Western Union Dividends and Buybacks
Dividend criteria checks 6/6
Western Union is a dividend paying company with a current yield of 8.66% that is well covered by earnings.
Key information
8.7%
Dividend yield
10.8%
Buyback Yield
| Total Shareholder Yield | 19.4% |
| Future Dividend Yield | 9.1% |
| Dividend Growth | 10.5% |
| Next dividend pay date | n/a |
| Ex dividend date | n/a |
| Dividend per share | US$0.940 |
| Payout ratio | 48% |
Recent dividend and buyback updates
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Stability and Growth of Payments
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Stable Dividend: 0LVJ's dividends per share have been stable in the past 10 years.
Growing Dividend: 0LVJ's dividend payments have increased over the past 10 years.
Dividend Yield vs Market
| Western Union Dividend Yield vs Market |
|---|
| Segment | Dividend Yield |
|---|---|
| Company (0LVJ) | 8.7% |
| Market Bottom 25% (GB) | 2.1% |
| Market Top 25% (GB) | 5.8% |
| Industry Average (Diversified Financial) | 6.7% |
| Analyst forecast (0LVJ) (up to 3 years) | 9.1% |
Notable Dividend: 0LVJ's dividend (8.66%) is higher than the bottom 25% of dividend payers in the UK market (2.11%).
High Dividend: 0LVJ's dividend (8.66%) is in the top 25% of dividend payers in the UK market (5.77%)
Earnings Payout to Shareholders
Earnings Coverage: With its reasonably low payout ratio (48.1%), 0LVJ's dividend payments are well covered by earnings.
Cash Payout to Shareholders
Cash Flow Coverage: At its current cash payout ratio (76.6%), 0LVJ's dividend payments are covered by cash flows.