrated into our overall Enterprise Risk and Compliance Management Program (“ERCM Program”). It shares common methodologies, reporting channels, and governance processes that apply across the ERCM Program to other legal, compliance, strategic, operational, and financial risk areas. The Program is governed by the Technology, Information Security, and Privacy Risk Management Committee and overseen by our Board of Directors (“Board”) and its Risk and Compliance Committee (“R&C Committee”).
The three lines of defense model is designed to provide a structure for risk management in the first line of defense (“FLOD”), monitoring and guidance by the second line of defense (“SLOD”), and independent audit by the third line of defense (“TLOD”). Our Office of the Chief Information Security Officer oversees the Company’s information, cyber, and technology security. The Enterprise Risk Management Organization provides second line monitoring and guidance. The Technology and Information Security team serves as SLOD and provides independent oversight of our technology and cybersecurity risk mitigation practices and capabilities. As TLOD, Internal Audit independently assesses the effectiveness of our cybersecurity risk management and independently reports the results of audits to our R&C Committee to assist it in its oversight duties.
Our Program includes:
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Risk assessments designed to help identify material cybersecurity risks to our critical systems, information, products, services, and our broader enterprise Information Technology (“IT”) environment;
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Regular testing of our systems to identify and address potential vulnerabilities;
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Integrated planning and preparedness activities supporting business continuity and operational resiliency;
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Security teams principally responsible for managing our (1) annual cybersecurity risk assessment processes, (2) security controls, and (3) response to cybersecurity incidents;
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A cybersecurity incident response plan that includes procedures for responding to cybersecurity incidents;
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24/7 monitoring and measurement of cybersecurity threats through our PayPal Cyber Defense Center (“CDC”);
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The use of external service providers, where appropriate, to assess, test or otherwise assist with aspects of our security controls;
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An information training and awareness program for our employees, contractors, incident response personnel, and senior management; and
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A third-party risk management framework designed to monitor and address risks from cybersecurity incidents of service providers, suppliers, and vendors that includes due diligence over the information security and technology control environment of third parties at onboarding and periodically throughout the lifecycle of the relationship. In addition, our standard contractual terms require notification and communication from third parties in the event of a cybersecurity incident. We maintain procedures to respond to, manage and mitigate third-party cybersecurity events and vulnerabilities when identified.
For a description of risks from known cybersecurity threats, including as a result of any prior cybersecurity incidents, that have materially affected or are reasonably likely to materially affect us, including our operations, business strategy, results of operations, or financial condition, see “Item 1A. Risk Factors” under the captions “Cyberattacks and security vulnerabilities could result in serious harm to our reputation, business, and financial condition” and “Business interruptions or systems failures may impair the availability of our websites, applications, products or services, or otherwise harm our business.”
CYBERSECURITY GOVERNANCE
Our Board considers cybersecurity risk as part of its risk oversight function and has delegated to our R&C Committee oversight of cybersecurity and other information technology risks. The R&C Committee oversees PayPal’s overall risk framework, including management’s implementation of our cybersecurity risk management program, and reports to the full Board of Directors on a regular basis on cybersecurity and information technology risk management. The R&C Committee receives quarterly reports from the Chief Information Security Officer (“CISO”) on our cybersecurity risks. Management also updates the R&C Committee, as necessary, regarding cybersecurity incidents.
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Our CISO is responsible for implementing the information security strategy, security engineering, enabling business partners, and securing customer data, digital assets, and payments. His organization also monitors cyber regulation requirements and reviews impacts of new products and initiatives. Our CISO has over two decades of experience as a cybersecurity professional, including as a CISO at PayPal and four other organizations that include leading global financial services institutions and large-scale U.S. government agencies (including within the Department of Defense). He has an extensive record of success shepherding digital transformation aligned with business goals, launching cybersecurity frameworks, building security engineering teams, and ensuring protection of assets, data, privacy, and company reputation.
The R&C Committee reports to the Board regarding its activities, including those related to cybersecurity risk oversight. The Board also receives briefings at least annually from management on our Program. Board members receive presentations on cybersecurity topics from our CISO and external experts from time to time as part of our continuing education to the Board on topics relevant to their service on our Board.
Our cybersecurity teams, overseen by our CISO, are responsible for assessing and managing our risks from cybersecurity threats, including defining security policy and Board reporting of security risk. The CISO approves all security policies and oversees the identification, assessment, and management of cybersecurity risks, which is designed to provide a proactive and comprehensive approach to safeguarding our information assets. The teams have primary responsibility for our overall Program and supervise both our internal cybersecurity personnel and our external cybersecurity consultants. Our cybersecurity teams’ expertise includes cybersecurity incident response, in-depth security assessments, security emulation exercises to evaluate security profiles, security research, education and outreach, and security tool development.
Our cybersecurity teams supervise efforts to prevent, detect, mitigate, and remediate cybersecurity threats and incidents through the operation of our incident response plan and various other means, which may include briefings from internal security personnel, threat intelligence and other information obtained from governmental, public or private sources, including external consultants engaged by us, as well as alerts and reports produced by security tools deployed in the IT environment. They also oversee, identify, and address security threats aimed at PayPal customers, employees, and partners.
Item 2. PROPERTIES
We own and lease various properties in the United States (“U.S.”) and other countries around the world. We use these properties for executive and administrative offices, customer services and operations centers, product development offices, and data centers. As of December 31, 2025, our owned and leased properties provided us with aggregate square footage as follows:
| United States | Other Countries | Total | |||||||||||||||
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| Owned facilities | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.9 | ||||||||||||||
| Leased facilities | 1.3 | 1.5 | 2.8 | ||||||||||||||
| Total facilities | 2.0 | 1.7 | 3.7 |
We own a total of approximately 70 acres of land, with approximately 49 acres in the U.S. Our corporate headquarters are located in San Jose, California and occupy approximately 0.7 million of owned square feet.
Item 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
The information set forth under “Note 13—Commitments and Contingencies—Litigation and Regulatory Matters” to the consolidated financial statements included in Part IV, Item 15 of this Form 10-K is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES
Not applicable.
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PART II
Item 5. MARKET FOR REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS, AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES
COMMON STOCK
PayPal common stock is quoted on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the ticker symbol “PYPL.”
As of January 28, 2026, there were 3,567 holders of record of our common stock. The actual number of stockholders is significantly greater than this number of record holders, and includes stockholders who are beneficial owners but whose shares are held in street name by brokers and other nominees.
DIVIDENDS
In October 2025, we announced that our Board of Directors approved the initiation of a quarterly cash dividend program and declared a cash dividend of $0.14 per share on our common stock, totaling approximately $130 million. The dividend was payable on December 10, 2025, to stockholders of record of our common stock as of the close of business on November 19, 2025. We currently expect to continue to pay comparable cash dividends on a quarterly basis in the future; however, payments in future quarters will be subject to and contingent upon market conditions and approval by our Board of Directors at its sole discretion.
STOCK REPURCHASE ACTIVITY
In June 2022, our Board of Directors authorized a stock repurchase program that provides for the repurchase of up to $15.0 billion of our common stock, with no expiration from the date of authorization. In February 2025, our Board of Directors authorized an additional stock repurchase program that provides for the repurchase of up to $15.0 billion of our common stock, with no expiration from the date of authorization. This program became effective in the fourth quarter of 2025 upon completion of the June 2022 stock repurchase program.
Our stock repurchase programs are intended to offset the impact of dilution from our equity compensation programs and, subject to market conditions and other factors, may also be used to make opportunistic repurchases of our common stock to reduce outstanding share count. Any share repurchases under our stock repurchase programs may be made through open market transactions, block trades, privately negotiated transactions, including accelerated share repurchase agreements or other means at times and in such amounts as management deems appropriate, and will be funded from our working capital or other financing alternatives. Moreover, any stock repurchases are subject to market conditions and other uncertainties and we cannot predict if or when any stock repurchases will be made. We may terminate our stock repurchase programs at any time without prior notice.
The stock repurchase activity under our stock repurchase programs during the three months ended December 31, 2025 is summarized below:
| Total number of shares purchased | Average price paid per share**(1)** | Total number of shares purchased as part of publicly announced plans or programs | Approximate dollar value of shares that may yet be purchased under the plans or programs | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Balance as of September 30, 2025 | $ | 15,355 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| October 1, 2025 through October 31, 2025 | 7.8 | $ | 70.20 | 7.8 | 14,807 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| November 1, 2025 through November 30, 2025 | 7.1 | $ | 63.81 | 7.1 | 14,354 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| December 1, 2025 through December 31, 2025 | 8.2 | $ | 60.91 | 8.2 | 13,854 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance as of December 31, 2025 | 23.1 | 23.1 | $ | 13,854 |
(1) Average price paid per share for open market purchases includes broker commissions, but excludes excise tax.
Item 6. [RESERVED]
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Item 7. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
You should read the following “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and the related notes that appear in this report. Unless otherwise expressly stated or the context otherwise requires, references to “we,” “our,” “us,” “the Company,” and “PayPal” refer to PayPal Holdings, Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries.
This Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations focuses on a discussion of 2025 results as compared to 2024 results. For a discussion of 2024 results as compared to 2023 results, see “Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” within our Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024 filed with the SEC on February 4, 2025.
BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT
THE COMPANY
At PayPal, our mission is to revolutionize commerce globally. Our products are designed to enable digital payments and simplify commerce experiences for consumers and merchants to make selling, shopping, and sending and receiving money simple, personalized, and secure, whether online or in-person. Our two-sided platform serves millions of consumers and merchants worldwide.
Regulatory environment
We operate globally and in a rapidly evolving regulatory environment characterized by a heightened focus by regulators globally on all aspects of the payments industry, including anti-money laundering, countering terrorist financing, privacy, cybersecurity, and consumer protection. The laws and regulations applicable to us, including those enacted prior to the advent of digital payments, continue to evolve through legislative and regulatory action and judicial interpretation. New or changing laws and regulations, including changes to their interpretation and implementation, as well as increased penalties and enforcement actions related to non-compliance, could have a material adverse impact on our business, results of operations, and financial condition. We monitor these areas closely and are focused on designing compliant solutions for our customers.
Cybersecurity and information security
Cybersecurity and information security risks for global payments and technology companies like us have increased significantly in recent years. Although we have developed systems and processes designed to protect the data we manage, prevent data loss and other security incidents, and enable us to effectively respond to known and potential risks, and expect to continue to expend significant resources to bolster these protections, we have experienced and expect to continue to experience cybersecurity incidents and remain subject to these risks. There can be no assurance that our security measures will provide sufficient protection or security to prevent breaches or attacks. For additional information regarding our cybersecurity and information security risks, see “Item 1A. Risk Factors—Cyberattacks and security vulnerabilities could result in serious harm to our reputation, business, and financial condition” and “Item 1C. Cybersecurity.”
MACROECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT
A deterioration in macroeconomic conditions resulting from uncertainties and effects from tariffs, inflation, international conflicts, and interest rates could continue to increase the risk of lower consumer spending, merchant and consumer bankruptcy, insolvency, business failure, higher credit losses, foreign exchange fluctuations, or other business interruption, which may adversely impact our business. We are unable to reasonably estimate the total potential impact on our financial results that may ultimately result from such changes in the macroeconomic environment.
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OVERVIEW OF RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
The following table provides a summary of our consolidated financial results for the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024, and 2023:
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| Net revenues | $ | 33,172 | $ | 31,797 | $ | 29,771 | 4 | % | 7 | % | |||||||||||||||||||
| Operating expenses | 27,107 | 26,472 | 24,743 | 2 | % | 7 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operating income | 6,065 | 5,325 | 5,028 | 14 | % | 6 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operating margin | 18 | % | 17 | % | 17 | % | ** | ** | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Other income (expense), net | 227 | 4 | 383 | ** | (99) | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Income tax expense | 1,059 | 1,182 | 1,165 | (10) | % | 1 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Effective tax rate | 17 | % | 22 | % | 22 | % | ** | ** | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income (loss) | $ | 5,233 | $ | 4,147 | $ | 4,246 | 26 | % | (2) | % | |||||||||||||||||||
| Net income (loss) per diluted share | $ | 5.41 | $ | 3.99 | $ | 3.84 | 35 | % | 4 | % | |||||||||||||||||||
| Net cash provided by operating activities | $ | 6,416 | $ | 7,450 | $ | 4,843 | (14) | % | 54 | % |
All amounts in tables are rounded to the nearest million, except as otherwise noted. As a result, certain amounts may not recalculate using the rounded amounts provided.
** Not meaningful.
Net revenues increased $1.4 billion, or 4%, in 2025 compared to 2024 driven primarily by growth in total payment volume (“TPV”, as defined below under “Key Metrics”) of 7% and an increase in interest and fee revenue earned on our loans receivable portfolio, partially offset by the unfavorable impact of hedging activities.
Total operating expenses increased $635 million, or 2%, in 2025 compared to 2024 due primarily to an increase in transaction expense, sales and marketing expense, and transaction and credit losses, partially offset by a decline in general and administrative expense, and restructuring and other expenses.
Operating income increased $740 million, or 14%, in 2025 compared to 2024 due to the increase in net revenues, partially offset by the increase in operating expenses. Our operating margin was 18% and 17% for 2025 and 2024, respectively, reflecting the positive impact of a lower transaction expense growth rate.
Net income increased $1.1 billion, or 26%, in 2025 compared to 2024 due to the previously discussed increase in operating income of $740 million, an increase of $223 million in other income (expense), net, and a decline in income tax expense of $123 million driven primarily by discrete tax adjustments including tax effects of stock-based compensation and a non-recurring internal legal entity restructuring, partially offset by Pillar Two minimum tax expense.
IMPACT OF FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES
We have significant international operations that
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Item 7A. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
Market risk is the potential for economic losses to be incurred on market risk sensitive instruments arising from adverse changes in market factors such as interest rates, foreign exchange rates, and equity investment risk. Management establishes and oversees the implementation of policies governing our investing, funding, and foreign exchange derivative activities intended to mitigate market risks. We monitor risk exposures on an ongoing basis.
INTEREST RATE RISK
We are exposed to interest rate risk relating to our investment portfolio, from interest-rate sensitive assets underlying the customer balances we hold on our consolidated balance sheets as customer accounts, and a portion of our debt.
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As of December 31, 2025 and 2024, approximately 63% and 48%, respectively, of our total cash, cash equivalents, and investment portfolio (excluding restricted cash and strategic investments) was held in cash and cash equivalents. The remaining portfolio and assets underlying the customer balances that we hold on our consolidated balance sheets as customer accounts are maintained in interest and non-interest bearing bank deposits, time deposits, and available-for-sale debt securities. We seek to preserve principal while holding eligible liquid assets, as defined by applicable regulatory requirements and commercial law in certain jurisdictions where we operate, equal to at least 100% of the aggregate amount of all customer balances. We do not pay interest on amounts due to customers.
Interest rate movements affect the interest income we earn on cash and cash equivalents, time deposits, and available-for-sale debt securities and the fair value of those securities. A hypothetical 100 basis points increase in interest rates would have resulted in a decrease in the fair value of our cash equivalents and available-for-sale debt securities investment by approximately $171 million and $101 million at December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively. Changes in the fair value of our available-for-sale debt securities resulting from such interest rate changes are reported as a component of accumulated other comprehensive income (“AOCI”) and are realized only if we sell the securities prior to their scheduled maturities or the declines in fair values are due to expected credit losses.
As of December 31, 2025 and 2024, we had an aggregate principal amount of $10.4 billion and $10.6 billion, respectively, in fixed rate debt with varying maturity dates. Since these notes bear interest at fixed rates, they do not result in any financial statement risk associated with changes in interest rates. However, the fair value of these notes fluctuates when interest rates change, increasing in periods of declining interest rates and declining in periods of increasing interest rates. As of December 31, 2025, we had an aggregate principal amount of $450 million in floating rate debt with a maturity date of March 6, 2028. A hypothetical 100 basis points increase in market interest rates would not have resulted in a material impact to interest expense recorded in the year ended December 31, 2025.
As of both December 31, 2025 and 2024, we also had revolving credit facilities of approximately $5.6 billion available to us. We are obligated to pay interest on borrowings under these facilities as well as other customary fees, including an upfront fee and an unused commitment fee based on our debt rating. Borrowings under these facilities, if any, bear interest at floating rates. As a result, we are exposed to the risk related to fluctuations in interest rates to the extent of our borrowings. As of December 31, 2025 and 2024, ¥90.0 billion (approximately $575 million) and ¥90.0 billion (approximately $574 million), respectively, was outstanding under these facilities. A 100 basis points hypothetical adverse change in applicable market interest rates would not have resulted in a material impact to interest expense recorded in the period. For additional information, see “Note 12—Debt” in the notes to the consolidated financial statements included in this Form 10-K.
Interest rates may also adversely impact our customers’ spending levels and ability and willingness to pay outstanding amounts owed to us. Higher interest rates often lead to larger payment obligations by customers of our credit products to us, or to lenders under mortgage, credit card, and other consumer and merchant loans, which may reduce our customers’ ability to remain current on their obligations to us and therefore lead to increased delinquencies, charge-offs, and allowances for loans and interest receivable, which could have an adverse effect on our net income (loss).
FOREIGN EXCHANGE RISK
We have significant operations internationally that are denominated in foreign currencies, primarily the British pound, Euro, Australian dollar, Canadian dollar, and Indian rupee, which subject us to foreign exchange risk and may adversely impact our financial results. We transact in various foreign currencies and have significant international revenues and expenses. In addition, we charge our international subsidiaries for their use of intellectual property and technology and for certain corporate services. Our cash flows, results of operations, and certain of our intercompany balances that are exposed to foreign exchange rate fluctuations may differ materially from expectations, and we may record significant gains or losses due to foreign currency fluctuations and related hedging activities. We are generally a net receiver of foreign currencies and therefore benefit from a weakening of the United States (“U.S.”) dollar, and are adversely affected by a strengthening of the U.S. dollar, relative to foreign currencies. We considered the historical trends in foreign exchange rates and determined that it was reasonably possible that changes in exchange rates of 10% for all currencies could be experienced in the near term.
We have a foreign currency exposure management program designed to identify material foreign currency exposures, manage these exposures, and reduce the potential effects of currency fluctuations on our consolidated cash flows and results of operations through the execution of foreign exchange contracts. These foreign exchange contracts are accounted for as derivative instruments; for additional details related to our foreign exchange contracts, please see “Note 10—Derivative Instruments” in the notes to the consolidated financial statements included in this Form 10-K.
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We use foreign exchange contracts to protect our forecasted U.S. dollar-equivalent earnings and our investment in foreign subsidiaries from adverse changes in foreign exchange rates. These hedging contracts reduce, but do not entirely eliminate, the impact of adverse foreign exchange rate movements. We designate these contracts as cash flow hedges of forecasted revenues and expenses denominated in certain foreign currencies and net investment hedges for accounting purposes. The derivative’s gain or loss is initially reported as a component of AOCI. Cash flow hedges are subsequently reclassified into revenue or expense in the same period the forecasted transaction affects earnings. The accumulated gains and losses associated with net investment hedges will remain in AOCI until the foreign subsidiaries are sold or substantially liquidated, at which point they will be reclassified into earnings.
If the U.S. dollar weakened by a hypothetical 10% at December 31, 2025 and 2024, the amounts recorded in AOCI related to our foreign exchange contracts, before taxes, would have been approximately $456 million and $380 million lower, respectively, before considering the offsetting impact of the underlying hedged item.
We have an additional balance sheet foreign exchange management program in which we use foreign exchange contracts to help offset the foreign exchange risk on our assets and liabilities denominated in currencies other than the functional currency of our subsidiaries. These contracts are not designated as hedging instruments and reduce, but do not entirely eliminate, the impact of currency exchange rate movements on our assets and liabilities. The foreign exchange gains and losses on our assets and liabilities are recorded in other income (expense), net, and are offset by the gains and losses on the foreign exchange contracts.
A hypothetical adverse change of 10% in exchange rates for all foreign currencies would have resulted in a negative impact on income before income taxes of approximately $547 million and $470 million at December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively, without considering the offsetting effect of foreign exchange contracts. Foreign exchange contracts in place as of December 31, 2025 would have positively impacted income before income taxes by approximately $476 million, resulting in a net negative impact of approximately $71 million. Foreign exchange contracts in place as of December 31, 2024 would have positively impacted income before income taxes by approximately $445 million, resulting in a net negative impact of approximately $25 million. These reasonably possible adverse changes in exchange rates of 10% were applied to monetary assets, monetary liabilities, and available-for-sale debt securities denominated in currencies other than the functional currencies of our subsidiaries at the balance sheet dates to compute the adverse impact these changes would have had on our income before income taxes in the near term.
EQUITY INVESTMENT RISK
Our strategic investments are subject to a variety of market-related risks that could substantially reduce or increase the carrying value of the portfolio. As of December 31, 2025 and 2024, our strategic investments totaled $1.9 billion and $1.6 billion, respectively, and represented approximately 13% and 10% of our total cash, cash equivalents, and short-term and long-term investment portfolio at those respective dates. Our strategic investments include marketable equity securities, which are publicly traded, and non-marketable equity securities, which are primarily investments in privately held companies. We are required to record all adjustments to the value of these strategic investments through our consolidated statements of income (loss). As such, we expect volatility to our net income (loss) in future periods due to changes in observable prices and impairment related to our non-marketable equity securities accounted for under the Measurement Alternative. These changes could be material based on market conditions. Additionally, the financial success of our investments in privately held companies is typically dependent on a liquidity event, such as a public offering, acquisition, private sale, or other favorable market event providing the ability to realize appreciation in the value of the investment. A hypothetical adverse change of 10% in the carrying value of our strategic investments as of December 31, 2025, which could be experienced in the near term, would have resulted in a decrease of approximately $190 million to the carrying value of the portfolio. We review our non-marketable equity securities accounted for under the Measurement Alternative for impairment when events and circumstances indicate a decline in fair value of such assets below carrying value. Our analysis includes a review of recent operating results and trends, recent purchases and sales of securities, and other publicly available data, for which we assess factors such as the investees’ financial condition and business outlook, industry performance, regulatory, economic, or technological environment, and other relevant events and factors affecting the investees.
Item 8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA
The audited consolidated financial statements covering the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024, and 2023 and accompanying notes listed in Part IV, Item 15(a)(1) of this Form 10‑K are included in this report.
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Item 9. CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE
None.
Item 9A. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures. Based on the evaluation of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in the Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the Exchange Act), our principal executive officer and our principal financial officer have concluded that as of December 31, 2025, the end of the period covered by this report, our disclosure controls and procedures were effective.
Management’s Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting. Our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting. Our management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting based on the framework in Internal Control - Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission. Based on its evaluation under the framework in Internal Control - Integrated Framework, our management concluded that our internal control over financial reporting was effective as of December 31, 2025.
The effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2025 has been audited by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, as stated in their report which appears in Item 15(a) of this Form 10-K.
Changes in Internal Controls over Financial Reporting. There were no changes in our internal controls over financial reporting as defined in the Exchange Act Rule 13a-15(f) that occurred during our most recently completed fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
Item 9B. OTHER INFORMATION
RULE 10B5-1 TRADING PLANS
An equity trading plan is a written document that preestablishes the amounts, prices, and dates (or formula for determining the amounts, prices, and dates) of future purchases or sales of the Company’s stock, including sales of shares acquired under the Company’s employee and director equity plans.
During the quarter ended December 31, 2025, each of the following Section 16 officers adopted an equity trading plan that is intended to satisfy the affirmative defense conditions of Rule 10b-1(c) under the Exchange Act:
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Frank Keller, Executive Vice President, General Manager – Large Enterprise and Merchant Platform Group, adopted a trading plan on October 30, 2025. The trading plan is scheduled to expire no later than December 15, 2026 with approximately 62,100 shares (vested and net shares expected to vest over the duration of the trading plan) subject to sale under the plan.
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Suzan Kereere, President, Global Markets, adopted a trading plan on November 14, 2025. The trading plan is scheduled to expire no later than March 10, 2027 with approximately 82,100 shares (vested and net shares expected to vest over the duration of the trading plan) subject to sale under the plan.
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Christopher Natali, Senior Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer, adopted a trading plan on November 18, 2025. The trading plan is scheduled to expire no later than December 5, 2026 with approximately 8,000 shares (vested and net shares expected to vest over the duration of the trading plan) subject to sale under the plan.
Item 9C. DISCLOSURE REGARDING FOREIGN JURISDICTIONS THAT PREVENT INSPECTIONS
None.
PART III
Item 10. DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
Incorporated by reference from our Proxy Statement for our 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be filed with the SEC within 120 days after December 31, 2025.
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Insider Trading Policies and Procedures
The Company has insider trading policies and procedures that govern the purchase, sale, and other dispositions of its securities by directors, officers, employees, and contractors, as well as by the Company itself. We believe these policies and procedures are reasonably designed to promote compliance with insider trading laws, rules and regulations and applicable listing standards. See “Index of Exhibits” within this Annual Report on Form 10-K for our Insider Trading Policy.
Item 11. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
Incorporated by reference from our Proxy Statement for our 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be filed with the SEC within 120 days after December 31, 2025 (excluding the information under the subheading “Pay Versus Performance”).
Item 12. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS
Incorporated by reference from our Proxy Statement for our 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be filed with the SEC within 120 days after December 31, 2025.
Item 13. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS, AND DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE
Incorporated by reference from our Proxy Statement for our 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be filed with the SEC within 120 days after December 31, 2025.
Item 14. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES
Incorporated by reference from our Proxy Statement for our 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be filed with the SEC within 120 days after December 31, 2025.
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PART IV
Item 15. EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES
(a) The following documents are filed as part of this report:
| 1. Consolidated Financial Statements | Page | ||||
| Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm (PCAOB ID 238) | 56 | ||||
| Consolidated Balance Sheets | 58 | ||||
| Consolidated Statements of Income (Loss) | 59 | ||||
| Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss) | 60 | ||||
| Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity | 61 | ||||
| Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows | 62 | ||||
| Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements | 64 | ||||
| 2. Financial Statement Schedule | |||||
| Schedule II—Valuation and Qualifying Accounts | 120 | ||||
| All other schedules have been omitted because the information required to be set forth therein is not applicable or is shown in the financial statements or notes thereto. | |||||
| 3. Exhibits Required by Item 601 of Regulation S-K | 121 | ||||
| The information required by this Item is set forth in the Index of Exhibits that precedes the signature page of this Annual Report. |
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Board of Directors and Stockholders of PayPal Holdings, Inc.
Opinions on the Financial Statements and Internal Control over Financial Reporting
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of PayPal Holdings, Inc. and its subsidiaries (the “Company”) as of December 31, 2025 and 2024, and the related consolidated statements of income (loss), of comprehensive income (loss), of stockholders’ equity and of cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2025, including the related notes and schedule of valuation and qualifying accounts for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2025 appearing under Item 15(a)(2) (collectively referred to as the “consolidated financial statements”). We also have audited the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2025, based on criteria established in Internal Control - Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO).
In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of December 31, 2025 and 2024, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2025 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. Also in our opinion, the Company maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2025, based on criteria established in Internal Control - Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the COSO.
Basis for Opinions
The Company’s management is responsible for these consolidated financial statements, for maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting, and for its assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, included in Management’s Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting appearing under Item 9A. Our responsibility is to express opinions on the Company’s consolidated financial statements and on the Company’s internal control over financial reporting based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud, and whether effective internal control over financial reporting was maintained in all material respects.
Our audits of the consolidated financial statements included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the consolidated financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the consolidated financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the consolidated financial statements. Our audit of internal control over financial reporting included obtaining an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, assessing the risk that a material weakness exists, and testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk. Our audits also included performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinions.
Definition and Limitations of Internal Control over Financial Reporting
A company’s internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A company’s internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (i) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (ii) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and (iii) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the company’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.
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Because of its inherent limitatio
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Item 16. FORM 10-K SUMMARY
None.
INDEX OF EXHIBITS
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| Exhibit Number | Exhibit Description | Filed with this Form 10-K | Form | Date Filed | |||||||||||||
| 2.01 | Separation and Distribution Agreement by and between eBay Inc. and PayPal Holdings, Inc. | 10-12B/A | 6/26/2015 | ||||||||||||||
| 3.01 | PayPal Holdings, Inc. Restated Certificate of Incorporation | 10-Q | 7/27/2017 | ||||||||||||||
| 3.02 | PayPal Holdings, Inc. Amended and Restated Bylaws effective September 27, 2023 | 8-K | 10/2/2023 | ||||||||||||||
| 4.01 | Description of Securities | 10-K | 2/6/2020 | ||||||||||||||
| 4.02 | Indenture, dated as of September 26, 2019, by and between PayPal Holdings, Inc. and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee | 8-K | 9/26/2019 | ||||||||||||||
| 4.03 | Officer’s Certificate, dated as of September 26, 2019, pursuant to the Indenture, dated as of September 26, 2019, by and between PayPal Holdings, Inc. and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee, containing Forms of 2026 Note and 2029 Note | 8-K | 9/26/2019 | ||||||||||||||
| 4.04 | Officer’s Certificate, dated as of May 18, 2020, pursuant to the Indenture, dated as of September 26, 2019, by and between PayPal Holdings, Inc. and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee, containing Forms of 2030 Note and 2050 Note | 8-K | 5/18/2020 | ||||||||||||||
| 4.05 | Officer’s Certificate, dated as of May 23, 2022, pursuant to the Indenture, dated as of September 26, 2019, by and between PayPal Holdings, Inc. and Computershare Trust Company, N.A. as successor to Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee, containing Forms of 2027 Note, 2032 Note, 2052 Note, and 2062 Note | 8-K | 5/23/2022 | ||||||||||||||
| 4.06 | Officer’s Certificate, dated as of June 9, 2023, pursuant to the Indenture, dated as of September 26, 2019, by and between PayPal Holdings, Inc. and Computershare Trust Company, N.A. as successor to Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee, containing Forms of Note for 0.972% Notes due 2026 and 1.240% Notes due 2028 | 8-K | 6/9/2023 | ||||||||||||||
| 4.07 | Officer’s Certificate, dated as of May 28, 2024, pursuant to the Indenture, dated as of September 26, 2019, by and between PayPal Holdings, Inc. and Computershare Trust Company, N.A. as successor to Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee, containing Forms of Note for 5.150% Notes due 2034 and 5.500% Notes due 2054 | 8-K | 5/28/2024 | ||||||||||||||
| 4.08 | Officer’s Certificate, dated as of March 6, 2025, pursuant to the Indenture, dated as of September 26, 2019, by and between PayPal Holdings, Inc. and Computershare Trust Company, N.A. as successor to Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee, containing Forms of Note for Floating Rate Notes due 2028, 4.450% Notes due 2028 and 5.100% Notes due 2035 | 8-K | 3/6/2025 | ||||||||||||||
| 10.01 | Tax Matters Agreement by and between eBay Inc. and PayPal Holdings, Inc. dated July 17, 2015 | 8-K | 7/20/2015 | ||||||||||||||
| 10.02+ | PayPal Employee Incentive Plan, as amended and restated | DEF 14A | 4/14/2016 | ||||||||||||||
| 10.03+ | PayPal Holdings, Inc. 2015 Equity Incentive Award Plan, as Amended and Restated | 8-K | 6/9/2025 | ||||||||||||||
| 10.04+ | PayPal Holdings, Inc. Amended and Restated Deferred Compensation Plan effective November 6, 2018 | 10-K | 2/7/2019 |
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| Exhibit Number | Exhibit Description | Filed with this Form 10-K | Form | Date Filed | |||||||||||||
| 10.05+ | PayPal Holdings, Inc. Executive Change in Control and Severance Plan, as amended and restated, effective as of November 24, 2025 | X | |||||||||||||||
| 10.06+ | Form of Indemnity Agreement between PayPal Holdings, Inc. and individual directors and officers | 10-12B/A | 5/14/2015 | ||||||||||||||
| 10.07+ | Form of Global Restricted Stock Unit Award Grant Notice and Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement under the PayPal Holdings, Inc. 2015 Equity Incentive Award Plan | 10-12B/A | 5/14/2015 | ||||||||||||||
| 10.08+ | Form of Global Performance Based Restricted Stock Unit Award Grant Notice and Performance Based Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement under the PayPal Holdings, Inc. 2015 Equity Incentive Award Plan, as amended and restated | 10-Q | 4/30/2024 | ||||||||||||||
| 10.09+ | Form of Global Notice of Grant of Stock Option and Stock Option Agreement under the PayPal Holdings, Inc. 2015 Equity Incentive Award Plan | 10-12B/A | 5/14/2015 | ||||||||||||||
| 10.10+ | Form of Global Restricted Stock Unit Award Grant Notice and Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement under the PayPal Holdings, Inc. 2015 Equity Incentive Award Plan, as amended and restated (2026) | X | |||||||||||||||
| 10.11+ | Form of Global Performance Based Restricted Stock Unit Award Grant Notice and Performance Based Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement under the PayPal Holdings, Inc. 2015 Equity Incentive Award Plan, as amended and restated (2026) | X | |||||||||||||||
| 10.12+ | Form of Director Annual Award Agreement under the PayPal Holdings, Inc. 2015 Equity Incentive Award Plan | 10-12B/A | 5/14/2015 | ||||||||||||||
| 10.13+ | Form of Electing Director Quarterly Award Agreement under the PayPal Holdings, Inc. 2015 Equity Incentive Award Plan | 10-12B/A | 5/14/2015 | ||||||||||||||
| 10.14+ | PayPal Holdings, Inc. Amended and Restated Employee Stock Purchase Plan | 8-K | 5/25/2018 | ||||||||||||||
| 10.15+ | Amendment to PayPal Holdings, Inc. Amended and Restated Employee Stock Purchase Plan | 10-Q | 11/9/2021 | ||||||||||||||
| 10.16+ | PayPal Holdings, Inc. 2022 Inducement Plan | S-8 | 7/15/2022 | ||||||||||||||
| 10.17+ | Letter Agreement by and between PayPal Holdings, Inc. and Alex Chriss, dated August 10, 2023 | 8-K | 8/14/2023 | ||||||||||||||
| 10.18+ | Offer Letter, dated October 29, 2023, by and between PayPal Holdings, Inc. and Jamie Miller | 8-K | 11/1/2023 | ||||||||||||||
| 10.19 | Credit Agreement, dated as of June 7, 2023, among PayPal Holdings, Inc. the Designated Borrowers party thereto, the Lenders party thereto and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. and J.P. Morgan Securities Australia Limited, as the Administrative Agents | 8-K | 6/13/2023 | ||||||||||||||
| 10.20^† | Deed of Amendment and Restatement dated November 11, 2025 in relation to the Receivables Purchase Agreement and the Receivables Management Agreement dated as of December 12, 2023, by and between PayPal (Europe) S.à r.l. et Cie, SCA (as Receivables Manager and Seller), PayPal UK Ltd (as Receivables Manager), Alps Partners S.à r.l. (as Purchaser), BNY Mellon Corporate Trustee Services Limited (as Security Agent), Avega S.à r.l. (as Back-Up Receivables Manager Facilitator) and Alps Partners (Holding) S.à r.l. (as Class C Lender) | X |
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| Exhibit Number | Exhibit Description | Filed with this Form 10-K | Form | Date Filed | |||||||||||||
| 10.21^† | Receivables Purchase Agreement, dated as of November 11, 2025 by and between PayPal (Europe) S.à r.l. et Cie, SCA (as Seller and a Receivables Manager), PayPal UK Ltd (as a Receivables Manager and collectively with PayPal (Europe) S.à r.l. et Cie, SCA, the Receivables Managers), Alps 2.0 Partners S.à r.l. (as Purchaser), BNY Mellon Corporate Trustee Services limited (as Security Agent), Avega S.à r.l. (as Back-Up Receivables Manager Facilitator) and Alps 2.0 Partners (Holding) as Class C Lender) | 8-K | 11/17/2025 | ||||||||||||||
| 10.22^† | Receivables Management Agreement, dated as of November 11, 2025 by and between PayPal (Europe) S.à r.l. et Cie, SCA (as Seller and EU Receivables Manager), PayPal UK Ltd (as UK Receivables Manager), Alps 2.0 Partners S.à r.l. (as Purchaser), Avega S.à r.l. (as Back-Up Receivables Manager Facilitator) and Alps 2.0 Partners ( Holding) S.à r.l. as Class C Lender) | 8-K | 11/17/2025 | ||||||||||||||
| 10.23+ | Offer Letter, dated October 23, 2023, by and between PayPal Holdings, Inc. and Michelle Gill | 10-K | 2/8/2024 | ||||||||||||||
| 10.24+ | Offer Letter, dated October 23, 2023, by and between PayPal Holdings, Inc. and Diego Scotti | 10-K | 2/8/2024 | ||||||||||||||
| 10.25+ | Offer Letter, dated December 4, 2023, by and between PayPal Holdings, Inc. and Suzan Kereere | 10-K | 2/8/2024 | ||||||||||||||
| 10.26+ | Offer Letter, dated May 28, 2024, by and between PayPal Holdings, Inc. and Christopher Natali | 8-K | 6/3/2024 | ||||||||||||||
| 10.27+ | Letter agreement by and between PayPal Holdings, Inc. and Aaron Webster, dated February 5, 2024 | 10-Q | 4/30/2024 | ||||||||||||||
| 10.28+ | Independent Director Compensation Policy | X | |||||||||||||||
| 10.29 | Form of Commercial Paper Dealer Agreement between the Company, as issuer, and the applicable Dealer party thereto | 8-K | 11/14/2025 | ||||||||||||||
| 19.01^ | PayPal Holdings, Inc. Insider Trading Policy | X | |||||||||||||||
| 21.01 | List of Subsidiaries | X | |||||||||||||||
| 23.01 | PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP consent | X | |||||||||||||||
| 24.01 | Power of Attorney (see signature page) | X | |||||||||||||||
| 31.01 | Certification of PayPal Holdings, Inc.’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as required by Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 | X | |||||||||||||||
| 32.01 | Certification of PayPal Holdings, Inc.’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as required by Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 | X | |||||||||||||||
| 97.01+ | PayPal Holdings, Inc. Mandatory Recovery Policy for Executive Officers | X | |||||||||||||||
| 101 | The following financial information related to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025, formatted in iXBRL (Inline Extensible Business Reporting Language): (i) the Consolidated Balance Sheets, (ii) the Consolidated Statements of Income (Loss), (iii) the Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss), (iv) the Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity, (v) the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows; and (vi) the related Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements | X | |||||||||||||||
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File, formatted in iXBRL and contained in Exhibit 101 | X |
+ Indicates a management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement.
† Certain portions of this exhibit have been omitted pursuant to Item 601(b)(10)(iv) of Regulation S‑K.
^ Schedules and exhibits have been omitted pursuant to Item 601(a)(5) of Regulation S-K. The Registrant agrees to furnish supplementally a copy of any omitted schedule or exhibit to the SEC upon request.
![]() | FY 2025 FORM 10-K | 123 |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, on February 3, 2026.
| PayPal Holdings, Inc. | ||||||||||||||
| By: | /s/ Jamie Miller | |||||||||||||
| Name: Title: | Jamie Miller Interim President and Chief Executive Officer and Executive Vice President, Chief Financial and Operating Officer |
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Jamie Miller, Bimal Patel, Brian Y. Yamasaki and Christopher Natali, and each or any one of them, each with the power of substitution, his or her attorney-in-fact, to sign any amendments to this report, with exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, hereby ratifying and confirming all that each of said attorneys-in-fact, or his or her substitute or substitutes, may do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant and in the capacities indicated on February 3, 2026.
| Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer: | Principal Accounting Officer: | |||||||||||||
| By: | /s/ Jamie Miller | By: | /s/ Christopher Natali | |||||||||||
| Jamie Miller | Christopher Natali | |||||||||||||
| Interim President and Chief Executive Officer and Executive Vice President, Chief Financial and Operating Officer | Senior Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer |
Directors
| By: | /s/ Joy Chik | By: | /s/ Jonathan Christodoro | |||||||||||
| Joy Chik | Jonathan Christodoro | |||||||||||||
| Director | Director | |||||||||||||
| By: | /s/ Carmine Di Sibio | By: | /s/ David W. Dorman | |||||||||||
| Carmine Di Sibio | David W. Dorman | |||||||||||||
| Director | Director | |||||||||||||
| By: | /s/ Enrique Lores | By: | /s/ Gail J. McGovern | |||||||||||
| Enrique Lores | Gail J. McGovern | |||||||||||||
| Director | Director | |||||||||||||
| By: | /s/ Deborah M. Messemer | By: | /s/ David M. Moffett | |||||||||||
| Deborah M. Messemer | David M. Moffett | |||||||||||||
| Director | Director | |||||||||||||
| By: | /s/ Ann M. Sarnoff | By: | /s/ Deirdre Stanley | |||||||||||
| Ann M. Sarnoff | Deirdre Stanley | |||||||||||||
| Director | Director | |||||||||||||
| By: | /s/ Frank D. Yeary | |||||||||||||
| Frank D. Yeary | ||||||||||||||
| Director | ||||||||||||||
