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The Western Union Co (The Western Union Co) PE Ratio

: 7.62 (As of Today)
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The PE Ratio, or Price-to-Earnings ratio, or P/E Ratio, is a financial ratio used to compare a company's market price to its Earnings per Share (Diluted). As of today (2024-04-17), The Western Union Co's share price is $12.80. The Western Union Co's Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $1.68. Therefore, The Western Union Co's PE Ratio for today is 7.62.

During the past 13 years, The Western Union Co's highest PE Ratio was 50.56. The lowest was 4.60. And the median was 11.19.

The Western Union Co's EPS (Diluted) for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.35. Its EPS (Diluted) for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $1.68.

As of today (2024-04-17), The Western Union Co's share price is $12.80. The Western Union Co's EPS without NRI for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $1.70. Therefore, The Western Union Co's PE Ratio without NRI ratio for today is 7.53.

During the past 13 years, The Western Union Co's highest PE Ratio without NRI was 50.31. The lowest was 6.33. And the median was 11.59.

The Western Union Co's EPS without NRI for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.37. Its EPS without NRI for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $1.70.

During the past 12 months, The Western Union Co's average EPS without NRI Growth Rate was -1.30% per year. During the past 3 years, the average EPS without NRI Growth Rate was -0.90% per year. During the past 5 years, the average EPS without NRI Growth Rate was 0.60% per year.

During the past 13 years, The Western Union Co's highest 3-Year average EPS without NRI Growth Rate was 42.80% per year. The lowest was -29.10% per year. And the median was 4.90% per year.

The Western Union Co's EPS (Basic) for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.35. Its EPS (Basic) for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $1.69.

Back to Basics: PE Ratio


The Western Union Co PE Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for The Western Union Co's PE Ratio 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
PE Ratio
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 10.89 12.26 9.06 5.88 7.10

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
PE Ratio 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 5.88 5.58 5.95 6.66 7.10

Competitive Comparison

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

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

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



The Western Union Co PE Ratio Calculation

The PE Ratio, or Price-to-Earnings ratio, or P/E Ratio, is a financial ratio used to compare a company's market price to its Earnings per Share (Diluted). It is the most widely used ratio in the valuation of stocks.

The Western Union Co's PE Ratio for today is calculated as

PE Ratio=Share Price/Earnings per Share (Diluted) (TTM)
=12.80/1.680
=7.62

The Western Union Co's Share Price of today is $12.80.
The Western Union Co's Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $1.68.


* 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.

It can also be calculated from the numbers for the whole company:


There are at least three kinds of PE Ratios used by different investors. They are Trailing Twelve Month PE Ratio, Forward PE Ratio, or PE Ratio without NRI. A new PE Ratio based on inflation-adjusted normalized PE Ratio is called Shiller PE Ratio, after Yale professor Robert Shiller.

In the calculation of PE Ratio, the earnings per share used are the earnings per share over the past 12 months. For Forward PE Ratio, the earnings are the expected earnings for the next twelve months. In the case of PE Ratio without NRI, the reported earnings less the non-recurring items are used.

For Shiller PE Ratio, the earnings of the past 10 years are inflation-adjusted and averaged. Since it looks at the average over the last 10 years, Shiller PE Ratio is also called PE10.


The Western Union Co  (NYSE:WU) PE Ratio Explanation

The PE Ratio can be viewed as the number of years it takes for the company to earn back the price you pay for the stock. For example, if a company earns $2 a share per year, and the stock is traded at $30, the PE Ratio is 15. Therefore it takes 15 years for the company to earn back the $30 you paid for its stock, assuming the earnings stays constant over the next 15 years.

In real business, earnings never stay constant. If a company can grow its earnings, it takes fewer years for the company to earn back the price you pay for the stock. If a company's earnings decline it takes more years. As a shareholder, you want the company to earn back the price you pay as soon as possible. Therefore, lower P/E stocks are more attractive than higher P/E stocks so long as the PE Ratio is positive. Also for stocks with the same PE Ratio, the one with faster growth business is more attractive.

If a company loses money, the PE Ratio becomes meaningless.

To compare stocks with different growth rates, Peter Lynch invented a ratio called PEG Ratio. PEG Ratio is defined as the PE Ratio divided by the growth ratio. He thinks a company with a PE Ratio equal to its growth rate is fairly valued. Still he said he would rather buy a company growing 20% a year with a PE Ratio of 20, instead of a company growing 10% a year with a PE Ratio of 10.

Because the PE Ratio measures how long it takes to earn back the price you pay, the PE Ratio can be applied to the stocks across different industries. That is why it is the one of the most important and widely used indicators for the valuation of stocks.

Similar to the PE Ratio without NRI or PS Ratio or Price-to-Operating-Cash-Flow or Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow , the PE Ratio measures the valuation based on the earning power of the company. This is where it is different from the PB Ratio , which measures the valuation based on the company's balance sheet.


Be Aware

Investors need to be aware that the PE Ratio can be misleading a lot of times, especially when the underlying business is cyclical and unpredictable. As Peter Lynch pointed out, cyclical businesses have higher profit margins at the peaks of the business cycles. Their earnings are high and PE Ratios are artificially low. It is usually a bad idea to buy a cyclical business when the PE Ratio is low. A better ratio to identify the time to buy a cyclical businesses is the PS Ratio.

PE Ratio can also be affected by non-recurring-items such as the sale of part of businesses. This may increase for the current year or quarter dramatically. But it cannot be repeated over and over. Therefore PE Ratio without NRI is a more accurate indication of valuation than PE Ratio.


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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