Western Union (WU) Return on Equity (2010 - 2026)

Western Union (WU) recorded quarterly Return on Equity of 0.01% in Q1 2026, down 10.29% quarter-over-quarter from 0.01% in Q4 2025, and little changed on a YoY basis from 0.01% in Q1 2025.

Western Union (WU) Return on Equity (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Western Union's Return on Equity history runs 17 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 0.01% for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Return on Equity changed 0.0% year-over-year to 0.01%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 0.01% (changed 0.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 0.01%, changed 0.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Equity was 0.01% for Q1 2026 at Western Union, down from 0.01% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Return on Equity ranged from a high of 0.01% in Q1 2024 to a low of 0.0% in Q1 2023.
  • Historically, Return on Equity has averaged 0.0% across 5 years, with a median of 0.01% in 2025.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2024: Return on Equity slipped 4 bps in 2022, then gained 2 bps in 2024.
  • A 5-year view of Return on Equity shows it stood at 0.0% in 2022, then jumped by 840 bps to 0.01% in 2023, then declined by 18 bps to 0.01% in 2024, then tumbled by 40 bps to 0.01% in 2025, then slipped by 10 bps to 0.01% in 2026.
  • The last three Return on Equity figures came in at 0.01% (Q1 2026), 0.01% (Q4 2025), and 0.01% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

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1 Visa 541.66 Bn 529.25 Bn - 0.01%
2 Mastercard 437.55 Bn 427.34 Bn - 0.02%
3 American Express 212.80 Bn 158.76 Bn 17.43 Bn 0.00%
4 Capital One Financial 112.47 Bn 35.97 Bn - 0.00%
5 PayPal Holdings 37.70 Bn 28.36 Bn 7.84 Bn 0.00%
6 Synchrony Financial 24.26 Bn 3.70 Bn - 0.00%
7 Affirm Holdings 21.24 Bn 19.51 Bn 261.64 Mn 0.00%
8 SoFi Technologies 20.46 Bn 17.06 Bn 929.25 Mn 0.00%
9 Ally Financial 13.30 Bn 12.86 Bn 1.98 Bn 0.00%
10 Western Union 2.35 Bn 1.45 Bn 293.80 Mn 0.01%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 0.01%
Dec 31, 2025 0.01%
Sep 30, 2025 0.01%
Jun 30, 2025 0.01%
Mar 31, 2025 0.01%
Dec 31, 2024 0.01%
Sep 30, 2024 0.01%
Jun 30, 2024 0.01%
Mar 31, 2024 0.01%
Dec 31, 2023 0.01%
Sep 30, 2023 0.00%
Jun 30, 2023 0.00%
Mar 31, 2023 0.00%
Dec 31, 2022 0.00%
Sep 30, 2022 0.00%
Jun 30, 2022 0.00%
Mar 31, 2022 0.00%
Dec 31, 2021 -0.01%
Sep 30, 2021 0.03%
Jun 30, 2021 0.03%