Growth Metrics

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

Western Union (WU) has 17 years of Operating Margin data on record, last reported at 17.55% in Q4 2025.

  • For Q4 2025, Operating Margin rose 271.0% year-over-year to 17.55%; the TTM value through Dec 2025 reached 18.7%, up 202.0%, while the annual FY2025 figure was 18.7%, 145.0% up from the prior year.
  • Operating Margin reached 17.55% in Q4 2025 per WU's latest filing, down from 20.49% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Operating Margin topped out at 24.77% in Q3 2021 and bottomed at 13.11% in Q4 2023.
  • Average Operating Margin over 5 years is 19.3%, with a median of 19.49% recorded in 2021.
  • The widest YoY moves for Operating Margin: up 460bps in 2022, down -1077bps in 2022.
  • A 5-year view of Operating Margin shows it stood at 24.66% in 2021, then tumbled by -44bps to 13.88% in 2022, then fell by -6bps to 13.11% in 2023, then grew by 13bps to 14.84% in 2024, then grew by 18bps to 17.55% in 2025.
  • Per Business Quant database, its latest 3 readings for Operating Margin were 17.55% in Q4 2025, 20.49% in Q3 2025, and 18.78% in Q2 2025.