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The Western Union Company (WU) Payout Ratio

Annual Payout Ratio:

34.41%-21.34%(-38.28%)
December 31, 2024

Summary

  • As of today, WU annual payout ratio is 34.41%, with the most recent change of -21.34% (-38.28%) on December 31, 2024.
  • During the last 3 years, WU annual payout ratio has fallen by -12.95% (-27.34%).
  • WU annual payout ratio is now -72.09% below its all-time high of 123.30%, reached on December 31, 2016.

Performance

1-Year Change

-38.28%

3-Year Change

-27.34%

5-Year Change

+6.86%

15-Year Change

+158.87%

WU Payout Ratio Chart

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Highlights

Sector Percentile

59.14%
WU annual payout ratio is higher than 59.14% of companies in Financial Services sector

Range

All-Time High

123.30%
WU annual payout ratio is currently -72.09% below its historical high of 123.30%

3-Year Low

34.41%
WU annual payout ratio is currently at its 3-year low

Earnings dates

Last Annual Earnings Report Date

Dec 31, 2024
WU previous annual earnings announcement was published on Dec 31, 2024

Next Annual Earnings Report Date

N/A
WU next annual earnings announcement has not yet been scheduled

OtherWUdividend metrics

Annual Dividend Per Share

$0.94
WU annual dividend per share is $0.94

Annual Dividend Yield

11.63%
WU annual dividend yield is 11.63%

Annual Dividends Paid

$321.50M
WU annual dividends paid is $321.50 million

Annual Net Income

$934.20M
WU annual net profit is $934.20 million

TTM Payout Ratio:

35.48%0.00%(0.00%)
October 16, 2025

Summary

  • As of today, WU TTM payout ratio is 35.48%, unchanged on October 16, 2025.
  • Over the past year, WU TTM payout ratio has dropped by -12.49% (-26.04%).
  • WU TTM payout ratio is now -79.80% below its all-time high of 175.64%.

Performance

3-Month Change

0%

1-Year Change

-26.04%

3-Year Change

-20.25%

5-Year Change

-31.56%

WU TTM Payout Ratio Chart

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Highlights

Sector Percentile

80.76%
WU TTM payout ratio is higher than 80.76% of companies in Financial Services sector

Range

All-Time High

175.64%
WU TTM payout ratio is currently -79.80% below its historical high of 175.64%

3-Year Low

34.27%
WU TTM payout ratio is currently +3.53% above its 3-year low

Earnings dates

Last Quarterly Earnings Report Date

N/A
WU has not yet announced its earnings

Next Quarterly Earnings Report Date

N/A
WU next earnings announcement has not yet been scheduled

OtherWUdividend metrics

TTM Dividend Per Share

$0.94
WU TTM dividend per share is $0.94

TTM Dividend Yield

11.63%
WU TTM dividend yield is 11.63%

TTM Dividends Paid

$318.30M
WU TTM dividends paid is $318.30 million

TTM Net Income

$896.10M
WU TTM net profit is $896.10 million

Quarterly Payout Ratio:

62.90%-3.74%(-5.61%)
June 30, 2025

Summary

  • As of today, WU quarterly payout ratio is 62.90%, with the most recent change of -3.74% (-5.61%) on June 30, 2025.
  • Over the past year, WU quarterly payout ratio has increased by +4.89% (+8.43%).
  • WU quarterly payout ratio is now -95.36% below its all-time high of 1356.45%, reached on December 31, 2006.

Performance

3-Month Change

-5.61%

1-Year Change

+8.43%

3-Year Change

+31.21%

5-Year Change

+10.1%

WU Quarterly Payout Ratio Chart

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Highlights

Sector Percentile

88.83%
WU quarterly payout ratio is higher than 88.83% of companies in Financial Services sector

Range

All-Time High

1356.45%
WU quarterly payout ratio is currently -95.36% below its historical high of 1356.45%

3-Year Low

20.64%
WU quarterly payout ratio is currently +204.75% above its 3-year low

Earnings dates

Last Quarterly Earnings Report Date

Jun 30, 2025
WU previous earnings announcement was published on Jun 30, 2025

Next Quarterly Earnings Report Date

Oct 23, 2025
WU next earnings announcement is scheduled for Oct 23, 2025

OtherWUdividend metrics

Dividend Per Share

$0.23
WU last dividend was $0.23 per share, with an ex-dividend date of September 16, 2025

TTM Dividend Yield

11.63%
WU TTM dividend yield is 11.63%

Quarterly Dividends Paid

$76.80M
WU quarterly dividends paid is $76.80 million

Quarterly Net Income

$122.10M
WU quarterly net profit is $122.10 million

Payout Ratio Formula

Payout Ratio =  Dividends Paid
Net Income x 100%

Annual Payout Ratio

34.41%
WU annual payout ratio is 34.41%

Annual Dividends Paid

$321.50M
WU annual dividends paid is $321.50 million

Annual Net Income

$934.20M
WU annual net profit is $934.20 million

WU Payout Ratio Trends

PeriodPeriodAnnualAnnualTTMTTMQuarterlyQuarterly
1Y1 Year-38.3%-26.0%+8.4%
3Y3 Years-27.3%-20.3%+31.2%
5Y5 Years+6.9%-31.6%+10.1%

WU Payout Ratio Highs & Lows

PeriodPeriodAnnual vs HighAnnual vs HighAnnual vs LowAnnual vs LowTTM vs HighTTM vs HighTTM vs LowTTM vs LowQuarter. vs HighQuarter. vs HighQuarter. vs LowQuarter. vs Low
3Y3-Year-38.3%at low-38.3%+3.5%-5.6%+204.8%
5Y5-Year-38.3%+6.9%-38.3%+3.5%-5.6%+204.8%
All-TimeAll-Time-72.1%+158.9%-79.8%+147.8%-95.4%+389.6%

WU Payout Ratio History

DateAnnualTTMQuarterly
Oct 2025
-
35.48%(0.0%)
-
Jun 2025
-
35.48%(+1.7%)
62.90%(-5.6%)
Mar 2025
-
34.89%(+1.8%)
66.64%(+222.9%)
Dec 2024
34.41%(-38.3%)
34.27%(-28.6%)
20.64%(-31.3%)
Sep 2024
-
47.97%(-16.5%)
30.06%(-48.2%)
Jun 2024
-
57.47%(+3.3%)
58.01%(+2.8%)
Mar 2024
-
55.63%(-0.5%)
56.41%(-13.7%)
Dec 2023
55.75%(+39.4%)
55.92%(+17.7%)
65.35%(+28.0%)
Sep 2023
-
47.50%(-0.4%)
51.05%(-0.7%)
Jun 2023
-
47.67%(+1.6%)
51.42%(-11.4%)
Mar 2023
-
46.93%(+16.9%)
58.04%(+63.2%)
Dec 2022
40.00%(-15.5%)
40.13%(-9.8%)
35.57%(-31.8%)
Sep 2022
-
44.49%(+5.8%)
52.16%(+8.8%)
Jun 2022
-
42.07%(+1.8%)
47.94%(+53.2%)
Mar 2022
-
41.32%(-13.4%)
31.30%(-43.1%)
Dec 2021
47.36%(-4.8%)
47.72%(+1.4%)
55.04%(+34.5%)
Sep 2021
-
47.04%(+0.1%)
40.91%(-6.0%)
Jun 2021
-
46.98%(-6.6%)
43.51%(-18.2%)
Mar 2021
-
50.31%(+0.2%)
53.19%(+1.8%)
Dec 2020
49.75%(+54.5%)
50.21%(-3.1%)
52.23%(+28.5%)
Sep 2020
-
51.84%(-11.4%)
40.64%(-28.9%)
Jun 2020
-
58.50%(+76.1%)
57.13%(+9.3%)
Mar 2020
-
33.22%(+1.9%)
52.29%(-15.4%)
Dec 2019
32.20%(-19.7%)
32.59%(+7.6%)
61.82%(-0.9%)
Sep 2019
-
30.29%(+7.0%)
62.37%(+348.4%)
Jun 2019
-
28.30%(-33.7%)
13.91%(-72.4%)
Mar 2019
-
42.68%(+5.1%)
50.49%(+27.6%)
Dec 2018
40.11%(+168.6%)
40.62%(+156.9%)
39.56%(-2.3%)
Sep 2018
-
-71.34%(+2.0%)
40.51%(+2.7%)
Jun 2018
-
-72.80%(-14.3%)
39.43%(-3.7%)
Mar 2018
-
-63.69%(-14.0%)
40.96%(+672.1%)
Dec 2017
-58.45%(-147.4%)
-55.88%(-137.2%)
-7.16%(-121.0%)
Sep 2017
-
150.15%(-12.6%)
34.17%(-30.2%)
Jun 2017
-
171.79%(+20.6%)
48.95%(-5.0%)
Mar 2017
-
142.39%(+11.2%)
51.52%(+337.2%)
Dec 2016
123.30%(+226.4%)
128.00%(+232.6%)
-21.72%(-160.6%)
Sep 2016
-
38.48%(+1.4%)
35.82%(-5.7%)
Jun 2016
-
37.95%(-2.8%)
37.99%(-11.0%)
Mar 2016
-
39.06%(+2.1%)
42.70%(+16.2%)
Dec 2015
37.78%
38.27%(+5.1%)
36.74%(+8.7%)
Sep 2015
-
36.42%(+4.7%)
33.79%(-19.5%)
DateAnnualTTMQuarterly
Jun 2015
-
34.78%(+5.7%)
42.00%(+6.4%)
Mar 2015
-
32.92%(+4.7%)
39.48%(+33.9%)
Dec 2014
31.11%(-10.4%)
31.45%(-6.9%)
29.48%(+5.4%)
Sep 2014
-
33.78%(-3.4%)
27.98%(-18.8%)
Jun 2014
-
34.97%(0.0%)
34.47%(+3.5%)
Mar 2014
-
34.97%(0.0%)
33.30%(-15.8%)
Dec 2013
34.72%(+40.1%)
34.97%(+6.3%)
39.56%(+22.9%)
Sep 2013
-
32.89%(+9.4%)
32.18%(-7.8%)
Jun 2013
-
30.06%(+10.9%)
34.89%(+5.2%)
Mar 2013
-
27.11%(+7.8%)
33.16%(-40.2%)
Dec 2012
24.78%(+48.7%)
25.15%(+33.7%)
55.44%(>+9900.0%)
Sep 2012
-
18.81%(+1.9%)
0.00%(-100.0%)
Jun 2012
-
18.46%(+4.2%)
22.38%(-10.2%)
Mar 2012
-
17.71%(+5.1%)
24.91%(+13.6%)
Dec 2011
16.66%(-8.3%)
16.85%(-16.9%)
21.93%(>+9900.0%)
Sep 2011
-
20.27%(+5.7%)
0.00%(-100.0%)
Jun 2011
-
19.18%(+1.8%)
19.11%(-10.2%)
Mar 2011
-
18.84%(+2.5%)
21.27%(-39.4%)
Dec 2010
18.17%(+274.6%)
18.38%(+0.3%)
35.12%(>+9900.0%)
Sep 2010
-
18.32%(+23.1%)
0.00%(-100.0%)
Jun 2010
-
14.88%(+47.6%)
17.92%(-8.0%)
Mar 2010
-
10.08%(+22.0%)
19.48%(+5.8%)
Dec 2009
4.85%(+57.0%)
8.26%(+154.2%)
18.42%(>+9900.0%)
Sep 2009
-
3.25%(+5.5%)
0.00%(0.0%)
Jun 2009
-
3.08%(0.0%)
0.00%(0.0%)
Mar 2009
-
3.08%(-3.8%)
0.00%(-100.0%)
Dec 2008
3.09%(-11.7%)
3.20%(-1.5%)
11.85%(>+9900.0%)
Sep 2008
-
3.25%(-4.1%)
0.00%(0.0%)
Jun 2008
-
3.39%(-4.2%)
0.00%(0.0%)
Mar 2008
-
3.54%(-1.7%)
0.00%(-100.0%)
Dec 2007
3.50%(+316.7%)
3.60%(+287.1%)
12.33%(>+9900.0%)
Sep 2007
-
0.93%(+5.7%)
0.00%(0.0%)
Jun 2007
-
0.88%(+1.1%)
0.00%(0.0%)
Mar 2007
-
0.87%(+3.6%)
0.00%(-100.0%)
Dec 2006
0.84%(>+9900.0%)
0.84%
1356.45%(+18.5%)
Sep 2006
-
-
1144.48%(>+9900.0%)
Jun 2006
-
-
0.00%(0.0%)
Mar 2006
-
-
0.00%
Dec 2005
0.00%(0.0%)
-
-
Dec 2004
0.00%(0.0%)
-
-
Dec 2003
0.00%
-
-

FAQ

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  • What is the all-time high TTM payout ratio for The Western Union Company?
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What is The Western Union Company annual payout ratio?

The current annual payout ratio of WU is 34.41%

What is the all-time high annual payout ratio for The Western Union Company?

The Western Union Company all-time high annual payout ratio is 123.30%

What is The Western Union Company annual payout ratio year-on-year change?

Over the past year, WU annual payout ratio has changed by -21.34% (-38.28%)

What is The Western Union Company TTM payout ratio?

The current TTM payout ratio of WU is 35.48%

What is the all-time high TTM payout ratio for The Western Union Company?

The Western Union Company all-time high TTM payout ratio is 175.64%

What is WU TTM payout ratio year-to-date change?

The Western Union Company TTM payout ratio has changed by +1.21% (+3.53%) since the beginning of the year

What is The Western Union Company TTM payout ratio year-on-year change?

Over the past year, WU TTM payout ratio has changed by -12.49% (-26.04%)

What is The Western Union Company quarterly payout ratio?

The current quarterly payout ratio of WU is 62.90%

What is the all-time high quarterly payout ratio for The Western Union Company?

The Western Union Company all-time high quarterly payout ratio is 1356.45%

What is The Western Union Company quarterly payout ratio year-on-year change?

Over the past year, WU quarterly payout ratio has changed by +4.89% (+8.43%)
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