Western Union (WU) Interest Coverage Ratio (2009 - 2026)

Western Union (WU) posted quarterly Interest Coverage Ratio of 3.4 for Q1 2026, down 37.56% year-over-year from 5.44 in Q1 2025, and down 32.7% on a QoQ basis from 5.05 in Q4 2025.

Western Union (WU) Interest Coverage Ratio (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Western Union (WU) has reported Interest Coverage Ratio for 18 consecutive years, with 3.4 the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Interest Coverage Ratio fell 37.56% year-over-year to 3.4; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 4.79 (down 14.84% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 5.3, down 12.59% from the prior year.
  • Interest Coverage Ratio came in at 3.4 for Q1 2026 at Western Union, down from 5.05 in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Interest Coverage Ratio was 10.65 in Q2 2022, with the low at 3.4 in Q1 2026.
  • Average Interest Coverage Ratio over 5 years is 6.78, with a median of 6.06 recorded in 2023.
  • The largest YoY upside for Interest Coverage Ratio was 16.83% in 2022 against a maximum downside of 52.88% in 2022.
  • Year by year, Interest Coverage Ratio stood at 5.79 in 2022, then increased by 4.68% to 6.06 in 2023, then dropped by 3.28% to 5.86 in 2024, then dropped by 13.82% to 5.05 in 2025, then slumped by 32.7% to 3.4 in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Interest Coverage Ratio over the past three periods registered 3.4, 5.05, and 5.46 for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Interest Cover (Qtr)
1 Visa 587.74 Bn 575.34 Bn - 40.64
2 Mastercard 465.55 Bn 455.34 Bn - 26.52
3 American Express 238.39 Bn 184.35 Bn 17.43 Bn 1.80
4 PayPal Holdings 40.24 Bn 30.89 Bn 7.84 Bn -
5 Affirm Holdings 28.27 Bn 26.55 Bn 261.64 Mn 0.78
6 SoFi Technologies 23.54 Bn 20.13 Bn 929.25 Mn 0.12
7 Ally Financial 14.34 Bn 13.89 Bn 1.98 Bn 0.49
8 Credit Acceptance 7.51 Bn 7.49 Bn 562.70 Mn 1.23
9 FinVolution 6.22 Bn 4.97 Bn 311.24 Mn -
10 Western Union 24.33 Mn -884.87 Mn 293.80 Mn 3.40

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 3.40
Dec 31, 2025 5.05
Sep 30, 2025 5.46
Jun 30, 2025 5.25
Mar 31, 2025 5.44
Dec 31, 2024 5.86
Sep 30, 2024 5.12
Jun 30, 2024 6.13
Mar 31, 2024 7.36
Dec 31, 2023 6.06
Sep 30, 2023 7.81
Jun 30, 2023 8.99
Mar 31, 2023 8.19
Dec 31, 2022 5.79
Sep 30, 2022 9.20
Jun 30, 2022 10.65
Mar 31, 2022 9.58
Dec 31, 2021 12.28
Sep 30, 2021 12.40
Jun 30, 2021 9.96