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The Western Union Co (FRA:W3U) Shiller PE Ratio : 5.36 (As of Apr. 25, 2025)


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What is The Western Union Co Shiller PE Ratio?

As of today (2025-04-25), The Western Union Co's current share price is €8.85. The Western Union Co's E10 for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was €1.65. The Western Union Co's Shiller PE Ratio for today is 5.36.

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

FRA:W3U' s Shiller PE Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 5.62   Med: 13   Max: 19.56
Current: 5.62

During the past years, The Western Union Co's highest Shiller PE Ratio was 19.56. The lowest was 5.62. And the median was 13.00.

FRA:W3U's Shiller PE Ratio is ranked better than
85.93% of 327 companies
in the Credit Services industry
Industry Median: 14.16 vs FRA:W3U: 5.62

E10 is a concept invented by Prof. Robert Shiller, who uses E10 for his Shiller PE Ratio calculation. E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings of a company over the past 10 years.

The Western Union Co's adjusted earnings per share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was €0.333. Add all the adjusted EPS for the past 10 years together and divide 10 will get our E10, which is €1.65 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2025.

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The Western Union Co Shiller PE Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for The Western Union Co's Shiller 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 Shiller PE Ratio Chart

The Western Union Co Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Shiller PE 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
Shiller PE 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 8.15 7.10 6.83 5.88 5.84

Competitive Comparison of The Western Union Co's Shiller PE Ratio

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

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

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


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The Western Union Co Shiller PE Ratio Calculation

For Shiller PE Ratio, the earnings of the past 10 years are inflation-adjusted and averaged. The result is used for P/E calculation. Since it looks at the average over the last 10 years, the Shiller PE Ratio is also called PE10.

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller to measure the valuation of the overall market. The same calculation is applied here to individual companies.

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

Shiller PE Ratio=Share Price/ E10
=8.85/1.65
=5.36

* 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 E10 for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 is calculated as:

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

Adj_EPS=Earnings per Share (Diluted)/CPI of Mar. 2025 (Change)*Current CPI (Mar. 2025)
=0.333/134.9266*134.9266
=0.333

Current CPI (Mar. 2025) = 134.9266.

The Western Union Co Quarterly Data

Earnings per Share (Diluted) CPI Adj_EPS
201506 0.321 100.684 0.430
201509 0.401 100.392 0.539
201512 0.386 99.792 0.522
201603 0.332 100.470 0.446
201606 0.374 101.688 0.496
201609 0.392 101.861 0.519
201612 -0.692 101.863 -0.917
201703 0.309 102.862 0.405
201706 0.312 103.349 0.407
201709 0.428 104.136 0.555
201712 -2.062 104.011 -2.675
201803 0.373 105.290 0.478
201806 0.402 106.317 0.510
201809 0.394 106.507 0.499
201812 0.422 105.998 0.537
201903 0.345 107.251 0.434
201906 1.257 108.070 1.569
201909 0.291 108.329 0.362
201912 0.288 108.420 0.358
202003 0.380 108.902 0.471
202006 0.346 108.767 0.429
202009 0.467 109.815 0.574
202012 0.353 109.897 0.433
202103 0.370 111.754 0.447
202106 0.448 114.631 0.527
202109 0.485 115.734 0.565
202112 0.372 117.630 0.427
202203 0.672 121.301 0.747
202206 0.473 125.017 0.510
202209 0.455 125.227 0.490
202212 0.614 125.222 0.662
202303 0.374 127.348 0.396
202306 0.434 128.729 0.455
202309 0.431 129.860 0.448
202312 0.321 129.419 0.335
202403 0.377 131.776 0.386
202406 0.381 132.554 0.388
202409 0.703 133.029 0.713
202412 1.079 133.157 1.093
202503 0.333 134.927 0.333

Add all the adjusted EPS together and divide 10 will get our E10.

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) Shiller PE Ratio Explanation

Compared with the regular PE Ratio, which works poorly for cyclical businesses, the Shiller PE Ratio smoothed out the fluctuations of profit margins during business cycles. Therefore it is more accurate in reflecting the valuation of the company.

If a company has consistent business performance, the Shiller PE Ratio should give similar results to regular PE Ratio.

Compared with the PS Ratio, the Shiller PE Ratio makes the comparison between different industries more meaningful.


Be Aware

Shiller PE Ratio assumes that over the long term, businesses and profitability revert to their means. If a company's business model does not work in the future compared with the past, Shiller PE Ratio and PS Ratio will give false valuations.


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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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