Western Union (WU) Payables (2009 - 2026)
Western Union's Payables came in at $407.2 million for Q2 2026, up 5.1% from $387.5 million a year earlier but down 0.9% from the prior quarter.
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Western Union (WU) Payables (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025, Western Union's Payables was $408.4 million, up 0.1% from FY2024.
- Payables carries a five-year compound annual growth rate of -4.0% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Payables was $407.9 million in FY2024 (-10.0%), $453 million in FY2023 (-2.4%), $464 million in FY2022 (+3.1%) and $450.2 million in FY2021 (-10.1%).
- The five-year range for quarterly Payables is $376.2 million (Q1 2025) to $470.7 million (Q1 2022).
- Year-over-year, Payables has increased for five consecutive quarters, with growth averaging 0.3% over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Payables over five years came in Q1 2026 (growth of 9.2%), and the weakest in Q2 2022 (a decline of 17.7%).
- Business Quant data shows WU's Payables at $410.9 million (Q1 2026), $408.4 million (Q4 2025) and $429.7 million (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Payables (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Visa | 687.36 Bn | 630.68 Bn | - | 553.00 Mn |
| 2 | Mastercard | 513.04 Bn | 472.96 Bn | - | 1.13 Bn |
| 3 | Wise | 14.65 Bn | 14.65 Bn | - | - |
| 4 | Remitly Global | 5.11 Bn | 2.76 Bn | 307.34 Mn | 42.92 Mn |
| 5 | Western Union | 1.91 Bn | -2.11 Bn | 336.50 Mn | 407.20 Mn |
| 6 | International Money Express | 382.67 Mn | -237.48 Mn | - | 21.73 Mn |
| 7 | Currenc | 167.21 Mn | -59.72 Mn | 3.70 Mn | 63.81 Mn |
| 8 | Sentage Holdings | 4.88 Mn | 4.88 Mn | - | 1.84 Mn |
| 9 | American Express | 208.01 Bn | -160.24 Mn | - | 17.47 Bn |
| 10 | Capital One Financial | 122.27 Bn | 122.27 Bn | - | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 407.20 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 410.90 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 408.40 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 429.70 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 387.50 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 376.20 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 407.90 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 426.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 376.50 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 392.70 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 453.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 433.10 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 418.20 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 409.40 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 464.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 435.70 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 411.50 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 470.70 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 450.20 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 442.90 Mn |
API Access
Western Union Payables API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=payables&ticker=WU&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "payables", "ticker": "WU", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=payables&ticker=WU&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();