Western Union WU
NYSE WU
$7.24 +0.03 (+0.42%)
At close: Aug 28, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

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

Western Union (WU) posted quarterly Gross Margin of 33.21% for Q2 2026, down 414.0% year-over-year from 10.58% in Q2 2025, and little changed quarter-over-quarter from 33.36% in Q1 2026.

Analysis

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 33.21% for Q2 2026.

  • In Q2 2026, Gross Margin fell 414.0% year-over-year to 33.21%; the TTM figure through Jun 2026 stood at 35.09% (down 211.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 37.03%, down 72.0% from the prior year.
  • Gross Margin for Q2 2026 stood at 33.21%, roughly flat from 33.36% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Gross Margin was 43.32% in Q1 2022, with the low at 33.21% in Q2 2026.
  • The 5-year median for Gross Margin is 37.64% (2022), against an average of 38.08%.
  • Peak annual rise in Gross Margin reached 166 bps in 2022, while the deepest fall reached 669 bps in 2022.
  • Western Union's Gross Margin stood at 37.63% in 2022, then gained by 0 bps to 37.65% in 2023, then fell by 0 bps to 37.47% in 2024, then fell by 4 bps to 36.0% in 2025, then decreased by 8 bps to 33.21% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows WU's Gross Margin at 33.21% in Q2 2026, 33.36% in Q1 2026, and 36.0% in Q4 2025.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Gross Margin (Qtr)
1 Visa 680.39 Bn 668.03 Bn - -
2 Mastercard 518.33 Bn 504.84 Bn - -
3 American Express 224.91 Bn 175.59 Bn 17.99 Bn 91.60%
4 Capital One Financial 132.31 Bn 77.60 Bn - -
5 PayPal Holdings 46.25 Bn 35.00 Bn - -
6 Affirm Holdings 26.22 Bn 24.59 Bn - -
7 Synchrony Financial 25.37 Bn 9.17 Bn - -
8 SoFi Technologies 23.30 Bn 20.18 Bn 1.02 Bn 83.58%
9 Ally Financial 12.85 Bn 5.01 Bn 2.08 Bn 90.90%
10 Western Union 2.26 Bn 1.34 Bn 336.50 Mn 33.21%
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 33.21%
Mar 31, 2026 33.36%
Dec 31, 2025 36.00%
Sep 30, 2025 37.71%
Jun 30, 2025 37.36%
Mar 31, 2025 37.05%
Dec 31, 2024 37.47%
Sep 30, 2024 36.91%
Jun 30, 2024 37.74%
Mar 31, 2024 38.87%
Dec 31, 2023 37.65%
Sep 30, 2023 37.40%
Jun 30, 2023 40.26%
Mar 31, 2023 39.29%
Dec 31, 2022 37.63%
Sep 30, 2022 41.51%
Jun 30, 2022 42.63%
Mar 31, 2022 43.32%
Dec 31, 2021 44.33%
Sep 30, 2021 44.02%