Growth Metrics

Western Union (WU) Operating Expenses: 2009-2024

Historic Operating Expenses for Western Union (WU) over the last 16 years, with Dec 2024 value amounting to $3.5 billion.

  • Western Union's Operating Expenses fell 4.64% to $830.7 million in Q3 2025 from the same period last year, while for Sep 2025 it was $3.4 billion, marking a year-over-year decrease of 4.19%. This contributed to the annual value of $3.5 billion for FY2024, which is 1.57% down from last year.
  • As of FY2024, Western Union's Operating Expenses stood at $3.5 billion, which was down 1.57% from $3.5 billion recorded in FY2023.
  • In the past 5 years, Western Union's Operating Expenses registered a high of $3.9 billion during FY2021, and its lowest value of $3.5 billion during FY2024.
  • Moreover, its 3-year median value for Operating Expenses was $3.5 billion (2023), whereas its average is $3.5 billion.
  • In the last 5 years, Western Union's Operating Expenses fell by 11.25% in 2020 and then increased by 2.07% in 2021.
  • Over the past 5 years, Western Union's Operating Expenses (Yearly) stood at $3.9 billion in 2020, then rose by 2.07% to $3.9 billion in 2021, then dropped by 9.05% to $3.6 billion in 2022, then dropped by 1.42% to $3.5 billion in 2023, then dropped by 1.57% to $3.5 billion in 2024.