What if you invested in PayPal in 2015?
PYPL · Financial · Data through 2026-03-01
If you invested $1,000 in PayPal in 2015
The same $1,000 in the S&P 500 would be worth $3,921(+292.1%)
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Year-by-Year Returns
$1,000 invested in PayPal starting January 2015
| Year | Price | Value | Annual |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | $38.49 | $1,000 | - |
| 2016 | $35.95 | $934 | -6.6% |
| 2017 | $39.57 | $1,028 | +10.1% |
| 2018 | $84.87 | $2,205 | +114.5% |
| 2019 | $88.29 | $2,294 | +4% |
| 2020 | $113.28 | $2,943 | +28.3% |
| 2021 | $233.06 | $6,055 | +105.7% |
| 2022 | $171.03 | $4,443 | -26.6% |
| 2023 | $81.06 | $2,106 | -52.6% |
| 2024 | $61.02 | $1,585 | -24.7% |
| 2025 | $88.11 | $2,289 | +44.4% |
| 2026 | $52.53 | $1,365 | -40.4% |
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