Western Union (WU) Dividends Paid - Common (2009 - 2026)
Western Union (WU) posted Dividends Paid - Common of $73.7 million for Q3 2026, down 2.4% from $75.5 million a year earlier but up 0.4% from the prior quarter.
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Western Union (WU) Dividends Paid - Common (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Sep 30, 2026, Dividends Paid - Common at Western Union was $300.9 million, down 4.2% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at $309 million, down 3.9% from FY2024.
- Annual Dividends Paid - Common has declined for four consecutive years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of -3.6% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Western Union's Dividends Paid - Common was $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%).
- Quarterly Dividends Paid - Common has run from a low of $73.4 million in Q2 2026 to a high of $93 million in Q2 2022 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Dividends Paid - Common has declined in each of the last six quarters, with an average decline of 3.7% over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Dividends Paid - Common in the past five years was Q1 2025, with growth of 2.2%; the weakest was Q2 2024, with a decline of 9.7%.
- According to Business Quant data, Dividends Paid - Common for the three prior quarters was $73.4 million (Q2 2026), $79.4 million (Q1 2026) and $74.4 million (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Div. Paid (Common) (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Visa | 761.85 Bn | 709.39 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Mastercard | 576.33 Bn | 536.42 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Wise | 11.36 Bn | 11.36 Bn | - | - |
| 4 | Remitly Global | 4.75 Bn | 2.21 Bn | 319.61 Mn | - |
| 5 | Western Union | 2.15 Bn | -2.01 Bn | 343.00 Mn | 73.70 Mn |
| 6 | International Money Express | 221.76 Mn | -398.39 Mn | - | - |
| 7 | Currenc | 116.19 Mn | -135.10 Mn | 3.70 Mn | - |
| 8 | Sentage Holdings | 4.40 Mn | 324,699.40 | - | - |
| 9 | American Express | 216.03 Bn | 15.51 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Capital One Financial | 123.02 Bn | 123.02 Bn | - | 490.00 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 73.70 Mn |
| 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 |
API Access
Western Union Dividends Paid - Common 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
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=dividends-paid-common&ticker=WU&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "dividends-paid-common", "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&ticker=WU&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();