ACIW vs DLO vs NYAX Stock Comparison

Aci Worldwide, dLocal and Nayax Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ACIW Aci Worldwide, Inc.
$55.20 +12.7% 1M +11.0% 1Y
Market cap
$5.59B
P/E
24.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.82B
Div. yield
–
Payment Processing Technology
3 wins
DLO dLocal Ltd
$13.77 -0.4% 1M -11.2% 1Y
Market cap
$4.06B
P/E
19.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.36B
Div. yield
1.45%
Payment Processing Technology
6 wins
NYAX Nayax Ltd.
$50.29 +12.6% 1M +19.8% 1Y
Market cap
$1.86B
P/E
236.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$453.18M
Div. yield
–
Payment Processing Technology
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

dLocal leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (dLocal 6, Aci Worldwide 3, Nayax 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionACIWDLONYAXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $5.59B $4.06B $1.86B ACIW
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 24.8x 19.6x 236.3x DLO
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 19.9x 16.4x 122.7x DLO
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +7.0% +57.0% +30.0% DLO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 12.4% 15.0% 1.7% DLO
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 10.8% 33.4% 5.9% DLO
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.9x — 0.7x NYAX
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 1.45% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +11.0% -11.2% +19.8% NYAX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +12.5%/yr -22.3%/yr — ACIW
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 34.9% 44.3% 49.6% ACIW
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 67/100 72/100 52/100 DLO

Percentile Scorecard

ACIWDLONYAX

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisACIWDLONYAX
Valuation 74 #27 of 99 81 #20 of 99 45 #55 of 99
Growth 69 #30 of 94 83 #17 of 94 74 #25 of 94
Profitability 78 #21 of 90 91 #9 of 90 63 #34 of 90
Financial Health 60 #43 of 105 66 #36 of 105 45 #58 of 105
Shareholder Returns 53 #28 of 59 41 #35 of 59 33 #40 of 59
Overall 67 72 52
  • ACIW ranked among 109 companies in Fintech
  • DLO ranked among 109 companies in Fintech
  • NYAX ranked among 109 companies in Fintech

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodACIWDLONYAXSPY
1 month +12.7%-0.4%+12.6% +0.9%
3 months -8.3%-5.6%-26.1% +5.9%
6 months +26.6%+2.8%-25.8% +8.5%
Year to date +15.5%-2.6%-0.6% +13.3%
1 year +11.0%-11.2%+19.8% +12.4%
3 years +179.5%-19.1%+164.7% +88.1%
3 years, per year +40.9%-6.8%+38.4% +23.5%
5 years +79.9%-71.6%— +68.2%
5 years, per year +12.5%-22.3%— +11.0%
10 years +198.4%—— +263.4%
10 years, per year +11.6%—— +13.8%

Risk

MeasureACIWDLONYAXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 34.9%44.3%49.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 36.6%44.6%50.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.351.700.88 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.31-0.250.40 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -44.2%-86.3%-49.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -8.3%-12.7%-33.7% -0.9%
52-week high $60.18$15.78$75.81 $779.14
52-week low $38.47$11.01$39.72 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleACIWDLONYAX
P/E now vs peer median 24.8xmedian 19.6x 19.6xmedian 19.6x 236.3xmedian 19.6x
P/S now vs peer median 3.1xmedian 2.3x 3.0xmedian 2.3x 4.1xmedian 2.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 17.6xmedian 17.5x —median 17.5x 35.8xmedian 17.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 17.9xmedian 15.9x 9.5xmedian 15.9x 59.8xmedian 15.9x
P/B now vs peer median 3.7xmedian 2.0x 7.5xmedian 2.0x 7.6xmedian 2.0x
PEG now vs peer median 0.52median 1.01 1.15median 1.01 8.88median 1.01

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsACIWDLONYAX
Revenue $1.82B $1.36B $453.18M
Gross profit $893.35M $464.83M $216.61M
Operating income $338.68M $235.24M $24.56M
Net income $225.69M $204.14M $7.87M
Free cash flow $311.41M $427.30M $31.11M
R&D $179.52M $41.98M $33.69M
EPS (diluted) $2.22 $0.68 $0.21
Cash & equivalents $167.40M $794.94M $302.83M
Total debt $822.18M $466.81M $829.59M
Shares (diluted) 101.68M 301.74M 37.66M
Enterprise value $4.86B $755.25M $755.90M

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricACIWDLONYAX
P/E 24.8x 19.6x 236.3x
P/FCF 17.9x 9.5x 59.8x
P/Operating cash flow 16.9x 9.5x 65.5x
P/S 3.1x 3.0x 4.1x
P/B 3.7x 7.5x 7.6x
P/Tangible book 3.7x 9.1x 7.6x
EV/EBITDA 17.6x – 35.8x
EV/EBIT 18.4x 14.1x 77.3x
EV/Revenue 3.4x 2.4x 4.2x
EV/FCF 20.0x 7.8x 61.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 18.9x 7.7x 66.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.52 1.15 8.88

Growth

14 metrics
MetricACIWDLONYAX
Revenue growth (1Y) 7.0% 57.0% 30.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 9.9% 36.9% 29.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 4.5% 34.5% 31.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 10.6% 24.4% 44.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) 0.1% 27.1% -13.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 34.9% 16.0% 45.5%
Net income growth (1Y) -10.1% 39.8% -62.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 44.8% 15.7% 31.9%
EPS growth (1Y) -7.1% 41.4% -64.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 48.0% 17.1% 26.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 6.9% 234.3% -40.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 35.3% 16.8% 68.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 6.0% 230.2% -28.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 37.8% 16.5% 65.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricACIWDLONYAX
Gross margin 49.1% 34.3% 47.8%
EBITDA margin 19.4% – 11.7%
Operating margin 18.6% 17.3% 5.4%
Pretax margin 16.8% 18.2% 3.8%
Net margin 12.4% 15.0% 1.7%
FCF margin 17.1% 31.5% 6.9%
Operating cash flow margin 18.1% 31.6% 6.3%
Return on equity 15.1% 37.3% 3.3%
Return on assets 7.3% 10.2% 0.9%
Return on invested capital 10.8% 33.4% 5.9%
Return on capital employed 14.3% 64.3% 4.2%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.7x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.5x 2.1x 3.6x
Stock comp / revenue 4.3% 1.9% 3.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricACIWDLONYAX
Debt / assets 26.6% 5.9% 36.9%
Debt / equity 0.5x 0.2x 1.4x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.9x – 0.7x
Debt / FCF 2.6x 0.3x 11.0x
Liabilities / assets 51.6% 75.3% 73.6%
Equity / assets 48.4% 24.7% 26.4%
Interest coverage 6.4x 48.4x 1.5x
Current ratio 1.6x 1.2x 2.1x
Quick ratio 2.0x 1.2x 1.3x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.5x 0.9x
Altman Z-score 4.07 2.99 2.66

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricACIWDLONYAX
Dividend yield – 1.5% –
Net buyback yield 2.9% – -0.3%
Shareholder yield 2.9% 1.5% -0.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusACIWDLONYAX
Forward P/E 19.9xFY2026 16.4xFY2026 122.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.77FY2026 $0.84FY2026 $0.41FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +28.2%FY2026 +9.1%FY2026 -56.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +12.6% +21.4% +202.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.81BFY2026 $1.64BFY2026 $501.80MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +3.0%FY2026 +50.1%FY2026 +25.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +20.2% +20.6% +33.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersACIWDLONYAX
Held by institutions 100.0% 40.4% 12.9%
Institutions holding 378 166 59
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.5% +7.6% -5.2%
Institutions buying 198 88 26
Institutions selling 130 49 16
Buyers to sellers 1.52 1.80 1.63

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

ACIWDLONYAX
ACIW 1.00 0.30 0.08
DLO 0.30 1.00 0.20
NYAX 0.08 0.20 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ACIW, DLO and NYAX?

Aci Worldwide (ACIW) is the largest by market capitalisation: Aci Worldwide (ACIW) $5.59B, dLocal (DLO) $4.06B, Nayax (NYAX) $1.86B.

Which stock is cheaper, ACIW, DLO and NYAX?

dLocal (DLO) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Aci Worldwide (ACIW) 24.8x, dLocal (DLO) 19.6x, Nayax (NYAX) 236.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, dLocal (DLO) is cheapest (Aci Worldwide (ACIW) 19.9x, dLocal (DLO) 16.4x, Nayax (NYAX) 122.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

dLocal (DLO) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Aci Worldwide (ACIW) +7.0%, dLocal (DLO) +57.0%, Nayax (NYAX) +30.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

dLocal (DLO) has the highest net margin (Aci Worldwide (ACIW) 12.4%, dLocal (DLO) 15.0%, Nayax (NYAX) 1.7%). On return on invested capital, dLocal (DLO) leads (Aci Worldwide (ACIW) 10.8%, dLocal (DLO) 33.4%, Nayax (NYAX) 5.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Nayax (NYAX) returned the most: Aci Worldwide (ACIW) +11.0%, dLocal (DLO) -11.2%, Nayax (NYAX) +19.8%. Over five years, Aci Worldwide (ACIW) compounded fastest (Aci Worldwide (ACIW) +12.5%/yr, dLocal (DLO) -22.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: dLocal (DLO) 1.45%. Aci Worldwide (ACIW) and Nayax (NYAX) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Aci Worldwide (ACIW) has been the steadiest (Aci Worldwide (ACIW) 34.9%, dLocal (DLO) 44.3%, Nayax (NYAX) 49.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ACIW, DLO and NYAX?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, dLocal (DLO) leads on 6. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.