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

Western Union's Operating Margin history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 13.04% for Q2 2026.

• In Q2 2026, Operating Margin fell 574.0% year-over-year to 13.04%; the TTM figure through Jun 2026 stood at 15.91% (down 147.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 18.7%, up 145.0% from the prior year.
• Operating Margin for Q2 2026 stood at 13.04%, up from 12.52% in the prior quarter.
• The five-year high for Operating Margin was 23.19% in Q2 2022, with the low at 12.52% in Q1 2026.
• The 5-year median for Operating Margin is 18.34% (2024), against an average of 17.94%.
• The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2025: Operating Margin plunged 1077 bps in 2022, then jumped 364 bps in 2025.
• Western Union's Operating Margin stood at 13.88% in 2022, then grew by 9 bps to 15.14% in 2023, then increased by 11 bps to 16.83% in 2024, then grew by 9 bps to 18.38% in 2025, then retreated by 29 bps to 13.04% in 2026.
• Business Quant data shows WU's Operating Margin at 13.04% in Q2 2026, 12.52% in Q1 2026, and 18.38% in Q4 2025.