How many employees does The Western Union Company have?

The Western Union Company reported 9,600 employees for the fiscal year ending Dec 2025, in the annual report it filed on February 20, 2026. That is up 5.5% from a year earlier.

What is The Western Union Company's revenue per employee?

The Western Union Company brought in $4.04B of revenue in fiscal Dec 2025, which is $421K per employee. That ranks 14 of 16 companies we track in Financial - Credit Services, where the median is $1.00M.

Is The Western Union Company hiring?

The Western Union Company's public job board listed 1 open roles on October 7, 2026, about 0.1 per 1,000 staff.

Where do these numbers come from?

Employee counts and revenue are taken from each company's own annual report (Form 10-K). Open roles are counted from the company's public job board where we have matched one. Companies report headcount once a year, sometimes rounded, so small changes can be noise.

Company data

The Western Union Company employees and revenue per employee

WU · Financial - Credit Services · $2.20B market cap

The Western Union Company had 9,600 employees at the end of fiscal Dec 2025, up 5.5% from a year earlier. Revenue for the year was $4.04B, down 4.0% from a year earlier, or $421K per employee. Revenue fell while headcount grew.

Employees

9,600

+5.5% YoY

Revenue

$4.04B

-4.0% YoY

Revenue / employee

$421K

Peer median $1.00M

Rank in industry

14 of 16

Financial - Credit Services

Open roles

0.1 per 1,000 staff

Headcount against revenue

Both lines start at 100 in the first year we hold, so you can see which one grew faster.

EmployeesRevenueIndexed to 100 in Dec 2016

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WU employees and revenue by fiscal year
Year ending	Employees	Revenue	Per employee	Staff YoY	Revenue YoY
Dec 2025	9,600	$4.04B	$421K	+5.5%	-4.0%
Dec 2024	9,100	$4.21B	$463K	+1.1%	-3.4%
Dec 2023	9,000	$4.36B	$484K	+1.1%	-2.6%
Dec 2022	8,900	$4.48B	$503K	-15.2%	-11.7%
Dec 2021	10,500	$5.07B	$483K	-4.5%	+4.9%
Dec 2020	11,000	$4.83B	$440K	-4.3%	-8.6%
Dec 2019	11,500	$5.29B	$460K	-4.2%	-5.3%
Dec 2018	12,000	$5.59B	$466K	+4.3%	+1.2%
Dec 2017	11,500	$5.52B	$480K	+7.5%	+1.9%
Dec 2016	10,700	$5.42B	$507K	—	—

Open roles on its job board: 1 (0.1 per 1,000 staff, against its latest annual headcount), as of 2026-10-07. Tracked since 2026-10-03. No 90 day change yet.

Employees, last six fiscal years

Revenue per employee, last six fiscal years

The Western Union Company against similar companies

The closest industry peers by revenue, from Financial - Credit Services.

Company	Employees	Revenue	Revenue / employee	Shape
KKRS KKR Group Finance Co. IX LLC 4.	5,043	$19.5B	$3.86M	Hiring into decline
AFRM Affirm Holdings, Inc.	2,358	$3.95B	$1.67M	Efficient growth
ALLY Ally Financial Inc.	10,300	$12.2B	$1.18M	Contracting
SYF Synchrony Financial	20,000	$19.1B	$956K	Contracting
SOFI SoFi Technologies, Inc.	6,100	$4.77B	$782K	Efficient growth
UPST Upstart Holdings, Inc.	1,405	$1.08B	$765K	Efficient growth
WU The Western Union Company	9,600	$4.04B	$421K	Hiring into decline
GPN Global Payments Inc.	26,000	$7.71B	$296K	Contracting
FCFS FirstCash Holdings, Inc	22,000	$3.66B	$166K	Hiring ahead

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Questions about The Western Union Company

How many employees does The Western Union Company have?: The Western Union Company reported 9,600 employees for the fiscal year ending Dec 2025, in the annual report it filed on February 20, 2026. That is up 5.5% from a year earlier.
What is The Western Union Company's revenue per employee?: The Western Union Company brought in $4.04B of revenue in fiscal Dec 2025, which is $421K per employee. That ranks 14 of 16 companies we track in Financial - Credit Services, where the median is $1.00M.
Is The Western Union Company hiring?: The Western Union Company's public job board listed 1 open roles on October 7, 2026, about 0.1 per 1,000 staff.
Where do these numbers come from?: Employee counts and revenue are taken from each company's own annual report (Form 10-K). Open roles are counted from the company's public job board where we have matched one. Companies report headcount once a year, sometimes rounded, so small changes can be noise.

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Source: employee counts and revenue as stated in The Western Union Company's annual reports (Form 10-K), latest filed February 20, 2026. This is data, not a recommendation to buy or sell WU.