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

Western Union (WU) posted quarterly Tax Rate of 19.6% for Q2 2026, down 394.0% year-over-year from 6.67% in Q2 2025, and down 30.47% quarter-over-quarter from 28.19% in Q1 2026.

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

Western Union's Tax Rate history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 19.6% for Q2 2026.

  • In Q2 2026, Tax Rate fell 394.0% year-over-year to 19.6%; the TTM figure through Jun 2026 stood at 17.86% (up 6375.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 17.28%, up 6274.0% from the prior year.
  • Tax Rate for Q2 2026 stood at 19.6%, down from 28.19% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Tax Rate was 28.19% in Q1 2026, with the low at 106.54% in Q4 2024.
  • The 5-year median for Tax Rate is 16.15% (2023), against an average of 3.64%.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2024 and 2025: Tax Rate sank 12180 bps in 2024, then surged 12123 bps in 2025.
  • Western Union's Tax Rate stood at 4.2% in 2022, then surged by 263 bps to 15.26% in 2023, then tumbled by 798 bps to 106.54% in 2024, then soared by 114 bps to 14.7% in 2025, then jumped by 33 bps to 19.6% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows WU's Tax Rate at 19.6% in Q2 2026, 28.19% in Q1 2026, and 14.7% in Q4 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Tax Rate (Qtr)
1 Visa 618.21 Bn 605.85 Bn - 17.64%
2 Mastercard 506.53 Bn 493.04 Bn - 20.01%
3 American Express 232.32 Bn 183.00 Bn 17.99 Bn 23.61%
4 Capital One Financial 136.19 Bn 81.48 Bn - 20.90%
5 PayPal Holdings 52.34 Bn 41.08 Bn - 15.73%
6 Eason Technology 35.89 Bn 35.89 Bn - -
7 Synchrony Financial 26.09 Bn 9.90 Bn - 25.38%
8 Affirm Holdings 25.93 Bn 24.20 Bn - 4.17%
9 SoFi Technologies 23.04 Bn 22.68 Bn -41.62 Mn 16.45%
10 Western Union 2.23 Bn 1.31 Bn 336.50 Mn 19.60%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 19.60%
Jun 30, 2026 19.60%
Jun 30, 2026 19.60%
Mar 31, 2026 28.19%
Mar 31, 2026 28.19%
Mar 31, 2026 28.19%
Dec 31, 2025 1.19%
Dec 31, 2025 1.19%
Dec 31, 2025 1.19%
Sep 30, 2025 16.71%
Sep 30, 2025 16.71%
Sep 30, 2025 16.71%
Jun 30, 2025 23.54%
Jun 30, 2025 23.54%
Jun 30, 2025 23.54%
Mar 31, 2025 16.16%
Mar 31, 2025 16.16%
Mar 31, 2025 16.16%
Dec 31, 2024 -1.98%
Dec 31, 2024 -1.98%