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Sep 30, 2024

PayPal Q3 2024 Earnings Report

PayPal delivered strong financial and operating results, made solid progress in transformation, brought new innovations to market, forged important partnerships, and drove awareness and engagement through new marketing campaigns.

Key Takeaways

PayPal reported a 6% increase in net revenues to $7.8 billion and a 22% increase in non-GAAP EPS to $1.20. Total payment volume increased by 9% to $422.6 billion. The company is raising its full year non-GAAP guidance.

Net revenues increased 6% to $7.8 billion, or 6% currency-neutral.

GAAP operating income increased 19% to $1.4 billion; non-GAAP operating income increased 18% to $1.5 billion.

Total payment volume increased 9% to $422.6 billion, or 9% currency-neutral.

Payment transactions increased 6% to 6.6 billion.

Total Revenue
$7.86B
Previous year: $7.42B
+5.9%
EPS
$1.2
Previous year: $1.3
-7.7%
Active Accounts
432M
Previous year: 428M
+0.9%
Payment Transactions
6.6B
Previous year: 6.28B
+5.2%
Transactions per Account
61.4
Previous year: 56.6
+8.5%
Gross Profit
$3.65B
Previous year: $3.37B
+8.5%
Cash and Equivalents
$7.27B
Previous year: $6.82B
+6.7%
Free Cash Flow
$1.45B
Previous year: $1.1B
+31.4%
Total Assets
$83.5B
Previous year: $76.4B
+9.3%

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PayPal Revenue by Geographic Location

Forward Guidance

PayPal anticipates low single-digit revenue growth for Q4 2024, reflecting the impact of their price-to-value strategy and prioritization of profitable growth. GAAP EPS is expected to be between $1.03 and $1.07. Non-GAAP EPS is projected to decrease by a low to mid-single-digit percentage, influenced by increased marketing spend to support key initiatives and new products.

Positive Outlook

  • Revenue growth is expected to be in the low single-digit range.
  • GAAP EPS is projected to be between $1.03 and $1.07.
  • Company is prioritizing profitable growth.
  • Company is focused on key initiatives and new products.
  • Capital return program with stock repurchases.

Challenges Ahead

  • Non-GAAP EPS is expected to decrease by a low to mid-single-digit percentage.
  • Elevated marketing spend to support key initiatives and new products will impact earnings.
  • Strategic investment portfolio had a negative impact of ~$0.14 on GAAP EPS.
  • General economic uncertainty could impact future results.
  • Competition in the market remains intense.

Revenue & Expenses

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