Western Union (WU) Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd (2009 - 2026)
Western Union (WU) recorded Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd of $73.4 million in Q2 2026, down 4.4% from $76.8 million a year earlier and down 7.6% from the prior quarter.
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Western Union (WU) Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a TTM basis, Western Union's Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd came in at $302.7 million as of Jun 30, 2026, down 4.9% year-over-year; for FY2025, it was $309 million, down 3.9% from FY2024.
- Annual Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd has declined for four straight years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of -3.6% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd came in at $321.5 million in FY2024 (-7.9%), $349 million in FY2023 (-4.2%), $364.2 million in FY2022 (-4.6%) and $381.6 million in FY2021 (+3.1%).
- The Q2 2026 figure is the lowest quarterly Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd since Q4 2014.
- On a year-over-year basis, Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd has declined for five consecutive quarters, with an average decline of 4.6% over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd in the last five years was growth of 2.5% in Q3 2021, against a decline of 9.7% in Q2 2024 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at $79.4 million (Q1 2026), $74.4 million (Q4 2025) and $75.5 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Div Paid (Total) (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Visa | 641.97 Bn | 585.29 Bn | - | 1.27 Bn |
| 2 | Mastercard | 479.32 Bn | 439.24 Bn | - | 771.00 Mn |
| 3 | Wise | 14.10 Bn | -73.68 Bn | - | - |
| 4 | Remitly Global | 4.55 Bn | 2.20 Bn | 307.34 Mn | - |
| 5 | Western Union | 1.88 Bn | -2.13 Bn | 336.50 Mn | 73.40 Mn |
| 6 | International Money Express | 347.03 Mn | -273.12 Mn | - | - |
| 7 | Currenc | 193.64 Mn | -33.29 Mn | 3.70 Mn | - |
| 8 | Sentage Holdings | 4.85 Mn | 4.85 Mn | - | - |
| 9 | American Express | 203.91 Bn | -4.26 Bn | - | 665.00 Mn |
| 10 | Capital One Financial | 119.32 Bn | 119.32 Bn | - | 500.00 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 73.40 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 79.40 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 74.40 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 75.50 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 76.80 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 82.30 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 79.60 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 79.60 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 81.80 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 80.50 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 83.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 87.30 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 90.60 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 88.10 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 88.70 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 90.70 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 93.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 91.80 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 92.90 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 95.20 Mn |
API Access
Western Union Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=dividends-paid-common-and-prefferd&ticker=WU&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "dividends-paid-common-and-prefferd", "ticker": "WU", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=dividends-paid-common-and-prefferd&ticker=WU&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();