Western Union Q4 revenue misses on slowdown in Americas retail business

The Western Union

20/02/2026 12:08

Overview

Money transfer firm's Q4 revenue fell 5%, missing analyst expectations

Adjusted EPS for Q4 beat analyst expectations

Company expanded Consumer Services and Branded Digital segments despite Americas retail slowdown

Outlook

Western Union expects 2026 revenue growth of 5% to 8% on a GAAP basis

Company projects 2026 adjusted EPS between $1.75 and $1.85

Western Union anticipates Intermex deal to close in Q2 2026

Result Drivers

CONSUMER SERVICES EXPANSION - Co reported 15% growth in Consumer Services revenue, driven by Travel Money business expansion and Eurochange Limited acquisition

BRANDED DIGITAL GROWTH - Branded Digital revenue increased 7% with transaction growth of 13%

AMERICAS RETAIL SLOWDOWN - Revenue decline attributed to slowdown in Americas retail business

Key Details

Metric
Beat/Miss
Actual
Consensus Estimate
Q4 Revenue
Miss
$1 bln
$1.04 bln (13 Analysts)
Q4 Adjusted EPS
Beat
$0.45
$0.43 (15 Analysts)
Q4 EPS
$0.36


Analyst Coverage

The current average analyst rating on the shares is "hold" and the breakdown of recommendations is 1 "strong buy" or "buy", 11 "hold" and 6 "sell" or "strong sell"

The average consensus recommendation for the business support services peer group is "buy."

Wall Street's median 12-month price target for Western Union Co is $10.00, about 5.9% above its February 19 closing price of $9.44

The stock recently traded at 5 times the next 12-month earnings vs. a P/E of 5 three months ago

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