- $3.28bn
- $4.75bn
- $4.21bn
- 67
- 90
- 40
- 72
Growth & Value
12m Forecast Rolling | Industry | Market | |
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PE Ratio (f) | 5.42 | ||
PEG Ratio (f) | n/a | ||
EPS Growth (f) | -28.65% | ||
Dividend Yield (f) | 9.51% |
Valuation (ttm) | Industry | Market | |
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Price to Book Value | 3.39 | ||
Price to Tang. Book | n/a | ||
Price to Free Cashflow | 11.43 | ||
Price to Sales | 0.78 | ||
EV to EBITDA | 5.25 |
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Quality
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Return on Capital | 8.67% | ||
Return on Equity | 129.04% | ||
Operating Margin | 17.24% |
Financial Summary
Year End 31st Dec | Unit | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025E | 2026E | CAGR / Avg |
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Total Revenue | $m | 4,835 | 5,070.8 | 4,475.5 | 4,357 | 4,209.7 | 4,149.93 | 4,219.88 | -4.47% |
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EPS Growth | % | +47.66 | +7.01 | -9.01 | -5.95 | +66.81 | -37.67 | +5.34 | n/a |
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Recent History
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Profile Summary
The Western Union Company is a provider of cross-border, cross-currency money movement, payments, and digital financial services. The Company’s segments include Consumer Money Transfer and Consumer Services. The Consumer Money Transfer segment facilitates money transfers, which are primarily sent from retail agent locations worldwide or through Websites and mobile devices. Its money transfer service is provided through one interconnected global network. This service is available for international cross-border transfers and, in certain countries, intra-country transfers. The Consumer Services segment includes the Company’s bill payment services, which facilitate payments for consumers, businesses, and other organizations, as well as the Company’s money order services, retail foreign exchange services, prepaid cards, lending partnerships, digital wallets, and media networks. Its services are available through a network of agent locations in more than 200 countries and territories.
Directors
- Jeffrey Joerres NEC (61)
- Devin McGranahan PRE (52)
- Rajesh Agrawal CFO (55)
- Jean Claude Farah CEX (50)
- Gabriella Fitzgerald CEX
- Andrew Summerill CEX (47)
- Michelle Swanback CEX (52)
- Richard Williams CHO (55)
- Jacqueline Molnar OTH (57)
- Caroline Tsai SEC (51)
- Martin Cole IND (65)
- Richard Goodman IND (73)
- Betsy Holden IND (65)
- Michael Miles IND (59)
- Timothy Murphy IND (59)
- Joyce Phillips IND (58)
- Jan Siegmund IND (56)
- Angela Sun IND (46)
- Solomon Trujillo IND (69)
- Last Annual
- December 31st, 2024
- Last Interim
- December 31st, 2024
- Incorporated
- February 17th, 2006
- Public Since
- September 20th, 2006
- No. of Shareholders
- 2,716
- No. of Employees
- 9,100
- Sector
- Professional & Commercial Services
- Industry
- Industrials
- Exchange
New York Stock Exchange
- Shares in Issue
- 334,838,525

- Address
- 7001 East Belleview Avenue, DENVER, 80237
- Web
- https://corporate.westernunion.com/
- Phone
- +1 7203323361
- Contact
- Tom Hadley
- Auditors
- Ernst & Young LLP
Latest News for WU
Upcoming Events for WU
Q1 2025 Western Union Co Earnings Release
Q1 2025 Western Union Co Earnings Call
Western Union Co Annual Shareholders Meeting
Western Union Co Annual Shareholders Meeting
Q2 2025 Western Union Co Earnings Release
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FAQ
As of Today at 24:05 UTC, shares in Western Union Co are trading at $9.81. This share price information is delayed by 15 minutes.
Shares in Western Union Co last closed at $9.81 and the price had moved by -23.36% over the past 365 days. In terms of relative price strength the Western Union Co share price has underperformed the S&P500 Index by -27.94% over the past year.
The overall consensus recommendation for Western Union Co is Hold. You can view the full broker recommendation list by unlocking its StockReport.
Find out moreThe Western Union Co dividend yield is 9.58% based on the trailing twelve month period.
Last year, Western Union Co paid a total dividend of $0.94, and it currently has a trailing dividend yield of 9.58%. We do not have any data on when Western Union Co is to next pay dividends.
We do not have data on when Western Union Co is to next pay dividends. The historic dividend yield on Western Union Co shares is currently 9.58%.
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As of the previous close price of $9.81, shares in Western Union Co had a market capitalisation of $3.28bn.
Here are the trading details for Western Union Co:
- Country of listing: United States
- Exchange: NYQ
- Ticker Symbol: WU
Based on an overall assessment of its quality, value and momentum Western Union Co is currently classified as a Contrarian. The classification is based on a composite score that examines a wide range of fundamental and technical measures. Stock are classified on the the following spectrum: Super Stocks, High Flyers, Contrarians, Turnarounds, Neutral, Value Traps, Momentum Traps, Falling Stars, and Sucker Stocks. For more information, learn about our StockRank Styles.
The analyst consensus target price for shares in Western Union Co is $11.62. That is 18.45% above the last closing price of $9.81.
Analysts covering Western Union Co currently have a consensus Earnings Per Share (EPS) forecast of $1.78 for the next financial year.
Find out moreAn important predictor of whether a stock price will go up is its track record of momentum. Price trends tend to persist, so it's worth looking at them when it comes to a share like Western Union Co. Over the past six months, its share price has underperformed the S&P500 Index by -8.88%.
As of the last closing price of $9.81, shares in Western Union Co were trading -12.17% below their 200 day moving average. You can read more about the power of momentum in assessing share price movements on Stockopedia.
The Western Union Co PE ratio based on its reported earnings over the past 12 months is 5.42. The shares last closed at $9.81.
The PE ratio (or price-to-earnings ratio) is the one of the most popular valuation measures used by stock market investors. It is calculated by dividing a company's price per share by its earnings per share.
The PE ratio can be seen as being expressed in years, in the sense that it shows the number of years of earnings which would be required to pay back the purchase price, ignoring inflation. So in general terms, the higher the PE, the more expensive the stock is.
Western Union Co's management team is headed by:
- Jeffrey Joerres - NEC
- Devin McGranahan - PRE
- Rajesh Agrawal - CFO
- Jean Claude Farah - CEX
- Gabriella Fitzgerald - CEX
- Andrew Summerill - CEX
- Michelle Swanback - CEX
- Richard Williams - CHO
- Jacqueline Molnar - OTH
- Caroline Tsai - SEC
- Martin Cole - IND
- Richard Goodman - IND
- Betsy Holden - IND
- Michael Miles - IND
- Timothy Murphy - IND
- Joyce Phillips - IND
- Jan Siegmund - IND
- Angela Sun - IND
- Solomon Trujillo - IND