PayPal (PYPL) Stock Buyback History
TTM buyback yield 11.13% · Shareholder yield (TTM) 11.13%.
PayPal
PYPL
TTM buyback yield
11.13%
Shareholder yield (TTM)
11.13%
5Y share count change
-18.4%
TTM buyback spend
$6.05B
SBC coverage (TTM)
6.04x
Diluted vs basic shares (annual)
Weighted average shares from the income statement: diluted (EPS denominator and typical buyback-yield basis) compared with basic.
Shares outstanding (annual)
Year-over-year change in diluted weighted average shares (industry-standard for EPS and per-share capital return). Green is fewer shares vs the prior fiscal year; red is growth (dilution). The earliest year shown has no prior year to compare.
Dividend & buyback yield
Buybacks vs stock-based compensation
TTM coverage: 6.04x (buybacks ÷ SBC). Bars are fiscal-year totals.
Buyback spending history
| Year | Buybacks | SBC | Net | Shares (dil.) | YoY shares | Buyback yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $6.05B | $1.00B | $5.05B | 0.97B | -6.8% | 11.13% |
| 2024 | $6.05B | $1.23B | $4.82B | 1.04B | -6.1% | 7.11% |
| 2023 | $5.00B | $1.48B | $3.53B | 1.11B | -4.4% | 7.56% |
| 2022 | $4.20B | $1.26B | $2.94B | 1.16B | -2.4% | 5.18% |
| 2021 | $3.37B | $1.38B | $2.00B | 1.19B | -0.1% | 1.52% |
| 2020 | $1.64B | $1.38B | $259.00M | 1.19B | -0.1% | 0.60% |
| 2019 | $1.41B | $1.02B | $390.00M | 1.19B | -1.2% | 1.11% |
| 2018 | $3.52B | $853.00M | $2.67B | 1.20B | -1.5% | 3.56% |
| 2017 | $1.01B | $733.00M | $273.00M | 1.22B | 0.2% | 1.14% |
| 2016 | $995.00M | $438.00M | $557.00M | 1.22B | -0.9% | 2.09% |
| 2015 | $0.00 | $346.00M | −$346.00M | 1.23B | 0.4% | — |
| 2014 | $0.00 | $299.00M | −$299.00M | 1.22B | 3.0% | — |
| 2013 | $0.00 | $253.00M | −$253.00M | 1.19B | 0.0% | — |
| 2012 | $0.00 | $205.00M | −$205.00M | 1.19B | — | — |
Buybacks vs dividends (share of cash returned)
Buyback capacity (TTM)
TTM buybacks vs headroom (FCF − dividends, TTM)100% of headroom
Headroom $5.43B (TTM FCF − TTM dividends, clamped at zero).
Frequently asked questions
Does PayPal buy back its own stock?
- Yes, PayPal (PYPL) has repurchased shares in recent periods. See the history table and charts on this page for amounts and trends.
How much does PayPal spend on share buybacks?
- Trailing twelve months (TTM) buyback spend is about $6.05B (sum of the last four quarterly cash-flow periods in our data). Figures are illustrative; verify in filings.
What is PayPal's buyback yield?
- TTM buyback yield is about 11.13% (TTM buyback spend divided by market cap at the latest quarter-end in our data).
What is PayPal's shareholder yield?
- Shareholder yield combines dividend yield and buyback yield. For the latest period we show approximately 11.13% combined (TTM-based where available).
Is PayPal diluting shareholders?
- Compare stock-based compensation (SBC) to buybacks in the chart above. Net effect varies by year; see annual buyback vs SBC bars and the history table.
How has PayPal's share count changed?
- Diluted weighted average shares changed by about -18.4% over roughly five fiscal years (annual income statement data).