PayPal Holdings (BUE:PYPL) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio: (As of Jul. 29, 2026)

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BUE:PYPL PayPal Holdings Inc BUE:PYPL
81 GF Score
Price ARS11,620.00
GF Value ARS16,625.05
Valuation Significantly Undervalued
! 4 Warning Signs
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What is PayPal Holdings Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

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PayPal Holdings  (BUE:PYPL) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Explanation

Compared with the regular PB Ratio, which works poorly for cyclical businesses, the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio smoothed out the fluctuations of book value during business cycles. Therefore it is more accurate in reflecting the valuation of the company.

If a company has consistent business performance, the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio should give similar results to regular PB Ratio.


PayPal Holdings Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Related Terms


PayPal Holdings Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

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The historical data trend for PayPal Holdings's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio 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.

PayPal Holdings Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Chart

PayPal Holdings Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.00 0.00 3.71 4.87 3.11

PayPal Holdings Quarterly Data
Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25 Jun25 Sep25 Dec25 Mar26 Jun26
Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Get a 7-Day Free Trial 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 4.05 3.59 3.11 2.34 0.00

BUE:PYPL vs SYF, AFRM, SOFI: Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Comparison

For the Credit Services subindustry, PayPal Holdings's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio 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 Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio vs Credit Services Industry

For the Credit Services industry and Financial Services sector, PayPal Holdings's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where PayPal Holdings's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio falls into.


BUE:PYPL
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PayPal Holdings Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Calculation

Like the Shiller PE Ratio, the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio takes the Book Value per Share from the past 10 years, adjusts it for inflation, and then calculates the average. This average is then used for the P/B calculation. Because it considers this 10-year average, it's often referred to as the CAPB Ratio.

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller to measure the valuation of the overall market. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio.

PayPal Holdings's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 is calculated as:

For example, PayPal Holdings's adjusted Book Value per Share data for the three months ended in Jun. 2026 was:

Adj_Book=Book Value per Share/CPI of Jun. 2026 (Change)*Current CPI (Jun. 2026)
=33285.084/333.9520*333.9520
=33,285.084

Current CPI (Jun. 2026) = 333.9520.

PayPal Holdings Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201609 175.538 241.428 242.811
201612 193.225 241.432 267.271
201703 188.536 243.801 258.252
201706 205.730 244.955 280.476
201709 224.977 246.819 304.399
201712 254.505 246.524 344.763
201803 249.367 249.554 333.702
201806 316.363 251.989 419.265
201809 472.171 252.439 624.636
201812 494.147 251.233 656.846
201903 505.535 254.202 664.135
201906 612.638 256.143 798.740
201909 785.203 256.759 1,021.269
201912 860.424 256.974 1,118.169
202003 844.894 258.115 1,093.133
202006 1,029.526 257.797 1,333.655
202009 1,170.800 260.280 1,502.194
202012 1,390.422 260.474 1,782.651
202103 1,491.360 264.877 1,880.279
202106 1,685.388 271.696 2,071.575
202109 1,839.830 274.310 2,239.856
202112 1,878.604 278.802 2,250.212
202203 1,905.415 287.504 2,213.246
202206 2,057.581 296.311 2,318.960
202209 2,454.824 296.808 2,762.033
202212 2,992.021 296.797 3,366.582
202303 3,496.389 301.836 3,868.412
202306 4,281.887 305.109 4,686.668
202309 6,396.309 307.789 6,940.015
202312 7,089.003 306.746 7,717.743
202403 16,569.184 312.332 17,716.123
202406 17,894.381 314.175 19,020.814
202409 19,061.020 315.301 20,188.537
202412 20,766.536 315.605 21,973.753
202503 22,054.660 319.799 23,030.709
202506 24,982.602 322.561 25,864.844
202509 29,148.921 324.800 29,970.260
202512 31,958.001 324.054 32,934.136
202603 31,388.408 330.213 31,743.819
202606 33,285.084 333.952 33,285.084

Add all the adjusted book value per share together and divide the count will get our Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share.

Please note that we use the CPI data of the country/region where the company is headquartered. If the CPI data for that country/region is not available, then we will use the CPI data of the United States as default.

Is PayPal Holdings (BUE:PYPL) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, PayPal Holdings stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of ARS11,620.00 is trading 30.1% below its estimated GF Value™ of ARS16,625.05. GuruFocus considers PayPal Holdings to be Significantly Undervalued.

Key valuation signals for BUE:PYPL:

  • Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio:
  • GF Value™: ARS16,625.05 vs. price of ARS11,620.00 (30.1% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 81/100 with 4 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the BUE:PYPL stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


PayPal Holdings 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 439 million active accounts at the end of 2025. The company also owns Venmo, a person-to-person payment platform.
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