HillSignal
$PYPLListed company

PayPal Holdings, Inc.

Its government footprint in one place: federal money, influence and market activity, each row linked to its source. Federal figures gathered Oct 25, 2026.

In plain words

It appears on 162 Senate lobbying filings from 2015 to 2026; 17 of the lobbyists on them once held government posts. In the last 12 months insiders sold 8 times ($1.0M) and bought 0 times ($0); 6 of the 6 sales whose filing shows the plan box were planned in advance.

Written by fixed rules from the figures on this page. No opinion, no prediction.

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Federal obligations, 12 months
$0
0.00% of revenue (a guide, not a split)
See the money
Contracts ending in 18 months
0
None in our records
See the list
Lobbying filings
162
17 lobbyists held government posts
See who
Insider trades, 12 months
8 sold · 0 bought
6 of 6 sales planned (10b5-1)
See the trades

Government money
ⓘObligations: money an agency has formally committed to pay under a contract. Not the same as money already paid, and not revenue.

SEC revenue and federal obligations

SEC revenue, 12 months to Mar 31, 2026
$33.7B
10-Q, filed May 5, 2026
Federal contract obligations, same 12 months (Apr 2025 to Mar 2026)
$0
Contract obligations vs revenue
0.00%
A guide, not a revenue split. Subcontracts and classified work are not included: see the note below.
Contracts obligated, federal fiscal yearCompany revenue, its fiscal year ending in that year (10-K)
  • FY2026
    Oct 2025 to Sep 2026
    $0
    $33.2B year to Dec 31, 2025
  • FY2025
    Oct 2024 to Sep 2025
    $0
    $31.8B year to Dec 31, 2024
  • FY2024
    Oct 2023 to Sep 2024
    $0
    $29.8B year to Dec 31, 2023
  • FY2023
    Oct 2022 to Sep 2023
    $0
    Revenue for this year not on file
  • FY2022
    Oct 2021 to Sep 2022
    $0
    Revenue for this year not on file
What these numbers are

Obligated means an agency committed the money to this company in that period (a signed contract action), as reported to USAspending. It is not a payment and not revenue: a contract can be funded for several years at once, and revenue is booked as the work is done. Some years can exceed revenue for that reason.

Prime contracts only, and only what is published. Work the company does as a subcontractor is not in these figures, and classified contracts are not published on USAspending at all. A low share can mean either. Contract values, ceilings and options are never added in.

Which units count: the USAspending recipient that is the company's SEC registrant; units of the company that USAspending's own records place under it (as parent, or in its family tree); and subsidiaries from the company's SEC Exhibit 21 that carry its name. Joint ventures, units now owned by someone else, and records that only share a name are held back. Both lists are below.

Earlier years count the units the company owns today. A unit we checked by hand (its USAspending parent is out of date) counts from the date the company bought it, or, where no filing gives that date, from the first date a filing shows the company owning it. Other units count for every year shown until their purchase dates are loaded.

Revenue bars are the company's own fiscal year from its 10-K, placed in the federal year it ends in; its fiscal year can end in a different month than the government's.

Fiscal year 2022 onward. Federal fiscal years run October to September; the company's own fiscal year may differ.

Units counted (0), held back (1)

    Held back: a matching name we could not tie to this company firmly enough. A miss is better than a wrong link.

    • PAYPAL (an old record with no UEI whose name is not exactly the company's SEC name)

    Contracts ending in the next 18 months

    None in the contracts we hold for this company.

    Amount: obligated to date. From the contracts in HillSignal's records tied to this ticker; the full list of contracts ending across government is on Recompetes.

    Influence

    Revolving door: 17 lobbyists on its filings held government posts

    Every post as the lobbyist listed it on the company's Senate LDA filings, one per line.

    • Morgan Bevinlast filed 2026 · 12 filings
      Sternhell Group
      • Professional Staff Member, US House Committee on Financial Services, Rep. Patrick McHenry
      • Staff Assistant, US House Committee on Financial Services, Rep. Patrick McHenry
      • Financial Services Policy Fellow, Rep. French Hill
    • Charles B. Thomaslast filed 2026 · 12 filings
      Thorn Run Partners
      • Senior Legislative Asst, Legislative Asst, Legislative Aide, Staff Asst
      • Rep. Robert Pittenger
    • Jason M Rosenstocklast filed 2026 · 12 filings
      Thorn Run Partners
      • Legislative Counsel, Rep. Tom Lantos
    • William Campbell King Muellerlast filed 2026 · 11 filings
      Mindset Advocacy, LLC
      • Deputy Assistant Secretary, Banking and Finance
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    • Chris Brownlast filed 2026 · 11 filings
      Mindset Advocacy, LLC
      • Senior Professional Staff, House Financial Services Committee
    • Galen Roehllast filed 2025 · 1 filing
      Paypal, Inc.
      • Legislative Correspondent, Senator Sam Brownback (R-KS)
      • Legislative Assistant, Senate Judiciary Committee
      • Senior Policy Advisor, Senate Judiciary Committee
      • Legislative Director Rep. Connie Mack (R-FL)
      • Professional Staff Senate Commerce Committee
    • Catherine Harneylast filed 2024 · 1 filing
      Eris Group
      • Legislative Assistant, Legislative Director, Chief of Staff, Rep. David Scott
      • Staff Assistant, Constituent Services Representative, Senator Kay Hagan
    • Roland Nelson Litterst Jrlast filed 2023 · 9 filings
      Capitol Chambers Strategies, Fti Government Affairs
      • Special Assistant to President George W. Bush for Legislative Affairs
      • Senior Legislative Assistant to Representative Gary A. Franks
      • Staff Assistant, House Republican Leader Robert H. Michel
    • Andrew Halataeilast filed 2023 · 1 filing
      Paypal, Inc.
      • Legislative Director, Rep. Randy Forbes (R-VA)
    • Charlie Schreiberlast filed 2023 · 1 filing
      Mindset Advocacy, LLC
      • Senior Counsel, House Financial Services Committee
    • David Howard Eatonlast filed 2023 · 1 filing
      Paypal, Inc.
      • Legislative Correspondent, Rep. Joyce Beatty (D-OH)
      • Legislative Aide, Rep. Joyce Beatty (D-OH)
    • Joshua Ackillast filed 2023 · 1 filing
      Franklin Square Group, LLC
      • Associate Director - Sen. Democratic Conference Committee (Sen. Tom Daschle)
    • Kevin Cumminslast filed 2023 · 1 filing
      Franklin Square Group, LLC
      • Sr. Professional Staff - Sen. Commerce, Science & Transportation Committee
      • Sr. Legislative Assistant, Legislative Assistant - Sen. Tom Udall
    • Sarah Beth Jansenlast filed 2023 · 1 filing
      Franklin Square Group, LLC
      • Counsel, Sen. Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs Cmte (Sen. Tom Coburn)
      • General Counsel, Counsel, Judiciary Rep. - Sen. Judiciary Cmte/ Privacy Tech & Law Subcmte (Sen. Tom Coburn)
    • Wesley Mcclellandlast filed 2023 · 1 filing
      Franklin Square Group, LLC
      • Senior Policy Advisor - House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy
      • Senior Policy Advisor - House Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy
      • Senior Policy Advisor - Rep. John Campbell
      • Legislative Assistant - Rep. Bill Thomas
    • Philip Swartzfagerlast filed 2019 · 1 filing
      Paypal, Inc.
      • Legislative Director Congressman Bruce Poliquin
      • Legislative Director/Counsel Rep. Spencer Bachus
      • Legislative Counsel Rep. Spencer Bachus
    • Jefferies Murraylast filed 2015 · 2 filings
      Fti Government Affairs
      • Legislative Director to Congressman Bill Brewster, Chief of Staff to Congressman Bud Cramer

    Foreign agents (FARA)
    ⓘFARA (Foreign Agents Registration Act): people who work in the US for a foreign government, party or company must register and report what they do and what they are paid.

    No FARA ties found in our records, through its lobbying firms or its own name.

    Lobbying

    162 filings, 2015 to 2026. Paid lobbying firms $3.8M. In-house lobbying spend $13.9M.

    Firms: Capitol Chambers Strategies, Eris Group, Franklin Square Group, LLC, Fti Government Affairs, Grayrobinson Pa, I Street Advocates and 4 more

    Issues: Banking, Computer Industry, Consumer Issues/Safety/Products, Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities, Immigration, Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace, Science/Technology, Small Business

    Contacted: House Of Representatives, Senate, Treasury, Dept Of, Commerce, Dept Of (Doc), Small Business Administration (Sba), Internal Revenue Service (Irs), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (Cfpb), Justice, Dept Of (Doj)

    From the company's Senate LDA filings. Firm fees and in-house spend are reported on different filings, so they are shown apart. Lobbying is legal and common; it shows what the company paid to be heard on, not what it got.

    PAC giving

    Paypal Holdings, Inc Pac (Paypal Pac)

    No gifts to tracked candidates found.

    The company's own PAC (linked by the connected organization on its FEC Form 1). Top candidates it gave to, all cycles we hold, from the candidates' own FEC reports; tracked candidates only, so not a complete total.

    Market
    ⓘA 10b5-1 plan is a trading schedule an insider sets up in advance, so sales under it say less about the insider’s view.

    Insider trades

    Bought, last 12 months
    $0
    0 trades
    Sold, last 12 months
    $1.0M
    8 trades
    Sells under a 10b5-1 plan
    100%
    6 of 6 sells whose filing has the plan box; 2 not read yet
    Largest trade
    $256K
    Sold by Keller Frank, Sep 3, 2026
    • Kereere Suzan President, Global MarketsSold $188K · Sep 3, 2026
    • Keller Frank Pres., Checkout Sol. & PayPalSold $256K · Sep 3, 2026
    • Natali Chris SVP, Chief Accounting OfficerSold $30K · Sep 3, 2026
    • Kereere Suzan President, Global MarketsSold $254K · Aug 18, 2026
    • Natali Chris SVP, Chief Accounting OfficerSold $78K · Jul 29, 2026
    • Keller Frank Pres., Checkout Sol. & PayPalSold $43K · Jul 29, 2026

    Open-market buys and sells from SEC Form 4 filings; grants and option exercises left out, and trades whose filed price failed our market check. A 10b5-1 plan is a trading schedule set in advance, so those sells say little about the insider's view. The plan box is on filings from April 2023 on.

    Members of Congress who traded it

    Fund holders with contract wins (13F)
    ⓘ13F: a quarterly SEC filing in which large investment managers list the US stocks they hold, filed up to 45 days after the quarter.

    None found.

    People and connections

    Key people

    • Keller FrankPres., Checkout Sol. & Paypal
    • Kereere SuzanPresident, Global Markets
    • Natali ChrisSVP, Chief Accounting Officer
    • Webster AaronEVP, Global Chief Risk Officer
    • Keller FrankPres., Checkout Sol. & PayPal
    • Miller Jamie SChief Fin & Op Officer
    • Keller FrankPres., Checkout Sol. & PayPal
    • Miller Jamie SChief Fin & Op Officer

    Connections

    Connections to other companies, executives and members of Congress, from disclosed trades, shared officers and public filings, are part of Pro. See Pro

    Activity

    Every record that names this company by ticker, newest first: awards, bills, executive actions, SEC filings, news, private raises and patents.

    Sources and limits

    USAspending (prime contracts only; no subcontracts or classified work; defense contracts can arrive up to 90 days after signing), SEC EDGAR, Senate LDA, FEC, House and Senate disclosures, the Federal Register and the White House. Companies are tied to records by exact name, a verified alias or a subsidiary in the company's own Exhibit 21; a miss is better than a wrong link. A shared date is not proof of cause, and nothing here is investment advice.