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

Western Union (WU) recorded quarterly Net Margin of 6.82% in Q1 2026, down 61.75% quarter-over-quarter from 17.83% in Q4 2025, and down 574.0% on a YoY basis from 1.44% in Q1 2025.

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 6.82% for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Net Margin fell 574.0% year-over-year to 6.82%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 12.67% (down 542.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 13.78%, down 430.0% from the prior year.
  • Net Margin was 6.82% for Q1 2026 at Western Union, down from 17.83% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Net Margin ranged from a high of 26.66% in Q3 2024 to a low of 84.91% in Q4 2022.
  • Historically, Net Margin has averaged 10.13% across 5 years, with a median of 15.51% in 2023.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Net Margin slumped 1771 bps in 2022, then jumped 9741 bps in 2023.
  • A 5-year view of Net Margin shows it stood at 84.91% in 2022, then jumped by 115 bps to 12.5% in 2023, then surged by 61 bps to 20.09% in 2024, then slipped by 11 bps to 17.83% in 2025, then tumbled by 62 bps to 6.82% in 2026.
  • The last three Net Margin figures came in at 6.82% (Q1 2026), 17.83% (Q4 2025), and 14.17% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Net Margin (Qtr)
1 Visa 541.66 Bn 529.25 Bn - 53.62%
2 Mastercard 437.55 Bn 427.34 Bn - 46.23%
3 American Express 212.80 Bn 158.76 Bn 17.43 Bn 15.71%
4 Capital One Financial 112.47 Bn 35.97 Bn - 13.66%
5 PayPal Holdings 37.70 Bn 28.36 Bn 7.84 Bn 13.32%
6 Synchrony Financial 24.26 Bn 3.70 Bn - 16.44%
7 Affirm Holdings 21.24 Bn 19.51 Bn 261.64 Mn 30.76%
8 SoFi Technologies 20.46 Bn 17.06 Bn 929.25 Mn 15.15%
9 Ally Financial 13.30 Bn 12.86 Bn 1.98 Bn 13.84%
10 Western Union 2.35 Bn 1.45 Bn 293.80 Mn 6.82%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 6.82%
Dec 31, 2025 17.83%
Sep 30, 2025 14.17%
Jun 30, 2025 12.41%
Mar 31, 2025 12.56%
Dec 31, 2024 20.09%
Sep 30, 2024 26.66%
Jun 30, 2024 13.22%
Mar 31, 2024 13.60%
Dec 31, 2023 12.50%
Sep 30, 2023 16.24%
Jun 30, 2023 15.87%
Mar 31, 2023 15.51%
Dec 31, 2022 -84.91%
Sep 30, 2022 15.96%
Jun 30, 2022 17.04%
Mar 31, 2022 26.65%
Dec 31, 2021 -67.21%
Sep 30, 2021 18.09%
Jun 30, 2021 17.25%