Western Union (WU) Times Interest Earned (2009 - 2026)
Western Union's Times Interest Earned came in at 3.34 for Q2 2026, down 36.3% from 5.25 a year earlier and down 1.6% from the prior quarter.
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Western Union (WU) Times Interest Earned (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, Western Union reported Times Interest Earned of 4.30, down 20.5% year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 5.30, down 12.6% from FY2024.
- Times Interest Earned has declined in each of the last four years.
- Going back by year, Times Interest Earned was 6.06 in FY2024 (-22.0%), 7.76 in FY2023 (-11.4%), 8.76 in FY2022 (-17.7%) and 10.65 in FY2021 (+30.4%).
- The Q2 2026 figure represents the lowest quarterly Times Interest Earned since Q4 2017.
- Year-over-year, Times Interest Earned has declined for three consecutive quarters, with an average decline of 19.9% over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Times Interest Earned over five years came in Q4 2021 (growth of 51.9%), and the weakest in Q4 2022 (a decline of 52.9%).
- Business Quant data shows WU's Times Interest Earned at 3.40 (Q1 2026), 5.05 (Q4 2025) and 5.46 (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Times Interest Earned (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Visa | 687.36 Bn | 630.68 Bn | - | 35.45 |
| 2 | Mastercard | 513.04 Bn | 472.96 Bn | - | 25.63 |
| 3 | Wise | 14.65 Bn | 14.65 Bn | - | - |
| 4 | Remitly Global | 5.11 Bn | 2.76 Bn | 307.34 Mn | 21.16 |
| 5 | Western Union | 1.91 Bn | -2.11 Bn | 336.50 Mn | 3.34 |
| 6 | International Money Express | 382.67 Mn | -237.48 Mn | - | 3.77 |
| 7 | Currenc | 167.21 Mn | -59.72 Mn | 3.70 Mn | -1.20 |
| 8 | Sentage Holdings | 4.88 Mn | 4.88 Mn | - | - |
| 9 | American Express | 208.01 Bn | -160.24 Mn | - | 3.08 |
| 10 | Capital One Financial | 122.27 Bn | 122.27 Bn | - | 1.95 |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 3.34 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 3.40 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 5.05 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 5.46 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 5.25 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 5.44 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 5.86 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 5.12 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 6.13 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 7.36 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 6.06 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 7.81 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 8.99 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 8.19 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 5.79 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 9.20 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 10.65 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 9.58 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 12.28 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 12.40 |
API Access
Western Union Times Interest Earned API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=times-interest-earned&ticker=WU&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "times-interest-earned", "ticker": "WU", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=times-interest-earned&ticker=WU&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();