PYPL vs UBER
PayPal Holdings, Inc. and Uber Technologies, Inc., side by side — 9 fiscal years reported in USD, drawn from SEC filings.
Most recent reported year
| Metric | PYPL | UBER |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $33.2B | $52.0B |
| Net income | $5.2B | $10.1B |
| Gross margin | · | 39.8% |
| Net margin | 15.8% | 19.4% |
| Return on equity | 25.7% | 41.4% |
| Diluted EPS | $5.41 | $4.73 |
| Dividend / share | $0.14 | $0.00 |
| Payout ratio | 2.5% | · |
| Free cash flow | $5.6B | $9.8B |
| Equity | $20.3B | $27.0B |
| Net debt / equity | 0.10× | 0.13× |
| Current ratio | 1.29× | 1.14× |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | 9.1% | 36.1% |
| Profit CAGR 5y | 4.5% | · |
UBER bills 1.6× the revenue of PYPL, and keeps more of each dollar of revenue as profit (19.4% against 15.8%).
The stronger figure of the pair is set in bold. That is arithmetic, not a recommendation — this page does not pick a winner. "·" marks a figure not available in our data.
9 years side by side
| Fiscal year | PYPL | UBER |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $33.2B | $52.0B |
| FY2024 | $31.8B | $44.0B |
| FY2023 | $29.8B | $37.3B |
| FY2022 | $27.5B | $31.9B |
| FY2021 | $25.4B | $17.5B |
| FY2020 | $21.5B | $11.1B |
| FY2019 | $17.8B | $13.0B |
| FY2018 | $15.5B | $10.4B |
| FY2017 | $13.1B | $7.9B |
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | PYPL | UBER |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $5.2B | $10.1B |
| FY2024 | $4.1B | $9.9B |
| FY2023 | $4.2B | $1.9B |
| FY2022 | $2.4B | $-9.1B |
| FY2021 | $4.2B | $-496.0M |
| FY2020 | $4.2B | $-6.8B |
| FY2019 | $2.5B | $-8.5B |
| FY2018 | $2.1B | $997.0M |
| FY2017 | $1.8B | $-4.0B |
9 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | −$18,845,000,000 | UBER |
| FY2024 | −$12,181,000,000 | UBER |
| FY2023 | −$7,510,000,000 | UBER |
| FY2022 | −$4,359,000,000 | UBER |
| FY2021 | +$7,916,000,000 | PYPL |
| FY2020 | +$10,315,000,000 | PYPL |
| FY2019 | +$4,772,000,000 | PYPL |
| FY2018 | +$5,018,000,000 | PYPL |
| FY2017 | +$5,162,000,000 | PYPL |
The higher-revenue side has changed between PYPL and UBER over this period. The gap has widened since the earliest year compared.
9 of 13 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
9 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | −3.6 pp | UBER |
| FY2024 | −9.3 pp | UBER |
| FY2023 | +8.5 pp | PYPL |
| FY2022 | +37.5 pp | PYPL |
| FY2021 | +19.7 pp | PYPL |
| FY2020 | +80.5 pp | PYPL |
| FY2019 | +79.3 pp | PYPL |
| FY2018 | +3.9 pp | PYPL |
| FY2017 | +64.6 pp | PYPL |
The higher net margin has changed hands between PYPL and UBER over this period.
9 of 13 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
UBER's net margin has been more volatile than PYPL's over the 9 comparable fiscal years — 33.1 percentage points of standard deviation against 2.8.
9 of 13 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
The lead in net margin changed hands between PYPL and UBER over these 9 fiscal years — PYPL led in 7 and UBER in 2.
9 of 13 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
UBER's return on equity has been more volatile than PYPL's over the 6 comparable fiscal years — 50.6 percentage points of standard deviation against 4.3.
6 of 13 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
The lead in return on equity changed hands between PYPL and UBER over these 6 fiscal years — PYPL led in 4 and UBER in 2.
6 of 13 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.