ACIW vs EVTC vs V Stock Comparison

Aci Worldwide, Evertec and Visa Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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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
4 wins
EVTC EVERTEC, Inc.
$31.21 +13.4% 1M +2.1% 1Y
Market cap
$1.86B
P/E
19.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$996.16M
Div. yield
0.64%
Payment Processing Technology
2 wins
V Visa Inc.
$401.02 +9.0% 1M +15.6% 1Y
Market cap
$715.02B
P/E
27.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$45.90B
Div. yield
0.67%
Payment Networks Financial Services
6 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Visa leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Visa 6, Aci Worldwide 4, Evertec 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionACIWEVTCVLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $5.59B $1.86B $715.02B V
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 24.8x 19.5x 27.1x EVTC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 19.9x 7.4x 29.0x EVTC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +7.0% +12.4% +14.8% V
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 12.4% 9.8% — ACIW
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 10.8% 7.8% — ACIW
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.9x 3.0x — ACIW
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 0.64% 0.67% V
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +11.0% +2.1% +15.6% V
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +12.5%/yr -7.1%/yr +13.6%/yr V
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 34.9% 41.4% 22.2% V
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 67/100 63/100 49/100 ACIW

Percentile Scorecard

ACIWEVTCV

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

AxisACIWEVTCV
Valuation 74 #27 of 99 85 #16 of 99 10 #847 of 941
Growth 69 #30 of 94 55 #43 of 94 56 #280 of 636
Profitability 78 #21 of 90 82 #17 of 90 95 #32 of 612
Financial Health 60 #43 of 105 40 #63 of 105 79 #145 of 693
Shareholder Returns 53 #28 of 59 52 #29 of 59 7 #657 of 706
Overall 67 63 49
  • ACIW ranked among 109 companies in Fintech
  • EVTC ranked among 109 companies in Fintech
  • V ranked among 1,003 companies in Financial Services

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodACIWEVTCVSPY
1 month +12.7%+13.4%+9.0% +0.9%
3 months -8.3%-2.2%+8.6% +5.9%
6 months +26.6%+4.8%+19.8% +8.5%
Year to date +15.5%+7.3%+14.3% +13.3%
1 year +11.0%+2.1%+15.6% +12.4%
3 years +179.5%-5.2%+74.9% +88.1%
3 years, per year +40.9%-1.8%+20.5% +23.5%
5 years +79.9%-31.0%+89.4% +68.2%
5 years, per year +12.5%-7.1%+13.6% +11.0%
10 years +198.4%+104.7%+387.7% +263.4%
10 years, per year +11.6%+7.4%+17.2% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureACIWEVTCVSPY
Volatility, 1Y 34.9%41.4%22.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 36.6%45.2%19.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.350.650.28 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.310.050.70 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -44.2%-55.9%-24.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -8.3%-6.4%-3.2% -0.9%
52-week high $60.18$33.34$414.26 $779.14
52-week low $38.47$22.34$295.52 $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.

MultipleACIWEVTCV
P/E now vs peer median 24.8xmedian 19.6x 19.5xmedian 19.6x 27.1xmedian 12.9x
P/S now vs peer median 3.1xmedian 2.3x 1.9xmedian 2.3x 15.6xmedian 3.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 17.6xmedian 17.5x 8.8xmedian 17.5x —median 7.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 17.9xmedian 15.9x 8.9xmedian 15.9x 31.1xmedian 10.8x
P/B now vs peer median 3.7xmedian 2.0x 2.9xmedian 2.0x 19.8xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.52median 1.01 -0.86median 1.01 —median 0.87

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 monthsACIWEVTCV
Revenue $1.82B $996.16M $45.90B
Gross profit $893.35M $509.22M –
Operating income $338.68M $178.65M $28.11B
Net income $225.69M $102.12M $23.50B
Free cash flow $311.41M $208.38M –
R&D $179.52M – –
EPS (diluted) $2.22 $1.59 –
Cash & equivalents $167.40M $260.66M $12.94B
Total debt $822.18M $1.25B –
Shares (diluted) 101.68M 61.45M 1.90B
Enterprise value $4.86B $606.77M $715.02B

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
MetricACIWEVTCV
P/E 24.8x 19.5x 27.1x
P/FCF 17.9x 8.9x 31.1x
P/Operating cash flow 16.9x 8.1x 30.1x
P/S 3.1x 1.9x 15.6x
P/B 3.7x 2.9x 19.8x
P/Tangible book 3.7x 54.6x 81.8x
EV/EBITDA 17.6x 8.8x –
EV/EBIT 18.4x 16.0x –
EV/Revenue 3.4x 2.9x 15.6x
EV/FCF 20.0x 13.7x –
EV/Operating cash flow 18.9x 12.3x 30.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.52 -0.86 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricACIWEVTCV
Revenue growth (1Y) 7.0% 12.4% 14.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 9.9% 16.2% 12.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 4.5% 11.8% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 10.6% 16.3% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 0.1% -8.4% 17.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 34.9% 8.6% 10.2%
Net income growth (1Y) -10.1% -27.0% 17.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 44.8% -23.1% 10.8%
EPS growth (1Y) -7.1% -25.3% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) 48.0% -22.6% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 6.9% 7.8% 2.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 35.3% 3.2% 4.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 6.0% 6.7% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 37.8% 4.6% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricACIWEVTCV
Gross margin 49.1% 51.1% –
EBITDA margin 19.4% 32.7% –
Operating margin 18.6% 17.9% –
Pretax margin 16.8% 12.9% –
Net margin 12.4% 9.8% –
FCF margin 17.1% 20.9% –
Operating cash flow margin 18.1% 23.2% 51.7%
Return on equity 15.1% 15.5% 65.9%
Return on assets 7.3% 4.3% 24.9%
Return on invested capital 10.8% 7.8% –
Return on capital employed 14.3% 8.7% –
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.4x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.5x 2.3x 1.0x
Stock comp / revenue 4.3% 3.1% 2.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricACIWEVTCV
Debt / assets 26.6% 50.5% –
Debt / equity 0.5x 1.9x –
Net debt / EBITDA 1.9x 3.0x –
Debt / FCF 2.6x 6.0x –
Liabilities / assets 51.6% 74.0% 61.7%
Equity / assets 48.4% 26.0% 38.3%
Interest coverage 6.4x 2.5x –
Current ratio 1.6x 1.7x 1.0x
Quick ratio 2.0x 1.4x –
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.8x –
Altman Z-score 4.07 1.73 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricACIWEVTCV
Dividend yield – 0.6% 0.7%
Net buyback yield 2.9% 7.1% –
Shareholder yield 2.9% 7.8% 0.7%
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.

ConsensusACIWEVTCV
Forward P/E 19.9xFY2026 7.4xFY2026 29.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.77FY2026 $4.20FY2026 $13.83FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +28.2%FY2026 +16.0%FY2026 +20.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +12.6% +7.9% +11.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.81BFY2026 $1.03BFY2026 $48.15BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +3.0%FY2026 +10.4%FY2026 +4.9%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +20.2% +9.0% +19.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersACIWEVTCV
Held by institutions 100.0% 100.0% 87.6%
Institutions holding 378 251 4,529
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.5% -1.4% +2.4%
Institutions buying 198 130 2,329
Institutions selling 130 89 1,733
Buyers to sellers 1.52 1.46 1.34

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.

ACIWEVTCV
ACIW 1.00 0.36 0.40
EVTC 0.36 1.00 0.37
V 0.40 0.37 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ACIW, EVTC and V?

Visa (V) is the largest by market capitalisation: Aci Worldwide (ACIW) $5.59B, Evertec (EVTC) $1.86B, Visa (V) $715.02B.

Which stock is cheaper, ACIW, EVTC and V?

Evertec (EVTC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Aci Worldwide (ACIW) 24.8x, Evertec (EVTC) 19.5x, Visa (V) 27.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Evertec (EVTC) is cheapest (Aci Worldwide (ACIW) 19.9x, Evertec (EVTC) 7.4x, Visa (V) 29.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Visa (V) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Aci Worldwide (ACIW) +7.0%, Evertec (EVTC) +12.4%, Visa (V) +14.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

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

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Visa (V) returned the most: Aci Worldwide (ACIW) +11.0%, Evertec (EVTC) +2.1%, Visa (V) +15.6%. Over five years, Visa (V) compounded fastest (Aci Worldwide (ACIW) +12.5%/yr, Evertec (EVTC) -7.1%/yr, Visa (V) +13.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Visa (V) has the highest dividend yield: Evertec (EVTC) 0.64%, Visa (V) 0.67%. Aci Worldwide (ACIW) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Visa (V) has been the steadiest (Aci Worldwide (ACIW) 34.9%, Evertec (EVTC) 41.4%, Visa (V) 22.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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