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The Western Union Co (MEX:WU) Dividend Yield % : 7.59% (As of Dec. 14, 2024)


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What is The Western Union Co Dividend Yield %?

As of today (2024-12-14), the Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of The Western Union Co is 7.59%.

Good Sign:

The Western Union Co stock dividend yield is close to 10-year high.

The historical rank and industry rank for The Western Union Co's Dividend Yield % or its related term are showing as below:

MEX:WU' s Dividend Yield % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2.35   Med: 3.84   Max: 8.79
Current: 7.59

During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Yield of The Western Union Co was 8.79%. The lowest was 2.35%. And the median was 3.84%.

MEX:WU's Dividend Yield % is ranked better than
93.27% of 208 companies
in the Credit Services industry
Industry Median: 3.11 vs MEX:WU: 7.59

The Western Union Co's Dividend Payout Ratio for the three months ended in Sep. 2024 was 0.51.

During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Payout Ratio of The Western Union Co was 1.26. The lowest was 0.31. And the median was 0.50.

As of today (2024-12-14), the Forward Dividend Yield % of The Western Union Co is 8.31%.

The Western Union Co's Dividends per Share for the three months ended in Sep. 2024 was MXN4.63.

During the past 3 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 1.50% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 4.70% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 7.30% per year.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate of The Western Union Co was 97.90% per year. The lowest was 1.50% per year. And the median was 11.90% per year.

The growth rate is calculated with least square regression.

For more information regarding to dividend, please check our Dividend Page.

* Please note that "special dividend" is not included in the calculation of dividend per share and related fields.


The Western Union Co Dividend Yield % Historical Data

The historical data trend for The Western Union Co's Dividend Yield % 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 Dividend Yield % Chart

The Western Union Co Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Dividend Yield %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 2.99 4.45 5.32 6.93 6.77

The Western Union Co Quarterly Data
Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24
Dividend Yield % 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 7.97 6.77 7.25 7.21 6.96

Competitive Comparison of The Western Union Co's Dividend Yield %

For the Credit Services subindustry, The Western Union Co's Dividend Yield %, along with its competitors' market caps and Dividend Yield % 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 Dividend Yield % Distribution in the Credit Services Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where The Western Union Co's Dividend Yield % falls into.



The Western Union Co Dividend Yield % Calculation

Dividend Yield measures how much a company pays out in dividends each year relative to its share price.

The Western Union Co Recent Full-Year* Dividend History

Amount Ex-date Record Date Pay Date Type Frequency Forex Rate
USD 0.2350002024-09-172024-09-162024-09-30Cash DividendquarterlyUSD:MXN 19.688327
USD 0.2350002024-06-142024-06-142024-06-28Cash DividendquarterlyUSD:MXN 18.194600
USD 0.2350002024-03-142024-03-152024-03-29Cash DividendquarterlyUSD:MXN 16.769300
USD 0.2350002023-12-192023-12-202023-12-29Cash DividendquarterlyUSD:MXN 17.192700

* GuruFocus has an internal rule that if the most recent dividend payment frequency is at least 4 times a year, then the full year will be calculated according to the frequency of payment or the one-year time frame, whichever is stricter.
* GuruFocus converts dividend currency to local traded share price currency in order to calculate dividend yield. Please refer to the last column "Forex Rate" in the above table.

The Western Union Co's Trailing Annual Dividend Yield (%) for Today is calculated as

Trailing Annual Dividend Yield=Most Recent Full Year Dividend/Current Share Price
=16.883557845/222.00
=7.61 %

Current Share Price is MXN222.00.
The Western Union Co's Dividends per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Today is MXN16.883557845.

The Western Union Co's Forward Annual Dividend Yield (%) for Today is calculated as

Forward Annual Dividend Yield=Forward Full Year Dividend/Current Share Price
=18.50702738/222.00
=8.34 %

Current Share Price is MXN222.00.
The Western Union Co's Dividends per Share for the forward twelve months is calculated as MXN4.626756845 * 4 = MXN18.50702738.

* 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  (MEX:WU) Dividend Yield % Explanation

Over the long term, the return from dividends has been a significant contributor to the total returns produced by equity securities. Studies by Elroy Dimson, Paul Marsh, and Mike Staunton of Princeton University (2002) found that a market-oriented portfolio, which included reinvested dividends, would have generated nearly 85 times the wealth generated by the same portfolio relying solely on capital gains.

Dividends may also qualify a lower tax rate for investors.

In dividends investing, Payout Ratio and Dividend Growth Rate are the two most important variables for consideration. A lower payout ratio may indicate that the company has more room to increase its dividends.

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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 about 600,000 outside agents. The company handled over 270 million transactions in 2023 and is the largest money transfer company in the world.