- Prev close
- $59.78
- Day range
- $58.81 – $59.99
- Next earnings
- in 80 days
PYPL’s 2026-08-01 close was a -0.8% drift on a day when the S&P 500 rose +0.7% and the Nasdaq 100 rose +0.6%, so the move looks stock-specific but not tied to clear fundamental deterioration. The durable picture is mixed: growth is positive, margins are solid, and valuation is moderate, but the earnings date is not available this period.
PYPL
PAYPAL HOLDINGS INC
As of Aug 2, 2026
56/100
Worth keeping an eye onHealth ScoreWhy it moved
PYPL fell -0.8% in its 2026-08-01 close while the S&P 500 rose +0.7% and the Nasdaq 100 rose +0.6%, so the session pointed away from a broad market explanation. The intraday path was weak throughout: it opened at $57.11, traded as high as $57.57, as low as $56.57, and closed at $57.21, which reads like a steady drift lower rather than a sharp reversal. With no same-sector peer move provided, the cleanest read is stock-specific pressure rather than market-wide selling.
Volatility check
This looks like ordinary volatility rather than a fundamentals break. Revenue is +5.7% YoY (TTM) and the latest quarter was +4.8% YoY, while EPS is +13.5% YoY (TTM), so the operating trend is still positive. Margins are also healthy at gross +40.5%, operating +17.4%, and net +14.4%. Valuation is not cheap but it is not extreme either, with PE 10.0, forward PE 10.3, and PEG 1.89; because EPS growth is positive, that PEG is usable and says growth is being priced at a moderate premium, not a stretched one. Beta is 1.30, so the shares naturally move more than the market. On this set of numbers, a -0.8% session is within the stock’s normal noise band, not evidence of worsening fundamentals.
Earnings preview
The next earnings date is not available this period, so I cannot anchor the report to a confirmed print date. The facts here also do not include consensus revenue, consensus EPS, or margin expectations for the upcoming quarter, so there is no third-party forecast set to quote. The market is therefore mainly left with three questions from the existing facts: whether revenue can keep outpacing the latest +4.8% YoY quarterly rate, whether EPS can sustain the +13.5% YoY TTM pace, and whether margins can stay near gross +40.5%, operating +17.4%, and net +14.4%. Prior post-earnings reaction data is not available in the facts, so I won’t infer a pattern.
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