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How The Western Union Company stacks up
WU · against 366 other Financial Services companies
Growth
14/ 100
Near the bottom of its peers.
Ranked #314 of 367 · scores higher than 14% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the growth score37 peers with a growth score of 10–19, including WU · Click a bar to see the companies
Why growth scores 14?
Weighted metrics compared with all Financial Services companies.Mainly because of its earnings per share growth, 3-year revenue growth and revenue growth, which are weaker than most Financial Services peers.
- slower growth in earnings per share: weaker than 87% of peers. Earnings per share growth: -44.5% vs peer median 10.0%
- slower revenue growth over three years: weaker than 85% of peers. 3-year revenue growth: -3.3% vs peer median 10.0%
- slower revenue growth over the last year: weaker than 74% of peers. Revenue growth: -3.8% vs peer median 7.4%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growthHigher is better · 395 reported | -3.8% | 7.4% | 26% | 33% | |
| Earnings per share growthHigher is better · 299 reported | -44.5% | 9.9% | 13% | 33% | |
| 3-year revenue growthHigher is better · 329 reported | -3.3% | 10.0% | 15% | 33% |
Ranking by growth score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around WU| Rank | Company | Market cap | Growth | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 883M USD | 99 | 51 | |
| 1 | 322M USD | 99 | 58 | |
| 1 | 1.5B CHF (≈$1.7B) | 99 | 79 | |
| 1 | 16.5B GBP (≈$21.4B) | 99 | 41 | |
| 1 | 761M USD | 99 | 50 | |
| 311 | 657M USD | 15 | ||
| 314 | 1.2B CAD (≈$859M) | 14 | 49 | |
| 314 | 323M EUR (≈$355M) | 14 | 59 | |
| 314 | 6.4B SEK (≈$637M) | 14 | 30 | |
| 314 | 1.9B USD | 14 | 47 | |
| 318 | 352.8B KRW (≈$254M) | 13 | ||
| 318 | 706M USD | 13 | 52 | |
| 318 | 3.8B GBP (≈$4.9B) | 13 | 55 | |
| 318 | 1.0B USD | 13 |
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