What is Western Union's net debt?

Western Union (WU) reported net debt of $1.71B in Q1 2026.

How has Western Union's net debt changed year-over-year?

Western Union's net debt increased by 14.1% year-over-year, from $1.5B to $1.71B.

What is the long-term trend for Western Union's net debt?

Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Western Union's net debt has grown at a -0.1% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $1.87B to $1.87B.

What does net debt mean?

Total debt minus cash and equivalents at the quarter end. The debt that would remain if the company used all its cash to pay down borrowings.

Western Union WU Net debt

Discontinued — last reported Q1 '26

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Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$982.7M-0.1%

Gross profit$327.8M-10.0%

Operating income$123.0M-30.7%

Net income$64.7M-47.6%

EPS (diluted)$0.20-44.4%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$909.2M-29.5%

Total debt$2.6B-6.0%

Total assets$8.1B-2.9%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$109.0M-26.5%

CapEx$6.4M+88.2%

Free cash flow$102.6M-29.1%

Valuation

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Market cap$2.2B-23.5%

Enterprise value$3.91B-12.3%

P/E5×+1.8×

P/S0.5×-0.1×

Profitability

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Gross margin36.1%-1.2pp

Operating margin17.4%+0.2pp

Net margin10.9%-11.2pp

FCF margin11.6%—

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity19.9%—

Debt / equity6.3×—

Where this comes from

Calculated from Western Union’s reported figures.

$2.6Btotal debt−$909.2Mcash and equivalents=$1.71B

The official record: Western Union’s 10-Q, filed April 24, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Western Union's net debt?: Western Union (WU) reported net debt of $1.71B in Q1 2026.
How has Western Union's net debt changed year-over-year?: Western Union's net debt increased by 14.1% year-over-year, from $1.5B to $1.71B.
What is the long-term trend for Western Union's net debt?: Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Western Union's net debt has grown at a -0.1% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $1.87B to $1.87B.
What does net debt mean?: Total debt minus cash and equivalents at the quarter end. The debt that would remain if the company used all its cash to pay down borrowings.