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WU

The Western Union Company

  • Financial
  • US companies in Financial - Credit Services (15)
  • NYSE · USD
  • Mkt cap $1.9bn

$6.21

as of 29 Oct 2026, 40% below its 52-week high

Screens as reasonably placed to keep growing its dividend, with low cut-risk signals.

These scores are a resilience check on the dividend, not a recommendation to buy or sell. They are not financial advice.

Trailing yield
15.1%Last 12 months of regular payments at today's price
Forward yield
15.1%Each payment expected in the next 12 months, not the latest one doubled
Cash cover
1.3×Free cash flow over dividends paid
Earnings cover
1.3×Insurers and banks set dividends from capital generation, so their accounting earnings can sit well below the payout.
5y dividend growth
+0.9% a yearNo cut since FY2008
Next ex-dividend date
Estimated22 Dec 2026Quarterly dividend of about $0.24

Compared with US companies in Financial - Credit Services (15)

  • Trailing yield is higher than all 14 other US companies in Financial - Credit Services.
  • 5y dividend growth (as paid) is lower than 11 of the 13 other US companies in Financial - Credit Services with a 5y growth figure.

Quality

62

Moderate

Capacity to keep growing the dividend

Risk

45

Low

Signals of dividend-cut pressure

Trim

26

Low

How extended the valuation looks

Why Quality is 62

WU against US companies in Financial - Credit Services (15)

Valuation against its own history

As of the last reported period (30 Jun 2026). P80 means the figure is higher than 80% of WU’s past readings.

  • P/E6.1×P28, good for this measure
  • Yield12.2%P100, good for this measure
  • FCF payout75.2%P76, poor for this measure
  • DGR 5y+0.4%P0, poor for this measure
  • ROIC12.6%P31, neutral for this measure

Net debt / EBITDA is left out: for banks and insurers, debt is part of the business, so the ratio says little.

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