It's Been 44 Months Since PayPal Stock Set Its All-Time High. Here's 1 Reason to Buy Today.
PayPal (NASDAQ: PYPL) was one of the biggest winners of the pandemic years, as hundreds of millions of people were forced to shop online for goods and services, and to send money to friends and family without any physical contact. PayPal's business surged, and so did its stock price, reaching an all-time high of about $309 per share in July 2025.Almost four years later, the stock trades for about $67 as of this writing. And to be fair, if you compare the numbers from 2021 and today, it's easy to see why.Looking at PayPal's first quarter 2021 earnings report, the last one released before the stock's all-time high, the company's total payment volume soared 50% year-over-year, adjusted EPS nearly doubled, and management added 14.5 net new active accounts during the quarter. At the time, PayPal had 392 million active accounts and management anticipated reaching 750 million within a few years. Continue reading
PayPal (NASDAQ: PYPL) was one of the biggest winners of the pandemic years, as hundreds of millions of people were forced to shop online for goods and services, and to send money to friends and family without any physical contact. PayPal's business surged, and so did its stock price, reaching an all-time high of about $309 per share in July 2025.
Almost four years later, the stock trades for about $67 as of this writing. And to be fair, if you compare the numbers from 2021 and today, it's easy to see why.
Looking at PayPal's first quarter 2021 earnings report, the last one released before the stock's all-time high, the company's total payment volume soared 50% year-over-year, adjusted EPS nearly doubled, and management added 14.5 net new active accounts during the quarter. At the time, PayPal had 392 million active accounts and management anticipated reaching 750 million within a few years.
