PayPal Holdings Inc Cash Flow Quality Index

Latest as of June 2026: 1.80x

PayPal Holdings Inc cash flow quality index. PayPal Holdings Inc (PYPL) has a Cash Flow Quality Index of 1.80x as of June 2026. Operating cash flow of $1.98 Billion exceeds net income of $1.10 Billion, indicating high earnings quality where cash backs reported profits. Explore PayPal Holdings Inc debt service capacity to assess how comfortably operating cash covers total debt obligations.

Cash Flow Quality Index

1.80x
Operating CF / Net Income

Operating Cash Flow

$1.98 Billion
USD

Net Income

$1.10 Billion
USD

Data as of

Jun 2026
Most recent filing

Cash Flow Quality Index of PayPal Holdings Inc (2012–2025)

Cash flow quality index of PayPal Holdings Inc from 2012 to 2025. Historical Cash Flow Quality Index for PayPal Holdings Inc across 14 annual periods. Values consistently above 1.0x indicate high-quality earnings. See PayPal Holdings Inc (PYPL) net asset quality to measure how much of total assets are equity-financed.

PayPal Holdings Inc Cash Flow Quality Index by Year (2012–2025)

PayPal Holdings Inc cash flow quality index by year from 2012 to 2025. Year-by-year earnings quality comparison for PayPal Holdings Inc. For the full cash flow conversion analysis, see PYPL operating cash flow.

Year Quality Index Operating CF (USD) Net Income YoY Change
2025 1.23x $6.42 Billion $5.23 Billion ▼ -31.8%
2024 1.80x $7.45 Billion $4.15 Billion ▲ +57.5%
2023 1.14x $4.84 Billion $4.25 Billion ▼ -52.5%
2022 2.40x $5.81 Billion $2.42 Billion ▲ +72.8%
2021 1.39x $5.80 Billion $4.17 Billion ▼ -6.0%
2020 1.48x $6.22 Billion $4.20 Billion ▼ -20.2%
2019 1.85x $4.56 Billion $2.46 Billion ▼ -30.4%
2018 2.67x $5.48 Billion $2.06 Billion ▲ +89.0%
2017 1.41x $2.53 Billion $1.79 Billion ▼ -37.4%
2016 2.25x $3.16 Billion $1.40 Billion ▲ +8.7%
2015 2.07x $2.55 Billion $1.23 Billion ▼ -60.9%
2014 5.30x $2.22 Billion $419.00 Million ▲ +153.9%
2013 2.09x $1.99 Billion $955.00 Million ▲ +3.7%
2012 2.01x $1.56 Billion $778.00 Million —
Cash Flow Quality Index = Operating Cash Flow / Net Income. Ratios above 1.0x indicate cash-backed earnings.