The Western Union Co

NYSE : WU
USA·Financial Services·Credit Services
$6.17
−0.04 (−0.53%)Oct 16 close
Market Cap
$1.93B
Enterprise Value
$1.84B
P/E (TTM)
5.02
P/B
2.10
Net Cash / (Debt)
$96M
52-Week Range
$5.90 — $10
5-Year Range
$5.90 — $20
Avg Volume (3M)
9.86M
ListingsNYSELTSMEXFRA
Dividend Yield (TTM)
15.24%
vs 5Y avg 8.53% · 10Y avg 6.14%
Dividend Yield (Forward)
15.24%
4 payments/yr (spacing)
Dividends / Share (TTM)
$0.94
Forward (annualized): $0.94
Payout Ratio (EPS, TTM)
76.4%
Payout Ratio (FCF, TTM)
70.7%
Dividend CAGR (3Y / 5Y / 10Y)
3Y0.0%5Y0.9%10Y4.2%
Consecutive Growth Years
0
as of 2025
Years Without a Cut
19
as of 2025
Total Shareholder Yield (TTM)
19.15%
Div 13.04% + Net buyback 6.11%

Growth, streak and CAGR figures exclude special dividends.

Dividends per share

Cash dividends, split-adjusted · USD

Payout ratio

Dividends per share ÷ diluted EPS and ÷ free cash flow per share, by fiscal year.

Dividend yield

Trailing-twelve-month dividends ÷ month-end price.

Capital returns

Net buybacks = repurchases − stock issuance, fiscal-year cash flows. SBC shown for dilution context.

Total Shareholder Yield (TTM)
19.2%
Dividends 13.0% + Net buybacks 6.1%
Net Buyback (TTM)
$142M
Gross $142M − Issuance $0
SBC (TTM)
$0
Share-based compensation, dilution driver
Net share-count change % / yr

Annual dividend growth

Dividend growth is steady (0.0% latest vs 0.0% 3-yr avg).

YearDPS (regular sum, USD)ChangeHikes
20250.940.0%0
20240.940.0%0
20230.940.0%0
20220.940.0%0
20210.94+4.4%1
20200.90+12.5%1
20190.80+5.3%1
20180.76+8.6%1
20170.70+9.4%1
20160.64+3.2%1
20150.62+24.0%1
20140.500.0%0
20130.50+17.6%0
20120.425+37.1%2
20110.31+24.0%1

Special dividends are excluded from these figures. Based on 71 regular payments.

Payment history (71 payments)

Δ%TypeFrequencyDeclarationRecordPay date
2026-09-16$0.2350.0%Cashquarterly2026-08-032026-09-162026-09-30
2026-06-16$0.2350.0%Cashquarterly2026-05-142026-06-162026-06-30
2026-03-17$0.2350.0%Cashquarterly2026-02-202026-03-172026-03-31
2025-12-22$0.2350.0%Cashquarterly2025-12-112025-12-222025-12-31
2025-09-16$0.2350.0%Cashquarterly2025-08-282025-09-162025-09-30
2025-06-16$0.2350.0%Cashquarterly2025-05-152025-06-162025-06-30
2025-03-17$0.2350.0%Cashquarterly2025-02-042025-03-172025-03-31
2024-12-23$0.2350.0%Cashquarterly2024-12-132024-12-232024-12-31
2024-09-16$0.2350.0%Cashquarterly2024-07-242024-09-162024-09-30
2024-06-14$0.2350.0%Cashquarterly2024-05-172024-06-142024-06-28
2024-03-14$0.2350.0%Cashquarterly2024-02-062024-03-152024-03-29
2023-12-19$0.2350.0%Cashquarterly2023-12-122023-12-202023-12-29
2023-09-14$0.2350.0%Cashquarterly2023-07-192023-09-152023-09-29
2023-06-15$0.2350.0%Cashquarterly2023-05-112023-06-162023-06-30
2023-03-16$0.2350.0%Cashquarterly2023-02-072023-03-172023-03-31
2022-12-16$0.2350.0%Cashquarterly2022-12-082022-12-192022-12-30
2022-09-15$0.2350.0%Cashquarterly2022-07-182022-09-162022-09-30
2022-06-15$0.2350.0%Cashquarterly2022-05-182022-06-162022-06-30
2022-03-16$0.2350.0%Cashquarterly2022-02-102022-03-172022-03-31
2021-12-16$0.2350.0%Cashquarterly2021-12-072021-12-172021-12-31
2021-09-15$0.2350.0%Cashquarterly2021-07-222021-09-162021-09-30
2021-06-15$0.2350.0%Cashquarterly2021-05-142021-06-162021-06-30
2021-03-16$0.235+4.4%Cashquarterly2021-02-112021-03-172021-03-31
2020-12-18$0.2250.0%Cashquarterly2020-12-112020-12-212020-12-31
2020-09-15$0.2250.0%Cashquarterly2020-07-152020-09-162020-09-30
2020-06-15$0.2250.0%Cashquarterly2020-05-142020-06-162020-06-30
2020-03-16$0.225+12.5%Cashquarterly2020-02-112020-03-172020-03-31
2019-12-16$0.20.0%Cashquarterly2019-12-042019-12-172019-12-31
2019-09-13$0.20.0%Cashquarterly2019-07-182019-09-162019-09-30
2019-06-13$0.20.0%Cashquarterly2019-05-172019-06-142019-06-28
2019-03-14$0.2+5.3%Cashquarterly2019-02-072019-03-152019-03-29
2018-12-14$0.190.0%Cashquarterly2018-12-062018-12-172018-12-31
2018-09-13$0.190.0%Cashquarterly2018-07-192018-09-142018-09-28
2018-06-14$0.190.0%Cashquarterly2018-05-182018-06-152018-06-29
2018-03-15$0.19+8.6%Cashquarterly2018-02-132018-03-162018-03-30
2017-12-15$0.1750.0%Cashquarterly2017-11-302017-12-182017-12-29
2017-09-14$0.1750.0%Cashquarterly2017-07-122017-09-152017-09-29
2017-06-14$0.1750.0%Cashquarterly2017-05-112017-06-162017-06-30
2017-03-15$0.175+9.4%Cashquarterly2017-02-092017-03-172017-03-31
2016-12-15$0.160.0%Cashquarterly2016-12-082016-12-192016-12-30
2016-09-14$0.160.0%Cashquarterly2016-07-142016-09-162016-09-30
2016-06-14$0.160.0%Cashquarterly2016-05-122016-06-162016-06-30
2016-03-15$0.16+3.2%Cashquarterly2016-02-092016-03-172016-03-31
2015-12-15$0.1550.0%Cashquarterly2015-11-242015-12-172015-12-31
2015-09-14$0.1550.0%Cashquarterly2015-07-162015-09-162015-09-30
2015-06-12$0.1550.0%Cashquarterly2015-05-152015-06-162015-06-30
2015-03-13$0.155+24.0%Cashquarterly2015-02-102015-03-172015-03-31
2014-12-12$0.1250.0%Cashquarterly2014-12-052014-12-162014-12-31
2014-09-11$0.1250.0%Cashquarterly2014-07-152014-09-152014-09-30
2014-06-12$0.1250.0%Cashquarterly2014-05-152014-06-162014-06-30
2014-03-13$0.1250.0%Cashquarterly2014-02-212014-03-172014-03-31
2013-12-13$0.1250.0%Cashquarterly2013-12-062013-12-172013-12-31
2013-09-12$0.1250.0%Cashquarterly2013-07-182013-09-162013-09-30
2013-06-12$0.1250.0%Cashquarterly2013-05-302013-06-142013-06-28
2013-03-13$0.1250.0%Cashquarterly2013-02-212013-03-152013-03-29
2012-12-13$0.125+25.0%Cashquarterly2012-10-302012-12-172012-12-31
2012-09-20$0.10.0%Cashquarterly2012-09-142012-09-242012-10-08
2012-06-13$0.10.0%Cashquarterly2012-05-242012-06-152012-06-29
2012-03-14$0.1+25.0%Cashquarterly2012-02-082012-03-162012-03-30
2011-12-15$0.080.0%Cashquarterly2011-12-102011-12-192011-12-30
2011-09-22$0.080.0%Cashquarterly2011-09-162011-09-262011-10-07
2011-06-15$0.08+14.3%Cashquarterly2011-05-202011-06-172011-06-30
2011-03-16$0.070.0%Cashquarterly2011-02-262011-03-182011-03-31
2010-12-16$0.07+16.7%Cashquarterly2010-12-092010-12-202010-12-31
2010-09-30$0.060.0%Cashquarterly2010-09-232010-10-042010-10-14
2010-06-16$0.060.0%Cashquarterly2010-05-152010-06-182010-06-30
2010-03-17$0.060.0%Cashquarterly2010-02-262010-03-192010-03-31
2009-12-17$0.06+50.0%Cashquarterly2009-12-102009-12-212009-12-30
2008-12-18$0.040.0%Cashannual2008-12-182008-12-222008-12-31
2007-12-12$0.04+300.0%Cashannual2007-12-042007-12-142007-12-28
2006-12-13$0.01–Cashannual2006-12-052006-12-152006-12-28
No splits on record.