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WU (The Western Union Co) Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio : 0.66 (As of May. 23, 2025)


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What is The Western Union Co Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio?

As of today (2025-05-23), The Western Union Co's current share price is $9.365. The Western Union Co's Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was $14.10. The Western Union Co's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio for today is 0.66.

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

WU' s Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.68   Med: 1.85   Max: 2.6
Current: 0.68

During the past years, The Western Union Co's highest Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio was 2.60. The lowest was 0.68. And the median was 1.85.

WU's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio is ranked better than
84.96% of 399 companies
in the Credit Services industry
Industry Median: 2.81 vs WU: 0.68

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 PS Ratio. The Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted revenue per share of a company over the past 10 years.

The Western Union Co's adjusted revenue per share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was $2.900. Add all the adjusted revenue per share for the past 10 years together and divide 10 will get our Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share, which is $14.10 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2025.

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The Western Union Co Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Historical Data

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

The Western Union Co Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.89 1.41 1.03 0.87 0.76

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
Cyclically Adjusted PS 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 1.00 0.87 0.85 0.76 0.75

Competitive Comparison of The Western Union Co's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio

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

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

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


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The Western Union Co Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Calculation

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

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

Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share
=9.365/14.10
=0.66

* 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 Revenue per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 is calculated as:

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

Adj_RevenuePerShare=Revenue per Share/CPI of Mar. 2025 (Change)*Current CPI (Mar. 2025)
=2.9/134.9266*134.9266
=2.900

Current CPI (Mar. 2025) = 134.9266.

The Western Union Co Quarterly Data

Revenue per Share CPI Adj_RevenuePerShare
201506 2.662 100.684 3.567
201509 2.726 100.392 3.664
201512 2.713 99.792 3.668
201603 2.579 100.470 3.463
201606 2.790 101.688 3.702
201609 2.810 101.861 3.722
201612 2.814 101.863 3.727
201703 2.694 102.862 3.534
201706 2.921 103.349 3.813
201709 3.018 104.136 3.910
201712 3.128 104.011 4.058
201803 2.997 105.290 3.841
201806 3.070 106.317 3.896
201809 3.091 106.507 3.916
201812 3.147 105.998 4.006
201903 3.039 107.251 3.823
201906 3.101 108.070 3.872
201909 3.062 108.329 3.814
201912 3.080 108.420 3.833
202003 2.845 108.902 3.525
202006 2.695 108.767 3.343
202009 3.035 109.815 3.729
202012 3.070 109.897 3.769
202103 2.921 111.754 3.527
202106 3.134 114.631 3.689
202109 3.153 115.734 3.676
202112 3.198 117.630 3.668
202203 2.930 121.301 3.259
202206 2.937 125.017 3.170
202209 2.811 125.227 3.029
202212 2.844 125.222 3.064
202303 2.761 127.348 2.925
202306 3.115 128.729 3.265
202309 2.927 129.860 3.041
202312 2.915 129.419 3.039
202403 3.035 131.776 3.108
202406 3.140 132.554 3.196
202409 3.052 133.029 3.096
202412 3.116 133.157 3.157
202503 2.900 134.927 2.900

Add all the adjusted revenue per share together and divide 10 will get our Cyclically Adjusted Revenue 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  (NYSE:WU) Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Explanation

Compared with the regular PS Ratio, which works poorly for cyclical businesses, the Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio smoothed out the fluctuations of revenue 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 PS Ratio should give similar results to regular PS Ratio.


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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 2024 and is the largest money transfer company in the world.
Executives
Timothy P. Murphy director 7001 EAST BELLEVIEW AVENUE, DENVER CO 80237
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