Growth Metrics

Western Union (WU) Operating Expenses (2016 - 2025)

Western Union has reported Operating Expenses over the past 17 years, most recently at $823.1 million for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly results put Operating Expenses at $823.1 million for Q4 2025, down 6.48% from a year ago — trailing twelve months through Dec 2025 was $3.3 billion (down 5.47% YoY), and the annual figure for FY2025 was $3.3 billion, down 5.47%.
  • Operating Expenses for Q4 2025 was $823.1 million at Western Union, down from $830.7 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Operating Expenses for WU hit a ceiling of $1.0 billion in Q2 2021 and a floor of $806.2 million in Q1 2025.
  • Median Operating Expenses over the past 5 years was $877.9 million (2024), compared with a mean of $892.8 million.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Operating Expenses: increased 15.89% in 2021 and later decreased 15.51% in 2022.
  • Western Union's Operating Expenses stood at $968.0 million in 2021, then fell by 2.86% to $940.3 million in 2022, then fell by 5.03% to $893.0 million in 2023, then fell by 1.44% to $880.1 million in 2024, then dropped by 6.48% to $823.1 million in 2025.
  • The last three reported values for Operating Expenses were $823.1 million (Q4 2025), $830.7 million (Q3 2025), and $833.4 million (Q2 2025) per Business Quant data.