Western Union WU
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At close: Sep 18, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

Western Union (WU) EBT Margin (2009 - 2026)

Western Union (WU) posted EBT Margin of 9.42% for Q2 2026, up 2.7% on a QoQ basis from 9.17% in Q1 2026, and down 615.0% year-over-year from 1.83% in Q2 2025.

Analysis

Western Union (WU) EBT Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Western Union has reported EBT Margin for 18 years, with the latest figure at 9.42% in Q2 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, EBT Margin fell 615.0% year-over-year to 9.42% in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was 15.83%, a 40.0% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 18.77%, up 228.0% from the prior year.
  • EBT Margin was 9.42% for Q2 2026 at Western Union, up from 9.17% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for EBT Margin was 31.34% in Q1 2022, with the low at 9.17% in Q1 2026.
  • Average EBT Margin over 5 years is 17.85%, with a median of 17.48% recorded in 2023.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: EBT Margin jumped 1457 bps in 2022, then sank 1388 bps in 2023.
  • Over 5 years, EBT Margin stood at 19.83% in 2022, then slipped by 12 bps to 17.5% in 2023, then grew by 21 bps to 21.11% in 2024, then jumped by 34 bps to 28.34% in 2025, then tumbled by 67 bps to 9.42% in 2026.
  • The last three EBT Margin figures came in at 9.42% (Q2 2026), 9.17% (Q1 2026), and 28.34% (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) EBT Margin (Qtr)
1 Wise 14.14 Bn 14.14 Bn - -
2 Remitly Global 4.64 Bn 3.97 Bn 333.98 Mn 13.06%
3 Western Union 1.92 Bn 1.00 Bn 336.50 Mn 9.42%
4 International Money Express 364.55 Mn 213.91 Mn - 4.90%
5 Currenc 196.10 Mn 141.78 Mn 3.70 Mn -140.05%
6 Sentage Holdings 4.77 Mn 4.77 Mn - -
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 9.42%
Mar 31, 2026 9.17%
Dec 31, 2025 28.34%
Sep 30, 2025 16.23%
Jun 30, 2025 15.56%
Mar 31, 2025 14.98%
Dec 31, 2024 21.11%
Sep 30, 2024 13.10%
Jun 30, 2024 15.49%
Mar 31, 2024 16.20%
Dec 31, 2023 17.50%
Sep 30, 2023 18.61%
Jun 30, 2023 18.50%
Mar 31, 2023 17.46%
Dec 31, 2022 19.83%
Sep 30, 2022 17.78%
Jun 30, 2022 20.75%
Mar 31, 2022 31.34%
Dec 31, 2021 18.74%
Sep 30, 2021 22.66%