TTM
$6.02B
YoY change
+13.9%
5Y CAGR
+13.0%
Peak year (2025)
$6.07B
Cumulative operating income
$42.62B
Operating Income history chart for PayPal (PYPL) from 2012 to 2025
Latest: $6.07B
Operating Income growth chart for PayPal (PYPL) from 2012 to 2025
Latest: +13.9%
Operating Income history table for PayPal (PYPL) from 2012 to 2025
| 2025 | $6.07B | +13.9% | +$740.00M | ||
| 2024 | $5.33B | +5.9% | +$297.00M | ||
| 2023 | $5.03B | +31.0% | +$1.19B | ||
| 2022 | $3.84B | -10.0% | −$425.00M | ||
| 2021 | $4.26B | +29.6% | +$973.00M | ||
| 2020 | $3.29B | +21.0% | +$570.00M | ||
| 2019 | $2.72B | +23.9% | +$525.00M | ||
| 2018 | $2.19B | +3.1% | +$67.00M | ||
| 2017 | $2.13B | +34.1% | +$541.00M | ||
| 2016 | $1.59B | +8.6% | +$125.00M | ||
| 2015 | $1.46B | +15.2% | +$193.00M | ||
| 2014 | $1.27B | +16.2% | +$177.00M | ||
| 2013 | $1.09B | +24.0% | +$211.00M | ||
| 2012 | $880.00M | — | — |
- 2025$6.07B+13.9%
- 2024$5.33B+5.9%
- 2023$5.03B+31.0%
- 2022$3.84B-10.0%
- 2021$4.26B+29.6%
- 2020$3.29B+21.0%
- 2019$2.72B+23.9%
- 2018$2.19B+3.1%
- 2017$2.13B+34.1%
- 2016$1.59B+8.6%
- 2015$1.46B+15.2%
- 2014$1.27B+16.2%
- 2013$1.09B+24.0%
- 2012$880.00M—
Operating Income values are taken from PayPal's reported income 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 Operating Income at PayPal (PYPL)
According to PayPal's latest reported financial statements, the company's current operating income (TTM) is $6.02B. Operating income is profit from core operations: revenue minus cost of goods sold and operating expenses (SG&A, R&D). It excludes interest, taxes, and non-operating items, so it isolates how profitable the business itself is before financing and tax decisions. Compare with EBITDA and net income.
Headline TTM above sums the four reported quarters through (reported ). Chart and table below cover the full reported history back to .
In 2025, PayPal (PYPL) operating income totalled $6.07B – grew 13.9% year-over-year.
Looking at the 2020–2025 (5 years) stretch, PayPal operating income compounded at +13.0% per year, sustaining 3 straight years of year-over-year growth.
$6.07B stands as the all-time-high annual operating income, posted in 2025, against a low of $880.00M during 2012.
PayPal Operating Income by Year
PayPal Operating Income 2025: $6.07B
In 2025, PayPal reported operating income of $6.07B, grew 13.9% from 2024. This figure represents the highest annual value in the available history.
PayPal Operating Income 2024: $5.33B
PayPal operating income in 2024 was $5.33B, grew 5.9% from 2023.
PayPal Operating Income 2023: $5.03B
2023's operating income for PayPal came in at $5.03B, surged 31.0% from 2022.
PayPal Operating Income 2022: $3.84B
PayPal posted operating income of $3.84B in 2022, declined 10.0% below 2021.
PayPal Operating Income 2021: $4.26B
PayPal operating income in 2021 was $4.26B.
See more financial history for PayPal (PYPL).
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