Growth Metrics

Western Union (WU) Tax Rate (2016 - 2026)

Western Union has reported Tax Rate over the past 18 years, most recently at 28.19% for Q1 2026.

  • For Q1 2026, Tax Rate rose 1203.0% year-over-year to 28.19%; the TTM value through Mar 2026 reached 16.32%, up 2679.0%, while the annual FY2025 figure was 14.58%, 2420.0% up from the prior year.
  • Tax Rate for Q1 2026 was 28.19% at Western Union, up from 1.19% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Tax Rate peaked at 28.19% in Q1 2026 and troughed at 95.14% in Q3 2024.
  • A 5-year average of 8.06% and a median of 16.13% in 2023 define the central range for Tax Rate.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Tax Rate: plummeted -11144bps in 2024 and later soared 11184bps in 2025.
  • Year by year, Tax Rate stood at 0.83% in 2022, then surged by 1326bps to 11.87% in 2023, then crashed by -59bps to 4.83% in 2024, then tumbled by -75bps to 1.19% in 2025, then skyrocketed by 2266bps to 28.19% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows Tax Rate for WU at 28.19% in Q1 2026, 1.19% in Q4 2025, and 16.71% in Q3 2025.