---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-26-060322"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "WU"
cik: "0001365135"
company_name: "Western Union CO"
filed_at: "2026-02-20T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-16T01:25:19.722902+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.7
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Western Union Q4 revenue $1.0B -5% YoY; adj. EPS $0.45 beats prior year $0.40

## Summary
- Q4 GAAP revenue $1.0B (-5% YoY); full-year revenue $4.1B (-4% on reported basis).
- Q4 GAAP EPS $0.36 vs $1.13 (prior year had $0.75 tax benefit); adj. EPS $0.45 vs $0.40.
- Consumer Services revenue +26% adjusted; Branded Digital revenue +6% adj., transactions +13%.
- Board approved Q1 dividend $0.235/share, payable March 31, 2026 to record March 17.
- Intermex acquisition expected close Q2 2026; 2026 outlook: rev growth 5-8% GAAP, adj. EPS $1.75-$1.85.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-26-060322
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: WU
- cik: 0001365135
- company_name: Western Union CO
- filed_at: 2026-02-20T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.7
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1365135/000119312526060322/0001193125-26-060322-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1365135/000119312526060322/wu-20260220.htm

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