Western Union (WU) Income Taxes Paid (2009 - 2026)
Western Union (WU) reported Income Taxes Paid of $14.3 million for Q3 2026, up 13.5% from $12.6 million a year earlier but down 23.5% from the prior quarter.
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Western Union (WU) Income Taxes Paid (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Sep 30, 2026, Western Union's Income Taxes Paid came in at $76.1 million, down 72.9% year-over-year; for FY2025, it was $295.7 million, down 9.0% from FY2024.
- Income Taxes Paid has a five-year compound annual growth rate of 9.6% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Income Taxes Paid came in at $324.9 million in FY2024 (+64.6%), $197.4 million in FY2023 (-29.4%), $279.8 million in FY2022 (+50.5%) and $185.9 million in FY2021 (-0.7%).
- Five-year quarterly Income Taxes Paid spans a low of $3.2 million in Q4 2024 and a high of $251.4 million in Q2 2025.
- Year over year, Income Taxes Paid gained in four of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 34.2%.
- The high point for year-over-year Income Taxes Paid in five years was Q4 2025 (growth of 450.0%); the low point was Q2 2026 (a decline of 92.6%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q3 2026 came in at $18.7 million (Q2 2026), $25.5 million (Q1 2026) and $17.6 million (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Taxes Paid (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Visa | 761.85 Bn | 709.39 Bn | - | 797.00 Mn |
| 2 | Mastercard | 576.33 Bn | 536.42 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Wise | 11.36 Bn | 11.36 Bn | - | -162.50 Mn |
| 4 | Remitly Global | 4.75 Bn | 2.21 Bn | 319.61 Mn | - |
| 5 | Western Union | 2.15 Bn | -2.01 Bn | 343.00 Mn | 14.30 Mn |
| 6 | International Money Express | 221.76 Mn | -398.39 Mn | - | 3.74 Mn |
| 7 | Currenc | 116.19 Mn | -135.10 Mn | 3.70 Mn | 183,672.00 |
| 8 | Sentage Holdings | 4.40 Mn | 324,699.40 | - | - |
| 9 | American Express | 216.03 Bn | 15.51 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Capital One Financial | 123.02 Bn | 123.02 Bn | - | 382.00 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 14.30 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 18.70 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 25.50 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 17.60 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 12.60 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 251.40 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 14.10 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 3.20 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 59.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 245.60 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 17.10 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 20.80 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 14.30 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 149.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 13.30 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 99.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 31.90 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 125.90 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 23.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 29.40 Mn |
API Access
Western Union Income Taxes Paid API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=income-taxes-paid&ticker=WU&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "income-taxes-paid", "ticker": "WU", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=income-taxes-paid&ticker=WU&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();