Western Union (WU) Market Capitalization (2009 - 2026)
Western Union's Market Capitalization came in at $2.4 billion for Q2 2026, down 12.1% from $2.73 billion a year earlier and down 12.1% from the prior quarter.
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Western Union (WU) Market Capitalization (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Western Union's Market Capitalization was $2.94 billion, down 17.9% from FY2024.
- Market Capitalization has declined in each of the last six years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of -20.1% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Market Capitalization was $3.58 billion in FY2024 (-14.3%), $4.18 billion in FY2023 (-18.8%), $5.14 billion in FY2022 (-26.8%) and $7.03 billion in FY2021 (-22.1%).
- The Q2 2026 figure represents the lowest quarterly Market Capitalization in data going back to Q1 2009.
- Year-over-year, Market Capitalization has declined for nine consecutive quarters, with an average decline of 22.5% over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Market Capitalization over five years came in Q1 2024 (growth of 13.7%), and the weakest in Q1 2023 (a decline of 42.5%).
- Business Quant data shows WU's Market Capitalization at $2.73 billion (Q1 2026), $2.94 billion (Q4 2025) and $2.54 billion (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Visa | 680.52 Bn | 623.83 Bn | - |
| 2 | Mastercard | 547.47 Bn | 507.39 Bn | - |
| 3 | Wise | 11.23 Bn | 11.23 Bn | - |
| 4 | Remitly Global | 5.18 Bn | 2.84 Bn | 307.34 Mn |
| 5 | Western Union | 1.95 Bn | -2.07 Bn | 336.50 Mn |
| 6 | International Money Express | 292.22 Mn | -327.93 Mn | - |
| 7 | Currenc | 153.68 Mn | -97.60 Mn | 3.70 Mn |
| 8 | Sentage Holdings | 4.80 Mn | 717,444.86 | - |
| 9 | PayPal Holdings | 50.08 Bn | 8.30 Bn | - |
| 10 | Vodafone Group Public | 38.13 Bn | 7.53 Bn | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 2.40 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 2.73 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 2.94 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 2.54 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 2.73 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 3.51 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 3.58 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 4.03 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 4.13 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 4.75 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 4.18 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 4.83 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 4.39 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 4.17 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 5.14 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 5.21 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 6.36 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 7.25 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 7.03 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 8.16 Bn |
API Access
Western Union Market Capitalization 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=market-capitalization&ticker=WU&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "market-capitalization", "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=market-capitalization&ticker=WU&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();