GAAP EPS of $0.44, an increase of 29%; non-GAAP EPS of $0.58, an increase of 28%

Announces $10 billion stock repurchase authorization

SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Global technology platform and digital payments leader PayPal Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: PYPL) today announced second quarter results for the period ended June 30, 2018.

Financial highlights for second quarter 2018

• Revenue growth of 23% to $3.86 billion, or 22% on a foreign currency-neutral (FX-neutral or FXN) basis
• GAAP operating margin of 14.8%, with non-GAAP operating margin of 21.3%
• GAAP EPS of $0.44, an increase of 29%, with non-GAAP EPS of $0.58, an increase of 28%
• Repurchased 6.1 million shares of common stock, returning approximately $500 million to stockholders

Operating highlights for second quarter 2018

• 7.7 million active accounts added, with net new active accounts up 18%
• 2.3 billion payment transactions, up 28%
• $139 billion in total payment volume (TPV), up 29%, or 27% on an FX-neutral basis
• 35.7 payment transactions per active account on a trailing twelve months basis, up 9%

"Our customer choice initiatives, partnership strategy and continued focus on being a customer champion are contributing to our sustained strong performance. We are pleased to have announced four acquisitions in the second quarter that advance our merchant value proposition and geographic reach. Our strategic decision to become an open platform committed to partnerships has increased the value that PayPal can offer our customers, both consumers and merchants," said Dan Schulman, President and CEO of PayPal.

PayPal's expanding value proposition

PayPal processed $139 billion in TPV in the second quarter, representing growth of 29%, or 27% on an FX-neutral basis. Merchant Services TPV grew 30% on an FX-neutral basis, and represented 88% of overall TPV for the quarter versus approximately 86% a year ago. eBay Marketplaces volume grew 6% on an FX-neutral basis.

Person-to-Person (P2P) volume grew 50% to more than $33 billion, and represented approximately 24% of TPV in the second quarter. Venmo, the company's social payments platform, processed more than $46 billion of TPV over the past twelve months. In the second quarter, Venmo processed more than $14 billion of TPV, growing 78% over the same period last year.

Driven by strong mobile engagement on its platform, PayPal processed approximately $54 billion in mobile payment volume in the second quarter, representing approximately 49% growth year over year. In the quarter, mobile payment volume represented 39% of overall TPV.

PayPal announced four strategic acquisitions in the second quarter 2018

During the second quarter PayPal announced the acquisitions of iZettle, Hyperwallet, Simility and Jetlore:

• In May 2018, PayPal announced the acquisition of iZettle for approximately $2.2 billion in cash. With the acquisition of iZettle, PayPal plans to expand its in-store presence. The acquisition is expected to close in the third quarter of 2018, and is subject to customary closing conditions, including regulatory approval.
• In June 2018, PayPal announced the acquisition of Hyperwallet for approximately $400 million in cash. With the acquisition of Hyperwallet, PayPal plans to enhance its payout capabilities, improving its ability to provide an integrated suite of payment solutions to ecommerce platforms and marketplaces around the world. The acquisition is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2018, and is subject to customary closing conditions, including regulatory approvals.
• In June 2018, PayPal announced the acquisition of Simility for approximately $120 million in cash. This transaction closed in July 2018. PayPal acquired Simility to enhance its ability to deliver fraud prevention and risk management solutions to merchants globally.
• In May 2018, PayPal announced and closed the acquisition of Jetlore for approximately $16 million in cash. Jetlore is an AI-powered prediction platform used by some of the world's top retailers. PayPal acquired Jetlore to enhance and accelerate PayPal Marketing Solutions, adding new capabilities that continue to expand PayPal's value proposition for merchants beyond the online checkout experience.

PayPal and Synchrony complete U.S. consumer credit receivables sale

PayPal also announced the closing of its consumer credit receivables transaction with Synchrony in July 2018. Under the terms of the transaction, and related transactions with unaffiliated third parties, Synchrony acquired $7.6 billion in receivables, including PayPal's U.S. consumer credit receivables portfolio, which totaled $6.8 billion at the time of closing, and approximately $0.8 billion in participation interests in receivables held by unaffiliated third parties. PayPal received approximately $6.9 billion in total consideration at closing. The expanded agreement with Synchrony Bank for both the U.S.PayPal Credit online consumer financing program and the U.S.PayPal-branded consumer credit card program allows PayPal to collaborate with an industry leader to enrich and expand PayPal's consumer credit offerings.

$10 billion stock repurchase authorization

PayPal announced today that its board of directors has authorized a new stock repurchase program, under which the company may repurchase up to $10 billion in outstanding common stock. This program will become effective after completion of the company's previously announced $5 billion stock repurchase program, of which $2.7 billion remained available as of June 30, 2018.

Cash, Cash Equivalents and Investments - PayPal's cash, cash equivalents and investments totaled $6.3 billion as of June 30, 2018.

Short-Term Borrowings - PayPal's notes payable totaled $2.0 billion as of June 30, 2018.

⁽¹⁾ All metrics are presented consistent with the updated definitions in the Form 8-K filed on April 10, 2018.

⁽²⁾ Cash flow from operations and free cash flow in the second quarter of 2018 reflect the impact of held for sale accounting. Adjusting for the impact of held for sale accounting of $907 million on the U.S. consumer credit portfolio, free cash flow in the quarter would have been $737 million. In addition, cash flow from operations and free cash flow in the second quarter of 2018 reflect the impact of the first annual cash tax payment of $125 million relating to the transition tax under the U.S. Tax Cut and Jobs Act of 2017.

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2018 Financial Guidance

Full year 2018 revenue and earnings guidance

• PayPal raises revenue and non-GAAP EPS guidance for full year 2018.
• PayPal expects revenue to grow 17 - 19% at current spot rates and 16 - 18% on an FX-neutral basis, to a range of $15.30 - $15.50 billion. As previously disclosed, full year 2018 revenue guidance includes an expected impact related to the sale of U.S. consumer credit receivables to Synchrony Financial of approximately 3.5 percentage points for full year 2018.
• PayPal expects GAAP earnings per diluted share in the range of $1.44 - $1.51 and non-GAAP earnings per diluted share in the range of $2.32 - $2.35.
• Estimated non-GAAP amounts above for the twelve months ending December 31, 2018, reflect adjustments of approximately $1.37 - $1.47 billion, primarily representing estimated stock-based compensation expense and related payroll taxes in the range of $885 - $915 million.
• Estimated GAAP and non-GAAP results include the expected impact of completed acquisitions and acquisitions that have been announced and are expected to close before the end of 2018.

Third quarter 2018 revenue and earnings guidance

• PayPal expects revenue to grow 12% - 13% at current spot rates and 12% - 13% on an FX-neutral basis, to a range of $3.62 - $3.67 billion.
• PayPal expects GAAP earnings per diluted share in the range of $0.31 - $0.34 and non-GAAP earnings per diluted share in the range of $0.53 - $0.55.
• Estimated non-GAAP amounts above for the three months ending September 30, 2018, reflect adjustments of approximately $320 - $360 million, primarily representing estimated stock-based compensation expense and related payroll taxes in the range of $210 - $220 million.
• Estimated GAAP and non-GAAP results include the expected impact of completed acquisitions and acquisitions that have been announced and are expected to close before the end of the third quarter of 2018.

Please see "Non-GAAP Financial Measures" and "Non-GAAP Measures of Financial Performance" for important additional information.

Quarterly conference call and webcast

PayPal Holdings, Inc. will host a conference call to discuss second quarter 2018 results at 3:00 p.m. Pacific Time today. A live webcast of the conference call, together with a slide presentation that includes supplemental financial information and reconciliations of certain non-GAAP measures to their most directly comparable GAAP measures, can be accessed through the company's Investor Relations website at https://investor.paypal-corp.com. In addition, an archive of the webcast will be accessible for 90 days through the same link.

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About PayPal

Fueled by a fundamental belief that having access to financial services creates opportunity, PayPal Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: PYPL) is committed to democratizing financial services and empowering people and businesses to join and thrive in the global economy. Our open digital payments platform gives PayPal's 244 million active account holders the confidence to connect and transact in new and powerful ways, whether they are online, on a mobile device, in an app, or in person. Through a combination of technological innovation and strategic partnerships, PayPal creates better ways to manage and move money, and offers choice and flexibility when sending payments, paying or getting paid. Available in more than 200 markets around the world, the PayPal platform, including Braintree, Venmo and Xoom, enables consumers and merchants to receive money in more than 100 currencies, withdraw funds in 56 currencies and hold balances in their PayPal accounts in 25 currencies. For more information on PayPal, visit https://www.paypal.com/about. For PayPal Holdings, Inc. financial information, visit https://investor.paypal-corp.com.

Presentation

All growth rates represent year-over-year comparisons, except as otherwise noted. FX-neutral results are calculated by translating the current period local currency results by the prior period exchange rate. FX-neutral growth rates are calculated by comparing the current period FX-neutral results with the prior period results, excluding the impact from hedging activities. All amounts in tables are presented in U.S. dollars, rounded to the nearest millions, except as otherwise noted. As a result, certain amounts and rates may not sum or recalculate using the rounded dollar amounts provided.

As previously disclosed, we have updated our definitions of Active Accounts and Total Payment Volume (TPV) to capture the diversification of PayPal's products and services through strategic partnerships, new products and acquisitions. Prior period metric results for Active Accounts, TPV, Number of Payment Transactions, and Payment Transactions Per Active Account have been revised to reflect the updated definitions of the metrics. For additional details, please see PayPal's Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 10, 2018.

Non-GAAP financial measures

This press release includes financial measures defined as "non-GAAP financial measures" by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) including: non-GAAP net income, non-GAAP earnings per diluted share, non-GAAP operating income, non-GAAP operating margin, non-GAAP effective tax rate, free cash flow and adjusted free cash flow. For an explanation of the foregoing non-GAAP measures, please see "Non-GAAP Measures of Financial Performance" included in this press release. These measures may be different from non-GAAP financial measures used by other companies. The presentation of this financial information, which is not prepared under any comprehensive set of accounting rules or principles, is not intended to be considered in isolation of, or as a substitute for, the financial information prepared and presented in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). For a reconciliation of these non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable GAAP measures, see "Non-GAAP Measures of Financial Performance," "Reconciliation of GAAP Operating Margin to Non-GAAP Operating Margin," "Reconciliation of GAAP Net Income to Non-GAAP Net Income, GAAP Diluted EPS to Non-GAAP Diluted EPS and GAAP Effective Tax Rate to Non-GAAP Effective Tax Rate," and "Reconciliation of Operating Cash Flow to Free Cash Flow and Adjusted Free Cash Flow."

Forward-looking statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements relating to, among other things, the future results of operations, financial condition, expectations and plans of PayPal Holdings, Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries that reflect PayPal's current projections and forecasts. Forward-looking statements can be identified by words such as "may," "will," "would," "should," "could," "expect," "anticipate," "believe," "estimate," "intend," "plan," "project," "forecast" and other similar expressions. Forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding projected financial results for the third quarter and full year 2018, impact and timing of acquisitions, and projected future growth of PayPal's businesses. Forward-looking statements are based upon various estimates and assumptions, as well as information known to PayPal as of the date of this press release, and are inherently subject to numerous risks and uncertainties. Accordingly, actual results could differ materially from those predicted or implied by forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause or contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to: changes in political, business, economic, market and trade conditions, including any regional or general economic downturn or crisis and any conditions that affect payments or e-commerce growth; fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates; the competitive, regulatory, payment card association-related and other risks specific to the PayPal, PayPal Credit, Braintree, Venmo, Xoom and other products, especially as PayPal continues to expand geographically and introduce new products and as new laws and regulations related to payments and financial services come into effect; the impact of PayPal's customer choice initiatives, including on its funding mix and transaction expense; PayPal's ability to successfully compete in an increasingly competitive environment for its businesses, products and services, including competition for consumers and merchants and the increasing importance of mobile payments and mobile commerce; the outcome of legal and regulatory proceedings and PayPal's need and ability to manage regulatory, tax and litigation risks as its products and services are offered in more jurisdictions and applicable laws become more restrictive; changes to PayPal's capital allocation or management of operating cash; uncertainty surrounding the implementation and impact of the United Kingdom's formal notification of its intent to withdraw from the European Union; cyberattacks and security vulnerabilities in PayPal products and services that could disrupt business, reduce revenue, increase costs, harm us competitively, or lead to liability; the effect of management changes and business initiatives; any changes PayPal may make to its product offerings; the effect of any natural disasters or other business interruptions on PayPal or PayPal's customers; PayPal's ability to timely upgrade and develop its technology systems, infrastructure and customer service capabilities at reasonable cost; PayPal's ability to maintain the stability, security and performance of its Payment Platform while adding new products and features in a timely fashion; the risk that we may not realize the expected benefits of the sale of U.S. consumer credit receivables to Synchrony Financial; risks that planned acquisitions will not be completed on contemplated terms, or at all, and that any businesses PayPal may acquire will not perform in accordance with its expectations; and PayPal's ability to profitably integrate, manage and grow businesses that have been acquired or may be acquired in the future. The forward-looking statements in this release do not include the potential impact of any acquisitions or divestitures that may be announced and/or completed after the date hereof.

More information about factors that could adversely affect PayPal's results of operations, financial condition and prospects or that could cause actual results to differ from those expressed or implied in forward-looking statements is included under the captions "Risk Factors" and "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" in PayPal's most recent annual report on Form 10-K and its subsequent quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, copies of which may be obtained by visiting PayPal's Investor Relations website at https://investor.paypal-corp.com or the SEC's website at www.sec.gov. All information in this release speaks as of July 25, 2018. For the reasons discussed above, you should not place undue reliance on the forward-looking statements in this press release. PayPal assumes no obligation to update such forward-looking statements.

PayPal Holdings, Inc.
Unaudited Summary of Consolidated Net Revenues

We earn revenue from the following types of transactions:

• Transaction revenues: Net transaction fees charged to consumers and merchants on a transaction basis primarily based on the volume of activity, or Total Payment Volume ("TPV"), processed through our Payments Platform, including our PayPal, PayPal Credit, Venmo, Braintree and Xoom products.
• Other value added services: Net revenues derived principally from interest and fees earned on our loans and interest receivable, net and held for sale portfolio, subscription fees, gateway fees, gains on sale of participation interests in certain consumer loans receivable and working capital loans and advances, revenue share we earn through partnerships, interest earned on certain PayPal customer account balances, and fees earned through other services that we provide to consumers and merchants.

PayPal Holdings, Inc.
Non-GAAP Measures of Financial Performance

To supplement the company's condensed consolidated financial statements presented in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, or GAAP, the company uses non-GAAP measures of certain components of financial performance. These non-GAAP measures include non-GAAP net income, non-GAAP net income per diluted share, non-GAAP operating income, non-GAAP operating margin, non-GAAP effective tax rate, free cash flow and adjusted free cash flow.

These non-GAAP measures are not in accordance with, or an alternative to, measures prepared in accordance with GAAP and may be different from non-GAAP measures used by other companies. In addition, these non-GAAP measures are not based on any comprehensive set of accounting rules or principles. Non-GAAP measures have limitations in that they do not reflect all of the amounts associated with the company's results of operations as determined in accordance with GAAP. These measures should only be used to evaluate the company's results of operations in conjunction with the corresponding GAAP measures.

Reconciliation to the most directly comparable GAAP measure of all non-GAAP measures included in this press release can be found in the tables included in this press release.

These non-GAAP measures are provided to enhance investors' overall understanding of the company's current financial performance and its prospects for the future. Specifically, the company believes the non-GAAP measures provide useful information to both management and investors by excluding certain expenses, gains and losses, as the case may be, that may not be indicative of its core operating results and business outlook. In addition, because the company has historically reported certain non-GAAP results to investors, the company believes that the inclusion of non-GAAP measures provides consistency in the company's financial reporting.

For its internal budgeting process, and as discussed further below, the company's management uses financial measures that do not include stock-based compensation expense, employer payroll taxes on stock-based compensation, amortization or impairment of acquired intangible assets, impairment of goodwill, restructuring-related charges, other certain gains, losses, benefits or charges that are not indicative of the company's core operating results and the income taxes associated with the foregoing. In addition to the corresponding GAAP measures, the company's management also uses the foregoing non-GAAP measures in reviewing the financial results of the company.

The company excludes the following items from non-GAAP net income, non-GAAP net income per diluted share, non-GAAP operating income, non-GAAP operating margin and non-GAAP effective tax rate:

Stock-based compensation expense and related employer payroll taxes. This consists of expenses for equity awards under our equity incentive plans. We exclude stock-based compensation expense from our non-GAAP measures primarily because they are non-cash expenses. The related employer payroll taxes are dependent on our stock price and the timing and size of exercises and vesting of equity awards, over which management has limited to no control, and as such management does not believe it correlates to the operation of our business.

Amortization or impairment of acquired intangible assets, impairment of goodwill, and transaction expenses from the acquisition or disposal of a business. We incur amortization or impairment of acquired intangible assets and goodwill in connection with acquisitions and may incur significant gains or losses or transactional expenses from the acquisition or disposal of a business and therefore exclude these amounts from our non-GAAP measures. We exclude these items because management does not believe they are reflective of our ongoing operating results.

Restructuring. These consist of expenses for employee severance and other exit and disposal costs. The company excludes significant restructuring charges primarily because management does not believe they are reflective of ongoing operating results.

Certain other significant gains, losses, benefits, or charges that are not indicative of the company's core operating results. These are significant gains, losses, benefits, or charges during a period that are the result of isolated events or transactions which have not occurred frequently in the past and are not expected to occur regularly in the future. The company excludes these amounts from its non-GAAP results because management does not believe they are indicative of its current or ongoing operating results.

Tax effect of non-GAAP adjustments. This adjustment is made to present stock-based compensation and the other amounts described above on an after-tax basis consistent with the presentation of non-GAAP net income.

The company also uses free cash flow, a non-GAAP measure. Free cash flow represents operating cash flows less purchases of property and equipment. The company considers free cash flow to be a liquidity measure that provides useful information to management and investors about the amount of cash generated by the business after the purchases of property, buildings, and equipment, which can then be used to, among other things, invest in the company's business, make strategic acquisitions, and repurchase stock. A limitation of the utility of free cash flow as a measure of financial performance is that it does not represent the total increase or decrease in the company's cash balance for the period.

In addition to the non-GAAP measures discussed above, the company also analyzes certain measures, including net revenues and operating expenses, on an FX-neutral basis to better measure the comparability of operating results between periods. The company believes that changes in foreign currency exchange rates are not indicative of the company's operations and evaluating growth in net revenues and operating expenses on an FX-neutral basis provides an additional meaningful and comparable assessment of these measures to both management and investors. FX-neutral results are calculated by translating the current period's local currency results with the prior period's exchange rate. FX-neutral growth rates are calculated by comparing the current period's FX-neutral results by the prior period's results, excluding the impact from hedging activities.

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