Western Union WU Peer Comparison

NYSE WU
$6.17 -0.36 (-5.51%)
At close: Sep 18, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT
Peer Comparison

37 Comparable Companies

Industry Group Payments

Western Union CO (WU) is the 21st largest of 37 Payments companies by market capitalisation, at 1.92 Bn, behind Payoneer Global at 2.42 Bn. It trades on a P/E of 3.68, 77% below the peer median of 15.81. The table below compares all 37 on 7 financial metrics, including companies with a secondary business in the group.

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# Symbol Company Industry Mkt Cap Price Chg % 1Y P/E P/S Enterprise Value
1 V Visa Payment Networks 655.38 Bn 367.57 -0.64% +8.69% 27.22 14.73 643.02 Bn
2 MA Mastercard Payment Networks 492.20 Bn 565.29 -0.08% -3.54% 30.67 14.03 478.71 Bn
3 AXP 2nd American Express Payment Networks 210.32 Bn 311.58 +0.03% -8.81% 18.46 2.77 161.00 Bn
4 COF 2nd Capital One Financial Payment Networks 124.11 Bn 202.31 +0.16% -11.94% 12.35 2.00 69.40 Bn
5 PYPL 2nd PayPal Holdings Money Transfer 45.18 Bn 52.41 -1.00% -23.51% 9.38 1.32 33.92 Bn
6 CPAY 2nd Corpay Money Transfer 26.12 Bn 397.85 -1.59% +30.33% 22.68 5.20 19.43 Bn
7 FISV 2nd Fiserv Payment Networks 25.09 Bn 47.19 -4.28% -64.48% 9.18 1.20 24.49 Bn
8 CRCL 2nd Circle Internet Money Transfer 21.42 Bn 91.74 +7.83% -34.67% 50.46 7.37 19.69 Bn
9 DKNG 2nd DraftKings Money Transfer 19.34 Bn 21.75 -3.20% -49.77% -61.63 3.11 18.34 Bn
10 TIGO 2nd Millicom International Cellular Money Transfer 15.93 Bn 94.26 -1.49% +96.13% 12.32 1.91 14.98 Bn
11 WSE Wise Money Transfer 14.14 Bn 11.45 -2.30% 13.57 5.40 14.14 Bn
12 TKC 2nd Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri A S Money Transfer 11.24 Bn 5.11 +0.00% -13.39%
13 SNEX 2nd StoneX Money Transfer 8.04 Bn 67.00 +1.32% +57.13% 14.73 0.05 -425.19 Mn
14 TEO 2nd Telecom Argentina Money Transfer 5.91 Bn 13.73 -2.00% +110.58% 0.01 0.00 -854.55 Bn
15 RELY Remitly Global Money Transfer 4.64 Bn 21.93 +0.92% +26.69% 15.16 2.57 3.97 Bn
16 ENVA 2nd Enova International Money Transfer 4.35 Bn 174.60 -2.55% +37.64% 12.22 1.26 4.22 Bn
17 DLO 2nd dLocal Money Transfer 4.19 Bn 14.21 -1.04% -4.57% 20.27 3.09 3.32 Bn
18 FFBC 2nd First Financial Bancorp Money Transfer 3.37 Bn 32.09 -0.09% +21.74% 11.70 3.34 3.37 Bn
19 EEFT 2nd Euronet Worldwide Money Transfer 2.47 Bn 66.03 -2.70% -25.99% 9.27 0.56 1.29 Bn
20 PAYO 2nd Payoneer Global Money Transfer 2.42 Bn 7.13 +0.28% +7.38% 73.22 2.23 2.06 Bn
21 WU Western Union Money Transfer 1.92 Bn 6.17 -5.51% -24.76% 3.68 0.48 1.00 Bn
22 EVTC 2nd Evertec Payment Networks 1.65 Bn 27.58 -2.20% -18.47% 16.45 1.65 1.46 Bn
23 IDT 2nd Idt Money Transfer 1.63 Bn 69.78 +1.07% +2.75% 19.71 1.27 1.40 Bn
24 GDOT 2nd Green Dot Money Transfer 751.63 Mn 13.19 +0.08% -13.51% -28.86 0.33 -391.76 Mn
25 BKKT 2nd Bakkt Money Transfer 387.06 Mn 8.59 +14.99% -15.03% -7.32 0.35 336.37 Mn
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About these peers

Who are Western Union CO's peers and competitors?

Western Union CO (WU) is compared with 37 US-listed companies in the Payments industry group, of which 8 have it as their primary business and 29 run a substantial Payments business alongside something else.

How are these peers chosen?

Peers are every company that BQ-MICS, our own multi-industry classification system, places in the same industry group as Western Union CO. Unlike a single-label scheme, BQ-MICS assigns each company a primary industry and any secondary industries it genuinely operates in, and records the reasoning behind every assignment. Tap the info icon beside any ticker to read it.

What does "2nd" next to a ticker mean?

It marks a secondary match: the company operates a real business in this industry group, but it is not its largest. Tick "Primary business only" above the table to compare against pure plays alone.

How often is this peer comparison updated?

Prices, market caps and valuation figures refresh with each session's close. The classification itself is reviewed whenever a company's filings change what it does, such as a new segment, a disposal or an acquisition.

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