The Western Union Company · WU · NYSE
Dividend report · updated Nov 13, 2026
$6.75 +1.50% on the day, +$0.10
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Yearly payout / yield
$0.94·13.93%
$0.235 quarterly x 4 ⓘ
Next payment
~$0.235/qtr
pays ~Dec 19 (est.) ⓘ
Next ex-date
Dec 17est.
own by Dec 16 ⓘ
Years without a cut
15+ yrs
older years unclear ⓘ
Recession record
2008raised2020raised2022held
no cut through all three ⓘ
Yield vs history ⓘ
88
Well above its usual yield
WU share price & total return
Daily closing price, adjusted for stock splits.
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Last 20 payments
WU Dividend Growth (CAGR)
1Y +3.1%3Y 0.0%5Y 0.0%10Y +3.9%
Per-share amount, by the date it paid (~ = about, from its usual pay gap). The enlarge button shows all 71 payments since 2006.
Annual dividends and growth
Total paid per share in each calendar year. 2026: the solid bar is paid so far; the dashed box on top is expected (1 estimated from the current $0.235 rate), not a promise.
Next 5 years if the pace holds
If the recent pace holds — one-off jumps left out. Not a forecast. Pace: 0% a year, its typical raise over the last 5 years. Today's $0.94 a year would stay $0.94 by 2031 - 13.93% on today's $6.75 price.

How Many WU Shares for $500 or $1,000 a Month?

At $0.94 a share a year, $500 a month takes about 6,383 WU shares, about $43,085 at the Nov 13, 2026 close of $6.75. $1,000 a month takes about 12,766 shares, about $86,171. Before taxes, and only while the rate holds.

Western Union (WU) pays $0.235 a share quarterly, $0.94 a year, a 13.93% run-rate yield at the Nov 13, 2026 close of $6.75. It has made 71 dividend payments since 2006.

At today’s rate of $0.235 quarterly and the last close of $6.75, this is what WU pays before taxes, if the rate stays where it is:

You holdEach paymentPer month (avg)Per year
1 share$0.235$0.08$0.94
100 shares$23.50$7.83$94.00
$10,000 invested (1,481.5 shares)$348.15$116.05$1,392.59
6,383 shares ($500/mo)$1,500.01$500.00$6,000.02
12,766 shares ($1,000/mo)$3,000.01$1,000.00$12,000.04

With DRIP on, every payment buys more shares instead of landing as cash. 100 WU shares reinvest into 3.48 new shares each payment, about 14.7 new shares a year at today’s price and rate, and each new share collects the next payment too. To DRIP one whole new share every payment you need about 29 shares. Raises speed that up; a falling share price buys more shares per payment, but each is worth less. See the snowball over 10 to 30 years with WU’s own history in the WU DRIP calculator.

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An algorithmic rating built from reported data, not a recommendation.
  • Coverage (EPS): are profits enough to pay the dividend rating
  • Coverage (FCF): is spare cash enough to pay the dividend rating
  • Dividend vs cash flow + debt: is the dividend paid with borrowed money report
  • Debt load: how much the balance sheet leans on borrowing rating
  • Debt interest coverage: can profits easily pay the interest bill rating
  • Earnings direction: are sales and profits growing or shrinking report
  • Liquidity: is there cash for debts due this year rating
  • Raise streak: how many years in a row it raised see details
  • Years without a cut: how long since the last dividend cut see details
  • Raise vs trend: are recent raises keeping their usual pace history
  • Yield vs history: is today’s yield high or low versus its past rating
  • Recession record: what the dividend did in past crashes history

WU Dividend Yield Today vs Its 5-Year Range

88/100Well above its usual yieldvs its 10-yr history
  • WU yields 13.93% today, at the Nov 13, 2026 close of $6.75.
  • Its own 10-year median is 4.99%, so today’s yield is well above its usual level.
Last 5 years: lowest to highest month-end yield
4.97% low15.93% high
Blue mark = today, grey = its 10-year median. A higher yield than usual means a lower price against the payout.

Where today ranks in its own history is in the paid report

How it works. Each month-end over the last 10 years gives one yield: the regular payment then, times payments a year, over that day’s close. Specials are left out. 50 means today’s yield sits right at its usual level. A lower score means the yield is below its usual level, so the price is high against the payout. A higher score means the yield is above its usual level. On price alone a payer stays between 15 and 85. Steady raisers get a few points back. It reads the past, not the future.

When Is WU’s Next Dividend? Ex-Date and Pay Date After September 2026

WU has not declared its next dividend yet. By its usual rhythm of about 92 days between ex-dates, the next ex-date falls around Dec 17, 2026, with the cash around Dec 19, 2026. An estimate, not a promise: only the declaration makes it final. The latest one, $0.235 a share, went ex on Sep 16, 2026 and paid Sep 18, 2026.

  • Ex-dates: about every 92 days (quarterly)
  • Payment: usually about 2 days after the ex-date

Every payer going ex-dividend this week is on the dividend calendar.

How Often Does WU Pay?

WU pays quarterly, 4 times a year. Recent payments arrived in Mar, Jun, Sep and Dec, with ex-dates in Mar, Jun, Sep and Dec. The ex-date comes about every 92 days, and the cash usually lands about 2 days later.

Paid in the last 12 months
$0.94 a share, in 4 payments.
+0.0% against the 12 months before ($0.94 in 4 payments).
Cash that landed, by pay date. The yield up top uses today’s rate instead, so a raise or a cut shows there first.
Payout months
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Pays in Mar, Jun, Sep and Dec. Ex-dates fall in Mar, Jun, Sep and Dec (latest 4 payments).
Raise history
  • Streak: 0 years of higher annual totals (through 2025)
  • Last raise: Mar 16, 2021 - $0.225 to $0.235 (+$0.01, +4.44%)
  • Usual $ step: $0.015 (median of the raises before it)
Coverage
  • EPS payout: 89.5% - $0.94 paid / $1.05 EPS (4 quarters to Sep 30, 2026); own 4-yr norm 47.2% (median of 12 earlier trailing years)
  • FCF payout: 107.4% - $0.94 paid / $0.87 free cash flow per share (4 quarters to Sep 30, 2026); own 4-yr norm 84.5% (median of 12 earlier trailing years)

WU vs Similar Dividend Stocks (FCF, SRCE...)

Against the 10 dividend-paying Financial Services companies closest to WU in market value, WU’s 13.93% run-rate yield is above the group’s middle yield of 2.76%, and its raise streak of 0 years is the 9th longest. A higher yield than the group is not a bonus by itself: it is often the market pricing in a cut, so read it next to the rating and the coverage behind it.

Ticker Dividend ⓘ Yield Safety Rating Recessions ⓘ No cut ⓘ
WU $6.75Western Union $0.235/qtr$0.94/yr fwd 13.93% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only No cut in all 32008 raised2020 raised2022 heldno 2000 record 15+ yrsno raise streak
FCF $20.94First Commonwealth Financial $0.14/qtr$0.56/yr fwd 2.67% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only — 16 yrsraised 9 yrs in a row
SRCE $88.131st Source $0.45/qtr$1.80/yr fwd 2.04% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only Raised in all 42000 raised2008 raised2020 raised2022 raised 38+ yrsraised 9 yrs in a row
HTH $36.08Hilltop Holdings $0.22/qtr$0.88/yr fwd 2.44% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only — 8+ yrsraised 8 yrs in a row
BBAR $10.61Banco BBVA Argentina S.A. $0.076/mo$0.91/yr fwd 8.60% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only — 1 yrno raise streak
HMN $53.01Horace Mann Educators $0.36/qtr$1.44/yr fwd 2.72% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only — 17 yrsraised 16 yrs in a row
OFG $51.65OFG Bancorp $0.35/qtr$1.40/yr fwd 2.71% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only Cut in 20092000 raised2008 cut2020 raised2022 raised 10 yrsraised 5 yrs in a row
WAFD $29.42WaFd $0.27/qtr$1.08/yr fwd 3.67% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only — 17 yrsraised 16 yrs in a row
KMPR $34.15Kemper $0.32/qtr$1.28/yr fwd 3.75% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only — 16 yrsraised 1 yr in a row
KMPB $24.88Kemper Corporation 5.875% Fixed $0.367/qtr$1.47/yr fwd 5.90% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only — 3+ yrsno raise streak
CHCO $142.56City Holding $1.00/qtr$4.00/yr fwd 2.81% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only Stopped in 20012000 stopped2008 raised2020 raised2022 raised 22+ yrsraised 14 yrs in a row

Yield and the safety rating are only half of it. See total returns with dividends reinvested, side by side: WU vs FCF, WU vs SRCE, WU vs HTH.

WU Dividend History: Every Payment Since 2006

Ex-datePay dateAmountFrequencyType
Sep 16, 2026Sep 18, 2026$0.235QuarterlyRegular
Jun 16, 2026Jun 18, 2026$0.235QuarterlyRegular
Mar 17, 2026Mar 19, 2026$0.235QuarterlyRegular
Dec 22, 2025Dec 24, 2025$0.235QuarterlyRegular
Sep 16, 2025Sep 18, 2025$0.235QuarterlyRegular
Jun 16, 2025Jun 18, 2025$0.235QuarterlyRegular
Mar 17, 2025Mar 19, 2025$0.235QuarterlyRegular
Dec 23, 2024Dec 25, 2024$0.235QuarterlyRegular
Sep 16, 2024Sep 18, 2024$0.235QuarterlyRegular
Jun 14, 2024Jun 17, 2024$0.235QuarterlyRegular
The other 61 WU payments come with a paid plan.
Show all 71 payments »
Newest first. Amounts are per share as paid, restated for splits; frequency is the schedule on file for that payment; a payment over 2.5x its neighbours is marked special.
From reported payments, prices and filings — data, not investment advice.

What the Dividend Safety Rating Means for WU

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WU Dividend Questions

How often does WU pay dividends?

WU pays quarterly, 4 times a year. Recent payments arrived in Mar, Jun, Sep and Dec, with ex-dates in Mar, Jun, Sep and Dec. The ex-date comes about every 92 days, and the cash usually lands about 2 days later.

Does WU pay dividends monthly?

No. WU pays quarterly, 4 times a year. For payers that pay every month, see the monthly dividend stocks.

When is the next WU dividend?

WU has not declared its next dividend yet. By its usual rhythm of about 92 days between ex-dates, the next ex-date falls around Dec 17, 2026, with the cash around Dec 19, 2026. An estimate, not a promise: only the declaration makes it final. The latest one, $0.235 a share, went ex on Sep 16, 2026 and paid Sep 18, 2026. The current rate is $0.235 per share, $0.94 a year.

Does WU pay a dividend in December 2026?

Not declared yet. By its usual rhythm the next ex-date falls around Dec 17, 2026, with the cash around Dec 19, 2026, so a payment in December 2026 is likely. Only the company’s declaration makes it final.

How much does WU pay per share?

WU pays $0.235 a share quarterly, $0.94 a year. At the Nov 13, 2026 close of $6.75 that is a 13.93% run-rate yield, well above its usual level: its own 10-year median is 4.99%.

Has WU raised its dividend?

WU has no current streak of yearly raises. The latest raise, on Mar 16, 2021, took the rate from $0.225 to $0.235 (+4.44%). Over five years the dividend grew 0.0% a year.

Is WU’s dividend safe?

No rating can promise a future payment, but the record on file says a lot. WU paid out 90% of its earnings and 107% of its free cash flow as dividends over the 4 quarters to Sep 30, 2026. It has gone 15+ years without a cut. Through the market crashes: it raised the dividend through the 2008 and 2020 crashes; it held it through 2022. There is no 2000 record on file. This is data, not investment advice. The full 12-check rating comes with a plan.

How do I track my WU dividends?

Add WU to a free DRIPCalc portfolio once, with your buy date and share count. Every payout since fills in, dated and in dollars; with DRIP on, the new shares each payment buys are counted for you, so there is no spreadsheet to update and no broker login. To project the snowball, run WU in the DRIP calculator.

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How this page is built: the rate is the latest regular dividend per share; run-rate yield = rate × payments per year ÷ last close (Nov 13, 2026), never a trailing 12-month total, which lags after a raise and hides a cut. Specials and one-off payments never count in the rate; a payer whose regular payments differ in size is annualized over its last full cycle of regular payments. Raise streak = consecutive calendar years with a higher amount per payment than the year before; years without a cut = years in which the amount per payment held within 1%. The Dividend Safety Rating reads 12 visible lines: coverage, streak, raise pace and yield range for dividend stocks; NAV trend, NAV funding and payout stability for income funds. Similar payers = the same sector or fund group, nearest in market value or fund size. Payments, prices and filings come from DRIPCALC’s price and dividend database. History is not a forecast. This is data, not investment advice.