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

Western Union (WU) recorded quarterly Gross Margin of 30.97% in Q1 2026, up 35.12% quarter-over-quarter from 22.92% in Q4 2025, and down 608.0% on a YoY basis from 6.1% in Q1 2025.

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

Western Union's Gross Margin history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 30.97% for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Gross Margin fell 608.0% year-over-year to 30.97%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 31.12% (down 553.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 34.26%, down 349.0% from the prior year.
  • Gross Margin was 30.97% for Q1 2026 at Western Union, up from 22.92% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Gross Margin ranged from a high of 42.63% in Q2 2022 to a low of 21.76% in Q4 2022.
  • Historically, Gross Margin has averaged 35.17% across 5 years, with a median of 35.7% in 2023.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Gross Margin tumbled 2008 bps in 2022, then jumped 1366 bps in 2023.
  • A 5-year view of Gross Margin shows it stood at 21.76% in 2022, then surged by 63 bps to 35.42% in 2023, then rose by 6 bps to 37.47% in 2024, then tumbled by 39 bps to 22.92% in 2025, then surged by 35 bps to 30.97% in 2026.
  • The last three Gross Margin figures came in at 30.97% (Q1 2026), 22.92% (Q4 2025), and 34.72% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

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1 Visa 541.66 Bn 529.25 Bn - -
2 Mastercard 437.55 Bn 427.34 Bn - -
3 American Express 212.80 Bn 158.76 Bn 17.43 Bn 92.17%
4 Capital One Financial 112.47 Bn 35.97 Bn - -
5 PayPal Holdings 37.70 Bn 28.36 Bn 7.84 Bn 93.80%
6 Synchrony Financial 24.26 Bn 3.70 Bn - -
7 Affirm Holdings 21.24 Bn 19.51 Bn 261.64 Mn 78.22%
8 SoFi Technologies 20.46 Bn 17.06 Bn 929.25 Mn 84.45%
9 Ally Financial 13.30 Bn 12.86 Bn 1.98 Bn 94.24%
10 Western Union 2.35 Bn 1.45 Bn 293.80 Mn 30.97%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 30.97%
Dec 31, 2025 22.92%
Sep 30, 2025 34.72%
Jun 30, 2025 34.65%
Mar 31, 2025 37.05%
Dec 31, 2024 37.47%
Sep 30, 2024 34.21%
Jun 30, 2024 37.74%
Mar 31, 2024 38.87%
Dec 31, 2023 35.42%
Sep 30, 2023 34.73%
Jun 30, 2023 37.04%
Mar 31, 2023 35.70%
Dec 31, 2022 21.76%
Sep 30, 2022 41.51%
Jun 30, 2022 42.63%
Mar 31, 2022 40.48%
Dec 31, 2021 41.84%
Sep 30, 2021 44.02%
Jun 30, 2021 41.46%