Western Union (WU) Tax Provisions (2009 - 2026)

Western Union (WU) recorded quarterly Tax Provisions of $25.4 million in Q1 2026, up 1311.11% quarter-over-quarter from $1.8 million in Q4 2025, and up 6.72% on a YoY basis from $23.8 million in Q1 2025.

Western Union (WU) Tax Provisions (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Western Union's Tax Provisions history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $25.4 million for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Tax Provisions rose 6.72% year-over-year to $25.4 million; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $92.8 million (up 232.01% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $91.2 million, up 236.53% from the prior year.
  • Tax Provisions was $25.4 million for Q1 2026 at Western Union, up from $1.8 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Tax Provisions ranged from a high of $68.9 million in Q1 2022 to a low of -$129.1 million in Q3 2024.
  • Historically, Tax Provisions has averaged $17.3 million across 5 years, with a median of $25.4 million in 2026.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2024: Tax Provisions jumped 375.81% in 2023, then slumped 487.69% in 2024.
  • A 5-year view of Tax Provisions shows it stood at -$6.2 million in 2022, then soared by 375.81% to $17.1 million in 2023, then slumped by 36.84% to $10.8 million in 2024, then sank by 83.33% to $1.8 million in 2025, then surged by 1311.11% to $25.4 million in 2026.
  • The last three Tax Provisions figures came in at $25.4 million (Q1 2026), $1.8 million (Q4 2025), and $28.0 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Taxes (Qtr)
1 Visa 541.66 Bn 529.25 Bn - 1.15 Bn
2 Mastercard 437.55 Bn 427.34 Bn - 930.00 Mn
3 American Express 212.80 Bn 158.76 Bn 17.43 Bn 807.00 Mn
4 Capital One Financial 112.47 Bn 35.97 Bn - 518.00 Mn
5 PayPal Holdings 37.70 Bn 28.36 Bn 7.84 Bn 280.00 Mn
6 Synchrony Financial 24.26 Bn 3.70 Bn - 242.00 Mn
7 Affirm Holdings 21.24 Bn 19.51 Bn 261.64 Mn 4.50 Mn
8 SoFi Technologies 20.46 Bn 17.06 Bn 929.25 Mn 32.82 Mn
9 Ally Financial 13.30 Bn 12.86 Bn 1.98 Bn 81.00 Mn
10 Western Union 2.35 Bn 1.45 Bn 293.80 Mn 25.40 Mn

Historic Data

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Mar 31, 2026 25.40 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 1.80 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 28.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 37.60 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 23.80 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 10.80 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -129.10 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 24.20 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 27.30 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 17.10 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 33.30 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 40.20 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 29.20 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 -6.20 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 19.80 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 42.20 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 68.90 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 12.10 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 58.80 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 37.60 Mn