Money transfer company Western Union (NYSE: WU) will be reporting earnings this Friday morning. Here’s what you need to know.

Western Union met analysts’ revenue expectations last quarter, reporting revenues of $1.02 billion, down 1.3% year on year. It was a satisfactory quarter for the company, with a beat of analysts’ EPS estimates but revenue in line with analysts’ estimates.

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This quarter, analysts are expecting Western Union’s revenue to be flat year on year at $1.04 billion, improving from the 1.2% decrease it recorded in the same quarter last year. Adjusted earnings are expected to come in at $0.43 per share.

Analysts covering the company have generally reconfirmed their estimates over the last 30 days, suggesting they anticipate the business to stay the course heading into earnings. Western Union has missed Wall Street’s revenue estimates three times over the last two years.

Looking at Western Union’s peers in the diversified financial services segment, some have already reported their Q4 results, giving us a hint as to what we can expect. Donnelley Financial Solutions delivered year-on-year revenue growth of 10.4%, beating analysts’ expectations by 11.1%, and Corpay reported revenues up 20.7%, topping estimates by 0.7%. Donnelley Financial Solutions traded up 26.3% following the results while Corpay was also up 11.6%.

Read our full analysis of Donnelley Financial Solutions’s results here and Corpay’s results here.

Questions about potential tariffs and corporate tax changes have caused much volatility in 2025. While some of the diversified financial services stocks have shown solid performance in this choppy environment, the group has generally underperformed, with share prices down 4.4% on average over the last month. Western Union is up 5.1% during the same time and is heading into earnings with an average analyst price target of $9.69 (compared to the current share price of $9.61).

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