PayPal Holdings (PFTS:PYPL) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio: (As of Aug. 07, 2026)

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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  (PFTS: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
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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 2.19

PFTS: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.



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)
=22.993/333.9520*333.9520
=22.993

Current CPI (Jun. 2026) = 333.9520.

PayPal Holdings Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201609 11.768 241.428 16.278
201612 12.189 241.432 16.860
201703 12.229 243.801 16.751
201706 12.478 244.955 17.012
201709 12.839 246.819 17.371
201712 13.328 246.524 18.055
201803 12.376 249.554 16.562
201806 12.685 251.989 16.811
201809 12.831 252.439 16.974
201812 13.106 251.233 17.421
201903 12.933 254.202 16.990
201906 13.712 256.143 17.877
201909 14.040 256.759 18.261
201912 14.395 256.974 18.707
202003 13.612 258.115 17.611
202006 15.038 257.797 19.480
202009 15.770 260.280 20.234
202012 17.086 260.474 21.906
202103 16.556 264.877 20.873
202106 17.791 271.696 21.868
202109 18.816 274.310 22.907
202112 18.602 278.802 22.282
202203 17.746 287.504 20.613
202206 17.099 296.311 19.271
202209 17.667 296.808 19.878
202212 17.847 296.797 20.081
202303 17.699 301.836 19.582
202306 17.841 305.109 19.528
202309 18.278 307.789 19.832
202312 19.637 306.746 21.379
202403 19.667 312.332 21.028
202406 19.983 314.175 21.241
202409 20.054 315.301 21.240
202412 20.561 315.605 21.756
202503 20.688 319.799 21.604
202506 21.043 322.561 21.786
202509 21.464 324.800 22.069
202512 22.017 324.054 22.689
202603 22.448 330.213 22.702
202606 22.993 333.952 22.993

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 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.