WU Western Union Co
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Industrials · Services-Business Services, Nec
Western Union Co (WU) is an industrial company in the Services-Business Services, Nec industry, with a market capitalization of $2.0 billion. Shares last traded at $6.29, 39.2% below their 52-week high. Over the past year the stock is down 33.2%. WU trades at a price-to-earnings ratio of 4.96, below the Services-Business Services, Nec median of 25.02. Net profit margin is 10.2%, above the peer median of 5.9%. Revenue declined 3.7% year over year. The shares yield 14.9% in dividends.
* P/E (TTM) = market cap ÷ net income over the trailing twelve months where four consecutive quarters are reported, otherwise the latest fiscal year — the same basis as the peer table and the screener, so it can differ from price ÷ EPS.
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Financials
Trailing twelve months where four consecutive quarters are reported, otherwise the latest fiscal year; revenue is the fiscal-year figure where quarterly revenue covers under half of it (typical for banks, insurers and REITs), and margins are taken on it; latest reported period ends 2026-06-30. Source: SEC EDGAR/XBRL.
WU Dividend History
| Fiscal year end | Total dividends paid | Per share* | Payout ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-31 | $309M | $0.94 | 62% |
| 2024-12-31 | $322M | $0.94 | 34% |
| 2023-12-31 | $349M | $0.94 | 56% |
| 2022-12-31 | $364M | $0.94 | 40% |
| 2021-12-31 | $382M | $0.93 | 47% |
| 2020-12-31 | $370M | $0.89 | 50% |
| 2019-12-31 | $341M | $0.79 | 32% |
| 2018-12-31 | $342M | $0.75 | 40% |
| 2017-12-31 | $326M | $0.70 | — |
| 2016-12-31 | $312M | $0.63 | 123% |
*Per share derived as total dividends paid ÷ weighted diluted shares (SEC EDGAR/XBRL annual cash-flow facts). Reported history — not a forecast of future dividends.
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Recent earnings
| Period | EPS (diluted) | Reported |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $0.24 | 2026-07-30 |
| Q1 2026 | $0.20 | 2026-04-24 |
| Q4 2025 (derived) | $0.36 | 2026-02-20 |
| FY 2025 | $1.52 | 2026-02-20 |
| Q3 2025 | $0.43 | 2025-10-27 |
| Q2 2025 | $0.37 | 2025-07-28 |
Q4 marked "derived" = fiscal-year EPS minus Q1–Q3 (10-Ks report only the annual figure); EPS is not strictly additive, so it can differ by a cent or two from the issuer's own Q4.
Services-Business Services, Nec peers
WU vs 14 industry peers (Services-Business Services, Nec), by market cap. Data as of close
| V | Visa | $794.4B | 35.73 | 18.46 | 51.7% | +2.84% |
| MA | Mastercard | $573.6B | 33.82 | 15.81 | 46.7% | +3.20% |
| ACN | Accenture | $162.2B | 19.39 | 2.19 | 11.3% | +1.93% |
| UBER | Uber | $135.8B | 14.18 | 2.46 | 17.3% | +1.88% |
| MELI | Mercado Libre | $85.0B | 45.64 | 3.48 | 7.6% | +3.25% |
| DASH | DoorDash | $82.9B | 77.99 | 4.86 | 6.2% | +6.20% |
| EBAY | eBay Inc. | $53.1B | 25.43 | 4.28 | 16.8% | -0.61% |
| PYPL | PayPal | $48.8B | 10.33 | 1.42 | 13.8% | +3.12% |
| MSCI | MSCI Inc. | $45.6B | 32.93 | 13.28 | 40.3% | +2.18% |
| FISV | Fiserv | $27.6B | 9.86 | 1.30 | 13.2% | +3.82% |
| CPAY | Corpay | $26.9B | 23.56 | 5.35 | 22.7% | +2.07% |
| GPN | Global Payments | $26.3B | — | 2.57 | -9.1% | +2.75% |
| BR | Broadridge Financial Solutions | $21.0B | 18.69 | 2.81 | 15.0% | +3.09% |
| FIS | Fidelity National Information Services | $20.7B | 6.14 | 1.70 | 27.6% | +4.13% |
Source: SEC EDGAR (fundamentals/EPS/dividends) · Databento EQUS.MINI (prices) · market cap & yield computed by tradmap. Informational only — not financial advice.