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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
2.95B
Ent value
9.06B
Price/Sales
0.73
Price/Book
3.08
Div yield
9.99%
Div growth
0.87%
Growth years
6
FCF payout
74.66%
Trailing P/E
5.90
Forward P/E
4.89
PEG
0.76
EPS growth
-3.18%
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: 2026-03-10

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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 date17 Mar 2026
EPS (TTM)1.57
EPS (1y forward)1.93
EPS growth (5y)-3.18%
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 announced1856 days
EPS growth (5y)-3.18%
EPS growth (5y forward)7.79%

Payout ratio

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Payout ratio data
EPS coverageFCF coverage
TTM61.85%74.66%
Average--
Forward48.81%-

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VALUATION

Valuation Ratios

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Valuation Ratios data
Trailing P/E5.90
Price to OCF5.43
Price to FCF7.13
Price to EBITDA3.01
EV to EBITDA9.26

Valuation (Sales/Book Value)

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Valuation (Sales/Book Value) data
Price to Sales0.73
Price to Book3.08
EV to Sales2.24

FINANCIALS

Per share

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Per share data
Current share count313.45M
EPS (TTM)1.57
FCF per share (TTM)1.30

Income statement

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Income statement data
Revenue (TTM)4.05B
Gross profit (TTM)1.41B
Operating income (TTM)768.70M
Net income (TTM)499.60M
EPS (TTM)1.57
EPS (1y forward)1.93

Margins

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Margins data
Gross margin (TTM)34.92%
Operating margin (TTM)18.99%
Profit margin (TTM)12.34%

Balance Sheet

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Balance Sheet data
Cash1.23B
Net receivables1.60B
Total current assets1.23B
Goodwill2.10B
Intangible assets356.30M
Property, plant and equipment763.70M
Total assets8.31B
Accounts payable408.40M
Short/Current long term debt0.00
Total current liabilities74.70M
Total liabilities7.35B
Shareholder's equity957.80M
Net tangible assets0.00

Cash flow

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Cash flow data
Operating cash flow (TTM)543.70M
Capital expenditures (TTM)150.80M
Free cash flow (TTM)413.90M
Dividends paid (TTM)309.00M

Financial returns

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Financial returns data
Return on Equity52.16%
Return on Assets6.01%
Return on Invested Capital14.69%
Cash Return on Invested Capital12.17%

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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 estimate9.62
Beta0.51
EPS (TTM)1.57
Dividend per share0.94
Ex-div date17 Mar 2026
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%-10.84%
Avg time to new high212 days12 days
Max time to new high4386 days1805 days

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COMPANY DETAILS
WU (Western Union Co) company logo
Marketcap
2.95B
Marketcap category
Mid-cap
Description
The Western Union Company provides money movement payments, and digital financial 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, travel money services, check acceptance services, prepaid cards, lending partnerships, and digital wallets. The company was founded in 1851 and is headquartered in Denver, Colorado.
Employees
9600
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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