PayPal reports first-quarter earnings beat, maintains forecast

In this article PYPL Follow your favorite stocks CREATE FREE ACCOUNT CEO of PayPal Alex Chriss speaks during the Semafor 2025 World Economy Summit at Conrad Washington on April 24, 2025 in Washington, DC. Alex Wong | Getty Images PayPal reported better-than-expected earnings for the first quarter, but the company missed on revenue and reaffirmed its guidance for 2025 due to macro uncertainty. The stock fell about 2% in pre-market trading. Here's how the company did compared with Wall Street estimates, based on a survey of analysts by LSEG: Earnings per share: $1.33, adjusted vs. $1.16 expected $1.33, adjusted vs. $1.16 expected Revenue: $7.79 billion vs. $7.85 billion expected While sales increased just 1% from $7.7 billion a year earlier, PayPal said the results reflect a strategy to prioritize profitability over volume, rolling off lower-margin revenue streams. Transaction margin dollars, the company's key measure of profitability, grew 7% to $3.7 billion, marking the company's fi ... Read full article.