PayPal at a glance
As of- Founded
- 1998[3]
- [1] Market cap: companiesmarketcap.com, September 5, 2026
- [2] Revenue: PayPal — Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2025 Results, August 2026
- [3] Founded: Wikidata (retrieved September 16, 2026)
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Company Snapshot
PayPal is a Fintech company, based in San Jose, California, USA, founded 1998 by Max Levchin, Elon Musk, Peter Thiel, Ken Howery, Luke Nosek, Yu Pan.
Recent changes
- Sep 5, 2026Sep 5, 2026First reported market cap: $47.01B companiesmarketcap.com
- Aug 14, 2026Aug 14, 2026PayPal-Stripe-Advent Buyout Talks Heat Up Again Pulse story
- Aug 2026Aug 2026Revenue rose from $8.68B (TPV $486.4B, +10% YoY) to $33.2B (+4% YoY) PayPal — Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2025 Results
- Jul 28, 2026Jul 28, 2026PayPal Leaves Door Open To Higher Buyout Offer Pulse story
- Jul 20, 2026Jul 20, 2026PayPal's Board Meets Today to Weigh Stripe's $53B Bid Pulse story
Earlier changes (2)
- Jul 15, 2026Jul 15, 2026Stripe's Deal Pace Accelerates With Reported $53B PayPal Bet Pulse story
- Jun 2026Jun 2026First reported revenue: $8.68B (TPV $486.4B, +10% YoY) PayPal — Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2025 Results
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- Aug 28, 2026Stripe Walks Away From Its $53B PayPal BidThe Stripe-Advent consortium has dropped its pursuit of PayPal after a 40% stock rally priced the group's $60.50-a-share, roughly $53 billion offer out of reach for what would have been one of the largest leveraged buyouts ever.→
- Aug 14, 2026PayPal-Stripe-Advent Buyout Talks Heat Up AgainTalks to sell PayPal to Stripe and private-equity firm Advent International have reignited, TechCrunch reports, weeks after PayPal's board left the door open to a higher offer than the $53 billion joint bid it rejected in July.→
- Jul 28, 2026PayPal Leaves Door Open To Higher Buyout OfferPayPal CEO Enrique Lores said the company remains 'open and objective' to evaluating acquisition offers after posting a beat-and-raise quarter, following a rejected $53 billion joint bid from Stripe and Advent International.→
- Jul 20, 2026PayPal's Board Meets Today to Weigh Stripe's $53B BidPayPal's board is convening as soon as today to weigh a $53 billion buyout offer from Stripe and Advent International at $60.50 a share, a bid that would make Stripe co-owner of the payments company it once tried to disrupt.→
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Coverage Timeline
newest first- Aug 28, 2026BIG TECHStripe Walks Away From Its $53B PayPal Bid→
- Aug 14, 2026BIG TECHPayPal-Stripe-Advent Buyout Talks Heat Up Again$53B (prior bid)→
- Jul 28, 2026BIG TECHPayPal Leaves Door Open To Higher Buyout Offer$53B+ bid→
- Jul 20, 2026BIG TECHPayPal's Board Meets Today to Weigh Stripe's $53B Bid$53.4B buyout bid→
- Jul 15, 2026IPOStripe's Deal Pace Accelerates With Reported $53B PayPal Bet~$53B reported deal→
All Coverage
BIG TECH
Stripe Walks Away From Its $53B PayPal Bid
The Stripe-Advent consortium has dropped its pursuit of PayPal after a 40% stock rally priced the group's $60.50-a-share, roughly $53 billion offer out of reach for what would have been one of the largest leveraged buyouts ever.
FOLLOW-UP
PayPal-Stripe-Advent Buyout Talks Heat Up Again
BIG TECH$53B (prior bid)
PayPal-Stripe-Advent Buyout Talks Heat Up Again
Talks to sell PayPal to Stripe and private-equity firm Advent International have reignited, TechCrunch reports, weeks after PayPal's board left the door open to a higher offer than the $53 billion joint bid it rejected in July.
FOLLOW-UP
PayPal Leaves Door Open To Higher Buyout Offer
BIG TECH$53B+ bid
PayPal Leaves Door Open To Higher Buyout Offer
PayPal CEO Enrique Lores said the company remains 'open and objective' to evaluating acquisition offers after posting a beat-and-raise quarter, following a rejected $53 billion joint bid from Stripe and Advent International.
PayPal's Board Meets Today to Weigh Stripe's $53B Bid
BIG TECH$53.4B buyout bid
PayPal's Board Meets Today to Weigh Stripe's $53B Bid
PayPal's board is convening as soon as today to weigh a $53 billion buyout offer from Stripe and Advent International at $60.50 a share, a bid that would make Stripe co-owner of the payments company it once tried to disrupt.
Stripe's Deal Pace Accelerates With Reported $53B PayPal Bet
IPO~$53B reported deal
Stripe's Deal Pace Accelerates With Reported $53B PayPal Bet
Stripe's acquisition pace has accelerated meaningfully, with nothing rivaling its reported interest in a roughly $53 billion PayPal-related deal, a scale of ambition unusual for a still-private fintech giant.
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PayPal's problem was never revenue — $33B a year and still growing — it's that the market has stopped paying a growth multiple for a company whose core checkout button is getting boxed in by Apple Pay, Shop Pay, and Stripe's developer-first distribution. A ~$53B market cap on $33B of revenue is a value-stock multiple for a company that used to trade like a growth story. The Q2 2026 numbers (revenue and TPV both beating estimates, margins improving, big buybacks) suggest management has pivoted to a 'shrink to grow profitably' playbook rather than chasing volume — the real test is whether Venmo and Braintree can reaccelerate top-line growth before the multiple re-rates further down.
How PayPal makes money
PayPal makes most of its money by taking transaction fees on payment volume moving through PayPal checkout, Venmo, and Braintree (its developer-focused processing arm) — a cut of every dollar merchants and consumers move across its network, plus fees on cross-border transactions.
It also earns from value-added services: interest and fees on 'Pay in 4' buy-now-pay-later loans, PayPal Debit/Credit card interchange, PayPal Rewards, and merchant working-capital lending. Braintree — which also processes for merchants that don't otherwise use PayPal branding — is an increasingly important, more commoditized volume driver that management has said carries thinner margins than branded PayPal checkout.
Competitors
- Stripe — The larger, faster-growing private rival for developer-first and enterprise payments.
- Block (Cash App / Square) — Competing consumer wallet and in-person merchant payments.
- Adyen — Public enterprise-payments rival with a leaner, higher-margin model.
- Apple Pay / Google Pay — Wallet-layer competitors squeezing PayPal's checkout share at the point of sale.
Profile sources (verified 2026-08-26): PayPal — Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2025 Results · TradingView — PayPal reports Q2 2026: revenue $8.68B, TPV $486.4B · Chargeflow — PayPal Statistics 2026: 439M Users, $486B TPV
PayPal FAQ
What is PayPal's market cap in 2026?
PayPal's market capitalization was roughly $52–54 billion as of late August 2026, with shares trading around $60–$62 on Nasdaq (ticker PYPL). This changes daily with the stock price.
How does PayPal make money?
PayPal earns transaction fees on payment volume processed through PayPal checkout, Venmo, and Braintree, plus revenue from Pay in 4 buy-now-pay-later loans, PayPal Debit/Credit card interchange, PayPal Rewards, and merchant lending.
How much revenue does PayPal make?
PayPal reported $33.2 billion in revenue for full-year 2025, up 4% year over year, on $1.79 trillion in total payment volume. Q2 2026 revenue was $8.68 billion, up 5% year over year, with TPV of $486.4 billion.
Is PayPal still growing?
Yes, but slowly by its own historical standards — FY2025 revenue grew 4% and TPV grew 7%, while Q2 2026 TPV grew 10% year over year. Growth has decelerated from PayPal's 2010s pace as Apple Pay, Stripe, and other wallets compete for checkout share.
What is PayPal's market cap?
PayPal's market capitalization was $47.01B as of September 5, 2026, according to companiesmarketcap.com.
What is PayPal's revenue?
PayPal's most recent revenue figure is $33.2B (+4% YoY), reported by PayPal, August 2026.
Is PayPal publicly traded?
Yes. PayPal trades under the ticker PYPL, with a market cap of $47.01B (September 5, 2026, companiesmarketcap.com).
When was PayPal founded?
PayPal was founded in 1998, according to Wikidata.
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Where these figures come from
- companiesmarketcap.comresearch database1 fact
- PayPal — Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2025 ResultsValue Add VC data1 fact
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