Western Union (WU) Cash from Operations (2009 - 2026)
Western Union (WU) posted Cash from Operations of $107.3 million for Q3 2026, down 58.8% from $260.4 million a year earlier but up 2.3% from the prior quarter.
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Western Union (WU) Cash from Operations (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Sep 30, 2026, Cash from Operations at Western Union was $456.6 million, down 15.8% year-over-year; for FY2025, it was $543.7 million, up 33.8% from FY2024.
- Annual Cash from Operations shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of -9.1% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Western Union's Cash from Operations was $406.3 million in FY2024 (-48.1%), $783.1 million in FY2023 (+34.6%), $581.6 million in FY2022 (-44.4%) and $1.05 billion in FY2021 (+19.1%).
- Quarterly Cash from Operations has run from a low of -$33.8 million in Q2 2024 to a high of $359.3 million in Q4 2021 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Cash from Operations increased in three of the last six quarters, with an average decline of 8.9%.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Cash from Operations in the past five years was Q4 2023, with growth of 346.8%; the weakest was Q4 2022, with a decline of 83.5%.
- According to Business Quant data, Cash from Operations for the three prior quarters was $104.9 million (Q2 2026), $109 million (Q1 2026) and $135.4 million (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Cash from Ops. (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Visa | 761.85 Bn | 709.39 Bn | - | 7.39 Bn |
| 2 | Mastercard | 576.33 Bn | 536.42 Bn | - | 5.09 Bn |
| 3 | Wise | 11.36 Bn | 11.36 Bn | - | 7.55 Bn |
| 4 | Remitly Global | 4.75 Bn | 2.21 Bn | 319.61 Mn | 93.01 Mn |
| 5 | Western Union | 2.15 Bn | -2.01 Bn | 343.00 Mn | 107.30 Mn |
| 6 | International Money Express | 221.76 Mn | -398.39 Mn | - | 112.72 Mn |
| 7 | Currenc | 116.19 Mn | -135.10 Mn | 3.70 Mn | 20.27 Mn |
| 8 | Sentage Holdings | 4.40 Mn | 324,699.40 | - | - |
| 9 | American Express | 216.03 Bn | 15.51 Bn | - | 5.38 Bn |
| 10 | Capital One Financial | 123.02 Bn | 123.02 Bn | - | 5.71 Bn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 107.30 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 104.90 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 109.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 135.40 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 260.40 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -300,000.00 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 148.20 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 134.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 212.10 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -33.80 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 94.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 264.50 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 254.60 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 126.70 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 137.30 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 59.20 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 215.60 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 106.80 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 200.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 359.30 Mn |
API Access
Western Union Cash from Operations API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=cash-from-operations&ticker=WU&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "cash-from-operations", "ticker": "WU", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=cash-from-operations&ticker=WU&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();