PayPal leaves the door open to a higher takeover offer following earnings beat | TechCrunch

Last day to exhibit your breakthrough to 10,000+ tech leaders at Disrupt is on Oct 2. Book Exhibit Table Now. Disrupt doors open Oct. 13. Get your pass and bring someone with you at 50% off. REGISTER NOW. PayPal is seemingly still open to Stripe’s $53.4 billion takeover bid, just not at the price the latter had offered. On the company’s Q2 2026 earnings call on Tuesday, PayPal CEO Enrique Lores didn’t fully shut down the idea of a deal, saying the company would consider a path that created “superior value” for its shareholders. While that’s not the same as saying, “PayPal’s not for sale,” it still suggests the company doesn’t believe Stripe and Advent International’s current offer of $60.50 per share values it correctly, especially after the company reported better-than-expected profit and revenue, and said it had made progress on its turnaround strategy. An analysis from financial services firm Cantor valued PayPal at closer to $70 per share. The company’s shares are currently trading at around $58. PayPal reported adjusted profit of $1.38 per share, beating expectations of $1.28 per share. Revenue was up 5% year-over-year to $8.68 billion, above estimates of $8.47 billion. And ad