ACIW vs DLO vs OWLS Stock Comparison

Aci Worldwide, dLocal and Obook Holdings Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ACIW Aci Worldwide, Inc.
$54.66 +10.4% 1M +8.9% 1Y
Market cap
$5.53B
P/E
24.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.82B
Div. yield
–
Payment Processing Technology
4 wins
DLO dLocal Ltd
$14.05 -0.2% 1M -8.6% 1Y
Market cap
$4.14B
P/E
20.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.36B
Div. yield
1.42%
Payment Processing Technology
6 wins
OWLS Obook Holdings Inc.
$2.66 -51.8% 1M -77.4% 1Y
Market cap
$235.16M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Payment Processing Technology

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

dLocal leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (dLocal 6, Aci Worldwide 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionACIWDLOOWLSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $5.53B $4.14B $235.16M ACIW
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 24.6x 20.0x — DLO
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 19.7x 16.7x — DLO
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +7.0% +57.0% — DLO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 12.4% 15.0% — DLO
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 10.8% 33.4% — DLO
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.9x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 1.42% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +8.9% -8.6% -77.4% ACIW
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +12.0%/yr -22.4%/yr — ACIW
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 34.9% 44.3% 79.8% ACIW
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 68/100 73/100 — DLO

Percentile Scorecard

ACIWDLOOWLS

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

AxisACIWDLOOWLS
Valuation 77 #24 of 99 82 #19 of 99 –
Growth 69 #30 of 94 83 #17 of 94 –
Profitability 80 #19 of 90 91 #9 of 90 –
Financial Health 60 #43 of 105 67 #35 of 105 23 #81 of 105
Shareholder Returns 57 #27 of 61 42 #36 of 61 –
Overall 68 73 –
  • ACIW ranked among 109 companies in Fintech
  • DLO ranked among 109 companies in Fintech
  • OWLS ranked among 109 companies in Fintech

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodACIWDLOOWLSSPY
1 month +10.4%-0.2%-51.8% -0.2%
3 months -8.9%-5.6%-50.2% +3.9%
6 months +24.4%+3.3%-54.0% +8.2%
Year to date +14.3%-0.6%-60.2% +12.9%
1 year +8.9%-8.6%-77.4% +12.3%
3 years +176.8%-17.5%— +87.4%
3 years, per year +40.4%-6.2%— +23.3%
5 years +76.4%-71.9%— +67.9%
5 years, per year +12.0%-22.4%— +10.9%
10 years +192.3%—— +261.1%
10 years, per year +11.3%—— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureACIWDLOOWLSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 34.9%44.3%79.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 36.5%44.7%88.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.351.711.14 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.25-0.20-0.97 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -44.2%-86.3%-96.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -9.2%-11.0%-77.4% -1.2%
52-week high $60.18$15.78$11.75 $779.14
52-week low $38.47$11.01$1.98 $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.

MultipleACIWDLOOWLS
P/E now vs peer median 24.6xmedian 20.0x 20.0xmedian 20.0x —median 20.0x
P/S now vs peer median 3.0xmedian 2.3x 3.1xmedian 2.3x —median 2.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 17.5xmedian 17.5x —median 17.5x —median 17.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 17.8xmedian 15.9x 9.7xmedian 15.9x —median 15.9x
P/B now vs peer median 3.7xmedian 2.0x 7.7xmedian 2.0x -19.2xmedian 2.0x
PEG now vs peer median 0.51median 1.03 1.17median 1.03 —median 1.03

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 monthsACIWDLOOWLS
Revenue $1.82B $1.36B –
Gross profit $893.35M $464.83M –
Operating income $338.68M $235.24M –
Net income $225.69M $204.14M –
Free cash flow $311.41M $427.30M –
R&D $179.52M $41.98M –
EPS (diluted) $2.22 $0.68 –
Cash & equivalents $167.40M $794.94M $10.19M
Total debt $822.18M $466.81M –
Shares (diluted) 101.68M 301.74M –
Enterprise value $4.81B $837.83M $182.93M

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
MetricACIWDLOOWLS
P/E 24.6x 20.0x –
P/FCF 17.8x 9.7x –
P/Operating cash flow 16.8x 9.7x –
P/S 3.0x 3.1x –
P/B 3.7x 7.7x -19.2x
P/Tangible book 3.7x 9.3x -17.9x
EV/EBITDA 17.5x – –
EV/EBIT 18.3x 14.4x –
EV/Revenue 3.4x 2.5x –
EV/FCF 19.9x 8.0x –
EV/Operating cash flow 18.8x 7.9x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.51 1.17 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricACIWDLOOWLS
Revenue growth (1Y) 7.0% 57.0% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 9.9% 36.9% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 4.5% 34.5% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 10.6% 24.4% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 0.1% 27.1% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 34.9% 16.0% –
Net income growth (1Y) -10.1% 39.8% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) 44.8% 15.7% –
EPS growth (1Y) -7.1% 41.4% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) 48.0% 17.1% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 6.9% 234.3% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 35.3% 16.8% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 6.0% 230.2% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 37.8% 16.5% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricACIWDLOOWLS
Gross margin 49.1% 34.3% –
EBITDA margin 19.4% – –
Operating margin 18.6% 17.3% –
Pretax margin 16.8% 18.2% –
Net margin 12.4% 15.0% –
FCF margin 17.1% 31.5% –
Operating cash flow margin 18.1% 31.6% –
Return on equity 15.1% 37.3% –
Return on assets 7.3% 10.2% –
Return on invested capital 10.8% 33.4% –
Return on capital employed 14.3% 64.3% –
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.7x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.5x 2.1x –
Stock comp / revenue 4.3% 1.9% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricACIWDLOOWLS
Debt / assets 26.6% 5.9% 2.7%
Debt / equity 0.5x 0.2x -0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.9x – –
Debt / FCF 2.6x 0.3x –
Liabilities / assets 51.6% 75.3% 150.9%
Equity / assets 48.4% 24.7% -50.9%
Interest coverage 6.4x 48.4x –
Current ratio 1.6x 1.2x 0.6x
Quick ratio 2.0x 1.2x 0.5x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.5x 0.5x
Altman Z-score 4.05 3.02 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricACIWDLOOWLS
Dividend yield – 1.4% –
Net buyback yield 3.0% – –
Shareholder yield 3.0% 1.4% –
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.

ConsensusACIWDLOOWLS
Forward P/E 19.7xFY2026 16.7xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $2.77FY2026 $0.84FY2026 $-0.71FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +28.2%FY2026 +9.1%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +12.6% +21.4% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.81BFY2026 $1.64BFY2026 $8.17MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +3.0%FY2026 +50.1%FY2026 +3.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +20.2% +20.6% +536.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersACIWDLOOWLS
Held by institutions 100.0% 40.4% –
Institutions holding 378 166 –
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.5% +7.6% –
Institutions buying 198 88 –
Institutions selling 130 49 –
Buyers to sellers 1.52 1.80 –

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.

ACIWDLOOWLS
ACIW 1.00 0.30 0.02
DLO 0.30 1.00 0.09
OWLS 0.02 0.09 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ACIW, DLO and OWLS?

Aci Worldwide (ACIW) is the largest by market capitalisation: Aci Worldwide (ACIW) $5.53B, dLocal (DLO) $4.14B, Obook Holdings (OWLS) $235.16M.

Which stock is cheaper, ACIW, DLO and OWLS?

dLocal (DLO) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Aci Worldwide (ACIW) 24.6x, dLocal (DLO) 20.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, dLocal (DLO) is cheapest (Aci Worldwide (ACIW) 19.7x, dLocal (DLO) 16.7x). 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%.

Which company is more profitable?

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

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Aci Worldwide (ACIW) returned the most: Aci Worldwide (ACIW) +8.9%, dLocal (DLO) -8.6%, Obook Holdings (OWLS) -77.4%. Over five years, Aci Worldwide (ACIW) compounded fastest (Aci Worldwide (ACIW) +12.0%/yr, dLocal (DLO) -22.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: dLocal (DLO) 1.42%. Aci Worldwide (ACIW) and Obook Holdings (OWLS) 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%, Obook Holdings (OWLS) 79.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.