Western Union (WU) Times Interest Earned (2009 - 2026)

Western Union (WU) posted quarterly Times Interest Earned of $3.4 for Q1 2026, down 37.56% year-over-year from $5.44 in Q1 2025, and down 32.7% on a QoQ basis from $5.05 in Q4 2025.

Western Union (WU) Times Interest Earned (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Western Union (WU) has reported Times Interest Earned for 18 consecutive years, with $3.4 the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Times Interest Earned fell 37.56% year-over-year to $3.4; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $4.79 (down 14.84% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $5.3, down 12.59% from the prior year.
  • Times Interest Earned came in at $3.4 for Q1 2026 at Western Union, down from $5.05 in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Times Interest Earned was $10.65 in Q2 2022, with the low at $3.4 in Q1 2026.
  • Average Times Interest Earned over 5 years is $6.78, with a median of $6.06 recorded in 2023.
  • The largest YoY upside for Times Interest Earned was 16.83% in 2022 against a maximum downside of 52.88% in 2022.
  • Year by year, Times Interest Earned stood at $5.79 in 2022, then increased by 4.68% to $6.06 in 2023, then dropped by 3.28% to $5.86 in 2024, then dropped by 13.82% to $5.05 in 2025, then slumped by 32.7% to $3.4 in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Times Interest Earned over the past three periods registered $3.4, $5.05, and $5.46 for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Times Interest Earned (Qtr)
1 Visa 587.74 Bn 575.34 Bn - 40.64
2 Mastercard 465.55 Bn 455.34 Bn - 26.52
3 American Express 238.39 Bn 184.35 Bn 17.43 Bn 1.80
4 PayPal Holdings 40.24 Bn 30.89 Bn 7.84 Bn -
5 Affirm Holdings 28.27 Bn 26.55 Bn 261.64 Mn 0.78
6 SoFi Technologies 23.54 Bn 20.13 Bn 929.25 Mn 0.12
7 Ally Financial 14.34 Bn 13.89 Bn 1.98 Bn 0.49
8 Credit Acceptance 7.51 Bn 7.49 Bn 562.70 Mn 1.23
9 FinVolution 6.22 Bn 4.97 Bn 311.24 Mn -
10 Western Union 24.33 Mn -884.87 Mn 293.80 Mn 3.40

Historic Data

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DateValue
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
Jun 30, 2021 9.96