How much would $1,000 invested in WU be worth today?

$1,000 invested in WU on October 20, 2016 would be worth $576 on October 20, 2026, with dividends reinvested — −5.4% a year compounded (CAGR).

How far back does the WU calculator go?

WU data begins October 2, 2006, with a close every session. Pick any start and end date in that span — 20 years, 1 month of history.

Does this include dividends?

Yes. The default "dividends reinvested" view uses split- and dividend-adjusted closing prices — a standard total-return approximation that excludes taxes and fees. A price-only view (split-adjusted, no dividends) is also available.

If You Invested $1,000 in Western Union (WU): What It Would Be Worth Today

$6.21+0.81%

as of close, Oct 20, 2026

☾ AH $6.21 +0.81%

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$1,000Oct 20, 2016$576Oct 20, 20260.58×your money

$1,000 invested in WU on October 20, 2016 was worth $576 on October 20, 2026, with dividends reinvested.

That’s −5.4% a year compounded (CAGR) over 10 years: 0.58 times your money.

Over the same dates the same $1,000 would be worth $4,210 in the S&P 500 and $6,533 in the Nasdaq-100: WU trailed both the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq-100.

Price only$311if dividends were spent

Biggest fall−65.7%Feb 10, 2020 to Sep 30, 2026

At a flat 5% a year$1,629a savings account's rate

Loss$424on $1,000 put in

How this period ranks#

Better than 2% of all 121 periods of 10 years since 2006.

Your dates

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Worst: −6.2% a year, Sep 2016 to Sep 2026Best: 7.6% a year, Feb 2009 to Feb 2019

One scale for every length, so longer periods bunch up. Point at a bar.

Growth of $1,000 in WU, October 20, 2016 to October 20, 2026#

Your $1,000$Your buySame plan in the S&P 500The highA low

Highest value$1,594 · Feb 2020$899 · Dec 2018$

$0$2,000$3,000$4,000$576

20182020202220242026

How far WU was below its previous high. The biggest fall: −65.7% from Feb 10, 2020 to Sep 30, 2026, not back to the high by the end date.

−65.7% from its high−21.0% from its high

high−66%

Your one buy. $1,000 on October 20, 2016, worth $576 on October 20, 2026. Pick Monthly or Yearly to see a plan's buys.

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What $1,000 would be worth on October 20, 2026, by start date#

Each point is the same amount invested that day and held to October 20, 2026, dividends reinvested. Above the line it made money.

Your start

$400$600$800$1,000$1,200

2010201520202025

$1,000 invested in WU, by year#

Started on each year's first close and held to Oct 20, 2026, dividends reinvested.

Started	Worth Oct 20, 2026	Multiple	A year (CAGR)	Same in the Nasdaq-100
2017	$520	0.52×	−6.5%	$6,414
2018	$578	0.58×	−6.0%	$4,794
2019	$619	0.62×	−6.0%	$4,865
2020	$390	0.39×	−12.9%	$3,457
2021	$451	0.45×	−12.8%	$2,399
2022	$508	0.51×	−13.2%	$1,838
2023	$628	0.63×	−11.5%	$2,772
2024	$673	0.67×	−13.2%	$1,808
2025	$723	0.72×	−16.5%	$1,418
2026	$738	0.74×	—	$1,174

Methodology#

A buy is made at the start date's close, or the next session's when the market was closed that day, and valued at the end date's close; a monthly or yearly plan buys on the same day of each month or year. "Dividends reinvested" uses split- and dividend-adjusted closes (a standard total-return approximation; taxes and fees excluded). "Price-only" uses split-adjusted closes. WU data begins October 2, 2006; values as of October 20, 2026 and refresh daily. The ranking compares month-end to month-end periods. Past performance does not predict future returns; not investment advice.

See the live WU chart and fundamentals on the WU quote page or the S&P 500 return calculator.

FAQ#

How much would $1,000 invested in WU be worth today?: $1,000 invested in WU on October 20, 2016 would be worth $576 on October 20, 2026, with dividends reinvested — −5.4% a year compounded (CAGR).
How far back does the WU calculator go?: WU data begins October 2, 2006, with a close every session. Pick any start and end date in that span — 20 years, 1 month of history.
Does this include dividends?: Yes. The default "dividends reinvested" view uses split- and dividend-adjusted closing prices — a standard total-return approximation that excludes taxes and fees. A price-only view (split-adjusted, no dividends) is also available.

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