Western Union WU
NYSE WU
$7.24 +0.03 (+0.42%)
At close: Aug 28, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

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.

Analysis

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 Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Tax Rate (Qtr)
1 Visa 680.39 Bn 668.03 Bn - 17.64%
2 Mastercard 518.33 Bn 504.84 Bn - 20.01%
3 American Express 224.91 Bn 175.59 Bn 17.99 Bn 23.61%
4 Capital One Financial 132.31 Bn 77.60 Bn - 20.90%
5 PayPal Holdings 46.25 Bn 35.00 Bn - 15.73%
6 Affirm Holdings 26.22 Bn 24.59 Bn - -856.07%
7 Synchrony Financial 25.37 Bn 9.17 Bn - 25.38%
8 SoFi Technologies 23.30 Bn 20.18 Bn 1.02 Bn 23.36%
9 Ally Financial 12.85 Bn 5.01 Bn 2.08 Bn 23.65%
10 Western Union 2.26 Bn 1.34 Bn 336.50 Mn 19.60%
Historic Data

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 14.70
Dec 31, 2025 14.70
Dec 31, 2025 14.70
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 -106.54
Dec 31, 2024 -106.54