PayPal misses the target -
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PayPal misses the target - CEO is fired and the stock plummets

Both profit and revenue fell below expectations in payment service PayPal's financial statements for 2025. CEO Alex Chriss was fired and its stock fell sharply in futures trading on Wall Street, down 12 percent.

Alex Chriss will be replaced by Enrique Lores from HP. CFO Jamie Miller will step in as interim CEO until Lores is in place.

PayPal's adjusted earnings per share rose to $1.23, from $1.19 in the fourth quarter of 2024. However, analysts had expected a lift to $1.28 per share.

Net revenue rose 4 percent to $8.7 billion in the fourth quarter. That was lower than the average analyst estimate of $8.8 billion, according to Bloomberg.

In the US, PayPal brought in $4.9 billion, which compares to an average forecast of $5.0 billion. Outside the US, revenue was $3.7 billion, compared to an expected $3.8 billion.

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