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

Western Union (WU) has reported Tax Rate for 18 consecutive years, with 28.19% the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.

• In Q1 2026, Tax Rate rose 1203.0% year-over-year to 28.19%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 16.32% (up 2679.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 14.58%, up 2420.0% from the prior year.
• Tax Rate came in at 28.19% for Q1 2026 at Western Union, up from 1.19% in the prior quarter.
• The five-year high for Tax Rate was 28.19% in Q1 2026, with the low at 95.14% in Q3 2024.
• Average Tax Rate over 5 years is 8.06%, with a median of 16.13% recorded in 2023.
• Across the five-year window, Tax Rate plunged 11144 bps in 2024 and soared 11184 bps in 2025, its largest moves.
• Year by year, Tax Rate stood at 0.83% in 2022, then soared by 1326 bps to 11.87% in 2023, then plunged by 59 bps to 4.83% in 2024, then sank by 75 bps to 1.19% in 2025, then surged by 2266 bps to 28.19% in 2026.
• According to Business Quant data, Tax Rate over the past three periods registered 28.19%, 1.19%, and 16.71% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.