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WU Dividend History, Yield & Dates
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WUThe Western Union Company
Financial Services / Financial - Credit Services
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WU Dividend answer
The Western Union Company (WU) pays a quarterly dividend. Forward dividend yield: 15.26%, or $0.94 a year at the latest dividend. Trailing 12-month yield: 15.26%, from $0.94 per share paid over the past year. Its latest dividend was $0.235 per share. Latest ex-dividend date: Sep 16, 2026. Payment date: Sep 30, 2026. Next dividend status: not announced.
WU Dividend Snapshot
Yield, annual dividend, latest payment, payout coverage, growth, and dividend history are emphasized for this stock. Yield methodology is labeled separately from payout coverage.
Next WU Dividend Date
When WU next goes ex-dividend, the amount where it has been declared, and whether that state is announced, projected or not yet known.
Next WU dividend
WU's next dividend has not yet been announced. The latest completed dividend was $0.235 per share. Data last checked: Oct 5, 2026.
Latest WU Dividend Dates
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WU Dividend History
Recent per-share dividends show payment cadence. Trailing-year and growth reads are shown only when the available rows cover a complete comparable window.
Dividend reliability
Recent dividend payments are summarized as cadence and coverage signals. Exact rows remain below for auditability.
WU Annual Dividend History
WU Dividend Growth
Latest row amount $0.235, event yield 13.72%.
This page labels the feed as recent history when multi-year rows, payment dates, or record dates are incomplete. Announced calendar dates are separated from completed dividend history.
Dividend growth
- 5-year regular dividend CAGR
- 0.87%
- Cohort rank
- #345
- Cohort standing
- Bottom half
- Financial Services rank
- #82
- 2020 regular DPS
- $0.900
- 2025 regular DPS
- $0.940
- Absolute change
- $0.040
- Years increased
- 1
- Years reduced
- 0
WU's split-adjusted regular dividend per share grew at 0.87% a year from 2020 through 2025, ranking #345 among US dividend-paying corporations that never cut the payout in AlgovestIQ's study.
Split-adjusted regular dividends per share, 2020–2025, excluding special dividends. Research as of Sep 19, 2026.
WU Dividend Yield
How WU's trailing 12-month dividend yield is calculated, and what it does and does not account for.
Yield methodology
WU's trailing dividend yield is the regular dividends paid over the last twelve months divided by the latest available share price. Payouts classified as special or supplemental are excluded, because a one-off payment is not recurring income. It is a backward-looking measure and is not the same as a forward yield, which annualises the most recent declared payment instead.
Dividend coverage
Coverage is read from earnings and cash flow rather than from the yield. A payout ratio leaves room, or does not; free cash flow either covers the payment, or the company is funding it another way. These are inputs to a judgement, not a guarantee of future payments.
Recent WU dividend payments
| Ex-date | Dividend | Adjusted | Yield at ex-date | Frequency | TTM adjusted | Declared | Record date | Payment date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 16, 2026 | $0.235 | $0.235 | 13.72% | Quarterly | $0.94 | Aug 3, 2026 | Sep 16, 2026 | Sep 30, 2026 |
| Jun 16, 2026 | $0.235 | $0.235 | 12.95% | Quarterly | $0.94 | May 14, 2026 | Jun 16, 2026 | Jun 30, 2026 |
| Mar 17, 2026 | $0.235 | $0.235 | 10.16% | Quarterly | $0.94 | Feb 20, 2026 | Mar 17, 2026 | Mar 31, 2026 |
| Dec 22, 2025 | $0.235 | $0.235 | 10.09% | Quarterly | $0.94 | Dec 11, 2025 | Dec 22, 2025 | Dec 31, 2025 |
| Sep 16, 2025 | $0.235 | $0.235 | 11.46% | Quarterly | $0.94 | Aug 28, 2025 | Sep 16, 2025 | Sep 30, 2025 |
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| Jun 16, 2025 | $0.235 | $0.235 | 10.87% | Quarterly | $0.94 | May 15, 2025 | Jun 16, 2025 | Jun 30, 2025 |
| Mar 17, 2025 | $0.235 | $0.235 | 8.83% | Quarterly | $0.94 | Feb 4, 2025 | Mar 17, 2025 | Mar 31, 2025 |
| Dec 23, 2024 | $0.235 | $0.235 | 8.94% | Quarterly | $0.94 | Dec 13, 2024 | Dec 23, 2024 | Dec 31, 2024 |
| Sep 16, 2024 | $0.235 | $0.235 | 7.99% | Quarterly | $0.94 | Jul 24, 2024 | Sep 16, 2024 | Sep 30, 2024 |
| Jun 14, 2024 | $0.235 | $0.235 | 7.79% | Quarterly | $0.94 | May 17, 2024 | Jun 14, 2024 | Jun 28, 2024 |
| Mar 14, 2024 | $0.235 | $0.235 | 7.06% | Quarterly | $0.94 | Feb 6, 2024 | Mar 15, 2024 | Mar 29, 2024 |
| Dec 19, 2023 | $0.235 | $0.235 | 7.76% | Quarterly | $0.94 | Dec 12, 2023 | Dec 20, 2023 | Dec 29, 2023 |
| Sep 14, 2023 | $0.235 | $0.235 | 7.39% | Quarterly | $0.94 | Jul 19, 2023 | Sep 15, 2023 | Sep 29, 2023 |
| Jun 15, 2023 | $0.235 | $0.235 | 8.08% | Quarterly | $0.94 | May 12, 2023 | Jun 16, 2023 | Jun 30, 2023 |
| Mar 16, 2023 | $0.235 | $0.235 | 8.77% | Quarterly | $0.94 | Feb 7, 2023 | Mar 17, 2023 | Mar 31, 2023 |
| Dec 16, 2022 | $0.235 | $0.235 | 7.08% | Quarterly | $0.94 | Dec 8, 2022 | Dec 19, 2022 | Dec 30, 2022 |
| Sep 15, 2022 | $0.235 | $0.235 | 6.74% | Quarterly | $0.94 | Jul 19, 2022 | Sep 16, 2022 | Sep 30, 2022 |
| Jun 15, 2022 | $0.235 | $0.235 | 5.84% | Quarterly | $0.94 | May 19, 2022 | Jun 16, 2022 | Jun 30, 2022 |
| Mar 16, 2022 | $0.235 | $0.235 | 5.25% | Quarterly | $0.94 | Feb 10, 2022 | Mar 17, 2022 | Mar 31, 2022 |
| Dec 16, 2021 | $0.235 | $0.235 | 5.08% | Quarterly | $0.94 | Dec 7, 2021 | Dec 17, 2021 | Dec 31, 2021 |
| Sep 15, 2021 | $0.235 | $0.235 | 4.36% | Quarterly | $0.93 | Jul 22, 2021 | Sep 16, 2021 | Sep 30, 2021 |
| Jun 15, 2021 | $0.235 | $0.235 | 3.76% | Quarterly | $0.92 | May 14, 2021 | Jun 16, 2021 | Jun 30, 2021 |
| Mar 16, 2021 | $0.235 | $0.235 | 3.67% | Quarterly | $0.91 | Feb 10, 2021 | Mar 17, 2021 | Mar 31, 2021 |
| Dec 18, 2020 | $0.225 | $0.225 | 3.95% | Quarterly | $0.90 | Dec 11, 2020 | Dec 21, 2020 | Dec 31, 2020 |
| Sep 15, 2020 | $0.225 | $0.225 | 3.90% | Quarterly | $0.875 | Jul 15, 2020 | Sep 16, 2020 | Sep 30, 2020 |
| Jun 15, 2020 | $0.225 | $0.225 | 3.84% | Quarterly | $0.85 | May 14, 2020 | Jun 16, 2020 | Jun 30, 2020 |
| Mar 16, 2020 | $0.225 | $0.225 | 3.96% | Quarterly | $0.825 | Feb 11, 2020 | Mar 17, 2020 | Mar 31, 2020 |
| Dec 16, 2019 | $0.20 | $0.20 | 2.95% | Quarterly | $0.80 | Dec 4, 2019 | Dec 17, 2019 | Dec 31, 2019 |
| Sep 13, 2019 | $0.20 | $0.20 | 3.38% | Quarterly | $0.79 | Jul 18, 2019 | Sep 16, 2019 | Sep 30, 2019 |
| Jun 13, 2019 | $0.20 | $0.20 | 3.89% | Quarterly | $0.78 | May 17, 2019 | Jun 14, 2019 | Jun 28, 2019 |
| Mar 14, 2019 | $0.20 | $0.20 | 4.23% | Quarterly | $0.77 | Feb 7, 2019 | Mar 15, 2019 | Mar 29, 2019 |
| Dec 14, 2018 | $0.19 | $0.19 | 4.18% | Quarterly | $0.76 | Dec 6, 2018 | Dec 17, 2018 | Dec 31, 2018 |
| Sep 13, 2018 | $0.19 | $0.19 | 3.98% | Quarterly | $0.745 | Jul 19, 2018 | Sep 14, 2018 | Sep 28, 2018 |
| Jun 14, 2018 | $0.19 | $0.19 | 3.53% | Quarterly | $0.73 | May 18, 2018 | Jun 15, 2018 | Jun 29, 2018 |
| Mar 15, 2018 | $0.19 | $0.19 | 3.57% | Quarterly | $0.715 | Feb 13, 2018 | Mar 16, 2018 | Mar 30, 2018 |
| Dec 15, 2017 | $0.175 | $0.175 | 3.59% | Quarterly | $0.70 | Dec 7, 2017 | Dec 18, 2017 | Dec 29, 2017 |
| Sep 14, 2017 | $0.175 | $0.175 | 3.62% | Quarterly | $0.685 | Jul 12, 2017 | Sep 15, 2017 | Sep 29, 2017 |
| Jun 14, 2017 | $0.175 | $0.175 | 3.48% | Quarterly | — | May 11, 2017 | Jun 16, 2017 | Jun 30, 2017 |
| Mar 15, 2017 | $0.175 | $0.175 | 3.25% | Quarterly | — | Feb 10, 2017 | Mar 17, 2017 | Mar 31, 2017 |
| Dec 15, 2016 | $0.16 | $0.16 | 3.00% | Quarterly | — | Dec 8, 2016 | Dec 19, 2016 | Dec 30, 2016 |
| Sep 14, 2016 | $0.16 | $0.16 | 3.13% | Quarterly | — | Jul 15, 2016 | Sep 16, 2016 | Sep 30, 2016 |
Dividend yield is only the starting point. Pair the current distribution with payout ratio, free cash flow coverage, balance-sheet risk, and the history of actual payments before treating income as durable.
A higher yield is more useful when earnings and free cash flow cover the distribution. A yield caused by a falling stock price can be a warning, not a bargain.
Stable or rising payments can indicate capital return discipline. Flat, skipped, or missing payments should be read with earnings and cash flow before drawing conclusions.
A low payout ratio can leave room for growth; a high payout ratio can indicate limited cushion. Cyclical companies need more room than stable defensive businesses.
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WU Dividends FAQ
Does WU pay a dividend?
The Western Union Company (WU) has covered dividend payment history on this page, including a latest dividend of $0.24 per share and a quarterly cadence based on available events.
What is WU's dividend yield?
WU's trailing dividend yield is 15.26%. Trailing dividend yield equals dividends paid over the trailing 12 months divided by the latest available share price.
When is WU's next dividend?
WU's next dividend has not been announced in the current AlgovestIQ snapshot. The latest completed dividend row remains available in the history table when covered data exists.
When is WU's ex-dividend date?
WU's latest covered ex-dividend date is Sep 16, 2026. Future ex-dividend dates are shown only when announced or explicitly projected.
How has WU's dividend changed?
WU's one-year dividend growth is 0.00% based on comparable covered dividend history.