All charts and data below are CPI-U inflation-adjusted and with dividends reinvested. (Why?)
PYPL real return snapshot: after CPI-U inflation, PYPL returned −10.69% over the past year and +4.03% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Jul. 6, 2015, PYPL is up +22.12% in real purchasing-power return, or +1.81%/yr, and is currently −83.83% below its real total-return high on Feb. 16, 2021.
Data ending Thu Aug. 20, 2026
| Mon 2015-07-06💬 to Thu 2026-08-20 |
Overall
Return |
Exponential
Trendline |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PYPL × |
+22.12%
+1.81%/yr |
−0.27%/yr
R2=0.000 |
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| Mon 2015-07-06💬 to Thu 2026-08-20 |
Start
Value |
End
Value |
|---|---|---|
| PYPL × |
$10,000.00
2015-07-06 |
$12,212.25
2026-08-20 |
| YTD | YoY | |
|---|---|---|
| PYPL × | +4.03% | −10.69% |
|
Current
Drawdown |
Worst
Drawdown |
|
|---|---|---|
| PYPL × |
−83.83%
on 2026-08-20 from 2021-02-16 peak |
−89.65%
on 2026-02-12 from 2021-02-16 peak |
| Period ending Thu 2026-08-20 | 1 yr | 2 yr | 3 yr | 5 yr | 10 yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PYPL × | −10.69% |
−17.76% −9.31%/yr |
−3.11% −1.05%/yr |
−81.19% −28.40%/yr |
+18.74% +1.73%/yr |
| Year | PYPL |
|---|---|
| 2026 (YTD) | +4.03% |
| 2025 | −33.23% |
| 2024 | +35.09% |
| 2023 | −16.57% |
| 2022 | −64.53% |
| 2021 | −24.77% |
| 2020 | +113.60% |
| 2019 | +25.76% |
| 2018 | +12.08% |
| 2017 | +82.66% |
| 2016 | +6.82% |
| 2015 | −0.51% |
