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PayPay

Connects Japanese mobile payments with cards, banking, lending, and securities investing.

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PayPay CorporationPAYPInformation Technology

Combines barcode and QR payments with cards, banking, lending, and securities investing through a mobile platform centered on Japan. Operates across payment and financial-service activities, while execution depends on integrating subsidiaries and securely handling customer and transaction data.

Combines a Japanese code-payment app with credit cards, banking, lending, and securities investing in one mobile experience. Consumers use barcode and QR payments, while merchants access cashless acceptance and related services.

Built through the integration of PayPay Card, PayPay Bank, and PayPay Securities, the group connects everyday payments with broader financial products. Its app-centered model draws on the customer reach and operating capabilities of the SoftBank and Yahoo Japan ecosystem.

Operations are concentrated in Japan, where the platform was launched in 2018. Execution depends on integrating financial subsidiaries and maintaining secure, reliable handling of payments and customer data. SoftBank- and LY-linked shareholders retained concentrated ownership after the Nasdaq ADS listing.

Company facts

CEOIchiro Nakayama
ListedMar 12, 2026
ExchangeNASDAQ
HeadquartersTokyo, Japan
CountryJapan
Employees5,088
CIK0002080845
ISINUS70450C1018

Key statistics

Market cap$10.35B
EPS (ttm)$0.4860
P/E (ttm)31.44
ROE36.2%
P/B4.01
P/S4.18
Dividend yield
Beta

Year to date −15.8% · Average volume (30d) 814.8K

Analysts

Price target, next 12 months$23.00+50.5%Median of 4 analysts · vs the Aug 28 close
ConsensusBuy3 of 4 analysts rate it buy or better

Ratings

Target range

Latest analyst notes

DateFirmActionPrior ratingRatingTarget
Aug 25, 2026Wolfe ResearchReiterateOutperform$21
Aug 4, 2026Mizuho SecuritiesTarget$23
Jul 23, 2026Morgan StanleyUpgradeEqual WeightOverweight$23

Earnings

EPS

Estimate$0.15
Reported$0.17+13.3%

Revenue

Estimate$688.5M
Reported$689.5M+0.1%

History

Report dateEPS estEPSSurpriseRevenue estRevenueSurpriseNext session
Jul 31, 2026Q1 FY26$0.15$0.17+13.3%$688.5M$689.5M+0.1%−5.97%
Jun 3, 2026Q4 FY25$0.14$0.13−7.7%$694.0M$653.9M−5.8%−7.68%
May 6, 2026Q4 FY25$0.10$0.13+30.0%$694.0M−9.78%
Feb 13, 2026Q3 FY25$0.18$638.2M
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Financial highlights

8 quartersQ4 FY24Q1 FY25Q2 FY25Q3 FY25Q4 FY25Q1 FY26
Revenue$480.2M$513.9M$562.1M$603.9M$650.1M$656.7M
Gross profit$412.3M$446.5M$493.7M$534.7M$343.1M$583.2M
Operating income$45.8M$91.3M$128.0M$156.8M$121.4M$184.9M
Net income$60.5M$65.7M$453.5M$115.1M$86.0M$115.1M
Diluted EPS$0.00$0.10$0.00$0.19$0.13$0.17
Gross margin85.9%86.9%87.8%88.5%52.8%88.8%
Operating margin9.5%17.8%22.8%26.0%18.7%28.2%

Fiscal years (4-quarter sums)FY25 $2.33B

Revenue by product · FY25

Other Revenue$192.6M · 56%
Financial Services$154.4M · 44%

Balance sheet, Jun 30, 2026Cash & short-term investments $3.06B · Total debt $4.79B · Total assets $34.32B · Shareholders' equity $2.58B

Dividends

No dividends on record.

Ownership

Institutions 4.00%27.07M sharesInsiders 0.01%97.0K sharesOther 95.99%649.98M shares

Shares outstanding 677.14M · Float 53.10M · 7.8% free float

Top shareholders13F · 13D/G · Form 4

HolderShares% outstandingFormFiled
BlackRock, Inc.3.80M0.56%13FMay 13, 2026
Alphabet Inc.3.13M0.46%13FMay 8, 2026
Millennium Management LLC3.08M0.45%13FMay 15, 2026
UBS Group AG2.63M0.39%13FMay 5, 2026
Holocene Advisors, LP1.78M0.26%13FMay 15, 2026

Insider tradesForm 4

No open-market trades in the last 12 months.

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Peers

Not reported.