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PayPal is a digital payments company that provides online payment solutions. Its products include PayPal, PayPal Credit, Braintree, Venmo, Xoom, and iZettle products, which compose its proprietary Payments Platform. Its service enables consumers to make purchases using various payment methods: through credit cards, bank accounts, PayPal Smart Connect, or account balances, without sharing financial information.
| Type | Public | |
| Founded | 1998 | |
| HQ | San Jose, CA, US | Map |
| Website | paypal.com | |
| Employee Ratings | More | |
| Overall Culture | B | More |
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Key People/Management at PayPal
Dan Schulman
President and CEO
Nick Aldridge
CEO, PayPal Giving Fund
Aaron Karczmer
Chief Risk Officer and EVP, Risk and Platforms
John Rainey
CFO and EVP, Global Customer Operations
Mark Britto
EVP, Chief Product Officer
Louise Pentland
EVP, Chief Business Affairs and Legal Officer
PayPal Office Locations
PayPal has offices in San Jose, Austin, Chandler, La Vista and in 40 other locations
San Jose, CA, US (HQ)
2211 N 1st St
Austin, TX, US
State Finance Commission Building, 2601 N Lamar Blvd
Chandler, AZ, US
3000 One Payment Way
La Vista, NE, US
12312 Port Grace Blvd
Lutherville-Timonium, MD, US
9690 Deereco Rd #7th
Newton, MA, US
Riverside Center, 275 Grove St, Auburndale
PayPal Financials and Metrics
PayPal Revenue
PayPal's revenue was reported to be $21.45 b in FY, 2020 which is a 20.7% increase from the previous period.
| USD | |
|---|---|
Revenue (Q1, 2021) | 6.0b |
Net income (Q1, 2021) | 1.1b |
EBIT (Q1, 2021) | 1.0b |
Market capitalization (7-May-2021) | 297.5b |
Closing stock price (7-May-2021) | 253.4 |
Cash (31-Mar-2021) | 5.7b |
EV | 300.7b |
PayPal's current market capitalization is $297.5 b.
Annual
Quarterly
| USD | Q1, 2017 | Q2, 2017 | Q3, 2017 | Q1, 2018 | Q2, 2018 | Q3, 2018 | Q1, 2019 | Q2, 2019 | Q3, 2019 | Q1, 2020 | Q2, 2020 | Q3, 2020 | Q1, 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Revenue | 3.0b | 3.1b | 3.2b | 3.7b | 3.9b | 3.7b | 4.1b | 4.3b | 4.4b | 4.6b | 5.3b | 5.5b | 6.0b |
Cost of goods sold | 1.6b | 1.7b | 1.8b | 1.9b | 2.1b | 2.0b | 2.3b | 2.3b | 2.4b | 2.7b | 2.7b | 2.8b | |
Gross profit | 1.4b | 1.4b | 1.4b | 1.8b | 1.8b | 1.7b | 1.9b | 2.0b | 1.9b | 1.9b | 2.6b | 2.6b | |
Gross profit Margin, % | 46% | 46% | 44% | 48% | 47% | 45% | 45% | 46% | 44% | 41% | 49% | 48% |
Annual
Quarterly
| USD | Q1, 2017 | Q2, 2017 | Q3, 2017 | Q1, 2018 | Q2, 2018 | Q3, 2018 | Q1, 2019 | Q2, 2019 | Q3, 2019 | Q1, 2020 | Q2, 2020 | Q3, 2020 | Q1, 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cash | 1.2b | 1.3b | 2.3b | 2.9b | 2.8b | 8.1b | 4.5b | 4.9b | 6.9b | 7.9b | 6.4b | 6.1b | 5.7b |
Accounts Receivable | 178.0m | 176.0m | 301.0m | 258.0m | 283.0m | 412.0m | 409.0m | 379.0m | 417.0m | 412.0m | 446.0m | 482.0m | 674.0m |
Prepaid Expenses | 897.0m | 838.0m | 719.0m | 900.0m | 1.1b | 928.0m | 1.0b | 902.0m | 881.0m | 1.1b | 840.0m | 937.0m | 1.3b |
Current Assets | 25.4b | 27.0b | 29.4b | 34.7b | 34.2b | 34.0b | 34.9b | 36.4b | 37.7b | 38.2b | 46.5b | 48.7b | 53.4b |
Annual
Quarterly
| USD | Q1, 2017 | Q2, 2017 | Q3, 2017 | Q1, 2018 | Q2, 2018 | Q3, 2018 | Q1, 2019 | Q2, 2019 | Q3, 2019 | Q1, 2020 | Q2, 2020 | Q3, 2020 | Q1, 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Net Income | 384.0m | 795.0m | 1.2b | 511.0m | 1.0b | 1.5b | 667.0m | 1.5b | 2.0b | 84.0m | 1.6b | 2.6b | 1.1b |
Depreciation and Amortization | 183.0m | 384.0m | 578.0m | 185.0m | 365.0m | 553.0m | 230.0m | 458.0m | 685.0m | 293.0m | 590.0m | 888.0m | 300.0m |
Accounts Payable | (1.0m) | 4.0m | 4.0m | (35.0m) | (17.0m) | 5.0m | (3.0m) | (49.0m) | (51.0m) | (21.0m) | (48.0m) | (93.0m) | (34.0m) |
Cash From Operating Activities | 751.0m | 1.7b | 2.7b | (349.0m) | (321.0m) | 4.3b | 1.0b | 2.2b | 3.3b | 1.5b | 3.9b | 4.6b | 1.8b |
| USD | FY, 2016 |
|---|---|
Revenue/Employee | 599.0k |
Financial Leverage | 2.3 x |
PayPal Operating Metrics
| FY, 2014 | Q1, 2015 | Q2, 2015 | Q3, 2015 | FY, 2015 | Q1, 2016 | Q2, 2016 | Q3, 2016 | FY, 2016 | Q1, 2017 | Q2, 2017 | Q3, 2017 | Nov, 2017 | Q4, 2017 | FY, 2017 | Q1, 2018 | Q2, 2018 | Q3, 2018 | Q4, 2018 | FY, 2018 | Q1, 2019 | Q2, 2019 | Q3, 2019 | FY, 2019 | Q1, 2020 | Q2, 2020 | Q3, 2020 | FY, 2020 | |
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Active Accounts | 162 m | 165 m | 169 m | 173 m | 179 m | 184 m | 188 m | 192 m | 197 m | 203 m | 210 m | 218 m | 218 m | 227 m | 227 m | 237 m | 244 m | 254 m | 267 m | 267 m | 277 m | 286 m | 295 m | 305 m | 325 m | 346 m | 361 m | 377 m |
Transactions | 3.96 b | 1.12 b | 1.16 b | 1.22 b | 4.93 b | 1.41 b | 1.45 b | 1.51 b | 6.13 b | 1.73 b | 1.78 b | 1.9 b | 7.6 b | 2.21 b | 2.33 b | 2.46 b | 2.9 b | 9.87 b | 2.84 b | 2.97 b | 3.09 b | 12.36 b | 3.26 b | 3.74 b | 4.01 b | 15.4 b | ||
Total Payment Volume | $234.64 b | $63.02 b | $67.48 b | $69.74 b | $281.76 b | $81.06 b | $86.21 b | $69.74 b | $354.01 b | $99.33 b | $106.44 b | $114 b | $451 b | $132.36 b | $139.4 b | $143 b | $164 b | $578.42 b | $161.49 b | $172.36 b | $178.67 b | $711.93 b | $190.57 b | $221.73 b | $246.69 b | $936 b | ||
Transactions per Active Account | 24.5 | 25.2 | 26.1 | 26.9 | 27.5 | 28.4 | 29.4 | 30.2 | 31.1 | 31.7 | 32.3 | 32.8 | 33.6 | 34.7 | 35.7 | 36.3 | 36.9 | 37.9 | 39 | 39.8 | 40.6 | 39.4 | 39.2 | 40.1 | 40.9 |
PayPal Acquisitions / Subsidiaries
| Company Name | Date | Deal Size |
|---|---|---|
| Curv | March 08, 2021 | |
| HONEY | November 20, 2019 | $4 b |
| gopay | October 01, 2019 | |
| Simility | June 21, 2018 | $120 m |
| hyperWALLET Systems | June 19, 2018 | $400 m |
| Jetlore | May 30, 2018 | |
| iZettle | May 17, 2018 | $2.2 b |
| Swift Capital | August 10, 2017 | |
| TIO Networks | February 14, 2017 | $233 m |
| Modest Inc | August 19, 2015 |
PayPal Revenue Breakdown
PayPal revenue breakdown by business segment: 92.8% from Transaction Revenues and 7.2% from Other Value Added Services
PayPal revenue breakdown by geographic segment: 10.9% from UK, 51.3% from US and 37.8% from Other Countries
Human Capital Metrics
PayPal Cybersecurity Score
PayPal Environment, Social & Governance (ESG) Ratings
PayPal Online and Social Media Presence
719.62k Twitter followers
PayPal has 719.62k Twitter Followers. The number of followers has increased 0.8% month over month and increased 4.3% quarter over quarter
PayPal's Trends
Twitter Engagement Stats for @paypal
11.6k
Tweets
949
Following
719.6k
Followers
15
Tweets last 30 days
21.5
Avg. likes per Tweet
93.3%
Tweets with engagement
PayPal Company Culture
Overall Culture
B
69/100
CEO Rating
A
77/100
Compensation
A
79/100
Diversity
B-
68/100
PayPal News and Updates
May 07, 2021
PayPal achieves record volume in Q1 and reveals plans for super app
Summary List PlacementPayPal's total payment volume (TPV) jumped 46% year-over-year (YoY) on a constant currency basis, reaching $285 billion, per its Q1 earnings release.
Recent results are a sharp increase from the same period last year, when TPV grew 19% YoY. The payments giant added 14.5 millio…
May 07, 2021
Twitter Tip Jar users cite PayPal privacy concerns hours after rollout
Hours after Twitter announced the new money transfer feature Tip Jar, early testers took to the social media platform to air their concerns over addresses being included in PayPal receipts.
May 05, 2021
PayPal CEO touts 'next generation digital wallet' after earnings beat
On the company's earnings call, PayPal CEO Dan Schulman pointed to cryptocurrency as a key growth engine for the company.
May 05, 2021
PayPal rumors are a harbinger for stablecoins as the future of crypto payments
Summary List PlacementPayPal may be considering extending its cryptocurrency offerings to include its own stablecoins, according to reporting from The Block indicating that the payments titan is in very early conversations about a potential launch. Stablecoins are pegged to underlying assets like th…
April 30, 2021
Coinbase lets users buy crypto with PayPal
Coinbase customers in the US can now use their PayPal accounts to buy bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies.
April 27, 2021
Fiserv bring PayPal and Venmo QR code payments to POS
Fiserv, Inc. (NASDAQ: FISV), a leading global provider of payments and financial services technology solutions, is enabling businesses of all sizes across a range of industries to support in-demand digital payment options and expand their touch-free payment capabilities via a new relationship with P…
PayPal Blogs
May 05, 2021
PayPal Reports First Quarter 2021 Results
April 27, 2021
PayPal Releases 2020 Global Impact Report
April 27, 2021
Cravings by Chrissy Teigen Selects PayPal as Exclusive Buy Now, Pay Later Partner to Build Lifestyle Brand
PayPal is announcing a new partnership with Cravings by Chrissy Teigen that will introduce PayPal as the exclusive Buy Now, Pay later provider on the lifestyle brand’s online store
PayPal’s innovative payment technology will support the vision and growth of the Cravings brand and tap into the con…
April 20, 2021
Introducing Crypto on Venmo
Customers can now buy, hold and sell cryptocurrency directly within the Venmo app with as little as $1
PayPal Frequently Asked Questions
When was PayPal founded?
PayPal was founded in 1998.
Who are PayPal key executives?
PayPal's key executives are Dan Schulman, Nick Aldridge and Aaron Karczmer.
How many employees does PayPal have?
PayPal has 26,500 employees.
What is PayPal revenue?
Latest PayPal annual revenue is $21.5 b.
What is PayPal revenue per employee?
Latest PayPal revenue per employee is $809.6 k.
Who are PayPal competitors?
Competitors of PayPal include TransferWise, Visa and American Express.
Where is PayPal headquarters?
PayPal headquarters is located at 2211 N 1st St, San Jose.
Where are PayPal offices?
PayPal has offices in San Jose, Austin, Chandler, La Vista and in 40 other locations.
How many offices does PayPal have?
PayPal has 44 offices.
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