Western Union (WU) Net Margin (2009 - 2026)

Western Union (WU) posted quarterly Net Margin of 7.57% for Q2 2026, down 433.0% year-over-year from 2.27% in Q2 2025, and up 14.98% quarter-over-quarter from 6.58% in Q1 2026.

Western Union (WU) Net Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Western Union's Net Margin history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 7.57% for Q2 2026.

  • In Q2 2026, Net Margin fell 433.0% year-over-year to 7.57%; the TTM figure through Jun 2026 stood at 13.0% (down 1068.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 15.53%, down 846.0% from the prior year.
  • Net Margin for Q2 2026 stood at 7.57%, up from 6.58% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Net Margin was 43.6% in Q4 2024, with the low at 6.58% in Q1 2026.
  • The 5-year median for Net Margin is 14.94% (2023), against an average of 17.21%.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2024 and 2025: Net Margin surged 2878 bps in 2024, then plunged 1943 bps in 2025.
  • Western Union's Net Margin stood at 18.99% in 2022, then declined by 22 bps to 14.82% in 2023, then jumped by 194 bps to 43.6% in 2024, then tumbled by 45 bps to 24.18% in 2025, then plunged by 69 bps to 7.57% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows WU's Net Margin at 7.57% in Q2 2026, 6.58% in Q1 2026, and 24.18% in Q4 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Net Margin (Qtr)
1 Visa 618.21 Bn 605.85 Bn - 48.38%
2 Mastercard 506.53 Bn 493.04 Bn - 47.30%
3 American Express 232.32 Bn 183.00 Bn 17.99 Bn 15.84%
4 Capital One Financial 136.19 Bn 81.48 Bn - 23.28%
5 PayPal Holdings 52.34 Bn 41.08 Bn - 12.72%
6 Eason Technology 35.89 Bn 35.89 Bn - -
7 Synchrony Financial 26.09 Bn 9.90 Bn - 17.93%
8 Affirm Holdings 25.93 Bn 24.20 Bn - 9.91%
9 SoFi Technologies 23.04 Bn 22.68 Bn -41.62 Mn 128.75%
10 Western Union 2.23 Bn 1.31 Bn 336.50 Mn 7.57%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 7.57%
Mar 31, 2026 6.58%
Dec 31, 2025 13.06%
Sep 30, 2025 14.17%
Jun 30, 2025 12.41%
Mar 31, 2025 13.16%
Dec 31, 2024 -54.79%
Sep 30, 2024 26.66%
Jun 30, 2024 13.22%
Mar 31, 2024 13.60%
Dec 31, 2023 14.88%
Sep 30, 2023 15.58%
Jun 30, 2023 15.87%
Mar 31, 2023 14.64%
Dec 31, 2022 23.28%
Sep 30, 2022 16.80%
Jun 30, 2022 17.95%
Mar 31, 2022 26.65%
Dec 31, 2021 21.19%
Sep 30, 2021 18.91%