For the quarter ended September 2025, Western Union (WU) reported revenue of $1.03 billion, down 0.3% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $0.47, compared to $0.46 in the year-ago quarter.
The reported revenue represents a surprise of +1.2% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.02 billion. With the consensus EPS estimate being $0.43, the EPS surprise was +9.3%.
While investors scrutinize revenue and earnings changes year-over-year and how they compare with Wall Street expectations to determine their next move, some key metrics always offer a more accurate picture of a company's financial health.
As these metrics influence top- and bottom-line performance, comparing them to the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated helps investors project a stock's price performance more accurately.
Here is how Western Union performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
- Consumer Money Transfer transactions - Total: 70.6 million versus 71.5 million estimated by four analysts on average.
- Revenue- Consumer Services: $154.6 million compared to the $127.65 million average estimate based on five analysts. The reported number represents a change of +48.9% year over year.
- Revenue- Consumer Money Transfer: $878 million versus the five-analyst average estimate of $890.79 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of -5.8%.
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Shares of Western Union have returned -0.4% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +0.2% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #4 (Sell), indicating that it could underperform the broader market in the near term.
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