Latest period
920.00M
YoY change
-6.8%
5Y CAGR
-4.0%
Peak year (2015)
1.23B
Latest annual
968.00M
Shares Outstanding history chart for PayPal (PYPL) from 2012 to 2025
Latest: 968.00M
Shares Outstanding growth chart for PayPal (PYPL) from 2012 to 2025
Latest: -6.8%
Shares Outstanding history table for PayPal (PYPL) from 2012 to 2025
| 2025 | 968.00M | -6.8% | -71.00M | ||
| 2024 | 1.04B | -6.1% | -68.00M | ||
| 2023 | 1.11B | -4.4% | -51.00M | ||
| 2022 | 1.16B | -2.4% | -28.00M | ||
| 2021 | 1.19B | -0.1% | -1.00M | ||
| 2020 | 1.19B | -0.1% | -1.00M | ||
| 2019 | 1.19B | -1.2% | -15.00M | ||
| 2018 | 1.20B | -1.5% | -18.00M | ||
| 2017 | 1.22B | +0.2% | +3.00M | ||
| 2016 | 1.22B | -0.9% | -11.00M | ||
| 2015 | 1.23B | +0.4% | +5.00M | ||
| 2014 | 1.22B | +3.0% | +36.00M | ||
| 2013 | 1.19B | 0.0% | 0 | ||
| 2012 | 1.19B | — | — |
- 2025968.00M-6.8%
- 20241.04B-6.1%
- 20231.11B-4.4%
- 20221.16B-2.4%
- 20211.19B-0.1%
- 20201.19B-0.1%
- 20191.19B-1.2%
- 20181.20B-1.5%
- 20171.22B+0.2%
- 20161.22B-0.9%
- 20151.23B+0.4%
- 20141.22B+3.0%
- 20131.19B0.0%
- 20121.19B—
Shares Outstanding 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 Shares Outstanding at PayPal (PYPL)
According to PayPal's latest reported financial statements, the company's latest reported diluted shares outstanding is 920.00M. Diluted weighted-average shares outstanding is the share count used to compute per-share metrics like EPS. Buybacks lower it; new issuance, stock-based compensation, and convertible securities raise it. Multiply by the stock price for market capitalization.
Headline figure above is from the reporting period ending (reported ). Chart and table below cover the full reported history back to .
The 2025 reading of PayPal (PYPL) diluted shares outstanding is 968.00M – declined 6.8% year-over-year.
Looking at the 2020–2025 (5 years) stretch, PayPal diluted shares outstanding compounded at -4.0% per year, with a net decline across the window.
PayPal diluted shares outstanding declined from 1.23B in 2015 to 968.00M in 2025, a 21.2% drawdown.
The record annual diluted shares outstanding stands at 1.23B, reached in 2015; the historical low of 968.00M was recorded in 2025.
PayPal Shares Outstanding by Year
PayPal Shares Outstanding 2025: 968.00M
In 2025, PayPal reported diluted shares outstanding of 968.00M, declined 6.8% below 2024. This figure represents the lowest annual value in the available history.
PayPal Shares Outstanding 2024: 1.04B
PayPal diluted shares outstanding in 2024 was 1.04B, declined 6.1% below 2023.
PayPal Shares Outstanding 2023: 1.11B
2023's diluted shares outstanding for PayPal came in at 1.11B, edged down 4.4% below 2022.
PayPal Shares Outstanding 2022: 1.16B
PayPal posted diluted shares outstanding of 1.16B in 2022, edged down 2.4% below 2021.
PayPal Shares Outstanding 2021: 1.19B
PayPal diluted shares outstanding in 2021 was 1.19B.
See more financial history for PayPal (PYPL).
Sector peers by Shares Outstanding
Financial Services peers of PayPal (PYPL), ranked by their latest diluted shares outstanding
| 7.55B | |
| 3.22B | |
| 2.79B | |
| 2.16B | |
| 1.97B | |
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| 317.60M |
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