---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-26-174988"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "WU"
cik: "0001365135"
company_name: "Western Union CO"
filed_at: "2026-04-24T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-15T04:11:14.319457+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Western Union Q1 GAAP EPS $0.20 vs $0.36; reaffirms 2026 outlook; Intermex deal expected Q2 close

## Summary
- GAAP revenue $983M flat YoY; adjusted revenue down 1%; GAAP EPS $0.20 vs $0.36; adjusted EPS $0.25 vs $0.41.
- Consumer Services revenue +24% GAAP, +33% adjusted; Branded Digital revenue +9% GAAP, +6% adjusted with transactions +21%.
- CMT segment revenue -3% GAAP, -6% adjusted; operating margin 13% vs 18% GAAP prior.
- Pending acquisition of Intermex announced Aug 2025; expected to close in Q2 2026 subject to regulatory approvals.
- FY 2026 outlook reaffirmed: adj revenue growth 6-9%, adj EPS $1.75-$1.85, tax rate 13-15%.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-26-174988
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: WU
- cik: 0001365135
- company_name: Western Union CO
- filed_at: 2026-04-24T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1365135/000119312526174988/0001193125-26-174988-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1365135/000119312526174988/wu-20260424.htm

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## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  Western Union CO reported first quarter of 2026 results: revenue $983 million, EPS $0.20. Guidance reaffirmed.
  - Period: first quarter of 2026
  - Revenue: $983 million
  - EPS: $0.20
  - Guidance: reaffirmed
  - Result: reported results
  source text: by specific reference to such filing. --- EX-99.1 (EX-99.1) --- EX-99.1 Exhibit 99.1 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Western Union Reports First Quarter 2026 Results • GAAP revenue of $983 million, flat versus the prior year period; adjusted revenue was down 1% • Consumer Services GAAP revenue grew 24%, or 33% on an adjusted basis • Branded Digital GAAP revenue grew 9%, or
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1365135/000119312526174988/0001193125-26-174988-index.htm

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