Western Union Company (The) (WU) Q3 2026 earnings — TrendMatrix coverage
Reported
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Key numbers
- Adjusted EPS
- $0.42
- Estimate
- $0.34
- Surprise
- +24.1%
- Revenue (period 2026-09-30)
- $969.3M
- Score today
- 4.9/10
Revenue source: xbrl.
How the report landed
Western Union Company (The) (WU) beat the $0.34 estimate with adjusted EPS of $0.42 — a large 24.1% upside surprise.
Where TrendMatrix's rating stands now
TrendMatrix currently rates WU Sell at 4.9/10; no pre/post engine snapshot brackets this report.
2 of the last 4 quarters beat the estimate; this quarter's +24.1% surprise compares with a -8.6% four-quarter average.
What supports the rating
- Sector modifier (Financial Services): +1.0
- Earnings estimates trending UP
What argues against it
- Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining
- V7 low-quality RISK_OFF penalty: -0.5 (Q=4.8)
- Leverage penalty (D/E 2.9): -1.5
This section and the ones below it reflect TrendMatrix’s latest engine read — they update after the report date and are not frozen to it.
The levels TrendMatrix's engine tracks
- Current price
- $6.59
- Stop
- $6.19
The stock trades at 5.4× trailing but 4.4× forward earnings — consensus estimates already build in a substantial earnings recovery.
Risk check: trading volume is running 1.5× its average — elevated turnover around the report window.
Model outputs from TrendMatrix’s engine as of 2026-11-05 — shown for context, not personalized investment advice.
WU at TrendMatrix's latest read
For financials, the EPS print is only half the story: credit costs, reserve builds, and rate sensitivity decide how a quarter actually lands.
- Industry
- Credit Services
- Market cap
- $2.06B
- P/E (fwd)
- 4.4
- P/E (ttm)
- 5.4
- 52-week range
- $5.87–$10.35
- Off 52-week high
- 36.3%
- RSI (14)
- 62
- Volume vs avg
- 1.51×
- Score today
- 4.9/10