The Western Union Company

The Western Union Company provides money movement and payment services worldwide. The company operates in two segments, Consumer-to-Consumer and Business Solutions. The Consumer-to-Consumer segment facilitates money transfers between two consumers, primarily through a network of third-party agents and sub-agents; and offers international cross-border transfers and intra-country transfers, as well as money transfer transactions through websites and mobile devices. The Business Solutions segment provides payment and foreign exchange solutions, primarily cross-border and cross-currency transactions for small and medium size enterprises, other organizations, and individuals; and foreign currency forward and option contracts. It also offers bill payment services that facilitates payments from consumers to businesses and other organizations, as well as offers money order and other services. The company was founded in 1851 and is headquartered in Denver, Colorado.

The Western Union Company trades as WU on NYSE. The company is classified in Financial Services / Financial - Credit Services and reports in USD.

The current profile places the business in Financial - Credit Services. This section is intended to summarize the operating segments, products, geographies, and main revenue lines from official filings.

Latest available fiscal data shows $4.04B of revenue and $499.60M of net income.

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The Western Union Company can be compared against peers such as Bread Financial Holdings, Inc., Brighthouse Financial, Inc., Enova International, Inc., eToro Group Ltd., NMI Holdings, Inc., Stifel Financial Corp..

A complete thesis should compare growth, margins, balance-sheet risk, valuation multiples, and market position against direct competitors.

Current signals to investigate include market capitalization of $2.34B, beta of 0.49, and return on equity of +52.2%.

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Key risks should include financial leverage, cyclicality, customer concentration, regulatory exposure, currency risk, and execution risk.

WU currently shows total debt of $3.10B and beta of 0.49. Missing data should be treated as a research gap, not as low risk.

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Recent filings to review: S-8 (2026-05-21 00:00:00), 8-K (2026-05-18 00:00:00), SC 13G/A (2026-05-06 00:00:00), 8-K (2026-05-05 00:00:00).

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Company website: https://www.westernunion.com

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