Growth Metrics

Western Union (WU) Cost of Revenue (2016 - 2025)

Western Union (WU) has 17 years of Cost of Revenue data on record, last reported at $645.4 million in Q4 2025.

  • For Q4 2025, Cost of Revenue fell 2.46% year-over-year to $645.4 million; the TTM value through Dec 2025 reached $2.6 billion, down 2.67%, while the annual FY2025 figure was $2.6 billion, 2.67% down from the prior year.
  • Cost of Revenue reached $645.4 million in Q4 2025 per WU's latest filing, roughly flat from $643.2 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Cost of Revenue topped out at $755.0 million in Q2 2021 and bottomed at $619.2 million in Q1 2025.
  • Average Cost of Revenue over 5 years is $668.3 million, with a median of $655.6 million recorded in 2022.
  • Peak YoY movement for Cost of Revenue: increased 14.01% in 2021, then decreased 13.51% in 2022.
  • A 5-year view of Cost of Revenue shows it stood at $715.3 million in 2021, then dropped by 4.8% to $681.0 million in 2022, then decreased by 3.66% to $656.1 million in 2023, then grew by 0.85% to $661.7 million in 2024, then fell by 2.46% to $645.4 million in 2025.
  • Per Business Quant database, its latest 3 readings for Cost of Revenue were $645.4 million in Q4 2025, $643.2 million in Q3 2025, and $642.8 million in Q2 2025.