PYPL
StockPayPal Holdings, Inc.
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This is the kind of decline worth waking up for.
PayPal Holdings, Inc. is 84.6% off its high — among the deepest declines in its recorded history.
And it's not just the price: PayPal Holdings, Inc.'s P/S Severity Score is 10.3 — historically low valuation vs its own history.
Historic
Current Drawdown
-84.6%
Days in Drawdown
1813
Avg Max Drawdown
4.0%
Avg Length
22
Drawdown Severity Score™
18.6
PYPL - Price & High Water Mark
PYPL - Drawdown Timeline
How to read this chart: Negative values indicate drawdowns from all-time highs. Values closer to 0% mean the stock is near its high water mark.
Valuation vs Its Own History
Data as of July 8, 2026 · updated daily
Where today's valuation sits within PYPL's own multi-year range, scored with the same Drawdown Severity Score language as price, measured from its typical level rather than its record high — a higher score means it has rarely been cheaper. This is context, not a recommendation.
Price to Sales
PayPal Holdings, Inc. has been cheaper on this measure only about 2% of the time in 11 years of daily history.
Price to Sales history
EV to EBITDA
PayPal Holdings, Inc. has been cheaper on this measure only about 3% of the time in 11 years of daily history.
EV to EBITDA history · log scale
PayPal Holdings, Inc. (PYPL) Analysis: Current Drawdown Insights
PayPal Holdings, Inc. is currently in a drawdown that is unusual by its own historical standards. As of 2026-07-14, the stock is trading at $47.37, which represents a 84.6% decline from its all-time high of $308.53. This drawdown has persisted for 1813 days.
Based on its full tracked price history, PayPal Holdings, Inc. typically experiences drawdowns averaging 4.0% in depth, with an average duration of 22 days. PayPal Holdings, Inc. has gone through 95 total drawdown events in its tracked history. The largest drawdown on record for PayPal Holdings, Inc. was 31.2%, beginning in 2020. The longest drawdown duration on record was 245 days.
The Drawdown Severity Score™ for PayPal Holdings, Inc. currently stands at 18.62. This is our proprietary indicator that shows the relative severity of the current drawdown based on the asset's unique historical patterns. A score above 12.0 indicates a historic, once-in-a-decade event: declines of this magnitude are extraordinarily rare in this asset's tracked history and can also signal fundamental changes worth investigating.
Understanding Drawdowns: A drawdown measures how far a stock has fallen from its peak price. Every stock experiences drawdowns: periods when the price declines from all-time highs before recovering. By analyzing PayPal Holdings, Inc.'s historical drawdown patterns, investors can identify when the stock is experiencing a typical market fluctuation versus an unusual decline that is rare by that stock's own historical standards.
📜 Historical Drawdown Events
Current drawdown shown in blue. Showing the most recent and the deepest of 95 tracked pullbacks (57 listed).
| Start Date | End Date | Duration | Max Depth | Start Price | Lowest Price | Recovery Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-07-27 | Ongoing | 1813 days | -84.6% | $308.53 | $47.37 | n/a |
| 2021-02-17 | 2021-07-23 | 156 days | -25.8% | $304.79 | $226.09 | $308.53 |
| 2021-02-10 | 2021-02-11 | 2 days | -0.4% | $284.20 | $283.18 | $285.03 |
| 2021-02-05 | 2021-02-08 | 4 days | -0.4% | $270.43 | $269.44 | $282.17 |
| 2021-01-25 | 2021-02-04 | 11 days | -8.8% | $252.00 | $229.94 | $270.43 |
| 2021-01-20 | 2021-01-21 | 2 days | -1.2% | $247.25 | $244.26 | $248.64 |
| 2021-01-14 | 2021-01-19 | 6 days | -2.1% | $244.90 | $239.79 | $247.25 |
| 2020-12-23 | 2021-01-13 | 22 days | -6.8% | $243.49 | $226.83 | $244.90 |
| 2020-12-08 | 2020-12-14 | 7 days | -3.3% | $217.93 | $210.80 | $220.79 |
| 2020-12-02 | 2020-12-04 | 3 days | -1.8% | $216.54 | $212.56 | $217.77 |
| 2020-11-27 | 2020-12-01 | 5 days | -1.4% | $214.46 | $211.39 | $216.54 |
| 2020-10-22 | 2020-11-25 | 35 days | -15.6% | $213.07 | $179.81 | $214.46 |
| 2020-09-03 | 2020-10-21 | 49 days | -16.6% | $210.82 | $175.79 | $213.07 |
| 2020-08-31 | 2020-09-01 | 2 days | -0.2% | $204.48 | $204.14 | $208.93 |
| 2020-08-07 | 2020-08-27 | 21 days | -7.4% | $204.09 | $189.03 | $204.34 |
| 2020-07-10 | 2020-07-29 | 20 days | -7.3% | $183.23 | $169.81 | $184.60 |
| 2020-07-02 | 2020-07-08 | 7 days | -0.7% | $177.43 | $176.18 | $181.57 |
| 2020-06-24 | 2020-06-30 | 7 days | -2.8% | $172.79 | $168.00 | $174.23 |
| 2020-06-19 | 2020-06-22 | 4 days | -2.2% | $168.05 | $164.36 | $170.26 |
| 2020-06-11 | 2020-06-16 | 6 days | -4.3% | $159.91 | $153.04 | $161.22 |
| 2020-06-03 | 2020-06-10 | 8 days | -1.8% | $157.49 | $154.60 | $159.91 |
| 2020-06-01 | 2020-06-02 | 2 days | -0.3% | $155.01 | $154.53 | $157.49 |
| 2020-05-21 | 2020-05-29 | 9 days | -3.3% | $150.94 | $145.96 | $155.01 |
| 2020-05-08 | 2020-05-20 | 13 days | -3.6% | $146.29 | $141.03 | $150.94 |
| 2020-02-20 | 2020-05-05 | 75 days | -31.2% | $123.91 | $85.26 | $125.43 |
| 2020-02-18 | 2020-02-19 | 2 days | -0.6% | $122.99 | $122.27 | $123.91 |
| 2019-07-25 | 2020-02-14 | 205 days | -20.3% | $121.30 | $96.64 | $122.99 |
| 2019-07-16 | 2019-07-24 | 9 days | -1.9% | $120.90 | $118.63 | $121.30 |
| 2019-07-12 | 2019-07-15 | 4 days | -0.4% | $120.65 | $120.12 | $120.90 |
| 2019-06-21 | 2019-07-10 | 20 days | -4.3% | $118.79 | $113.67 | $119.64 |
| 2019-06-18 | 2019-06-20 | 3 days | -1.0% | $117.16 | $115.98 | $118.79 |
| 2019-06-11 | 2019-06-13 | 3 days | -1.0% | $115.62 | $114.50 | $115.72 |
| 2019-05-17 | 2019-06-07 | 22 days | -7.3% | $113.87 | $105.52 | $114.02 |
| 2019-05-01 | 2019-05-16 | 16 days | -5.3% | $112.77 | $106.83 | $113.87 |
| 2019-04-18 | 2019-04-25 | 8 days | -1.8% | $108.81 | $106.81 | $110.22 |
| 2019-04-15 | 2019-04-17 | 3 days | -0.3% | $108.48 | $108.14 | $108.81 |
| 2019-04-11 | 2019-04-12 | 2 days | -1.0% | $107.51 | $106.46 | $108.48 |
| 2019-04-02 | 2019-04-05 | 4 days | -1.0% | $105.55 | $104.46 | $105.73 |
| 2019-03-22 | 2019-04-01 | 11 days | -2.8% | $104.15 | $101.27 | $105.55 |
| 2019-03-18 | 2019-03-19 | 2 days | -0.5% | $100.73 | $100.27 | $101.54 |
| 2019-03-14 | 2019-03-15 | 2 days | -0.3% | $99.31 | $99.03 | $100.73 |
| 2019-03-04 | 2019-03-13 | 9 days | -3.1% | $98.80 | $95.69 | $99.31 |
| 2019-02-26 | 2019-02-27 | 2 days | -0.1% | $96.70 | $96.59 | $97.86 |
| 2019-02-20 | 2019-02-22 | 3 days | -0.3% | $95.02 | $94.73 | $95.98 |
| 2019-02-13 | 2019-02-14 | 2 days | -0.4% | $94.38 | $94.01 | $94.42 |
| 2019-01-28 | 2019-02-12 | 16 days | -5.9% | $94.28 | $88.76 | $94.38 |
| 2018-09-05 | 2019-01-25 | 143 days | -18.9% | $93.07 | $75.45 | $94.28 |
| 2018-08-30 | 2018-09-04 | 6 days | -0.6% | $92.62 | $92.09 | $93.07 |
| 2018-07-25 | 2018-08-29 | 36 days | -10.1% | $91.41 | $82.14 | $92.62 |
| 2018-07-13 | 2018-07-23 | 11 days | -2.0% | $89.13 | $87.38 | $89.24 |
| 2018-07-10 | 2018-07-11 | 2 days | -0.1% | $86.23 | $86.17 | $86.25 |
| 2018-06-22 | 2018-07-09 | 18 days | -6.2% | $85.97 | $80.67 | $86.23 |
| 2018-01-29 | 2018-06-14 | 136 days | -16.1% | $85.45 | $71.73 | $85.61 |
| 2017-11-27 | 2018-01-05 | 40 days | -9.7% | $78.57 | $70.97 | $78.70 |
| 2016-10-24 | 2017-04-24 | 183 days | -13.2% | $44.15 | $38.34 | $44.27 |
| 2016-03-23 | 2016-10-21 | 213 days | -17.2% | $41.32 | $34.20 | $44.15 |
| 2015-07-21 | 2016-03-21 | 245 days | -24.3% | $40.47 | $30.63 | $41.14 |
| 2015-07-07 | 2015-07-13 | 7 days | -6.0% | $36.71 | $34.50 | $36.78 |
How to read: Each row shows a complete drawdown from peak to recovery. Red rows = most severe drawdowns (worst 20% or 5x+ average), yellow rows = moderate (2x-5x worse than average).
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PayPal Holdings, Inc. (PYPL) is trading at $47.37 as of Jul 14, 2026. It is 84.6% below its high of $308.53. The drawdown has lasted 1,813 days. Severity score: 18.6 (Historic).
PYPL Price History and Drawdown Data
Latest price
$47.37
High-water mark
$308.53
Current drawdown
-84.6%
Days in drawdown
1,813
This PYPL page is built around daily price history, the latest high-water mark, current drawdown depth, drawdown duration, and comparable historical drawdown events. The chart above provides the price-history context, while the sections below explain how the current move compares with prior PayPal Holdings, Inc. drawdowns.
What History Says About PYPL
PayPal Holdings, Inc. has dropped 15%+ from its high 9 times in its tracked history. These events lasted an average of 140 days with an average max drop of -20.7%.
The current drawdown of -84.6% has lasted 1,813 days, which is 12.9x the average duration of comparable events.
| Period | Max Drop | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 2020 to May 2020 | -31.2% | 75 days |
| Feb 2021 to Jul 2021 | -25.8% | 156 days |
| Jul 2015 to Mar 2016 | -24.3% | 245 days |
| Jul 2019 to Feb 2020 | -20.3% | 205 days |
| Sep 2018 to Jan 2019 | -18.9% | 143 days |
| Mar 2016 to Oct 2016 | -17.2% | 213 days |
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