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PYPL · Q1 FY26 · Jan 1 – Mar 31, 2026

PayPal Q1 FY26: where the revenue came from and where it went

PayPal Q1 FY26: revenue $8.4B (+7% year over year). Net profit $1.1B. Largest cohort U.S. $4.9B. The whole income statement as a sankey diagram from the SEC filing.

Period
Jan 1 – Mar 31, 2026
Reported
May 5, 2026 10-Q
Sankey diagram of PayPal's income statement for Q1 FY26: revenue of $8.4 billion splits into segments and flows out into costs, taxes and net profit.

Tap the diagram to enlarge · figures in billions of dollars

Revenue$8.4B +7% year over year
Gross profit$3.8B 46% margin
Operating profit$1.5B 18% margin
Net profit$1.1B 13% margin

The numbers

All figures in billions of U.S. dollars, for Q1 FY26 (period ends Mar 31, 2026).
ItemValueShare of revenueYear over year
Revenue 8.4 100% +7%
U.S. 4.9 58% +9%
Other countries 3.5 42% +4%
Cost of revenue−4.554%
Gross profit3.846% margin−2pp
Technology & development−0.89%+0pp
Sales & marketing−0.56%+0pp
G&A−0.56%+0pp
Customer support & operations−0.45%+0pp
Restructuring & other−0.11%+0pp
Operating profit1.518% margin−2pp
Tax−0.3
Interest & other costs−0.1
Net profit1.113%−3pp
Filing on EDGAR More quarters of PYPL

Source of the numbers: tables in the filing (10-Q). The diagram is generated automatically and checked against EDGAR before release. How we calculate it → About and methodology.

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