Western Union (WU) Price to Earnings (2009 - 2026)
Western Union's (WU) Price to Earnings was 5.51 for Q3 2026, up 66.8% from 3.30 a year earlier but down 9.3% from the prior quarter.
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Western Union (WU) Price to Earnings (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Price to Earnings at Western Union was 5.88, up 53.4% from FY2024.
- By year, Price to Earnings came in at 3.83 in FY2024 (-42.6%), 6.67 in FY2023 (+18.2%), 5.65 in FY2022 (-35.2%) and 8.72 in FY2021 (-28.1%).
- Five-year quarterly Price to Earnings spans a low of 3.05 in Q2 2025 and a high of 8.72 in Q4 2021.
- Year over year, Price to Earnings has now increased in each of the last four quarters, with growth averaging 10.8% over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Price to Earnings in five years was Q2 2026 (growth of 99.3%); the low point was Q2 2025 (a decline of 57.1%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q3 2026 came in at 6.07 (Q2 2026), 6.19 (Q1 2026) and 5.88 (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (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 |
| 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 | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 5.51 |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 6.07 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 6.19 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 5.88 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 3.30 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 3.05 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 3.84 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 3.83 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 5.97 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 7.10 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 7.70 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 6.67 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 6.46 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 5.85 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 5.43 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 5.65 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 6.28 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 7.15 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 7.91 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 8.72 |
API Access
Western Union Price to Earnings 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=price-to-earnings&ticker=WU&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "price-to-earnings", "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=price-to-earnings&ticker=WU&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();