PayPal (PYPL)
S&P 500 · Nasdaq-100 · Financials · data since 2015-07-06 · last close 2026-09-09
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 | 32.5 | -8.2 | -0.7 | · | · | · |
| 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 | 7.9 | 0.8 | -2.7 | 0.2 | 0.2 | -0.1 |
Values in %. Current and first-listed months are partial (greyed).
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PYPL seasonality — average by calendar month
PayPal has monthly history back to 2015. Its strongest month by median is July — positive in 8 of 12 years, median +7.3%, and higher in 5 of the last 9. February is the soft spot, down in 7 of 11 with a median of -5.2%. Across its full record it has closed 54% of months higher, swings ±10% in an average month and has fallen 87.3% peak to trough.
| 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% | +7.9% | +0.8% | -2.9% | +0.2% | +0.2% | -0.1% |
| Win rate | 64%/11 | 36%/11 | 55%/11 | 82%/11 | 36%/11 | 64%/11 | 67%/12 | 58%/12 | 27%/11 | 55%/11 | 55%/11 | 55%/11 |
Win rate = share of positive months / sample size.
PYPL risk & extremes
PYPL drawdown & rolling returns
Percent below the all-time high at each month-end — how far underwater the asset was.
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Frequently asked questions
What was PayPal's best month?+
PayPal's strongest completed month on record is July 2026, at +32.49%.
What was PayPal's worst month?+
Its weakest completed month on record is February 2022, at -34.90%.
Is PayPal up this year?+
PayPal is down 10.37% year to date, measured from its last close before 1 January.
What is PayPal's 1-year return?+
-22.50% over the past twelve months, comparing the latest close with the most recent close on or before the same date a year earlier.
What is PayPal's biggest drawdown?+
The deepest peak-to-trough fall on record is 87.3%, measured on month-end closes since 2015.
Which calendar month is historically best for PayPal?+
July has the highest average return across every completed July since 2015. An average is not a forecast.
About PayPal
PayPal is an S&P 500 company, a financials business worth about $45 billion. 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 +37% 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 July 2026 at +32.49%; its worst, February 2022 at -34.9%.
Trivia for entertainment — the numbers come from our price data; the jokes don't.