The Western Union Company (WU) Stock Total Returns

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Investment Performance

Final Value
$4,261
Total Return
-57.39%
CAGR
-15.69%
Dividends
$2,123.58
Yield on Cost
21.24%

Rolling Returns

1-Month (21 Trading Days)
Average-1.03%
Median-1.05%
Best+19.40%
Worst-26.41%
% of Windows Positive43.6%
1-Year (252 Trading Days)
Average-11.55%
Median-11.94%
Best+39.18%
Worst-41.93%
% of Windows Positive18.8%
3-Year (756 Trading Days)
Average-26.93%
Median-30.86%
Best+11.50%
Worst-43.36%
% of Windows Positive5.8%

Risk Metrics

Maximum Drawdown -59.95%
Average Drawdown -40.94%
Drawdown Duration 1251 Trading Days (Unrecovered)
Sortino Ratio -0.63
Calmar Ratio -0.26
CVaR (5%) -4.15%

Yearly Returns

Year Percentage Abs. Return Dividends Taxes Trans. Costs
2026 partial -13.42% (-28.96% ann.) $1342.38 $252.41 $50.48 $0.41
2025 -4.71% $471.41 $913.57 $182.71 $1.46
2024 -5.30% $529.77 $806.38 $161.28 $1.28
2023 -7.77% $777.28 $699.81 $139.97 $1.12
2022 -18.90% $1890.44 $535.97 $107.19 $0.85
2021 -15.87% $1587.30 $433.48 $86.70 $0.69
2020 -15.37% $1536.60 $340.31 $68.06 $0.54
2019 +61.65% +$6165.08 $474.72 $94.95 $0.76
2018 -7.41% $741.03 $404.36 $80.87 $0.65
2017 -9.93% $993.44 $325.74 $65.15 $0.53
2016 +24.45% +$2444.99 $360.98 $72.19 $0.58
2015 +2.60% +$260.32 $349.43 $69.89 $0.56
2014 +6.36% +$636.45 $292.54 $58.50 $0.47
2013 +29.87% +$2986.52 $370.88 $74.17 $0.61
2012 -23.87% $2386.98 $234.46 $46.90 $0.37
2011 -0.30% $30.20 $167.75 $33.55 $0.28
2010 -0.34% $34.07 $133.21 $26.64 $0.22
2009 +31.78% +$3178.13 $41.85 $8.37 $0.07
2008 -40.80% $4080.38 $16.48 $3.30 $0.02
2007 +8.44% +$844.48 $17.84 $3.57 $0.03
2006 partial +13.50% (+69.15% ann.) +$1350.12 $5.06 $1.01 $0.01

Market Regimes

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Regime Period Percentage Annual Abs. Return Dividends Taxes Trans. Costs
China-WTO / housing-credit / commodity boom partial October 2, 2006 – October 9, 2007 +5.86% +5.75% +$585.68 $5.06 $1.01 $0.01
GFC / deleveraging / dollar shortage October 10, 2007 – March 9, 2009 -47.99% -37.05% $4799.10 $39.36 $7.88 $0.06
Policy-led rebound / euro-sovereign-crisis overlay March 10, 2009 – July 25, 2012 +56.99% +14.29% +$5699.25 $741.80 $148.36 $1.21
Secular stagnation / QE / low inflation / duration bull July 26, 2012 – February 19, 2020 +85.63% +8.52% +$8562.74 $3049.21 $609.84 $4.91
Pandemic shock / liquidity crash February 20, 2020 – March 23, 2020 -29.40% -98.12% $2939.66 $84.91 $16.98 $0.13
Policy bazooka / monetary euphoria March 24, 2020 – November 6, 2020 +9.49% +15.71% +$949.00 $236.44 $47.29 $0.38
Reopening reflation / fiscal boom / supply bottlenecks November 9, 2020 – November 29, 2021 -22.19% -21.18% $2219.24 $438.89 $87.78 $0.70
Inflation shock / duration crash / aggressive tightening November 30, 2021 – November 9, 2022 -16.12% -17.03% $1611.92 $603.62 $120.72 $0.96
Disinflation rebound / AI-led narrow bull / higher-for-longer November 10, 2022 – September 17, 2024 -0.23% -0.13% $23.20 $1475.94 $295.19 $2.36
Disinflationary easing / resilient growth / AI capex under oil-shock test partial September 18, 2024 – June 3, 2026 -25.21% -15.66% $2520.65 $1243.82 $248.76 $1.99

Dividend History

Annual Dividends Per Share
TTM Yield
Consecutive Years Paid
current
Consecutive Years of Growth
current

Date Per Share Yield %
2006-12-13 $0.0100 0.04%
2007-12-12 $0.0400 0.17%
2008-12-18 $0.0400 0.28%
2009-12-17 $0.0600 0.31%
2010-03-17 $0.0600 0.37%
2010-06-16 $0.0600 0.37%
2010-09-30 $0.0600 0.34%
2010-12-16 $0.0700 0.38%
2011-03-16 $0.0700 0.34%
2011-06-15 $0.0800 0.40%
2011-09-22 $0.0800 0.50%
2011-12-15 $0.0800 0.46%
2012-03-14 $0.1000 0.55%
2012-06-13 $0.1000 0.61%
2012-09-20 $0.1000 0.54%
2012-12-13 $0.1250 0.94%
2013-03-13 $0.1250 0.86%
2013-06-12 $0.1250 0.75%
2013-09-12 $0.1250 0.66%
2013-12-13 $0.1250 0.75%
2014-03-13 $0.1250 0.75%
2014-06-12 $0.1250 0.76%
2014-09-11 $0.1250 0.73%
2014-12-12 $0.1250 0.70%
2015-03-13 $0.1550 0.79%
2015-06-12 $0.1550 0.71%
2015-09-14 $0.1550 0.85%
2015-12-15 $0.1550 0.85%
2016-03-15 $0.1600 0.84%
2016-06-14 $0.1600 0.84%
2016-09-14 $0.1600 0.78%
2016-12-15 $0.1600 0.74%
2017-03-15 $0.1750 0.86%
2017-06-14 $0.1750 0.90%
2017-09-14 $0.1750 0.92%
2017-12-15 $0.1750 0.90%
2018-03-15 $0.1900 0.94%
2018-06-14 $0.1900 0.91%
2018-09-13 $0.1900 0.98%
2018-12-14 $0.1900 1.02%
2019-03-14 $0.2000 1.09%
2019-06-13 $0.2000 0.99%
2019-09-13 $0.2000 0.84%
2019-12-16 $0.2000 0.73%
2020-03-16 $0.2250 1.02%
2020-06-15 $0.2250 1.00%
2020-09-15 $0.2250 1.00%
2020-12-18 $0.2250 0.97%
2021-03-16 $0.2350 0.93%
2021-06-15 $0.2350 0.95%
2021-09-15 $0.2350 1.12%
2021-12-16 $0.2350 1.28%
2022-03-16 $0.2350 1.34%
2022-06-15 $0.2350 1.43%
2022-09-15 $0.2350 1.62%
2022-12-16 $0.2350 1.71%
2023-03-16 $0.2350 2.18%
2023-06-15 $0.2350 1.99%
2023-09-14 $0.2350 1.85%
2023-12-19 $0.2350 1.93%
2024-03-14 $0.2350 1.73%
2024-06-14 $0.2350 1.89%
2024-09-16 $0.2350 1.98%
2024-12-23 $0.2350 2.19%
2025-03-17 $0.2350 2.20%
2025-06-16 $0.2350 2.72%
2025-09-16 $0.2350 2.80%
2025-12-22 $0.2350 2.46%
2026-03-17 $0.2350 2.48%
Total 69 payments

Portfolio Dividend Returns

Based on $10,000 initial investment, 20% tax rate, 0.2% transaction cost. Showing 2021-06-03 to 2026-06-03. Change
Date Total Yield Tax Trans. Cost Shares Bought
2021-06-15 $93.55 $18.71 $0.15 3.0524
2021-09-15 $94.27 $18.86 $0.15 3.5269
2021-12-16 $95.10 $19.02 $0.15 4.1063
2022-03-16 $96.06 $19.21 $0.15 4.2871
2022-06-15 $97.07 $19.41 $0.15 4.8137
2022-09-15 $98.20 $19.64 $0.15 5.6203
2022-12-16 $99.52 $19.90 $0.16 5.9833
2023-03-16 $100.93 $20.18 $0.16 7.5168
2023-06-15 $102.69 $20.54 $0.17 7.0500
2023-09-14 $104.35 $20.87 $0.17 6.5498
2023-12-19 $105.89 $21.18 $0.17 6.9755
2024-03-14 $107.53 $21.51 $0.17 6.4453
2024-06-14 $109.04 $21.81 $0.17 7.2190
2024-09-16 $110.74 $22.15 $0.18 7.5183
2024-12-23 $112.51 $22.50 $0.18 8.5386
2025-03-17 $114.51 $22.90 $0.18 8.5848
2025-06-16 $116.53 $23.30 $0.18 10.7559
2025-09-16 $119.06 $23.81 $0.19 11.5923
2025-12-22 $121.78 $24.36 $0.20 10.4326
2026-03-17 $124.23 $24.85 $0.20 10.7231
Total $2123.58 $424.72 $3.39 141.2917

All calculations use split-adjusted closing prices. Dividends are reinvested on the ex-dividend date at that day's closing price.

For each rolling window, returns are calculated at every possible starting point:

return = (value[i] ÷ value[i − windowSize] − 1) × 100

Windows
1-month = 21 trading days, 1-year = 252 trading days, 3-year = 756 trading days.
Statistics
Average: arithmetic mean. Median: middle value when sorted. Best / Worst: max and min. % Positive: share of windows with return > 0.

The series is segmented by calendar year:

return = (endValue ÷ startValue − 1) × 100

startValue is the last value of the prior year (or the first value for the initial year). Partial first/last years are flagged. Dividends, taxes, and transaction costs are scaled proportionally to the initial investment.

SMG

CAGR 6.70% Total 827.81% Final $92,781
1992-01-31 — 2026-06-03
CAG

CAGR 9.73% Total 7218.39% Final $731,839
1980-03-17 — 2026-06-03
KGS

CAGR 70.97% Total 381.22% Final $48,122
2023-06-29 — 2026-06-03