ACIW vs EVTC vs MA Stock Comparison

Aci Worldwide, Evertec and Mastercard Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ACIW Aci Worldwide, Inc.
$55.88 +13.5% 1M +11.7% 1Y
Market cap
$5.65B
P/E
25.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.82B
Div. yield
–
Payment Processing Technology
3 wins
EVTC EVERTEC, Inc.
$32.39 +17.5% 1M +4.3% 1Y
Market cap
$1.88B
P/E
19.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$996.16M
Div. yield
0.01%
Payment Processing Technology
2 wins
MA Mastercard Inc
$623.47 +11.3% 1M +8.7% 1Y
Market cap
$541.87B
P/E
33.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$35.08B
Div. yield
–
Payment Networks Financial Services
6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionACIWEVTCMALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $5.65B $1.88B $541.87B MA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 25.0x 19.3x 33.3x EVTC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 20.2x 7.7x 29.7x EVTC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +7.0% +12.4% +16.0% MA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 12.4% 9.8% 46.3% MA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 10.8% 7.8% 59.0% MA
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.9x 3.0x 0.6x MA
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +11.7% +4.3% +8.7% ACIW
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +12.6%/yr -7.1%/yr +11.7%/yr ACIW
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 34.9% 41.1% 22.6% MA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 69/100 63/100 51/100 ACIW

Percentile Scorecard

ACIWEVTCMA

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

AxisACIWEVTCMA
Valuation 75 #25 of 98 85 #16 of 98 13 #822 of 945
Growth 69 #30 of 94 55 #43 of 94 68 #268 of 822
Profitability 80 #19 of 90 83 #16 of 90 99 #11 of 835
Financial Health 60 #43 of 105 40 #63 of 105 49 #461 of 905
Shareholder Returns 59 #26 of 62 51 #31 of 62 28 #521 of 726
Overall 69 63 51
  • ACIW ranked among 109 companies in Fintech
  • EVTC ranked among 109 companies in Fintech
  • MA ranked among 1,011 companies in Financial Services

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodACIWEVTCMASPY
1 month +13.5%+17.5%+11.3% -1.0%
3 months -0.8%+8.9%+15.5% +2.9%
6 months +29.4%+9.8%+23.7% +6.4%
Year to date +16.9%+11.3%+9.2% +11.4%
1 year +11.7%+4.3%+8.7% +13.1%
3 years +168.4%-8.5%+61.1% +79.4%
3 years, per year +39.0%-2.9%+17.3% +21.5%
5 years +80.8%-30.6%+73.8% +67.7%
5 years, per year +12.6%-7.1%+11.7% +10.9%
10 years +183.8%+107.6%+506.2% +255.2%
10 years, per year +11.0%+7.6%+19.7% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureACIWEVTCMASPY
Volatility, 1Y 34.9%41.1%22.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 36.6%44.7%22.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.350.660.27 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.340.100.38 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -44.2%-55.9%-28.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -7.1%-2.8%-1.5% -2.5%
52-week high $60.18$33.34$632.81 $779.14
52-week low $38.47$22.34$471.55 $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.

MultipleACIWEVTCMA
P/E now vs peer median 25.1xmedian 21.5x 20.2xmedian 21.5x 33.8xmedian 13.4x
P/S now vs peer median 3.1xmedian 2.2x 1.9xmedian 2.2x 15.5xmedian 3.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 17.8xmedian 15.7x 9.0xmedian 15.7x 23.1xmedian 5.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 18.2xmedian 16.4x 9.3xmedian 16.4x 32.5xmedian 11.1x
P/B now vs peer median 3.8xmedian 1.9x 3.0xmedian 1.9x 96.7xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.52median 1.06 -0.89median 1.06 1.73median 0.89

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 monthsACIWEVTCMA
Revenue $1.82B $996.16M $35.08B
Gross profit $893.35M $509.22M –
Operating income $338.68M $178.65M $20.47B
Net income $225.69M $102.12M $16.26B
Free cash flow $311.41M $208.38M $16.70B
R&D $179.52M – –
EPS (diluted) $2.22 $1.59 $18.41
Cash & equivalents $167.40M $260.66M $11.29B
Total debt $822.18M $1.25B $81.59B
Shares (diluted) 101.68M 61.45M 883.00M
Enterprise value $4.93B $547.31M $501.79B

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
MetricACIWEVTCMA
P/E 25.1x 20.2x 33.8x
P/FCF 18.2x 9.3x 32.5x
P/Operating cash flow 17.1x 8.4x 31.1x
P/S 3.1x 1.9x 15.5x
P/B 3.8x 3.0x 96.7x
P/Tangible book 3.8x 56.7x 3,744x
EV/EBITDA 17.8x 9.0x 23.1x
EV/EBIT 18.6x 16.4x 27.2x
EV/Revenue 3.5x 2.9x 15.9x
EV/FCF 20.3x 14.0x 33.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 19.1x 12.6x 31.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.52 -0.89 1.73

Growth

14 metrics
MetricACIWEVTCMA
Revenue growth (1Y) 7.0% 12.4% 16.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 9.9% 16.2% 14.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 4.5% 11.8% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 10.6% 16.3% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 0.1% -8.4% 21.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 34.9% 8.6% 16.1%
Net income growth (1Y) -10.1% -27.0% 19.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 44.8% -23.1% 16.7%
EPS growth (1Y) -7.1% -25.3% 23.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 48.0% -22.6% 19.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 6.9% 7.8% 2.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 35.3% 3.2% 14.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 6.0% 6.7% 0.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 37.8% 4.6% 14.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricACIWEVTCMA
Gross margin 49.1% 51.1% –
EBITDA margin 19.4% 32.7% 68.6%
Operating margin 18.6% 17.9% 58.3%
Pretax margin 16.8% 12.9% 57.5%
Net margin 12.4% 9.8% 46.3%
FCF margin 17.1% 20.9% 47.6%
Operating cash flow margin 18.1% 23.2% 49.7%
Return on equity 15.1% 15.5% 263.6%
Return on assets 7.3% 4.3% 29.5%
Return on invested capital 10.8% 7.8% 59.0%
Return on capital employed 14.3% 8.7% 68.1%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.4x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.5x 2.3x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue 4.3% 3.1% 1.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricACIWEVTCMA
Debt / assets 26.6% 50.5% 42.7%
Debt / equity 0.5x 1.9x 4.4x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.9x 3.0x 0.6x
Debt / FCF 2.6x 6.0x 1.5x
Liabilities / assets 51.6% 74.0% 90.3%
Equity / assets 48.4% 26.0% 9.7%
Interest coverage 6.4x 2.5x 27.4x
Current ratio 1.6x 1.7x 1.1x
Quick ratio 2.0x 1.4x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.8x 0.5x
Altman Z-score 4.09 1.75 10.29

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricACIWEVTCMA
Dividend yield – 0.6% 0.6%
Net buyback yield 2.9% 6.9% 2.9%
Shareholder yield 2.9% 7.5% 3.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 12.3% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 6.0% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – -2.2% –
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.

ConsensusACIWEVTCMA
Forward P/E 20.2xFY2026 7.7xFY2026 29.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.77FY2026 $4.20FY2026 $20.99FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +28.2%FY2026 +16.0%FY2026 +23.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +12.6% +7.9% +14.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.81BFY2026 $1.03BFY2026 $38.98BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +3.0%FY2026 +10.4%FY2026 +18.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +20.2% +9.0% +0.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersACIWEVTCMA
Held by institutions 100.0% 100.0% 88.6%
Institutions holding 378 251 3,581
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.5% -1.4% +0.6%
Institutions buying 198 130 1,587
Institutions selling 130 89 1,526
Buyers to sellers 1.52 1.46 1.04

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.

ACIWEVTCMA
ACIW 1.00 0.36 0.45
EVTC 0.36 1.00 0.38
MA 0.45 0.38 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ACIW, EVTC and MA?

Mastercard (MA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Aci Worldwide (ACIW) $5.65B, Evertec (EVTC) $1.88B, Mastercard (MA) $541.87B.

Which stock is cheaper, ACIW, EVTC and MA?

Evertec (EVTC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Aci Worldwide (ACIW) 25.0x, Evertec (EVTC) 19.3x, Mastercard (MA) 33.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Evertec (EVTC) is cheapest (Aci Worldwide (ACIW) 20.2x, Evertec (EVTC) 7.7x, Mastercard (MA) 29.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Mastercard (MA) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Aci Worldwide (ACIW) +7.0%, Evertec (EVTC) +12.4%, Mastercard (MA) +16.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Mastercard (MA) has the highest net margin (Aci Worldwide (ACIW) 12.4%, Evertec (EVTC) 9.8%, Mastercard (MA) 46.3%). On return on invested capital, Mastercard (MA) leads (Aci Worldwide (ACIW) 10.8%, Evertec (EVTC) 7.8%, Mastercard (MA) 59.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Aci Worldwide (ACIW) returned the most: Aci Worldwide (ACIW) +11.7%, Evertec (EVTC) +4.3%, Mastercard (MA) +8.7%. Over five years, Aci Worldwide (ACIW) compounded fastest (Aci Worldwide (ACIW) +12.6%/yr, Evertec (EVTC) -7.1%/yr, Mastercard (MA) +11.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Aci Worldwide (ACIW) 0.00%, Evertec (EVTC) 0.01%, Mastercard (MA) 0.00%. Aci Worldwide (ACIW) and Mastercard (MA) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Mastercard (MA) has been the steadiest (Aci Worldwide (ACIW) 34.9%, Evertec (EVTC) 41.1%, Mastercard (MA) 22.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ACIW, EVTC and MA?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Mastercard (MA) 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.