Latest period
$5.51B
YoY change
-17.8%
5Y CAGR
+2.2%
Peak year (2024)
$6.77B
Latest annual
$5.56B
Free Cash Flow history chart for PayPal (PYPL) from 2012 to 2025
Latest: $5.56B
Free Cash Flow growth chart for PayPal (PYPL) from 2012 to 2025
Latest: -17.8%
Free Cash Flow history table for PayPal (PYPL) from 2012 to 2025
| 2025 | $5.56B | -17.8% | −$1.20B | ||
| 2024 | $6.77B | +60.4% | +$2.55B | ||
| 2023 | $4.22B | -17.4% | −$887.00M | ||
| 2022 | $5.11B | +4.5% | +$218.00M | ||
| 2021 | $4.89B | -2.0% | −$99.00M | ||
| 2020 | $4.99B | +48.1% | +$1.62B | ||
| 2019 | $3.37B | -27.7% | −$1.29B | ||
| 2018 | $4.66B | +149.8% | +$2.79B | ||
| 2017 | $1.86B | -25.1% | −$625.00M | ||
| 2016 | $2.49B | +36.5% | +$665.00M | ||
| 2015 | $1.82B | +5.6% | +$96.00M | ||
| 2014 | $1.73B | +7.9% | +$126.00M | ||
| 2013 | $1.60B | +52.0% | +$548.00M | ||
| 2012 | $1.05B | — | — |
- 2025$5.56B-17.8%
- 2024$6.77B+60.4%
- 2023$4.22B-17.4%
- 2022$5.11B+4.5%
- 2021$4.89B-2.0%
- 2020$4.99B+48.1%
- 2019$3.37B-27.7%
- 2018$4.66B+149.8%
- 2017$1.86B-25.1%
- 2016$2.49B+36.5%
- 2015$1.82B+5.6%
- 2014$1.73B+7.9%
- 2013$1.60B+52.0%
- 2012$1.05B—
Free Cash Flow values are taken from PayPal's reported cash flow statements (quarterly 10-Q and annual 10-K filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission). Each row shows the period end date and the filing date. YoY compares each figure to the same period one year earlier. Amounts are in USD as filed.
About Free Cash Flow at PayPal (PYPL)
Free Cash Flow for PayPal (PYPL): headline value $5.51B · YoY -17.8%. Annual and quarterly series, chart, and tables are below.
Headline figure above is from the reporting period ending (reported ). Chart and table below cover the full reported history back to .
As of the 2025 fiscal year, PayPal (PYPL) reported free cash flow of $5.56B – declined 17.8% year-over-year.
Over 2020–2025 (5 years), PayPal free cash flow expanded at a +2.2% compound annual rate, with mixed annual results across the window.
Between 2024 and 2025, PayPal free cash flow declined 17.8%, falling from $6.77B to $5.56B.
Across the available history, free cash flow reached its high of $6.77B in 2024 and its low of $1.05B in 2012.
PayPal Free Cash Flow by Year
PayPal Free Cash Flow 2025: $5.56B
2025's free cash flow for PayPal came in at $5.56B, declined 17.8% below 2024.
PayPal Free Cash Flow 2024: $6.77B
PayPal posted free cash flow of $6.77B in 2024, surged 60.4% from 2023. This figure represents the highest annual value in the available history.
PayPal Free Cash Flow 2023: $4.22B
In 2023, PayPal reported free cash flow of $4.22B, declined 17.4% below 2022.
PayPal Free Cash Flow 2022: $5.11B
PayPal free cash flow in 2022 was $5.11B, edged up 4.5% from 2021.
PayPal Free Cash Flow 2021: $4.89B
PayPal free cash flow in 2021 was $4.89B.
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