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Western Union

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Western Union has retired 58.4% of its shares since 2007, from 749,644,229 to 311,878,981.

58.4%retired since 2007
22.4%last 5 years
1.9%last 12 months
312Mshares today
Shares outstanding, 2007 to todaysplit adjusted, from SEC filings
a quarter gone 2012half gone 2021750M shares, 2007312M2010201520202025
2007, 749,644,2292026-07-22, 311,878,981
A share bought in 2007
2.4× more of Western Union today, without buying another share. It was one of 749,644,229 shares then. It is one of 311,878,981 now.
Every filing we read19 fiscal years, split adjusted
Fiscal yearDateShares outstandingFiling
20072008-02-15749,644,22910-Kcover page
20082008-12-31709,600,00010-K
20092009-12-31686,500,00010-K
20102011-02-18646,777,15710-K
20112012-02-17620,333,91210-K
20122013-02-15568,767,24210-K
20132014-02-18547,936,62110-K
20142015-02-13521,445,07310-K
20152016-02-12501,914,38910-K
20162017-02-15480,903,60810-K
20172018-02-14459,298,65210-K
20182019-02-13435,890,81910-K
20192020-02-14413,122,40110-K
20202021-02-16410,921,50810-K
20212022-02-18393,527,54310-K
20222023-02-17373,652,00510-K
20232024-02-16342,196,92810-K
20242025-02-14337,934,52710-K
20252026-02-13313,454,80910-K

Source: all 10-K filings of Western Union on EDGAR. Download this series as CSV. Licence CC BY 4.0, credit Buyback Radar.

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Western Union buybacks, answered

Is Western Union buying back its stock?

Yes. Western Union has 1.9% fewer shares outstanding than twelve months ago, 311,878,981 as of July 22, 2026. Over five years the share count is down 22.4%.

How many shares has Western Union bought back?

Net of every new share it issued, Western Union has 437.8 million fewer shares than at its 2007 peak. That is 58.4% of the company.

How many shares does Western Union have outstanding?

311,878,981 shares, as of July 22, 2026, from the cover page of its latest 10-Q. At the 2007 peak it had 749,644,229.

What do Western Union's buybacks mean for a shareholder?

Each share is a bigger slice of the company. Someone who held Western Union stock in 2007 owns 2.4 times as much of the business today without buying another share. Whether that was a good use of cash depends on the price paid.

How does Western Union compare with other cannibal stocks?

Western Union ranks No. 21 of 65 companies on Buyback Radar by share of the company retired since its peak. Close to it on the list: Abercrombie & Fitch (58.9%), Arrow Electronics (58.6%), Marathon Petroleum (58.3%), CF Industries (57.5%).

Every answer is computed from Western Union's own SEC filings and rebuilt every Monday. Latest count: 10-Q on EDGAR.

Insider buying, last 12 months

Angelini GiovanniPresident Europe, Africa, MEPA2025-11-10, 10,000 shares at $8.95 $90K total

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