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The Western Union Co (The Western Union Co) Market Cap

: $4,432 Mil (As of Today)
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Market cap is the total market value to buy the whole company. It is equal to the share price times the number of Shares Outstanding (EOP). The Western Union Co's share price for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $11.92. The Western Union Co's Shares Outstanding (EOP) for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 351 Mil. Therefore, The Western Union Co's market cap for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $4,178 Mil.

The Western Union Co's quarterly market cap increased from Jun. 2023 ($4,393 Mil) to Sep. 2023 ($4,834 Mil) but then declined from Sep. 2023 ($4,834 Mil) to Dec. 2023 ($4,178 Mil).

The Western Union Co's annual market cap declined from Dec. 2021 ($7,025 Mil) to Dec. 2022 ($5,143 Mil) and declined from Dec. 2022 ($5,143 Mil) to Dec. 2023 ($4,178 Mil).

Enterprise Value is the theoretical takeover price. It is more comprehensive than market capitalization (market cap), which only includes common equity. Enterprise Value is calculated as the market cap plus debt and minority interest and preferred shares, minus total cash and cash equivalents. The Western Union Co's Enterprise Value for Today is $3,845 Mil.


The Western Union Co Market Cap Historical Data

The historical data trend for The Western Union Co's Market Cap can be seen below:

* 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 Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Market Cap
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 11,194.04 9,021.73 7,025.39 5,143.10 4,177.96

The Western Union Co Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Market Cap Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 5,143.10 4,174.56 4,392.89 4,834.42 4,177.96

Competitive Comparison

For the Credit Services subindustry, The Western Union Co's Market Cap, along with its competitors' market caps and Market Cap 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 Market Cap Distribution

For the Credit Services industry and Financial Services sector, The Western Union Co's Market Cap distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where The Western Union Co's Market Cap falls into.



The Western Union Co Market Cap Calculation

Market cap is the short version of market capitalization. It is the total market value to buy the whole company. It is equal to the share price times the number of shares outstanding.

The Western Union Co's Market Cap for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Market Cap (A: Dec. 2023 )=Share Price (A: Dec. 2023 )*Shares Outstanding (EOP) (A: Dec. 2023 )
=$11.92*350.5
=$4,178

The Western Union Co's Market Cap for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Market Cap (Q: Dec. 2023 )=Share Price (Q: Dec. 2023 )*Shares Outstanding (EOP) (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=$11.92*350.5
=$4,178

* 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.


The Western Union Co  (NYSE:WU) Market Cap Explanation

Market cap is not the real price you pay for a company. If you buy the company and become its owner, you become the owner of the cash the company has, and you also assume the company’s debt. The real price you pay is the Enterprise Value.

Warren Buffett uses the ratio of total market cap of all public traded companies over GDP to measure if the market is expensive. As of April 2012, the US total market cap is about $14.7 trillion, while the US GDP is about $15 trillion. The market was modestly overvalued.


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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

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