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The Western Union Co (The Western Union Co) 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate

: 1.50% (As of Dec. 2023)
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The Western Union Co's Dividends per Share for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.24.

The historical rank and industry rank for The Western Union Co's 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate or its related term are showing as below:

WU' s 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.5   Med: 11.9   Max: 97.9
Current: 1.5

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate of The Western Union Co was 97.90% per year. The lowest was 1.50% per year. And the median was 11.90% per year.

WU's 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate is ranked worse than
68.18% of 132 companies
in the Credit Services industry
Industry Median: 8.35 vs WU: 1.50

During the past 3 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 1.50% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 4.70% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 7.30% per year. Please click Growth Rate Calculation Example (GuruFocus) to see how GuruFocus calculates Wal-Mart Stores Inc (WMT)'s revenue growth rate. You can apply the same method to get the average dividends per share growth rate.

The Western Union Co's Dividend Payout Ratio for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.64. As of today, The Western Union Co's Dividend Yield % is 7.07%.

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Competitive Comparison

For the Credit Services subindustry, The Western Union Co's 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate, along with its competitors' market caps and 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


The Western Union Co 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate Distribution

For the Credit Services industry and Financial Services sector, The Western Union Co's 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where The Western Union Co's 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate falls into.



The Western Union Co 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate Calculation

This is the average annual rate that a company has been raising its dividends. The growth rate is calculated with expontential compound based on the latest four year annual data.

Please click Growth Rate Calculation Example (GuruFocus) to see how GuruFocus calculates Wal-Mart Stores Inc (WMT)'s revenue growth rate. You can apply the same method to get the average dividends per share growth rate.


The Western Union Co  (NYSE:WU) 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate Explanation

1. Dividend Payout Ratio measures the percentage of the company's earnings paid out as dividends.

The Western Union Co's Dividend Payout Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Dividend Payout Ratio=Dividends per Share (Q: Dec. 2023 )/ EPS without NRI (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=0.235/ 0.37
=0.64

During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Payout Ratio of The Western Union Co was 1.26. The lowest was 0.31. And the median was 0.50.

2. Dividend Yield % measures how much a company pays out in dividends each year relative to its share price.

The Western Union Co Recent Full-Year* Dividend History

Amount Ex-date Record Date Pay Date Type Frequency Forex Rate
USD 0.2352024-03-142024-03-152024-03-29Cash DividendquarterlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.2352023-12-192023-12-202023-12-29Cash DividendquarterlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.2352023-09-142023-09-152023-09-29Cash DividendquarterlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.2352023-06-152023-06-162023-06-30Cash DividendquarterlyUSD:USD 1.000000

* GuruFocus has an internal rule that if the most recent dividend payment frequency is at least 4 times a year, then the full year will be calculated according to the frequency of payment or the one-year time frame, whichever is stricter.
* GuruFocus converts dividend currency to local traded share price currency in order to calculate dividend yield. Please refer to the last column "Forex Rate" in the above table.

The Western Union Co's Dividend Yield (%) for Today is calculated as

Dividend Yield %=Most Recent Full Year Dividend/Current Share Price
=0.94/13.30
=7.07 %

Current Share Price is $13.30.
The Western Union Co's Dividends per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Today is $0.94.

During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Yield of The Western Union Co was 8.74%. The lowest was 2.35%. And the median was 3.57%.

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.


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The Western Union Co (The Western Union Co) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
7001 East Belleview Avenue, Denver, CO, USA, 80237
Western Union provides domestic and international money transfers through its global network of about 600,000 outside agents. The company handled over 270 million transactions in 2022 and is the largest money transfer company in the world.
Executives
Estebarena Rodrigo Garcia officer: President of North America 7001 EAST BELLEVIEW AVENUE, DENVER CO 80237
Suzette Deering director 7001 EAST BELLEVIEW AVENUE, DENVER CO 80237
Jeffrey A Joerres director 5301 NORTH IRONWOOD ROAD, MILWAUKEE WI 53217
Giovanni Angelini officer: Head of Europe and Africa 7001 EAST BELLEVIEW AVENUE, DENVER CO 80237
Matthew Cagwin officer: Interim Chief Financ. Officer C/O FIRST DATA CORPORATION, FIRST DATA, 225 LIBERTY STREET, NEW YORK NY 10281
Cherie Axelrod officer: Chief Enterprise Risk Officer 7001 EAST BELLEVIEW AVENUE, DENVER CO 80237
Benjamin Carlton Adams officer: Chief Legal Officer & Corp Sec 7001 EAST BELLEVIEW AVENUE, DENVER CO 80237
David Cebollero officer: Interim Chief Legal Officer 7001 E. BELLEVIEW AVENUE, DENVER CO 80237
Andrew D Walker officer: Chief Operations Officer 7001 EAST BELLEVIEW AVENUE, DENVER CO 80237
Jean Claude Farah officer: EVP, President-Global Payments 7001 EAST BELLEVIEW AVENUE, DENVER CO 80237
Devin Mcgranahan director, officer: CEO & President 255 FISERV DRIVE, BROOKFIELD WI 53045
Gabriella Fitzgerald officer: President Americas Region 7001 EAST BELLEVIEW AVENUE, DENVER CO 80237
Andrew Summerill officer: President, Payments (Interim) 7001 EAST BELLEVIEW AVENUE, DENVER CO 80237
Caroline Tsai officer: EVP, Secretary & Gen. Counsel 7001 EAST BELLEVIEW AVENUE, DENVER CO 80237
Jacqueline D Molnar officer: Glbl Hd-Transformation & Compl 7001 EAST BELLEVIEW AVENUE, DENVER CO 80237