PayPal Forecast, price target & analysts
PayPal Target price 2025 - Analyst rating & recommendation
PayPal Classifications & Recommendation:
PayPal Price Target
| Target Price | $80.74 |
| Price | $70.28 |
| Potential | 14.88% |
| Number of Estimates | 34 |
| 34 Analysts have issued a price target PayPal 2026 . The average PayPal target price is $80.74. This is 14.88% higher than the current stock price. The highest price target is $120.00 70.75% , the lowest is $49.00 30.28% . | |
| A rating was issued by 45 analysts: 21 Analysts recommend PayPal to buy, 21 to hold and 3 to sell. | |
| Analysts don't have a crystal ball either, but they do represent the opinion of the market quite well. You should not take the price potential and the ratings as a recommendation to act. Rather, they serve as an additional building block for your own opinion or stock analysis. | |
| Analyst Estimates: Analysts believe that the PayPal stock has an average upside potential 2026 of 14.88% . Most analysts recommend the PayPal stock at Buy or hold. |
Sales and Margin forecast 2025, 2026 to 2028
38 Analysts have issued a sales forecast PayPal 2025 . The average PayPal sales estimate is $32.7b . This is 2.49% higher than the revenue of the last 12 months(TTM). The highest sales forecast is $33.5b 4.90% , the lowest is $31.9b 0.05% .
This results in the following potential growth metrics:
Revenue Estimates
| 2024 | $31.8b | 6.81% |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $32.7b | 2.79% |
| 2026 | $34.6b | 5.79% |
| 2027 | $37.1b | 7.18% |
| 2028 | $38.9b | 4.93% |
20 Analysts have issued an PayPal EBITDA forecast 2025. The average PayPal EBITDA estimate is $7.1b . This is 2.25% higher than the EBITDA of the last 12 months(TTM). The highest EBITDA forecast is $7.4b 6.29% , the lowest is $6.9b 0.87% .
This results in the following potential growth metrics and future EBITDA Margins:
EBITDA Estimates
| 2024 | $6.8b | 12.95% |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $7.1b | 5.20% |
| 2026 | $7.6b | 6.61% |
| 2027 | $8.2b | 7.97% |
| 2028 | $8.8b | 7.08% |
EBITDA Margin
| 2024 | 21.37% | 5.75% |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 21.87% | 2.34% |
| 2026 | 22.04% | 0.78% |
| 2027 | 22.20% | 0.73% |
| 2028 | 22.66% | 2.07% |
25 PayPal Analysts have issued a net profit forecast 2025. The average PayPal net profit estimate is $4.8b . This is 6.26% higher than the net profit for the last 12 months(TTM). The highest net profit forecast is $5.2b 14.78% , the lowest is $4.5b 0.94% .
This results in the following potential growth metrics and future Net Margins:
Net Profit Estimates
| 2024 | $4.1b | 2.33% |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $4.8b | 16.49% |
| 2026 | $5.4b | 11.62% |
| 2027 | $6.2b | 14.20% |
| 2028 | $6.8b | 11.00% |
Net Margin
| 2024 | 13.04% | 8.55% |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 14.78% | 13.33% |
| 2026 | 15.60% | 5.55% |
| 2027 | 16.62% | 6.54% |
| 2028 | 17.58% | 5.78% |
Earnings per share, P/E ratio and EV/sales Estimates 2025, 2026 to 2028
25 Analysts have issued a PayPal forecast for earnings per share. The average PayPal EPS is $4.93 . This is 8.35% higher than earnings per share in the financial year 2024. The highest EPS forecast is $5.33 17.14% , the lowest is $4.60 1.10% .
This results in the following potential growth metrics and future valuations:
Earnings Per Share
| 2024 | $3.99 | 3.91% |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $4.93 | 23.56% |
| 2026 | $5.51 | 11.76% |
| 2027 | $6.29 | 14.16% |
| 2028 | $6.98 | 10.97% |
P/E ratio
| Current | 15.45 | 1.24% |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 14.24 | 7.81% |
| 2026 | 12.76 | 10.39% |
| 2027 | 11.17 | 12.46% |
| 2028 | 10.07 | 9.85% |
Based on analysts' sales estimates for 2025, the PayPal stock is valued at an EV/Sales of 2.14 and an P/S ratio of 2.09 .
This results in the following potential growth metrics and future valuations:
EV/Sales
| Current | 2.19 | 8.96% |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2.14 | 2.51% |
| 2026 | 2.02 | 5.47% |
| 2027 | 1.88 | 6.70% |
| 2028 | 1.79 | 4.69% |
P/S ratio
| Current | 2.14 | 1.16% |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2.09 | 2.43% |
| 2026 | 1.98 | 5.47% |
| 2027 | 1.84 | 6.70% |
| 2028 | 1.76 | 4.70% |
Current PayPal Upgrades & Downgrades
| Analyst | Rating | Action | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Citigroup |
Buy
➜
Buy
|
Unchanged | May 06 2025 |
| Needham |
Hold
➜
Hold
|
Unchanged | Apr 30 2025 |
| Canaccord Genuity |
Buy
➜
Buy
|
Unchanged | Apr 30 2025 |
| UBS |
Neutral
➜
Neutral
|
Unchanged | Apr 30 2025 |
| Baird |
Outperform
➜
Outperform
|
Unchanged | Apr 30 2025 |
| BMO Capital |
Market Perform
➜
Market Perform
|
Unchanged | Apr 30 2025 |
| RBC Capital |
Outperform
➜
Outperform
|
Unchanged | Apr 30 2025 |
| Analyst Rating | Date |
|---|---|
|
Unchanged
Citigroup:
Buy
➜
Buy
|
May 06 2025 |
|
Unchanged
Needham:
Hold
➜
Hold
|
Apr 30 2025 |
|
Unchanged
Canaccord Genuity:
Buy
➜
Buy
|
Apr 30 2025 |
|
Unchanged
UBS:
Neutral
➜
Neutral
|
Apr 30 2025 |
|
Unchanged
Baird:
Outperform
➜
Outperform
|
Apr 30 2025 |
|
Unchanged
BMO Capital:
Market Perform
➜
Market Perform
|
Apr 30 2025 |
|
Unchanged
RBC Capital:
Outperform
➜
Outperform
|
Apr 30 2025 |
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