Growth Metrics

Western Union (WU) EBITDA Margin (2016 - 2026)

Western Union has reported EBITDA Margin over the past 18 years, most recently at 12.97% for Q1 2026.

  • For Q1 2026, EBITDA Margin fell 507.0% year-over-year to 12.97%; the TTM value through Mar 2026 reached 18.72%, up 138.0%, while the annual FY2025 figure was 19.52%, 228.0% up from the prior year.
  • EBITDA Margin for Q1 2026 was 12.97% at Western Union, down from 22.13% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, EBITDA Margin peaked at 23.19% in Q2 2022 and troughed at 12.97% in Q1 2026.
  • A 5-year average of 19.1% and a median of 19.59% in 2025 define the central range for EBITDA Margin.
  • Biggest five-year swings in EBITDA Margin: plummeted -834bps in 2022 and later skyrocketed 530bps in 2025.
  • Year by year, EBITDA Margin stood at 17.42% in 2022, then dropped by -10bps to 15.68% in 2023, then grew by 7bps to 16.83% in 2024, then skyrocketed by 31bps to 22.13% in 2025, then plummeted by -41bps to 12.97% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows EBITDA Margin for WU at 12.97% in Q1 2026, 22.13% in Q4 2025, and 20.49% in Q3 2025.