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

Western Union (WU) Interest Expenses (2009 - 2026)

Western Union (WU) posted quarterly Interest Expenses of $39.5 million for Q2 2026, up 7.63% year-over-year from $36.7 million in Q2 2025, and up 9.12% quarter-over-quarter from $36.2 million in Q1 2026.

Analysis

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

Western Union's Interest Expenses history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $39.5 million for Q2 2026.

  • In Q2 2026, Interest Expenses rose 7.63% year-over-year to $39.5 million; the TTM figure through Jun 2026 stood at $163.9 million (up 26.86% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $147.5 million, up 23.12% from the prior year.
  • Interest Expenses for Q2 2026 stood at $39.5 million, up from $36.2 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Interest Expenses was $90.7 million in Q3 2022, with the low at $22.4 million in Q4 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Interest Expenses is $38.2 million (2025), against an average of $48.0 million.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Interest Expenses plunged 90.44% in 2022, then surged 111.18% in 2023.
  • Western Union's Interest Expenses stood at $22.4 million in 2022, then grew by 4.46% to $23.4 million in 2023, then surged by 57.69% to $36.9 million in 2024, then surged by 38.75% to $51.2 million in 2025, then declined by 22.85% to $39.5 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows WU's Interest Expenses at $39.5 million in Q2 2026, $36.2 million in Q1 2026, and $51.2 million in Q4 2025.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Interest Expense (Qtr)
1 Visa 680.39 Bn 668.03 Bn - 194.00 Mn
2 Mastercard 518.33 Bn 504.84 Bn - 218.00 Mn
3 American Express 224.91 Bn 175.59 Bn 17.99 Bn 1.96 Bn
4 Capital One Financial 132.31 Bn 77.60 Bn - 4.01 Bn
5 PayPal Holdings 46.25 Bn 35.00 Bn - -
6 Affirm Holdings 26.22 Bn 24.59 Bn - 118.51 Mn
7 Synchrony Financial 25.37 Bn 9.17 Bn - 975.00 Mn
8 SoFi Technologies 23.30 Bn 20.18 Bn 1.02 Bn 352.33 Mn
9 Ally Financial 12.85 Bn 5.01 Bn 2.08 Bn 1.51 Bn
10 Western Union 2.26 Bn 1.34 Bn 336.50 Mn 39.50 Mn
Historic Data

Historic Data

Download Data
DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 39.50 Mn
Jun 30, 2026 39.50 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 36.20 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 36.20 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 36.70 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 36.70 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 37.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 37.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 36.70 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 36.70 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 32.60 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 32.60 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 30.40 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 30.40 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 32.20 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 32.20 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 31.10 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 31.10 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 26.10 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 26.10 Mn