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 −24.58% over the past year and −12.82% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Jul. 6, 2015, PYPL is up +2.34% in real purchasing-power return, or +0.21%/yr, and is currently −86.45% below its real total-return high on Feb. 16, 2021.
Data ending Wed Sep. 9, 2026
| Mon 2015-07-06💬 to Wed 2026-09-09 |
Overall
Return |
Exponential
Trendline |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PYPL × |
+2.34%
+0.21%/yr |
−0.40%/yr
R2=0.001 |
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| Mon 2015-07-06💬 to Wed 2026-09-09 |
Start
Value |
End
Value |
|---|---|---|
| PYPL × |
$10,000.00
2015-07-06 |
$10,233.93
2026-09-09 |
| YTD | YoY | |
|---|---|---|
| PYPL × | −12.82% | −24.58% |
|
Current
Drawdown |
Worst
Drawdown |
|
|---|---|---|
| PYPL × |
−86.45%
on 2026-09-09 from 2021-02-16 peak |
−89.65%
on 2026-02-12 from 2021-02-16 peak |
| Period ending Wed 2026-09-09 | 1 yr | 2 yr | 3 yr | 5 yr | 10 yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PYPL × | −24.58% |
−28.51% −15.45%/yr |
−20.68% −7.43%/yr |
−84.98% −31.55%/yr |
−0.17% −0.02%/yr |
| Year | PYPL |
|---|---|
| 2026 (YTD) | −12.82% |
| 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% |
