PayPal dividend history

PayPal's dividend was $0.140 a share in fiscal 2025, down NaN% on the year before. That was 2.5% of net income.

Dividends, buybacks and capital spending

FY2026 Q3 TTM

Buybacks (TTM): $6.1B
Dividends (TTM): $500M
Returned to shareholders: 104%; of free cash flow
Buybacks, last 3 fiscal years: $17.1B
Diluted share count: −8.9%; year over year
Total shareholder yield: 13.3%; dividends 1.0% + buybacks 12.3% of market value
Dividend payout ratio: 11%; of net income paid out
Days sales outstanding: 8 days; receivables vs revenue

Dividends by fiscal year

US$ millions unless shown otherwise. Fiscal years, plus the last twelve months (LTM) when newer.

PayPal: dividends by fiscal year, annual
Fiscal year	2013Dec 2013	2014Dec 2014	2015Dec 2015	2016Dec 2016	2017Dec 2017	2018Dec 2018	2019Dec 2019	2020Dec 2020	2021Dec 2021	2022Dec 2022	2023Dec 2023	2024Dec 2024	2025Dec 2025	LTMSept 2026
Dividend per share	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	$0.140	—
Dividends paid	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	0	130	500
Share buybacks	—	0	0	995	1,006	3,520	1,411	1,635	3,373	4,199	5,002	6,047	6,052	6,054
Dividends ÷ net income	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	0.0%	2.5%	10.6%
Dividends ÷ free cash flow	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	0.0%	2.3%	7.9%

Dividend per share is the amount declared for the fiscal year as stated in the company's filings (including any special dividend), restated for stock splits and checked against the cash dividends paid. Dividends paid and buybacks are cash amounts; the last-twelve-months column can include an extra payment when a quarter-end date moves.

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Figures from PayPal's SEC filings (10-K and 10-Q), retrieved October 29, 2026. How we read and check them: methodology and data sources. Not investment advice. Back to PayPal.