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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) Return on assets
The Western Union Company's return on assets over the twelve months to 30 September 2026 was 4.21%, down 1.8 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (5.99%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from −5.97% (fiscal 2017) to 11.9% (fiscal 2019); the current reading is higher than 27% of that period. That is above the Credit Services industry median of 1.94% and above the Financial sector median of 1.15%.
Return on assets, annual
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Annual newest first
| Period | Return on assets | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 5.99% | (5.29) |
| FY2024 | 11.3% | 3.78 |
| FY2023 | 7.50% | (3.02) |
| FY2022 | 10.5% | 1.72 |
| FY2021 | 8.80% | 0.65 |
| FY2020 | 8.15% | (3.77) |
| FY2019 | 11.9% | 2.57 |
| FY2018 | 9.35% | 15.32 |
| FY2017 | −5.97% | (8.65) |
| FY2016 | 2.68% | (5.98) |
Against its own ten years
Return on assets against peers
| Company | Return on assets |
|---|---|
| EZPW EZCORP, Inc. compare | 7.82% |
| JCAP Jefferson Capital, Inc. compare | 7.64% |
| ECPG Encore Capital Group Inc compare | 6.41% |
| WU The Western Union Company | 4.21% |
| ATLC Atlanticus Holdings Corporation compare | 2.89% |
| BFH Bread Financial Holdings, Inc. compare | 2.34% |
| UPST Upstart Holdings, Inc. compare | 1.89% |
| SLM SLM Corporation compare | 1.86% |
| AGM Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation compare | 0.55% |
| Credit Services industry median | 1.94% |
| Financial sector median | 1.15% |
| Market median | 0.00% |
What Return on assets is
ROA tells an investor how much profit a company earns for shareholders from the assets it uses to run its business.
Annual: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Assets; TTM: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Assets (latest quarter)
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