The Western Union Co (MIC:WU-RM) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio: (As of Aug. 21, 2026)

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What is The Western Union Co Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

Note: If the price history is too short, we do not calculate current Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for this stock. All the historical data is shown as the company's primary share's data instead.

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The Western Union Co  (MIC:WU-RM) 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.


The Western Union Co Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Related Terms


The Western Union Co Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

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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.

The Western Union Co Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Chart

The Western Union Co Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio
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The Western Union Co Quarterly Data
Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25 Jun25 Sep25 Dec25 Mar26 Jun26
Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Get a 7-Day Free Trial 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 6.99 6.69 7.95 7.40 6.57

MIC:WU-RM vs UPST, AGM.A, ECPG: Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Comparison

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 Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio vs 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.



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 Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 is calculated as:

For example, The Western Union Co's adjusted Book Value per Share data for the three months ended in Jun. 2026 was:

Adj_Book=Book Value per Share/CPI of Jun. 2026 (Change)*Current CPI (Jun. 2026)
=225.871/333.9520*333.9520
=225.871

Current CPI (Jun. 2026) = 333.9520.

The Western Union Co Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201609 180.399 241.428 249.534
201612 113.063 241.432 156.390
201703 88.994 243.801 121.902
201706 84.619 244.955 115.363
201709 89.412 246.819 120.977
201712 -61.633 246.524 -83.491
201803 -46.713 249.554 -62.511
201806 -63.198 251.989 -83.754
201809 -61.341 252.439 -81.148
201812 -48.816 251.233 -64.889
201903 -56.107 254.202 -73.709
201906 4.471 256.143 5.829
201909 -2.958 256.759 -3.847
201912 -5.856 256.974 -7.610
202003 -28.996 258.115 -37.515
202006 -12.496 257.797 -16.187
202009 12.892 260.280 16.541
202012 33.818 260.474 43.358
202103 40.527 264.877 51.096
202106 51.706 271.696 63.554
202109 66.735 274.310 81.245
202112 66.763 278.802 79.969
202203 95.672 287.504 111.128
202206 73.145 296.311 82.437
202209 82.547 296.808 92.877
202212 78.290 296.797 88.091
202303 111.094 301.836 122.915
202306 135.771 305.109 148.606
202309 161.304 307.789 175.015
202312 123.310 306.746 134.247
202403 107.209 312.332 114.630
202406 117.964 314.175 125.390
202409 175.117 315.301 185.476
202412 308.537 315.605 326.473
202503 233.704 319.799 244.047
202506 211.780 322.561 219.259
202509 241.358 324.800 248.159
202512 241.183 324.054 248.550
202603 236.692 330.213 239.372
202606 225.871 333.952 225.871

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 Business Description

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 2025 and is the largest money transfer company in the world.