The Western Union Company
General ticker "WU" information:
- Sector: Financials
- Industry: Financial - Credit Services
- Capitalization: $2.8B (TTM average)
The Western Union Company does not follow the US Stock Market performance with the rate: -7.9%.
Estimated limits based on current volatility of 4.9%: low 7.12$, high 7.85$
Factors to consider:
- Company pays dividends (quarterly): last record date 2026-06-16, amount 0.23$ (Y14.47%)
- Total employees count: 9100 as of 2024
- US accounted for 36.5% of revenue in the fiscal year ended 2024-12-31
- Top business risk factors: Geopolitical risks, Market competition, Regulatory and compliance, Technology disruption, Liquidity and credit risks
- Earnings for 3 months up through Q1 are below our estimates
Stock Forecast*
* forecast is subjective and experimental, should not be used for any investment decisions
Long term estimates were made for the period from 2025-12-31 to 2027-12-31
- 2025-12-31 to 2026-12-31 estimated range: [7.06$, 12.41$]
- 2026-12-31 to 2027-12-31 estimated range: [8.49$, 14.31$]
Financial Metrics affecting the WU estimates:
- Positive: with PPE of 5.3 at the end of fiscal year the price was low
- Positive: Operating cash flow per share per price, % of 17.86 > 12.98
- Positive: Operating profit margin, % of 18.70 > 18.65
- Negative: Return on assets ratio (scaled to [-100,100]) of 5.67 <= 6.08
- Negative: Investing cash flow per share per price, % of -7.57 <= -4.44
- Positive: Shareholder equity ratio, % of 11.53 <= 19.10
- Positive: Industry operating cash flow per share per price (median), % of 19.00 > 10.39
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Financial data
| YTD | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating Revenue | $4,357.00MM | $4,209.70MM | $4,050.70MM |
| Operating Expenses | $3,539.50MM | $3,483.90MM | $3,293.40MM |
| Operating Income | $817.50MM | $725.80MM | $757.30MM |
| Non-Operating Income | $-71.70MM | $-107.20MM | $-131.60MM |
| Interest Expense | $105.30MM | $119.80MM | $143.00MM |
| Income(Loss) | $745.80MM | $618.60MM | $625.70MM |
| Taxes | $119.80MM | $-315.60MM | $126.10MM |
| Net Income(Loss)* | $626.00MM | $934.20MM | $499.60MM |
| Stockholders Equity | $479.00MM | $968.90MM | $957.80MM |
| Assets | $8,198.80MM | $8,370.50MM | $8,305.90MM |
| Operating Cash Flow | $783.10MM | $406.30MM | $543.70MM |
| Capital expenditure | $147.80MM | $37.40MM | $150.80MM |
| Investing Cash Flow | $-140.80MM | $-16.30MM | $-230.30MM |
| Financing Cash Flow | $-896.80MM | $-69.30MM | $-782.60MM |
| Earnings Per Share** | $1.69 | $2.75 | $1.53 |
* Profit(Loss) attributable to entity.
** EPS are Split Adjusted, recent splits may be reflected with a delay.