PayPal (PYPL)
S&P 500 · Nasdaq-100 · Financials · data since 2015-07-06 · last close 2026-07-24
1d
+0.27%
7d
-0.72%
30d
+32.18%
YTD
-3.53%
1y
-27.46%
PayPal (PYPL) monthly returns (%)
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | -9.8 | -12.3 | -1.8 | 10.9 | -10.8 | -3.5 | 30.0 | · | · | · | · | · |
| 2025 | 3.8 | -19.8 | -8.2 | 0.9 | 6.7 | 5.8 | -7.5 | 2.1 | -4.5 | 3.3 | -9.3 | -6.9 |
| 2024 | -0.1 | -1.6 | 11.0 | 1.4 | -7.3 | -7.9 | 13.4 | 10.1 | 7.7 | 1.6 | 9.4 | -1.6 |
| 2023 | 14.4 | -9.7 | 3.2 | 0.1 | -18.4 | 7.7 | 13.6 | -17.6 | -6.5 | -11.4 | 11.2 | 6.6 |
| 2022 | -8.8 | -34.9 | 3.3 | -24.0 | -3.1 | -18.0 | 23.9 | 8.0 | -7.9 | -2.9 | -6.2 | -9.2 |
| 2021 | 0.1 | 10.9 | -6.5 | 8.0 | -0.9 | 12.1 | -5.5 | 4.8 | -9.9 | -10.6 | -20.5 | 2.0 |
| 2020 | 5.3 | -5.2 | -11.3 | 28.5 | 26.0 | 12.4 | 12.5 | 4.1 | -3.5 | -5.5 | 15.0 | 9.4 |
| 2019 | 5.5 | 10.5 | 5.9 | 8.6 | -2.7 | 4.3 | -3.5 | -1.2 | -5.0 | 0.5 | 3.8 | 0.1 |
| 2018 | 15.9 | -6.9 | -4.5 | -1.7 | 10.0 | 1.5 | -1.4 | 12.4 | -4.9 | -4.2 | 1.9 | -2.0 |
| 2017 | 0.8 | 5.6 | 2.4 | 10.9 | 9.4 | 2.8 | 9.1 | 5.3 | 3.8 | 13.3 | 4.4 | -2.8 |
| 2016 | -0.2 | 5.5 | 1.2 | 1.5 | -3.5 | -3.4 | 2.0 | -0.2 | 10.3 | 1.7 | -5.7 | 0.5 |
| 2015 | · | · | · | · | · | · | 5.4 | -9.6 | -11.3 | 16.0 | -2.1 | 2.7 |
| Avg | 2.4 | -5.3 | -0.5 | 4.1 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 7.7 | 1.7 | -2.9 | 0.2 | 0.2 | -0.1 |
Values in %. Current and first-listed months are partial (greyed).
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Seasonality — average by calendar month
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | +2.5% | -5.3% | -0.5% | +4.1% | +0.5% | +1.2% | +5.6% | +1.7% | -2.9% | +0.2% | +0.2% | -0.1% |
| Win rate | 64%/11 | 36%/11 | 55%/11 | 82%/11 | 36%/11 | 64%/11 | 64%/11 | 64%/11 | 27%/11 | 55%/11 | 55%/11 | 55%/11 |
Win rate = share of positive months / sample size.
Risk & extremes
Max drawdown
-87.3%
Worst peak-to-trough fall on record
Monthly volatility
±9.6%
Std. dev. of monthly returns
Positive months
55%
Share of completed months in the green
Best month
+28.47%
2020-04
Worst month
-34.9%
2022-02
Longest streaks
12▲ / 5▼
Consecutive up / down months
Drawdown & rolling returns
Percent below the all-time high at each month-end — how far underwater the asset was.
About PayPal
The alumni network is more famous than the company: the “PayPal Mafia” went on to found or fund half of Silicon Valley. Since 2015 it has ground out +12% overall — not every story is a rocket.
Did you know?
- PayPal merged with Elon Musk's X.com in 2000; Musk was ousted as CEO while on honeymoon.
- Alumni include the founders of Tesla, LinkedIn, YouTube, Palantir and Yelp.
- Its best month on record was April 2020 at +28.47%; its worst, February 2022 at -34.9%.
Trivia for entertainment — the numbers come from our price data; the jokes don't.