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The Western Union Co (FRA:W3U) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio : 6.55 (As of Jun. 28, 2025)


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What is The Western Union Co Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

As of today (2025-06-28), The Western Union Co's current share price is €7.207. The Western Union Co's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was €1.10. The Western Union Co's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is 6.55.

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

FRA:W3U' s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 6.98   Med: 13.83   Max: 20.57
Current: 6.98

During the past years, The Western Union Co's highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio was 20.57. The lowest was 6.98. And the median was 13.83.

FRA:W3U's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is ranked worse than
95.62% of 411 companies
in the Credit Services industry
Industry Median: 0.98 vs FRA:W3U: 6.98

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller. He uses E10 for his Shiller PE Ratio calculation. E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings per share of a company over the past 10 years. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio. The Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted book value per share of a company over the past 10 years.

The Western Union Co's adjusted book value per share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was €2.617. Add all the adjusted book value per share for the past 10 years together and divide the count will get our Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share, which is €1.10 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2025.

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The Western Union Co Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for The Western Union Co's Cyclically Adjusted PB 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 Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Chart

The Western Union Co Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio
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The Western Union Co Quarterly Data
Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25
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Competitive Comparison of The Western Union Co's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio

For the Credit Services subindustry, The Western Union Co's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and Cyclically Adjusted PB 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's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Distribution in the Credit Services Industry

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

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


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The Western Union Co Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Calculation

Like the Shiller PE Ratio, the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio takes the Book Value per Share from the past 10 years, adjusts it for inflation, and then calculates the average. This average is then used for the P/B calculation. Because it considers this 10-year average, it's often referred to as the CAPB Ratio.

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller to measure the valuation of the overall market. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio.

The Western Union Co's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
=7.207/1.10
=6.55

* 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's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 is calculated as:

For example, The Western Union Co's adjusted Book Value per Share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was:

Adj_Book=Book Value per Share/CPI of Mar. 2025 (Change)*Current CPI (Mar. 2025)
=2.617/134.9266*134.9266
=2.617

Current CPI (Mar. 2025) = 134.9266.

The Western Union Co Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201506 2.275 100.684 3.049
201509 2.372 100.392 3.188
201512 2.567 99.792 3.471
201603 2.263 100.470 3.039
201606 2.397 101.688 3.181
201609 2.548 101.861 3.375
201612 1.776 101.863 2.352
201703 1.486 102.862 1.949
201706 1.267 103.349 1.654
201709 1.296 104.136 1.679
201712 -0.905 104.011 -1.174
201803 -0.662 105.290 -0.848
201806 -0.861 106.317 -1.093
201809 -0.802 106.507 -1.016
201812 -0.617 105.998 -0.785
201903 -0.765 107.251 -0.962
201906 0.063 108.070 0.079
201909 -0.043 108.329 -0.054
201912 -0.085 108.420 -0.106
202003 -0.330 108.902 -0.409
202006 -0.159 108.767 -0.197
202009 0.139 109.815 0.171
202012 0.373 109.897 0.458
202103 0.448 111.754 0.541
202106 0.584 114.631 0.687
202109 0.776 115.734 0.905
202112 0.799 117.630 0.916
202203 0.828 121.301 0.921
202206 1.098 125.017 1.185
202209 1.383 125.227 1.490
202212 1.208 125.222 1.302
202303 1.379 127.348 1.461
202306 1.544 128.729 1.618
202309 1.567 129.860 1.628
202312 1.253 129.419 1.306
202403 1.078 131.776 1.104
202406 1.212 132.554 1.234
202409 1.741 133.029 1.766
202412 2.738 133.157 2.774
202503 2.617 134.927 2.617

Add all the adjusted book value per share together and divide the count will get our Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share.

Please note that we use the CPI data of the country/region where the company is headquartered. If the CPI data for that country/region is not available, then we will use the CPI data of the United States as default.


The Western Union Co  (FRA:W3U) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Explanation

Compared with the regular PB Ratio, which works poorly for cyclical businesses, the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio smoothed out the fluctuations of book value during business cycles. Therefore it is more accurate in reflecting the valuation of the company.

If a company has consistent business performance, the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio should give similar results to regular PB Ratio.


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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 over 500,000 outside agents. The company handled almost 290 million transactions in 2024 and is the largest money transfer company in the world.

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