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The Western Union Company (WU) Payout Ratio

Annual Payout Ratio

61.85%27.44%+79.74%

Summary

Current Value
As of today, WU annual payout ratio is 61.85%, up +79.74% on
Historical Performance
WU annual payout ratio is up +54.62% over the past 3 years, up +24.32% over the past 5 years
All-Time High Comparison
WU annual payout ratio is currently -49.84% below its historical high of 123.30% set on
3-Year Low Comparison
WU annual payout ratio is +79.74% above its 3-year low of 34.41% reached on
Sector Comparison
WU annual payout ratio is higher than 80.71% of companies in Financial Services sector

Payout Ratio Chart

SUGGESTED SERIES

Performance

WU Performance
MetricDateValue1Y3Y5Y15Y
61.85%+79.7%+54.6%+24.3%+240.4%
122.72%+84.2%+111.4%+130.7%+477.0%
68.82%+97.3%+46.6%+35.3%+239.2%
Price$7.20-15.9%-36.6%-69.1%-62.6%
13.06%+18.9%+57.7%+237.5%+904.6%
$309.00M-3.9%-15.2%-16.6%+86.9%
Annual Dividend$0.940.0%0.0%+4.4%+276.0%
$392.90M+42.5%+5.2%-45.5%-55.4%
$4.04B-3.9%-9.6%-16.2%-22.1%
$1.53-44.3%-35.0%-14.9%+12.1%

Payout Ratio Highs

WU Annual Payout Ratio Highs Comparison
PeriodHighDateCurrent
3Y61.85%at high
5Y61.85%at high
All123.30%-49.8%

Payout Ratio Lows

WU Annual Payout Ratio Lows Comparison
PeriodLowDateCurrent
3Y34.41%+79.7%
5Y34.41%+79.7%
All-58.45%+205.8%

Payout Ratio History

YearValueChange
61.85%+79.7%
34.41%-38.3%
55.75%+39.4%
40.00%-15.5%
47.36%-4.8%
49.75%+54.5%
32.20%-19.7%
40.11%+168.6%
-58.45%-147.4%
123.30%+226.4%
37.78%+21.4%
31.11%-10.4%
YearValueChange
34.72%+40.1%
24.78%+48.7%
16.66%-8.3%
18.17%+274.6%
4.85%+57.0%
3.09%-11.7%
3.50%+316.7%
0.84%>+9,900.0%
0.00%0.0%
0.00%0.0%
0.00%-

FAQ

  • What is the current annual payout ratio of WU?

    As of today, WU annual payout ratio is 61.85%

  • What is 1-year change in WU annual payout ratio?

    WU annual payout ratio is up +79.74% year-over-year

  • What is 3-year change in WU annual payout ratio?

    WU annual payout ratio is up +54.62% over the past 3 years

  • How far is WU annual payout ratio from its all-time high?

    WU annual payout ratio is currently -49.84% below its historical high of 123.30% set on December 31, 2016

  • How does WU annual payout ratio rank versus sector peers?

    WU annual payout ratio is higher than 80.71% of companies in Financial Services sector

  • When is WU next annual earnings release?

    As of today, the next annual earnings release for WU has not been scheduled

  • What is WU next ex-dividend date?

    As of today, the next dividend for WU has not been scheduled

Payout Ratio Formula

Payout Ratio =    × 100%

Data Sources & References

  1. WU Official Website www.westernunion.com
  2. Most Recent Annual Report (10-K) www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1365135/000119312526061340/0001193125-26-061340-index.htm
  3. WU Profile on Yahoo Finance finance.yahoo.com/quote/WU
  4. WU Profile on NASDAQ.com www.nasdaq.com/market-activity/stocks/wu