Growth Metrics

Western Union (WU) FCF Payout Ratio (2016 - 2026)

Western Union has reported FCF Payout Ratio over the past 18 years, most recently at 0.74 for Q1 2026.

  • For Q1 2026, FCF Payout Ratio rose 15.93% year-over-year to 0.74; the TTM value through Mar 2026 reached 0.64, down 26.32%, while the annual FY2025 figure was 0.62, 37.69% down from the prior year.
  • FCF Payout Ratio for Q1 2026 was 0.74 at Western Union, up from 0.67 in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, FCF Payout Ratio peaked at 9.45 in Q2 2025 and troughed at 1.22 in Q2 2024.
  • A 5-year average of 1.13 and a median of 0.67 in 2025 define the central range for FCF Payout Ratio.
  • Biggest five-year swings in FCF Payout Ratio: plummeted 219.1% in 2024 and later surged 875.85% in 2025.
  • Year by year, FCF Payout Ratio stood at 1.83 in 2022, then plummeted by 85.31% to 0.27 in 2023, then soared by 290.58% to 1.05 in 2024, then tumbled by 36.68% to 0.67 in 2025, then increased by 11.26% to 0.74 in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows FCF Payout Ratio for WU at 0.74 in Q1 2026, 0.67 in Q4 2025, and 0.31 in Q3 2025.