PayPal Holdings (MIC:PYPL-RM) Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio: (As of Jul. 29, 2026)

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What is PayPal Holdings Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio?

Note: If the price history is too short, we do not calculate current Cyclically Adjusted PS 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  (MIC:PYPL-RM) Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Explanation

Compared with the regular PS Ratio, which works poorly for cyclical businesses, the Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio smoothed out the fluctuations of revenue 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 PS Ratio should give similar results to regular PS Ratio.


PayPal Holdings Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Related Terms


PayPal Holdings Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Historical Data

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The historical data trend for PayPal Holdings's Cyclically Adjusted PS 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 PS Ratio Chart

PayPal Holdings Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.00 0.00 3.53 4.25 2.53

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 PS 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 3.43 2.99 2.53 1.88 0.00

MIC:PYPL-RM vs SYF, AFRM, SOFI: Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Comparison

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

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

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



PayPal Holdings Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Calculation

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

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

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

Adj_RevenuePerShare=Revenue per Share/CPI of Jun. 2026 (Change)*Current CPI (Jun. 2026)
=757.894/333.9520*333.9520
=757.894

Current CPI (Jun. 2026) = 333.9520.

PayPal Holdings Quarterly Data

Revenue per Share CPI Adj_RevenuePerShare
201609 138.579 241.428 191.688
201612 147.683 241.432 204.277
201703 136.968 243.801 187.615
201706 153.367 244.955 209.088
201709 153.316 246.819 207.440
201712 175.234 246.524 237.380
201803 173.362 249.554 231.992
201806 201.623 251.989 267.204
201809 201.309 252.439 266.312
201812 246.061 251.233 327.077
201903 225.541 254.202 296.299
201906 228.696 256.143 298.167
201909 232.378 256.759 302.241
201912 258.787 256.974 336.308
202003 310.163 258.115 401.292
202006 310.919 257.797 402.767
202009 362.244 260.280 464.777
202012 383.006 260.474 491.049
202103 384.814 264.877 485.166
202106 386.609 271.696 475.196
202109 380.565 274.310 463.310
202112 432.360 278.802 517.885
202203 580.668 287.504 674.478
202206 370.251 296.311 417.285
202209 356.779 296.808 401.428
202212 395.310 296.797 444.798
202303 467.107 301.836 516.808
202306 530.885 305.109 581.071
202309 651.440 307.789 706.814
202312 668.685 306.746 727.992
202403 657.151 312.332 702.640
202406 680.806 314.175 723.662
202409 694.467 315.301 735.547
202412 889.516 315.605 941.226
202503 644.335 319.799 672.851
202506 659.372 322.561 682.657
202509 728.329 324.800 748.851
202512 735.297 324.054 757.756
202603 738.051 330.213 746.408
202606 757.894 333.952 757.894

Add all the adjusted revenue per share together and divide 10 will get our Cyclically Adjusted Revenue 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.