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PayPal Holdings (NAS:PYPL) Gross Profit

: $13,703 Mil (TTM As of Sep. 2023)
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PayPal Holdings's gross profit for the three months ended in Sep. 2023 was $3,369 Mil. PayPal Holdings's gross profit for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2023 was $13,703 Mil.

Gross Margin % is calculated as gross profit divided by its revenue. PayPal Holdings's gross profit for the three months ended in Sep. 2023 was $3,369 Mil. PayPal Holdings's Revenue for the three months ended in Sep. 2023 was $7,418 Mil. Therefore, PayPal Holdings's Gross Margin % for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was 45.42%.

PayPal Holdings had a gross margin of 45.42% for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 => Durable competitive advantage

During the past 11 years, the highest Gross Margin % of PayPal Holdings was 65.26%. The lowest was 47.04%. And the median was 57.08%.

Warning Sign:

PayPal Holdings Inc gross margin has been in long-term decline. The average rate of decline per year is -2.2%.


PayPal Holdings Gross Profit Historical Data

The historical data trend for PayPal Holdings's Gross Profit can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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PayPal Holdings Annual Data
Trend Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22
Gross Profit
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 8,596.00 9,602.00 11,779.00 13,996.00 13,773.00

PayPal Holdings Quarterly Data
Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23
Gross Profit Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 3,491.00 3,671.00 3,315.00 3,348.00 3,369.00

Competitive Comparison

For the Credit Services subindustry, PayPal Holdings's Gross Profit, along with its competitors' market caps and Gross Profit data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


PayPal Holdings Gross Profit Distribution

For the Credit Services industry and Financial Services sector, PayPal Holdings's Gross Profit distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where PayPal Holdings's Gross Profit falls into.



PayPal Holdings Gross Profit Calculation

Gross Profit is the different between the sale prices and the cost of buying or producing the goods.

PayPal Holdings's Gross Profit for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2022 is calculated as

Gross Profit (A: Dec. 2022 )=Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold
=27518 - 13745
=13,773

PayPal Holdings's Gross Profit for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 is calculated as

Gross Profit (Q: Sep. 2023 )=Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold
=7418 - 4049
=3,369

Gross Profit for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2023 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $13,703 Mil.

Gross Profit is the numerator in the calculation of Gross Margin.

PayPal Holdings's Gross Margin % for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 is calculated as

Gross Margin % (Q: Sep. 2023 )=Gross Profit (Q: Sep. 2023 ) / Revenue (Q: Sep. 2023 )
=(Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold) / Revenue
=3,369 / 7418
=45.42 %

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

A positive Gross Profit is only the first step for a company to make a net profit. The gross profit needs to be big enough to also cover related labor, equipment, rental, marketing/advertising, research and development and a lot of other costs in selling the products.


PayPal Holdings  (NAS:PYPL) Gross Profit Explanation

Warren Buffett believes that firms with excellent long term economics tend to have consistently higher margins.

Durable competitive advantage creates a high Gross Margin % because of the freedom to price in excess of cost. Companies can be categorized by their Gross Margin %

1. Greater than 40% = Durable competitive advantage
2. Less than 40% = Competition eroding margins
3. Less than 20% = no sustainable competitive advantage
Consistency of Gross Margin is key

PayPal Holdings had a gross margin of 45.42% for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 => Durable competitive advantage


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PayPal Holdings (NAS:PYPL) Business Description

Address
2211 North First Street, San Jose, CA, USA, 95131
PayPal was spun off from eBay in 2015 and provides electronic payment solutions to merchants and consumers, with a focus on online transactions. The company had 435 million active accounts at the end of 2022. The company also owns Venmo, a person-to-person payment platform.
Executives
James Alexander Chriss director, officer: President and CEO C/O INTUIT INC., 2700 COAST AVENUE, MOUNTAIN VIEW CA 94043
John C. Kim officer: EVP, Chief Product Officer C/O OWLET, INC., 2500 EXECUTIVE PARKWAY, SUITE 500, LEHI UT 84043
Gabrielle Scheibe officer: See Remarks 2211 NORTH FIRST STREET, SAN JOSE CA 95131
Blake J Jorgensen officer: EVP, Chief Financial Officer 209 REDWOOD SHORES PARKWAY, REDWOOD CITY CA 94065
Enrique Lores director 3000 HANOVER STREET, PALO ALTO CA 94304
Jeffrey William Karbowski officer: VP, Chief Accounting Officer 121 ALBRIGHT WAY, LOS GATOS CA 95032
Peggy Alford officer: EVP, Global Sales 435 TASSO STREET, PALO ALTO CA 94301
John D Rainey officer: CFO and EVP, Global Cust Oper C/O PAYPAL HOLDINGS, INC., 2211 NORTH FIRST STREET, SAN JOSE CA 95131
Allison Johnson officer: EVP, Chief Marketing Officer C/O PAYPAL HOLDINGS INC, 2211 NORTH FIRST STREET, SAN JOSE CA 95131
Mark Britto officer: EVP, Global Sales and Credit C/O PAYPAL HOLDINGS, INC., 2211 NORTH FIRST STREET, SAN JOSE CA 95131
Deborah M. Messemer director C/O ALLOGENE THERAPEUTICS, INC., 210 EAST GRAND AVENUE, SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO CA 94080
Rodney C Adkins director 55 GLENLAKE PARKWAY, NE, ATLANTA GA 30328
Ann Sarnoff director C/O HSN, INC., 1 HSN DRIVE, SAINT PETERSBURG FL 33729
Aaron Karczmer officer: SVP, CR & Compliance Officer PAYPAL HOLDINGS, INC., 2211 NORTH FIRST STREET, SAN JOSE CA 95131
Belinda J. Johnson director 394 PACIFIC AVENUE, FLOOR 2, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94111