Western Union

American financial services and communications company
Organization business Q861042
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Financials

Self-reported XBRL data from 19 annual filings
Revenue
$3.88B
▼ 3.7% YoY FY2025
Net Income
$499.60M
▼ 46.5% YoY FY2025
Assets
$8.31B
▼ 0.8% YoY FY2025
EPS (diluted)
$1.52
▼ 44.5% YoY FY2025
$0.00$1.56B$3.12B$4.67B$6.23B FY2007: $4.90BFY2008: $5.28BFY2009: $5.08BFY2010: $5.19BFY2011: $5.49BFY2012: $5.66BFY2013: $5.54BFY2014: $5.61BFY2015: $5.48BFY2016: $5.42B · NI $253.20M (4.7% margin)FY2017: $5.52B · NI -$557.10M (-10.1% margin)FY2018: $5.38B · NI $851.90M (15.8% margin)FY2019: $5.03B · NI $1.06B (21.0% margin)FY2020: $4.63B · NI $744.30M (16.1% margin)FY2021: $4.87B · NI $805.80M (16.6% margin)FY2022: $4.25B · NI $910.60M (21.4% margin)FY2023: $4.16B · NI $626.00M (15.1% margin)FY2024: $4.03B · NI $934.20M (23.2% margin)FY2025: $3.88B · NI $499.60M (12.9% margin) '07'09'11'13'15'17'19'21'23'25
Revenue Net Income
Source: SEC EDGAR · latest 10-K filed 2025-12-31 · accession 0001193125-26-061340

Western Union

Summary

Western Union is a business[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (747 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Western Union is in the country of United States[3].
  • Western Union's image is recorded as One Belleview Station 2021-03-31.jpg[4].
  • Western Union's instance of is recorded as business[5].
  • Western Union's instance of is recorded as financial institution[6].
  • Western Union's instance of is recorded as public company[7].
  • Western Union's founder is recorded as Ezra Cornell[8].
  • Western Union's founder is recorded as Samuel L. Selden[9].
  • Western Union's founder is recorded as Hiram Sibley[10].
  • Western Union's founder is recorded as Jeptha Wade[11].
  • Western Union's owned by is recorded as BlackRock[12].
  • Western Union's owned by is recorded as The Vanguard Group[13].
  • Western Union's owned by is recorded as Capital Research Global Investors[14].
  • Western Union's owned by is recorded as State Street Corporation[15].
  • Western Union's logo image is recorded as Western Union Logo 2019.svg[16].
  • Western Union's logo image is recorded as Western Union current logo.svg[17].
  • Western Union's follows is recorded as Deseret Telegraph Company[18].
  • Western Union's headquarters location is recorded as Greenwood Village[19].
  • Western Union's headquarters location is recorded as Denver[20].
  • Western Union's chief executive officer is recorded as Hikmet Ersek[21].
  • Western Union's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 137136404[22].
  • Western Union's GND ID is recorded as 135361-5[23].
  • Western Union's child organization or unit is recorded as Western Union International Bank GmbH, organizační složka[24].
  • Western Union's child organization or unit is recorded as American Telegraph & Cable Company[25].
  • Western Union's part of is recorded as S&P 500[26].
  • Western Union's Commons category is recorded as Western Union[27].

Body

Founding

Founders include Ezra Cornell[8], Samuel L. Selden[9], Hiram Sibley[10], and Jeptha Wade[11]. Recorded inception include +1851-04-08T00:00:00Z[28] and +1856-04-00T00:00:00Z[29].

Identity

Western Union's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The it Company'}[30]. Its part of is recorded as S&P 500[26]. Its follows is recorded as Deseret Telegraph Company[18].

Leadership

Western Union's chief executive officer is recorded as Hikmet Ersek[21]. Board members include Hikmet Ersek[31], a businessperson[32], b. 1961[33], of Austria[34], awarded the Global Economy Prize[35]; Betsy Holden[36], a businessperson[37], b. 1955[38], of United States[39]; Jeffrey A. Joerres[40], b. 1959[41], of United States[42]; Timothy P. Murphy[43]; and Solomon Dennis Trujillo[44], a chief executive officer[45], b. 1951[46], of United States[47].

Operations

Headquarters locations include Greenwood Village[19], a city in the United States[48], in United States[49] and Denver[20], a consolidated city-county[50], in United States[51], founded in 1858[52], headquartered in Denver[53]. Subsidiaries include Western Union International Bank GmbH, organizační složka[24] and American Telegraph & Cable Company[25].

Industry

Industries include financial services[54], financial sector[55], and telecommunications[56].

Ownership

Owners include BlackRock[12], a company[57], in United States[58], founded in 1988[59], headquartered in New York City[60]; The Vanguard Group[13], a business[61], in United States[62], founded in 1975[63], headquartered in Malvern[64]; Capital Research Global Investors[14]; and State Street Corporation[15], a business[65], in United States[66], founded in 1792[67], headquartered in Boston[68]. Western Union's stock exchange is recorded as New York Stock Exchange[69].

Why It Matters

Western Union ranks in the top 1% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (747 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[70] It is known by 26 alternative names across languages and contexts.[71]

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