PayPal Holdings, Inc. · PYPL · FY2026 Q2 · Calendar Q3 2026

PayPal raises 2026 guidance as Venmo and Braintree growth accelerates

The quarter supports a constructive view of PayPal's growth trajectory: resilient payment volume, stronger Venmo and Braintree momentum, and raised guidance provide evidence of improving execution. The thesis still depends on converting reinvested savings and modernization into durable margin and growth gains.

Reported Before market openNASDAQFinancial Services $44.92B market cap
100quality score

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Reported versus consensus
Reported EPS $1.38 Consensus $1.28
EPS surprise +7.8% Reported versus consensus
Reported revenue $8.68B Consensus $8.47B
Revenue surprise +2.5% Reported versus consensus

Market reaction

prior-close to event-session close
Stock move +4.0% Event window
SPY move +0.2% Same window
Abnormal move +3.8% Stock minus SPY
Volume 1.2× Versus trailing sessions
Subsequent drift +6.8% Up to 20 sessions
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What changed

Compared with the prior quarter, guidance moved from maintained to raised. PayPal added an Amazon consumer-lending partnership for Germany and Austria, highlighted agentic payments and digital identity, and reported stronger Venmo and Braintree momentum.

Guidance delta

Management raised full-year guidance for transaction-margin dollars and non-GAAP EPS.

Key takeaways

  • Q2 results exceeded expectations, with revenue, TPV, and margin growth.
  • Venmo and Braintree delivered mid-teens TPV growth, while total payment volume reached $486 billion.
  • The $1.5 billion cost-savings program is being reinvested in financial services, AI, and technology modernization.

Management priorities

  • Scale BNPL and consumer-credit offerings, including the Amazon partnership in Germany and Austria.
  • Accelerate Venmo and Braintree product and marketing investments.
  • Develop AI-enabled capabilities, including agentic payments and digital identity.

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Earnings History

Estimate Beat Miss Match
PYPL EPS earnings history estimate and actual scatter chart 10 reported fiscal quarters and 4 future estimate-only quarters. Q4 '23 estimate $1.27 Q4 '23 actual $1.38, beat Q1 '24 estimate $1.22 Q1 '24 actual $1.40, beat Q2 '24 estimate $0.99 Q2 '24 actual $1.19, beat Q3 '24 estimate $1.07 Q3 '24 actual $1.20, beat Q4 '24 estimate $1.11 Q4 '24 actual $1.19, beat Q2 '25 estimate $1.30 Q2 '25 actual $1.40, beat Q3 '25 estimate $1.20 Q3 '25 actual $1.34, beat Q4 '25 estimate $1.29 Q4 '25 actual $1.23, miss Q1 '26 estimate $1.27 Q1 '26 actual $1.34, beat Q2 '26 estimate $1.28 Q2 '26 actual $1.38, beat Q3 '26 estimate $1.31 Q4 '26 estimate $1.35 Q1 '27 estimate $1.43 Q2 '27 estimate $1.46
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Analyst Consensus ?

ConsensusHold68 ratings
Bullish2435.3%
Neutral4160.3%
Bearish34.4%

1 unmapped firm rating excluded from the percentages.

Analyst 52W Price Targets

$52.51Current
$40Low
$94.71Average
$290High

Latest persisted target per named analyst; persisted current price from FN2's market snapshot as of Sep 24, 2026. Not an FN2 forecast.

Firm-level rating actions

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FirmRatingPrior ratingActionDate
Truist Securities Hold HoldMaintainAug 31, 2026
RBC Capital Outperform OutperformMaintainAug 31, 2026
Loop Capital Hold HoldMaintainAug 28, 2026
Piper Sandler Neutral NeutralMaintainAug 17, 2026
Cantor Fitzgerald Neutral NeutralMaintainAug 3, 2026
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Named analyst price targets

Upside is calculated against the persisted current price $52.51. FMP does not supply a rating on these named-analyst rows.

FirmAnalyst52W targetPrice when postedUpsideDate
RBC CapitalAnalyst unavailable$70$53.66 +33.3%Aug 31, 2026
Truist FinancialAnalyst unavailable$53$53.66 +0.9%Aug 31, 2026
Loop Capital MarketsDominick Gabriele$50$61.47 -4.8%Aug 28, 2026
Mizuho SecuritiesAnalyst unavailable$51$61.47 -2.9%Aug 28, 2026
Truist FinancialAnalyst unavailable$62$60.43 +18.1%Aug 19, 2026
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Company context

Snapshot as of publication

PayPal Holdings, Inc. provides a worldwide technological framework that facilitates digital financial transactions for both businesses and individual users. The company offers a wide array of payment services through well-known brands such as PayPal, PayPal Credit, Braintree, Venmo, Xoom, Zettle, Hyperwallet, Honey, and Paidy. Through its extensive platform, consumers are able to send and receive funds across roughly 200 global markets and in approximately 100 different currencies. Additionally, users can transfer money to their bank accounts in 56 currencies and maintain account balances in 25 distinct currencies within their PayPal accounts. Founded in 1998, the company's corporate headquarters are situated in San Jose, California.

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  1. Earnings call transcript and parsed analysis · 2026-07-28T16:04:48.482748+00:00
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Analyst target low, average, and high values are derived at request time from each named analyst's latest persisted FMP target. The current-price marker comes from FN2's persisted market snapshot. They are sell-side estimates, not an FN2 valuation or recommendation.

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By FN2 Research · Updated · As of 2026-09-24. For educational purposes only; not investment advice.