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The Western Union Company provides money movement and payment services in the United States and internationally. It operates through two segments, Consumer Money Transfer and Consumer Services. The Consumer Money Transfer segment facilitates money transfers for international cross-border and intra-country transfers, primarily through a network of retail agents and owned locations, as well as through websites and mobile devices. The Consumer Services segments offers bill payment services, money order and media network services, retail foreign exchange services, prepaid cards, lending partnerships, and digital wallets. The company was founded in 1851 and is headquartered in Denver, Colorado. more
| Time Frame | WU | Sector | S&P500 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-Week Return | -3.77% | 1.74% | 0.74% |
| 1-Month Return | 3.28% | -1.15% | 1.28% |
| 3-Month Return | 11.72% | 2% | 3.6% |
| 6-Month Return | 12.11% | -0.02% | 7.31% |
| 1-Year Return | -12.51% | 0.77% | 11.97% |
| 3-Year Return | -29.92% | 47.56% | 72.07% |
| 5-Year Return | -60.52% | 62.26% | 76.01% |
| 10-Year Return | -48.1% | 208.57% | 258.47% |
| Dec '20 | Dec '21 | Dec '22 | Dec '23 | Dec '24 | 5YR TREND | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Revenue | 4.83B | 5.07B | 4.48B | 4.36B | 4.21B | [{"date":"2020-12-31","value":95.35,"profit":true},{"date":"2021-12-31","value":100,"profit":true},{"date":"2022-12-31","value":88.26,"profit":true},{"date":"2023-12-31","value":85.92,"profit":true},{"date":"2024-12-31","value":83.02,"profit":true}] |
| Cost of Revenue | 2.83B | 2.90B | 2.63B | 2.67B | 2.62B | [{"date":"2020-12-31","value":97.59,"profit":true},{"date":"2021-12-31","value":100,"profit":true},{"date":"2022-12-31","value":90.68,"profit":true},{"date":"2023-12-31","value":92.24,"profit":true},{"date":"2024-12-31","value":90.47,"profit":true}] |
| Gross Profit | 2.01B | 2.17B | 1.85B | 1.69B | 1.59B | [{"date":"2020-12-31","value":92.37,"profit":true},{"date":"2021-12-31","value":100,"profit":true},{"date":"2022-12-31","value":85.04,"profit":true},{"date":"2023-12-31","value":77.51,"profit":true},{"date":"2024-12-31","value":73.09,"profit":true}] |
| Gross Margin | 41.54% | 42.88% | 41.32% | 38.68% | 37.75% | [{"date":"2020-12-31","value":96.88,"profit":true},{"date":"2021-12-31","value":100,"profit":true},{"date":"2022-12-31","value":96.35,"profit":true},{"date":"2023-12-31","value":90.2,"profit":true},{"date":"2024-12-31","value":88.04,"profit":true}] |
| Operating Expenses | 1.04B | 1.05B | 964.20M | 867.80M | 863.40M | [{"date":"2020-12-31","value":99.04,"profit":true},{"date":"2021-12-31","value":100,"profit":true},{"date":"2022-12-31","value":91.72,"profit":true},{"date":"2023-12-31","value":82.55,"profit":true},{"date":"2024-12-31","value":82.13,"profit":true}] |
| Operating Income | 967.30M | 1.12B | 884.90M | 817.50M | 725.80M | [{"date":"2020-12-31","value":86.13,"profit":true},{"date":"2021-12-31","value":100,"profit":true},{"date":"2022-12-31","value":78.79,"profit":true},{"date":"2023-12-31","value":72.79,"profit":true},{"date":"2024-12-31","value":64.62,"profit":true}] |
| Total Non-Operating Income/Expense | (227.50M) | (291.80M) | 36.60M | (159.30M) | (215.10M) | [{"date":"2020-12-31","value":-621.58,"profit":false},{"date":"2021-12-31","value":-797.27,"profit":false},{"date":"2022-12-31","value":100,"profit":true},{"date":"2023-12-31","value":-435.25,"profit":false},{"date":"2024-12-31","value":-587.7,"profit":false}] |
| Pre-Tax Income | 855.10M | 935.40M | 1.01B | 745.80M | 618.60M | [{"date":"2020-12-31","value":84.78,"profit":true},{"date":"2021-12-31","value":92.74,"profit":true},{"date":"2022-12-31","value":100,"profit":true},{"date":"2023-12-31","value":73.94,"profit":true},{"date":"2024-12-31","value":61.33,"profit":true}] |
| Income Taxes | 110.80M | 129.60M | 98.00M | 119.80M | (315.60M) | [{"date":"2020-12-31","value":85.49,"profit":true},{"date":"2021-12-31","value":100,"profit":true},{"date":"2022-12-31","value":75.62,"profit":true},{"date":"2023-12-31","value":92.44,"profit":true},{"date":"2024-12-31","value":-243.52,"profit":false}] |
| Income After Taxes | 744.30M | 805.80M | 910.60M | 626.00M | 934.20M | [{"date":"2020-12-31","value":79.67,"profit":true},{"date":"2021-12-31","value":86.26,"profit":true},{"date":"2022-12-31","value":97.47,"profit":true},{"date":"2023-12-31","value":67.01,"profit":true},{"date":"2024-12-31","value":100,"profit":true}] |
| Income From Continuous Operations | 744.30M | 805.80M | 910.60M | 748.40M | 934.20M | [{"date":"2020-12-31","value":79.67,"profit":true},{"date":"2021-12-31","value":86.26,"profit":true},{"date":"2022-12-31","value":97.47,"profit":true},{"date":"2023-12-31","value":80.11,"profit":true},{"date":"2024-12-31","value":100,"profit":true}] |
| Income From Discontinued Operations | - | - | - | - | - | [{"date":"2020-12-31","value":"-","profit":true},{"date":"2021-12-31","value":"-","profit":true},{"date":"2022-12-31","value":"-","profit":true},{"date":"2023-12-31","value":"-","profit":true},{"date":"2024-12-31","value":"-","profit":true}] |
| Net Income | 744.30M | 805.80M | 910.60M | 626.00M | 934.20M | [{"date":"2020-12-31","value":79.67,"profit":true},{"date":"2021-12-31","value":86.26,"profit":true},{"date":"2022-12-31","value":97.47,"profit":true},{"date":"2023-12-31","value":67.01,"profit":true},{"date":"2024-12-31","value":100,"profit":true}] |
| EPS (Diluted) | 1.87 | 2.19 | 1.76 | 1.74 | 1.75 | [{"date":"2020-12-31","value":85.39,"profit":true},{"date":"2021-12-31","value":100,"profit":true},{"date":"2022-12-31","value":80.37,"profit":true},{"date":"2023-12-31","value":79.45,"profit":true},{"date":"2024-12-31","value":79.91,"profit":true}] |
These ratios help you determine the liquidity of the company. Higher is better.
| WU | |
|---|---|
| Cash Ratio | 0.72 |
| Current Ratio | 1.08 |
These ratios help you understand the company's efficiency in using its assets to generate returns. Higher is better. For ROE, average long term is around 14%, less than 10% is poor.
| WU | |
|---|---|
| ROA (LTM) | 6.43% |
| ROE (LTM) | 97.70% |
These ratios help you understand the company's liabilities, gauging the riskiness of the investment.
| WU | |
|---|---|
| Debt Ratio Lower is generally better. Negative is bad. | 0.88 |
| Common Equity/Total Assets Higher is better. Lower can suggest investment is riskier. | 0.12 |
These ratios help you understand the company's valuation. Lower may indicate cheaper stocks.
| WU | |
|---|---|
| Trailing PE | 4.20 |
| Forward PE | 5.36 |
| P/S (TTM) | 0.76 |
| P/B | 3.30 |
| Price/FCF | 18 |
| EV/R | 0.69 |
| EV/Ebitda | 3.05 |
| PEG | 2.37 |
Western Union Co (WU) share price today is $9.44
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The 52-week high price of Western Union Co (WU) is $10.77. The 52-week low price of Western Union Co (WU) is $7.48.
The price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of Western Union Co (WU) is 4.1957
The price-to-book (P/B) ratio of Western Union Co (WU) is 3.30
The dividend yield of Western Union Co (WU) is 9.96%
The market capitalization of Western Union Co (WU) is $3.07B
The stock symbol (or ticker) of Western Union Co is WU
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