Western Union CO (WU) stock score and earnings-call analysis

Western Union CO (WU) has a MarketKingdoms composite score of 50.1 (C), an C-range rating. It ranks 1742nd of 1,866 covered companies, 312th of 330 in Financial (sector average 62.8) and 27th of 29 in Credit Services. Scores as of 2026-10-25.

Its strongest lenses are Price (valuation) at 84 (Financial average 52) and Industry opportunity at 71 (Financial average 76). Its weakest lenses are Trend (momentum) at 11 (sector average 49) and Expansion (growth) at 16 (sector average 51).

Lens scores

WU lens scores (0–100) against its sector and industry
LensTypeWUFinancial averageCredit Services averagePercentile in sector
Industry opportunityResearch signal71767229th
Stock selectionResearch signal5377743rd
KPI momentumResearch signal2275701st
Catalyst watchResearch signal70696847th
Price (valuation)Fundamental lens84526493rd
Expansion (growth)Fundamental lens1651501st
Quality (profitability)Fundamental lens61495867th
Trend (momentum)Fundamental lens1149369th

Latest earnings call

The most recent call analysed was held on 2026-07-30 (fiscal 2026 Q2). After it the composite moved from 63.5 to 62.7. MarketKingdoms checks what management promised on each call against what it later delivered.

Recent score changes after earnings events

The composite at the time of each event; today's composite is 50.1.

Valuation and risk

The stock's valuation gap is +0.7%: its price is in line with the path its market, sector and industry moves explain. Factor sensitivity: market beta 1.29, sector beta 1.12, industry beta 0.43; the factor model explains 17% of its moves (R²).

Credit Services peers

CompanyCompositeGradeValuation gap
ENCORE CAPITAL GROUP INC (ECPG)76.7A--0.8%
Atlanticus Holdings Corp (ATLC)74.4B+-16.6%
Sezzle Inc. (SEZL)73.5B++22.3%
FEDERAL AGRICULTURAL MORTGAGE CORP (AGM)72.0B+-13.6%
BREAD FINANCIAL HOLDINGS, INC. (BFH)71.4B+-10.5%
Enova International, Inc. (ENVA)70.6B+-23.1%
Jefferson Capital, Inc. / DE (JCAP)69.5B-0.3%
Mastercard Inc (MA)67.9B+0.9%

Near WU in the overall ranking

Western Union CO financial statements · Financial sector ranking · Credit Services industry ranking · All covered companies

How MarketKingdoms scores companies

The composite score (0–100, graded A+ to D-) blends research signals from each earnings call with fundamental lenses from SEC filings and market prices. Research signals: Industry opportunity, Stock selection, KPI momentum and Catalyst watch, read from what management said and whether it delivered. Fundamental lenses: Price (valuation), Expansion (growth), Quality (profitability) and Trend (momentum). Scores are recalculated every night and after every earnings call. The valuation gap compares the actual price path with the path the stock's market, sector and industry moves explain; it is a model comparison, not a fair-value estimate.

General information, not investment advice.