PayPal Holdings (PFTS:PYPL) Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio: (As of Sep. 03, 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  (PFTS:PYPL) 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 1.72

PFTS:PYPL vs AFRM, SYF, 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)
=9.844/333.9520*333.9520
=9.844

Current CPI (Jun. 2026) = 333.9520.

PayPal Holdings Quarterly Data

Revenue per Share CPI Adj_RevenuePerShare
201609 2.197 241.428 3.039
201612 2.447 241.432 3.385
201703 2.447 243.801 3.352
201706 2.581 244.955 3.519
201709 2.648 246.819 3.583
201712 3.044 246.524 4.124
201803 3.028 249.554 4.052
201806 3.209 251.989 4.253
201809 3.072 252.439 4.064
201812 3.539 251.233 4.704
201903 3.475 254.202 4.565
201906 3.627 256.143 4.729
201909 3.685 256.759 4.793
201912 4.176 256.974 5.427
202003 3.897 258.115 5.042
202006 4.443 257.797 5.755
202009 4.587 260.280 5.885
202012 5.139 260.474 6.589
202103 5.070 264.877 6.392
202106 5.260 271.696 6.465
202109 5.208 274.310 6.340
202112 5.848 278.802 7.005
202203 5.532 287.504 6.426
202206 5.877 296.311 6.624
202209 5.917 296.808 6.657
202212 6.459 296.797 7.268
202303 6.208 301.836 6.869
202306 6.541 305.109 7.159
202309 6.756 307.789 7.330
202312 7.411 306.746 8.068
202403 7.182 312.332 7.679
202406 7.531 314.175 8.005
202409 7.663 315.301 8.116
202412 8.267 315.605 8.748
202503 7.799 319.799 8.144
202506 8.483 322.561 8.783
202509 8.768 324.800 9.015
202512 9.249 324.054 9.532
202603 9.079 330.213 9.182
202606 9.844 333.952 9.844

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.