Western Union Co dividend history

Western Union Co's dividend was $0.940 a share in fiscal 2025, up 0.0% on the year before. That was 61.8% of net income.

Dividends, buybacks and capital spending

FY2026 Q2 TTM

Buybacks (TTM): $142M
Dividends (TTM): $303M
Returned to shareholders: 79%; of free cash flow
Buybacks, last 3 fiscal years: $729M
Diluted share count: −5.6%; year over year
Total shareholder yield: 22.7%; dividends 15.4% + buybacks 7.3% of market value
Dividend payout ratio: 77%; of net income paid out
Sales & admin spending: 19.2%; of revenue

Dividends by fiscal year

US$ millions unless shown otherwise. Fiscal years, plus the last twelve months (LTM) when newer.

Western Union Co: dividends by fiscal year, annual
Fiscal year	2009Dec 2009	2010Dec 2010	2011Dec 2011	2012Dec 2012	2013Dec 2013	2014Dec 2014	2015Dec 2015	2016Dec 2016	2017Dec 2017	2018Dec 2018	2019Dec 2019	2020Dec 2020	2021Dec 2021	2022Dec 2022	2023Dec 2023	2024Dec 2024	2025Dec 2025	LTMJun 2026
Dividend per share	$0.060	$0.250	$0.310	$0.425	$0.500	$0.500	$0.620	$0.640	$0.700	$0.760	$0.800	$0.900	$0.940	$0.940	$0.940	$0.940	$0.940	—
Dividend per share growth	—	+316.7%	+24.0%	+37.1%	+17.6%	0.0%	+24.0%	+3.2%	+9.4%	+8.6%	+5.3%	+12.5%	+4.4%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	—
Dividends paid	41	165	194	254	277	265	317	312	326	342	341	370	382	364	349	322	309	303
Share buybacks	400	581	804	767	400	495	511	502	503	412	553	240	410	370	308	186	235	142
Dividends ÷ net income	4.9%	18.2%	16.7%	24.8%	34.7%	31.1%	37.8%	123.3%	—	40.1%	32.2%	49.8%	47.4%	40.0%	55.8%	34.4%	61.8%	76.6%
Dividends ÷ free cash flow	3.6%	17.6%	17.3%	22.6%	27.5%	27.1%	32.4%	32.1%	48.4%	49.9%	39.3%	44.0%	37.9%	66.3%	45.9%	87.2%	61.2%	53.5%

Dividend per share is the amount declared for the fiscal year as stated in the company's filings (including any special dividend), restated for stock splits and checked against the cash dividends paid. Dividends paid and buybacks are cash amounts; the last-twelve-months column can include an extra payment when a quarter-end date moves.

Recent dividend announcements

August 4, 2026 Western Union Announces $0.235 Quarterly Dividend Source

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Figures from Western Union Co's SEC filings (10-K and 10-Q), retrieved October 20, 2026. How we read and check them: methodology and data sources. Not investment advice. Back to Western Union Co.