AI-extracted from the 10-Q filed 2026-07-28 — Q2 FY2026 (quarter ended June 30, 2026). Every figure is machine-verified against the filing text on SEC EDGAR.
PayPal's Q2 FY2026 revenue grew 5% YoY to $8.68B on 10% TPV growth, but operating margin fell to 16% from 18% and net income dropped 12% to $1.1B on higher transaction expense growth and strategic investment losses.
Biggest Revenue Drivers
Transaction revenues$7.83B+5% YoY
Driven by growth in TPV and number of payment transactions, plus favorable hedging impact.
Revenues from other value added services$850Mflat YoY
Higher loan interest/fee revenue offset by lower interest earned on customer balances from lower rates.
Biggest Revenue Drivers
Total revenue: $8.68B+5% YoY
Transaction revenues$7.83B+5% YoY
Driven by growth in TPV and number of payment transactions, plus favorable hedging impact.
Within Transaction revenues
Braintree+$400M YoY
Largely driven by growth in TPV and number of payment transactions.
Venmo+$60M YoY
Largely due to growth in TPV and number of payment transactions.
PayPal branded products-$130M YoY
Higher co-marketing campaigns with large merchants (recorded as revenue reductions) and lower foreign exchange fee revenue.
Revenues from other value added services$850Mflat YoY
Higher loan interest/fee revenue offset by lower interest earned on customer balances from lower rates.
Largest Expense Items
Transaction expense$4.39B+11% YoY
Driven by 10% TPV growth and a higher proportion of TPV from Braintree, which carries higher expense rates.
Technology and development$849M+11% YoY
Increases in employee-related costs, depreciation/amortization of internally developed software, and cloud computing costs.
Transaction and credit losses$397M-17% YoY
Lower fraud losses, risk mitigation benefits, and higher recoveries, partially offset by higher TPV.
General and administrative$503M+9% YoY
Increase in indirect tax expense.
Margins: Operating margin declined to 16% from 18% YoY, reflecting a higher transaction expense growth rate (transaction expense rate rose to 0.90% of TPV from 0.89%), partially offset by a decline in transaction and credit losses.
Watch Items from the Filing
New consolidated 'Branded Checkout Securities Action' (Darcy/Norfolk, filed Feb-Apr 2026) alleges PayPal misstated impediments to its branded checkout growth strategy that impair its ability to meet 2027 financial targets.
April 2026 strategic reorganization targets at least $1.5B in gross annualized run-rate savings over 2-3 years, with ~$400M run-rate savings and a $120-140M transformation charge expected in H2 2026.
Net losses and impairments on strategic investments were $(175)M for the six months versus a $59M gain a year ago, driving a ~$230M decrease in other income (expense), net.
Merchant loan credit quality weakened: balances >90 days past due rose to 3.9% from 3.6% and the net charge-off rate rose to 7.6% from 6.1% YoY.
PayPal faces multiple active regulatory investigations (FTC, CFPB, German FCO, and new March 2026 UK FCA probe into Visa/Mastercard wallet contract terms).
AI-extracted and verified against SEC EDGAR filing text. Not investment advice.
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