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How The Western Union Company stacks up
WU · against 69 other Financial Services companies of similar size
Valuation
93/ 100
Near the top of its peers.
Ranked #5 of 70 · scores higher than 94% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the valuation score7 peers with a valuation score of 90–100, including WU · Click a bar to see the companies
Why valuation scores 93?
Weighted metrics compared with all Financial Services companies.Mainly thanks to its EBITDA yield, earnings yield and free cash flow yield, which are stronger than most Financial Services peers.
- more free cash flow for the price paid: stronger than 80% of peers. Free cash flow yield: 21.8% vs peer median 6.1%
- higher earnings for the price paid: stronger than 91% of peers. Earnings yield: 19.8% vs peer median 5.7%
- more operating profit (EBITDA) for the company's total value: stronger than 92% of peers. EBITDA yield: 22.3% vs peer median 6.9%
Metric by metric
Position: dot = WU, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.| Metric | WU | Peer median | Better than | Position among peers | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earnings yieldHigher is better · 107 reported | 19.8% | 8.7% | 92% | 30% | |
| EBITDA yieldHigher is better · 55 reported | 22.3% | 6.6% | 91% | 50% | |
| Free cash flow yieldHigher is better · 41 reported | 21.8% | 6.4% | 90% | 20% | |
| Book yieldHigher is better · 100 reported | 46.9% | 80.1% | 23% | Context only |
Ranking by valuation score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around WU| Rank | Company | Market cap | Valuation | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 21.2B BRL (≈$3.8B) | 96 | 66 | |
| 2 | 8.4B CNY (≈$1.2B) | 95 | 66 | |
| 2 | 22.8B SEK (≈$2.3B) | 95 | 51 | |
| 4 | 3.2B USD | 94 | 66 | |
| 5 | 1.9B USD | 93 | 47 | |
| 6 | 14.7B CNY (≈$2.1B) | 92 | 76 | |
| 7 | 2.3B EUR (≈$2.5B) | 91 | 76 | |
| 8 | 3.1B AUD (≈$2.1B) | 89 | 62 | |
| 9 | 3.1B USD | 87 | 36 |
Scores are sector-relative percentiles from the latest snapshot, always calculated against the whole sector: narrowing the comparison group changes who you compare with, not the scores. Missing metrics are left out and the remaining weights rescaled. How we score