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PayPal (PYPL): return calculator

PayPal Holdings (PYPL) shares — online digital payments and Venmo.

US$42.51Latest price · Jun 2026 close

Updated

Type
Stocks
Market
Nasdaq
Currency
USD
Sector
Financial Services
Data range
2016-06 – 2026-06 · 10 years
Source
Marketstack

US$1,000 invested 10 years ago would be worth today

US$1,164

+16.4% total return

Try your own values in the calculators below.

Return calculator

Pick an amount and a period to see what an investment in PayPal (PYPL) would be worth today. By default we include reinvested dividends (total return).

Lump sum

What a one-off investment would be worth today.

Value today
US$1,164
Total return
+16.4%
Annualised return
+1.5%

Monthly investing (DCA)

What investing the same amount every month would be worth.

Value today
US$6,715
Profit
-US$5,385
Total invested
US$12,100

Estimate before taxes, fees and currency-conversion costs. Past performance does not guarantee future returns.

Investment growth

US$1,000US$1,164
Growth of US$1,000 invested — 2016-06 to 2026-06.

Performance

Annualised return
+1.53%
Best year (2020)
+117%
Worst year (2022)
-62%
Largest drop
-85.4%

Data for the last 10 years · 2016-06 → 2026-06

Comparison with the market

US$1,000 invested vs S&P 500 ETF (SPY):

PayPal (PYPL)
US$1,164
S&P 500 ETF (SPY)
US$3,975

PayPal (PYPL) trailed S&P 500 ETF (SPY) over this period.

Risk & drawdowns

The largest peak-to-trough drop in the window was -85.4%. An investor who bought near the prior peak would have seen the investment fall significantly before recovering.

Scenarios

Illustrative results based on the available data.

  • US$1,000 5 years ago

    US$146

    lump sum, -85.41580897488679% return

  • US$100/mo for 5 years

    US$3,494

    invested US$6,100

  • If it repeats +1.53%/yr for 10 years

    US$1,164

    projection from US$1,000 (hypothetical)

About PayPal (PYPL)

PayPal Holdings (PYPL) is one of the largest digital-payments platforms in the world, processing online transactions for consumers and merchants, and owns the Venmo app. It earns mainly fees on the payment volume it processes.

It trades on the Nasdaq under PYPL and is part of the S&P 500. After surging during the pandemic, the stock fell more than 80% from its 2021 high as growth slowed and competition in payments increased.

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Frequently asked questions

How much did PayPal (PYPL) return over the last 10 years?
+16.4% in total, or about +1.53% per year, on a total-return basis (dividends reinvested), between 2016-06 and 2026-06.
Do these calculations include dividends?
By default yes (total return). Turn off "include dividends" to see price-only appreciation.
Do they include taxes or fees?
No. These are estimates before taxes, broker fees and currency-conversion costs.
What currency are the values in?
USD. A euro-based investor also carries EUR/USD currency risk, not reflected here.
Does past performance predict the future?
No. Past performance does not guarantee future returns; this is educational information, not advice.

Sources & methodology

Prices: Marketstack. Monthly series, total return (dividends reinvested). Data through 2026-06.

Total return assumes dividends are reinvested; you can turn that off to see price-only appreciation. Values are estimates before taxes, fees and currency-conversion costs.

Page generated and reviewed by the Calculadora Capital editorial team. Last updated 2026-06.