PYPL

PayPal
Transaction & Payment Processing Services · Financials · as of 2026-08-19
Last close
$61.25
+1.4% on the session
1-year return
-11.1%
+48.7% over six months
Volatility
41.8%
annualized, trailing year
Max drawdown
-48.5%
worst peak to trough, 1y
What the numbers say

PayPal is a transaction & payment processing services name in the financials sector. Over the past year it returned -11.1%, against +40.2% over three months and +9.7% over one. It trades 19.4% above its 200-day average, so the longer trend is confirming recent strength. Annualized volatility of 41.8% is above the market's typical range.

Its worst peak-to-trough decline over the year was -48.5%, and it has traded a median $618M a day — the figure that decides whether a position can actually be entered and exited at posted prices. Its daily moves correlate 0.33 with the S&P 500 proxy, so it has been moving substantially on its own.

Where it ranks
Within Financials#33 of 76
Stronger than 57% of its sector on the momentum profile
Across the whole index#151 of 500

How PYPL scores on all four profiles

Its standing on steadiness, defensiveness and rebound — plus the factor-by-factor breakdown behind each score, and its closest and least-correlated peers among 8 others in Transaction & Payment Processing Services.

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Full metrics
1 day+1.4%
1 week+3.5%
1 month+9.7%
3 months+40.2%
6 months+48.7%
1 year-11.1%
12-1 momentum-19.0%
Volatility (1y, annualized)41.8%
Max drawdown (1y)-48.5%
Distance vs 200-day average+19.4%
Return per unit of risk-0.27
Median daily dollar volume$618M
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