Stock Evaluator: The Western Union Company (WU)

The Western Union Company WU

$7.03 0.10 1.44%
September 14, 2026 4:00:02 PM EST November 10, 2021 Volume: 5,172,058
After Hours: $120.37   0.15  |  0.12% November 10, 2021 7:59 PM EST Volume: 72,713
USD NYSE | DELAYED PRICE
SECTOR INDUSTRY
Financials Financial Services

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COMPANY SUMMARY
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.

Commentary & Analysis


Financial Summary

Share Statistics WU Industry
Median
Percentile
(All Stocks)
Market Cap (Mil) $2,161.3 $2,375.9 55%
Shares Out (Mil) 313.6 70.3 83%
Institutional Ownership 99.4% 85.3% 87%
Float (Mil) 309.8 63.1 80%
Beta 0.52 0.88 30%
Avg Daily Volume (000s) 7,478 498 95%
Price Change
(52-week)
(18.0%) 79.2% 34%
Growth WU Industry
Median
Percentile
(All Stocks)
Sales (5yr) (3.5%) 10.7% 10%
Net Income (5yr) (7.7%) 8.9% 31%
EPS (5yr) (3.2%) 12.0% 27
Dividends (5yr) 0.9% 0.0% 77%
Cash Flow (5yr) (31.1%) (15.0%) 18%
Estimates Qtrly Current
Fiscal
Year
Next
Fiscal
Year
# of Estimates 16 18 18
Current EPS $0.354 $1.293 $1.512
Month Ago EPS $0.352 $1.295 $1.527
# Rev Up 2 1 0
# Rev Down 0 0 1
Three Months Ago EPS $0.536 $1.752 $1.919
Year/Year Chg 47.5% (14.9%) 9.3%
Financials WU Industry
Median
Percentile
(All Stocks)
Sales (TTM) (Mil) $4,037 $1,254 71%
Net Income (TTM) (Mil) $395 $92 75%
EPS (TTM) $1.248 $0.700 64%
Operating Cash Flow (TTM) (Mil) $610 $183 74%
Net Cash Flow (TTM) (Mil) ($42) $4 21%
Long-Term Debt (Q1) (Mil) $2,452 $738 77%
Enterprise Value (Q1) (Mil) $3,761 $3,679 58%
Valuation WU Industry
Median
Percentile
(All Stocks)
P/B 2.37 1.39 57%
P/E 5.6 18.1 5%
Dividend Yield 13.6% 0.0% 99%
PEG (5yr hist) na 0.9 na
Ratios WU Industry
Median
Percentile
(All Stocks)
Gross Margin 35.1% 61.3% 42%
Net Margin 9.8% 7.5% 62%
ROA 5.0% 1.0% 71%
ROE 44.0% 10.9% 92%
Liabilities to Assets 88.5% 73.7% 83%
F-Score 5 5 50%

The Western Union Company did not pass any screens on 9/11/2026.

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