PYPL Stock — PayPal Holdings Inc.

PayPal Holdings Inc. (PYPL)

PYPL is a low-cost Stock. As of August 28, 2026, its distribution rate is 0.91%, its trailing-12-month yield is 0.78%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 50/100 (Caution). Fund total return is 47.4% over the past 11.1 years, 299.0 points behind SPY at 346.4%.

At the current 0.91% distribution rate, a $10,000 investment would generate approximately $91 per year, or $7.58 per month on an equivalent basis. Actual quarterly payments vary.

PayPal Holdings operates a digital payments platform that connects merchants and consumers globally, enabling transactions, fund transfers, and payments through multiple channels—online, in-person, and via various funding sources including bank accounts, cards, and cryptocurrencies—under brands including PayPal, Venmo, Braintree, and Xoom. The company pays a modest distribution rate on a quarterly basis. The stock may appeal to investors seeking exposure to digital payments infrastructure combined with current income.

PYPL performance versus SPY

Data as of August 28, 2026.

Fund total return is 47.4% over the past 11.1 years, 299.0 points behind SPY at 346.4%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 48.5%.

PYPL key facts

Data as of August 28, 2026.

Distribution Safety Score™

50 · Caution

Asset type

Stock

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

07/06/2015

Distribution rate

0.91%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

0.78%

Last close

$53.66

Market cap

$52,876,038,144

Average volume

36208248.0

Last dividend

$0.1400

Ex-dividend date

09/04/2026

Payment date

09/25/2026

Beta

1.298

Payout ratio

0.1059

P/E ratio

11.7733

Forward P/E

11.9332

EPS

$5.25

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (0.91%) is the latest regular payout annualized by the fund's stated frequency, divided by the last close. Issuers often publish this as “Distribution Rate” on the fact sheet. Trailing-12-month yield (0.78%) is the sum of distributions paid in the last 12 months, split-adjusted, divided by the last close. It lags a recent raise or cut. We show a 30-day SEC yield when the fund publishes one. Schwab and other issuers may report a TTM distribution yield or SEC yield on a different date — all can be valid; they are not interchangeable. Fund total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is what the fund did, not your personal gain/loss. Figures below use Dividend Vision data as of August 28, 2026.

Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology · SEC yield

Sources and review

Data as of August 28, 2026.

Primary sources: prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

PYPL risks and drawbacks

PYPL's current distribution rate is moderate, not a high-yield payout — the strategy is dividend quality more than maximum income. Payments are quarterly, so cash flow is lumpy versus a monthly fund. Total return has trailed SPY over the available window. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 48.5%.

Who may consider PYPL — and who may not

PYPL may suit someone looking for low-cost broad dividend exposure. It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (PYPL pays quarterly); investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields; investors whose main goal is matching SPY total return. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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