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PayPal Holdings (MIC:PYPL-RM) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio : (As of Jul. 23, 2025)


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What is PayPal Holdings Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

Note: If the price history is too short, we do not calculate current Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for this stock. All the historical data is shown as the company's primary share's data instead.

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PayPal Holdings Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for PayPal Holdings's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio can be seen below:

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PayPal Holdings Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Chart

PayPal Holdings Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio
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PayPal Holdings Quarterly Data
Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25
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 3.96 3.40 4.53 4.87 3.62

Competitive Comparison of PayPal Holdings's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio

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's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Distribution in the 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.


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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 Mar. 2025 is calculated as:

For example, PayPal Holdings's adjusted Book Value per Share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was:

Adj_Book=Book Value per Share/CPI of Mar. 2025 (Change)*Current CPI (Mar. 2025)
=1709.275/134.9266*134.9266
=1,709.275

Current CPI (Mar. 2025) = 134.9266.

PayPal Holdings Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201506 581.139 100.684 778.785
201509 711.132 100.392 955.764
201512 823.179 99.792 1,112.998
201603 761.848 100.470 1,023.123
201606 730.515 101.688 969.296
201609 742.315 101.861 983.282
201612 735.494 101.863 974.230
201703 684.637 102.862 898.053
201706 741.415 103.349 967.948
201709 743.224 104.136 962.982
201712 767.298 104.011 995.364
201803 708.587 105.290 908.041
201806 797.046 106.317 1,011.531
201809 840.897 106.507 1,065.279
201812 911.119 105.998 1,159.779
201903 839.438 107.251 1,056.056
201906 864.642 108.070 1,079.520
201909 885.328 108.329 1,102.695
201912 892.056 108.420 1,110.145
202003 1,083.377 108.902 1,342.281
202006 1,052.279 108.767 1,305.359
202009 1,245.317 109.815 1,530.087
202012 1,273.249 109.897 1,563.241
202103 1,256.662 111.754 1,517.230
202106 1,307.746 114.631 1,539.279
202109 1,374.922 115.734 1,602.926
202112 1,375.330 117.630 1,577.569
202203 1,862.850 121.301 2,072.102
202206 1,077.199 125.017 1,162.586
202209 1,065.265 125.227 1,147.781
202212 1,092.226 125.222 1,176.874
202303 1,331.679 127.348 1,410.931
202306 1,447.974 128.729 1,517.690
202309 1,762.435 129.860 1,831.205
202312 1,771.858 129.419 1,847.256
202403 1,799.521 131.776 1,842.543
202406 1,806.423 132.554 1,838.759
202409 1,817.365 133.029 1,843.290
202412 2,212.376 133.157 2,241.776
202503 1,709.275 134.927 1,709.275

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.


PayPal Holdings  (MIC:PYPL-RM) 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.


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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 434 million active accounts at the end of 2024. The company also owns Venmo, a person-to-person payment platform.

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