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Ticker
WU

Price
9.41
Stock movement up
+0.14 (1.51%)
Company name
Western Union Co
Exchange
(NYSE
,
Currency
USD
)
Sector
Financial Services >
Credit Services
Market cap
2.99B
Ent value
8.48B
Price/Sales
0.73
Price/Book
3.23
Div yield
9.99%
Div growth
0.87%
Growth years
6
FCF payout
78.00%
Trailing P/E
3.88
Forward P/E
5.26
PEG
0.50
EPS growth
2.20%
1 year return (CAGR)
-9.52%
3 year return (CAGR)
-12.61%
5 year return (CAGR)
-15.36%
10 year return (CAGR)
-5.51%
Last updated: 2026-02-13

DIVIDENDS

Dividend yield - 5y

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Dividend yield data
Dividend per share0.94
Dividend yield9.99%
Payout frequencyQuarterly
Maximum yield11.93%
Average yield7.20%
Minimum yield3.56%
Discount to avg yield27.90%
Upside potential38.69%
Yield as % of max yield83.74%

Yield distribution (inverse percentile) - 5y

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Yield distribution data
Dividend yield9.99%
Current yield distribution11.59%
Yield at 100% (Min)3.56%
Yield at 90%4.12%
Yield at 80%5.10%
Yield at 50% (Median)7.31%
Yield at 20%8.83%
Yield at 10%10.14%
Yield at 0% (Max)11.93%

Dividend per share

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Dividend per share data
Years of growth6 years
CCC statusDividend Challenger
Dividend per share0.94
Payout frequencyQuarterly
Ex-div date22 Dec 2025
EPS (TTM)2.33
EPS (1y forward)1.79
EPS growth (5y)2.20%
EPS growth (5y forward)7.79%

Dividend growth

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Dividend growth data
WUS&P500
DGR MR4.44%-13.74%
DGR TTM-6.60%
DGR 3 years-7.31%
DGR 5 years0.87%4.69%
DGR 10 years4.25%6.30%
DGR 15 years9.23%8.16%
Time since last change announced1831 days
EPS growth (5y)2.20%
EPS growth (5y forward)7.79%

Payout ratio

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Payout ratio data
EPS coverageFCF coverage
TTM40.76%78.00%
Average--
Forward52.57%-

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VALUATION

Valuation Ratios

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Valuation Ratios data
Trailing P/E3.88
Price to OCF5.52
Price to FCF7.43
Price to EBITDA3.08
EV to EBITDA8.73

Valuation (Sales/Book Value)

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Valuation (Sales/Book Value) data
Price to Sales0.73
Price to Book3.23
EV to Sales2.07

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FINANCIALS

Per share

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Per share data
Current share count317.84M
EPS (TTM)2.33
FCF per share (TTM)1.22

Income statement

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Income statement data
Revenue (TTM)4.10B
Gross profit (TTM)1.53B
Operating income (TTM)750.10M
Net income (TTM)770.90M
EPS (TTM)2.33
EPS (1y forward)1.79

Margins

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Margins data
Gross margin (TTM)37.40%
Operating margin (TTM)18.29%
Profit margin (TTM)18.80%

Balance Sheet

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Balance Sheet data
Cash1.37B
Net receivables1.39B
Total current assets4.22B
Goodwill2.09B
Intangible assets362.90M
Property, plant and equipment547.50M
Total assets7.78B
Accounts payable429.70M
Short/Current long term debt2.59B
Total current liabilities3.90B
Total liabilities6.86B
Shareholder's equity925.40M
Net tangible assets0.00

Cash flow

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Cash flow data
Operating cash flow (TTM)542.30M
Capital expenditures (TTM)139.50M
Free cash flow (TTM)402.80M
Dividends paid (TTM)314.20M

Financial returns

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Financial returns data
Return on Equity83.30%
Return on Assets9.90%
Return on Invested Capital83.30%
Cash Return on Invested Capital43.53%

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STOCK INFORMATION

Stock chart

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Stock price data
Open9.29
Daily high9.50
Daily low9.29
Daily Volume7.78M
All-time high28.35
1y analyst estimate9.69
Beta0.54
EPS (TTM)2.33
Dividend per share0.94
Ex-div date22 Dec 2025
Next earnings date20 Feb 2026

Downside potential

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Downside potential data
WUS&P500
Current price drop from All-time high-66.81%-0.89%
Highest price drop-72.20%-56.47%
Date of highest drop25 Sep 20259 Mar 2009
Avg drop from high-35.48%-10.86%
Avg time to new high212 days12 days
Max time to new high4386 days1805 days
COMPANY DETAILS
WU (Western Union Co) company logo
Marketcap
2.99B
Marketcap category
Mid-cap
Description
The Western Union Company provides money movement and payment services in the United States and internationally. It operates through two segments, Consumer Money Transfer and Consumer Services. The Consumer Money Transfer segment facilitates money transfers for international cross-border and intra-country transfers, primarily through a network of retail agents and owned locations, as well as through websites and mobile devices. The Consumer Services segments offers bill payment services, money order and media network services, retail foreign exchange services, prepaid cards, lending partnerships, and digital wallets. The company was founded in 1851 and is headquartered in Denver, Colorado.
Employees
9100
Investor relations
SEC filings
CEO
Hikmet Ersek
Country
USA
City
Denver
Stock type
Common stock
CCC status
Dividend Challenger
Dividend Frequency
Quarterly
EVENTS AND PRESENTATIONS
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