The Western Union Company
The Western Union Company’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended December 2025) was $4.1 billion, down 3.78% from fiscal 2024.
- Revenue
- −2.26%
- EPS
- −41.9%
- Free cash flow
- −69.4%
- Total debt
- +11.4%
Quarter to September 2026, against a year earlier
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The Western Union Company (WU) Operating margin
The Western Union Company's operating margin over the twelve months to 30 September 2026 was 14.2%, down 4.5 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (18.7%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 8.61% (fiscal 2017) to 22.2% (fiscal 2021); the current reading is higher than 45% of that period. That is above the Credit Services industry median of 0.34% and above the Financial sector median of 0.00%.
Operating margin, annual
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Annual newest first
| Period | Operating margin | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 18.7% | 1.46 |
| FY2024 | 17.2% | (1.52) |
| FY2023 | 18.8% | (1.01) |
| FY2022 | 19.8% | (2.38) |
| FY2021 | 22.2% | 2.14 |
| FY2020 | 20.0% | 2.36 |
| FY2019 | 17.7% | (2.42) |
| FY2018 | 20.1% | 11.46 |
| FY2017 | 8.61% | (0.37) |
| FY2016 | 8.98% | (11.25) |
Quarterly newest first
| Period | Operating margin | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | 13.0% | (0.08) |
| Jun 2026 | 13.0% | 0.52 |
| Mar 2026 | 12.5% | (5.86) |
| Dec 2025 | 18.4% | (1.17) |
| 43 more quarters | Free account |
Against its own ten years
Operating margin against peers
| Company | Operating margin |
|---|---|
| BFH Bread Financial Holdings, Inc. compare | 76.5% |
| JCAP Jefferson Capital, Inc. compare | 45.8% |
| WU The Western Union Company | 14.2% |
| EZPW EZCORP, Inc. compare | 13.9% |
| UPST Upstart Holdings, Inc. compare | 3.24% |
| AGM Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation compare | 0.00% |
| SLM SLM Corporation compare | 0.00% |
| ECPG Encore Capital Group Inc compare | 0.00% |
| ATLC Atlanticus Holdings Corporation compare | 0.00% |
| Credit Services industry median | 0.34% |
| Financial sector median | 0.00% |
| Market median | 0.00% |
What Operating margin is
EBIT Margin tells an investor how much operating profit, before interest and taxes, a company keeps from each unit of revenue.
EBIT ÷ Revenue
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