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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 equity
The Western Union Company's return on equity over the twelve months to 30 September 2026 was 36.8%, down 15.1 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (51.9%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from −606.0% (fiscal 2019) to 1,012.0% (fiscal 2020); the current reading is higher than 45% of that period. That is above the Credit Services industry median of 9.05% and above the Financial sector median of 9.01%.
Return on equity, annual
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Annual newest first
| Period | Return on equity | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 51.9% | (77.18) |
| FY2024 | 129.0% | (1.81) |
| FY2023 | 130.9% | (87.68) |
| FY2022 | 218.5% | (78.70) |
| FY2021 | 297.2% | (714.73) |
| FY2020 | 1,012.0% | 1,617.91 |
| FY2019 | −606.0% | (393.29) |
| FY2018 | −212.7% | 58.57 |
| FY2017 | −271.2% | (293.18) |
| FY2016 | 22.0% | (39.99) |
Against its own ten years
Return on equity against peers
| Company | Return on equity |
|---|---|
| WU The Western Union Company | 36.8% |
| ECPG Encore Capital Group Inc compare | 34.6% |
| JCAP Jefferson Capital, Inc. compare | 33.2% |
| ATLC Atlanticus Holdings Corporation compare | 30.9% |
| SLM SLM Corporation compare | 27.0% |
| AGM Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation compare | 16.8% |
| BFH Bread Financial Holdings, Inc. compare | 15.6% |
| EZPW EZCORP, Inc. compare | 14.7% |
| UPST Upstart Holdings, Inc. compare | 7.20% |
| Credit Services industry median | 9.05% |
| Financial sector median | 9.01% |
| Market median | 0.51% |
What Return on equity is
ROE shows how much profit a company earns for its shareholders on the equity they have in the business.
Annual: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity; TTM: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity (latest quarter)
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