PayPal Holdings, Inc. (PYPL) /
The cash flow of PayPal Holdings, Inc. over the past 10 years
Chart PayPal Holdings, Inc.: operating cash flow, capital expenditures, free cash flow, fiscal 2016–2025 Open the chart →In fiscal 2025, the latest fiscal year on file, PayPal Holdings, Inc.'s operating cash flow was $6.42B and its capital expenditures $852M, leaving free cash flow of $5.56B. Free cash flow was above zero in all 10 years shown. It ranged from $1.86B in fiscal 2017 to $6.77B in fiscal 2024. Capital expenditures were highest in fiscal 2021, at $908M.
Year by year
| Fiscal year | Operating cash flow | Capital expenditures | Free cash flow* |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025ended Dec 31, 2025 | $6.42B | $852M | $5.56B |
| 2024ended Dec 31, 2024 | $7.45B | $683M | $6.77B |
| 2023ended Dec 31, 2023 | $4.84B | $623M | $4.22B |
| 2022ended Dec 31, 2022 | $5.81B | $706M | $5.11B |
| 2021ended Dec 31, 2021 | $5.8B | $908M | $4.89B |
| 2020ended Dec 31, 2020 | $6.22B | $866M | $5.35B |
| 2019ended Dec 31, 2019 | $4.07B | $704M | $3.37B |
| 2018ended Dec 31, 2018 | $5.48B | $823M | $4.66B |
| 2017ended Dec 31, 2017 | $2.53B | $667M | $1.86B |
| 2016ended Dec 31, 2016 | $3.16B | $669M | $2.49B |
Fiscal years as PayPal Holdings, Inc. reports them. * Calculated by us from the company's filed figures; — no figure on file. From SEC filings, updated nightly. How each line is read.
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