Western Union (WU) Invested Capital (2009 - 2026)

Western Union (WU) recorded quarterly Invested Capital of $3.5 billion in Q1 2026, down 7.87% quarter-over-quarter from $3.8 billion in Q4 2025, and down 5.5% on a YoY basis from $3.7 billion in Q1 2025.

Western Union (WU) Invested Capital (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Western Union's Invested Capital history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $3.5 billion for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Invested Capital fell 5.5% year-over-year to $3.5 billion; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $3.5 billion (down 5.5% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $3.8 billion, down 1.9% from the prior year.
  • Invested Capital was $3.5 billion for Q1 2026 at Western Union, down from $3.8 billion in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Invested Capital ranged from a high of $3.9 billion in Q4 2024 to a low of $2.9 billion in Q1 2022.
  • Historically, Invested Capital has averaged $3.3 billion across 5 years, with a median of $3.2 billion in 2022.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2024: Invested Capital soared 301.67% in 2022, then decreased 10.85% in 2024.
  • A 5-year view of Invested Capital shows it stood at $3.1 billion in 2022, then slipped by 4.0% to $3.0 billion in 2023, then surged by 31.04% to $3.9 billion in 2024, then declined by 1.9% to $3.8 billion in 2025, then slipped by 7.87% to $3.5 billion in 2026.
  • The last three Invested Capital figures came in at $3.5 billion (Q1 2026), $3.8 billion (Q4 2025), and $3.5 billion (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

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9 Ally Financial 13.30 Bn 12.86 Bn 1.98 Bn 32.96 Bn
10 Western Union 2.35 Bn 1.45 Bn 293.80 Mn 3.53 Bn

Historic Data

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Mar 31, 2026 3.53 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 3.84 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 3.53 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 3.64 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 3.74 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 3.91 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 3.24 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 3.08 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 2.95 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 2.98 Bn
Sep 30, 2023 2.92 Bn
Jun 30, 2023 3.45 Bn
Mar 31, 2023 3.03 Bn
Dec 31, 2022 3.11 Bn
Sep 30, 2022 3.14 Bn
Jun 30, 2022 3.16 Bn
Mar 31, 2022 2.89 Bn
Dec 31, 2021 855.60 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 3.24 Bn
Jun 30, 2021 786.30 Mn