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

Western Union has reported Operating Margin for 18 years, with the latest figure at 13.04% in Q2 2026.

• On a quarterly basis, Operating Margin fell 574.0% year-over-year to 13.04% in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was 15.91%, a 147.0% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 18.7%, up 145.0% from the prior year.
• Operating Margin was 13.04% for Q2 2026 at Western Union, 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.
• Average Operating Margin over 5 years is 17.94%, with a median of 18.34% recorded in 2024.
• The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2025: Operating Margin plunged 1077 bps in 2022, then soared 364 bps in 2025.
• Over 5 years, Operating Margin stood at 13.88% in 2022, then rose by 9 bps to 15.14% in 2023, then gained by 11 bps to 16.83% in 2024, then rose by 9 bps to 18.38% in 2025, then slipped by 29 bps to 13.04% in 2026.
• The last three Operating Margin figures came in at 13.04% (Q2 2026), 12.52% (Q1 2026), and 18.38% (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.