The Western Union Co (The Western Union Co) Dividend Payout Ratio

: 0.64 (As of Dec. 2023)

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The Western Union Co's dividend payout ratio for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.64.

The historical rank and industry rank for The Western Union Co's Dividend Payout Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

WU' s Dividend Payout Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.31 Med: 0.5 Max: 1.26
Current: 0.55

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.

WU's Dividend Payout Ratio is ranked worse than
76.22% of 185 companies
in the Credit Services industry
Industry Median: 0.33 vs WU: 0.55

As of today (2024-04-16), the Dividend Yield % of The Western Union Co is 7.36%.

During the past 13 years, the highest Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of The Western Union Co was 8.74%. The lowest was 2.35%. And the median was 3.56%.

The Western Union Co's Dividends per Share for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.24.

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.

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.

The growth rate is calculated with least square regression.

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The Western Union Co Dividend Payout Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for The Western Union Co's Dividend Payout Ratio can be seen below:

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The Western Union Co Annual Data

Trend

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Dec23

Dividend Payout Ratio

0.54

0.50

0.53

0.54

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
Dividend Payout Ratio																0.73	0.59	0.46	0.56	0.64

Competitive Comparison

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

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

* The bar in red indicates where The Western Union Co's Dividend Payout Ratio falls into.

The Western Union Co Dividend Payout Ratio Calculation

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 fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Dividend Payout Ratio	=	Dividends per Share (A: Dec. 2023 )	/	EPS without NRI (A: Dec. 2023 )
	=	0.94	/	1.74
	=	0.54

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

The Western Union Co (NYSE:WU) Dividend Payout Ratio Explanation

In dividends investing, Payout Ratio and Dividend Growth Rate are the two most important variables for consideration. A lower payout ratio may indicate that the company has more room to increase its dividends.

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

Industry

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Address

7001 East Belleview Avenue, Denver, CO, USA, 80237

Website

https://www.westernunion.com

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