ACIW vs FISV vs JKHY Stock Comparison

Aci Worldwide, Fiserv and Jack Henry & Associates Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ACIW Aci Worldwide, Inc.
$59.52 +17.4% 1M +23.4% 1Y
Market cap
$6.06B
P/E
36.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.76B
Div. yield
–
Payment Processing Technology
2 wins
FISV Fiserv Inc
$62.74 +38.0% 1M -2.0% 1Y
Market cap
$33.51B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$20.80B
Div. yield
–
Payment Processing Technology
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Jack Henry & Associates leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Jack Henry & Associates 7, Fiserv 2, Aci Worldwide 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionACIWFISVJKHYLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $6.06B $33.51B $12.57B FISV
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 36.3x -8.5x 25.0x JKHY
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 21.5x 8.4x 23.9x FISV
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +1.9% -1.7% +7.1% JKHY
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 9.5% -18.9% 19.8% JKHY
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 8.2% -4.4% 22.7% JKHY
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.1x 24.1x 0.0x JKHY
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +23.4% -2.0% +12.7% ACIW
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +13.0%/yr -9.0%/yr +2.6%/yr ACIW
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 34.8% 40.6% 30.9% JKHY
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 67/100 44/100 69/100 JKHY

Percentile Scorecard

ACIWFISVJKHY

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

AxisACIWFISVJKHY
Valuation 72 #28 of 99 81 #20 of 99 63 #37 of 99
Growth 59 #39 of 94 17 #78 of 94 63 #35 of 94
Profitability 81 #18 of 90 57 #39 of 90 91 #9 of 90
Financial Health 60 #43 of 105 18 #86 of 105 79 #23 of 105
Shareholder Returns 61 #25 of 62 48 #33 of 62 51 #31 of 62
Overall 67 44 69
  • ACIW ranked among 109 companies in Fintech
  • FISV ranked among 109 companies in Fintech
  • JKHY ranked among 109 companies in Fintech

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodACIWFISVJKHYSPY
1 month +17.4%+38.0%+24.7% -5.9%
3 months +7.8%+15.9%+14.8% -4.6%
6 months +27.6%+10.4%+23.3% +0.2%
Year to date +24.5%-6.6%-1.3% +7.5%
1 year +23.4%-2.0%+12.7% +8.2%
3 years +147.0%-47.6%+23.9% +68.3%
3 years, per year +35.2%-19.4%+7.4% +19.0%
5 years +84.0%-37.5%+13.7% +56.5%
5 years, per year +13.0%-9.0%+2.6% +9.4%
10 years +249.9%+28.1%+124.1% +251.5%
10 years, per year +13.3%+2.5%+8.4% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureACIWFISVJKHYSPY
Volatility, 1Y 34.8%40.6%30.9% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 36.4%42.3%31.2% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.270.40-0.03 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.67-0.050.41 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -44.2%-81.3%-41.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -1.1%-10.2%-6.5% -5.9%
52-week high $60.18$69.85$192.60 $779.14
52-week low $38.47$44.36$123.42 $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.

MultipleACIWFISVJKHY
P/E now vs peer median 35.9xmedian 22.5x -8.5xmedian 22.5x 25.7xmedian 22.5x
P/S now vs peer median 3.4xmedian 2.1x 1.6xmedian 2.1x 5.0xmedian 2.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 23.6xmedian 23.6x 54.5xmedian 23.6x 14.9xmedian 23.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 16.7xmedian 17.3x 10.6xmedian 17.3x 18.2xmedian 17.3x
P/B now vs peer median 4.0xmedian 1.7x 1.6xmedian 1.7x 6.2xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median 1.37median 0.64 0.16median 0.64 2.21median 0.64

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 monthsACIWFISVJKHY
Revenue $1.76B $20.80B $2.54B
Gross profit $829.54M $11.39B $1.11B
Operating income $263.34M -$2.27B $635.03M
Net income $166.97M -$3.93B $502.78M
Free cash flow $358.12M $3.16B $694.86M
R&D $187.08M – $176.45M
EPS (diluted) $1.65 $-7.39 $6.98
Cash & equivalents $218.78M $545.00M $12.06M
Total debt $816.96M $27.06B $40.00M
Shares (diluted) 101.32M 531.80M 72.04M
Enterprise value $5.31B $30.71B $12.47B

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
MetricACIWFISVJKHY
P/E 35.9x -8.5x 25.7x
P/FCF 16.7x 10.6x 18.2x
P/Operating cash flow 15.9x 6.6x 16.6x
P/S 3.4x 1.6x 5.0x
P/B 4.0x 1.6x 6.2x
P/Tangible book 4.0x 1.6x 6.2x
EV/EBITDA 23.6x 54.5x 14.9x
EV/EBIT 25.0x -26.4x 19.9x
EV/Revenue 3.7x 2.9x 5.0x
EV/FCF 18.4x 19.0x 18.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 17.5x 11.9x 16.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.37 0.16 2.21

Growth

14 metrics
MetricACIWFISVJKHY
Revenue growth (1Y) 1.9% -1.7% 7.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 7.3% 3.4% 7.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -3.5% -11.0% 9.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 5.2% 1.2% 9.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) -23.3% -136.6% 11.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 10.3% -35.3% 9.7%
Net income growth (1Y) -36.0% -208.2% 10.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 23.3% -48.8% 11.1%
EPS growth (1Y) -34.4% -211.1% 11.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 26.3% -52.0% 11.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 14.8% -20.5% 18.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 44.7% -1.0% 25.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 14.5% -31.6% 18.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 47.7% -6.3% 26.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricACIWFISVJKHY
Gross margin 47.0% 54.8% 43.7%
EBITDA margin 15.8% 5.3% 33.3%
Operating margin 14.9% -10.9% 25.0%
Pretax margin 13.1% -16.7% 25.7%
Net margin 9.5% -18.9% 19.8%
FCF margin 20.3% 15.2% 27.3%
Operating cash flow margin 21.3% 24.2% 29.9%
Return on equity 11.2% -16.3% 24.0%
Return on assets 5.4% -5.1% 16.2%
Return on invested capital 8.2% -4.4% 22.7%
Return on capital employed 11.2% -4.2% 25.0%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.3x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.3x -1.3x 1.5x
Stock comp / revenue 4.5% 1.9% 1.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricACIWFISVJKHY
Debt / assets 26.1% 37.3% 1.3%
Debt / equity 0.5x 1.3x 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.1x 24.1x 0.0x
Debt / FCF 2.3x 8.6x 0.1x
Liabilities / assets 52.2% 71.0% 34.8%
Equity / assets 47.8% 29.0% 65.2%
Interest coverage 5.2x -1.5x 117.9x
Current ratio 1.6x 1.0x 1.2x
Quick ratio 1.9x 0.9x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.0x 0.0x
Altman Z-score 4.07 1.02 10.09

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricACIWFISVJKHY
Dividend yield – – 1.3%
Net buyback yield 3.3% 1.7% 3.5%
Shareholder yield 3.3% 1.7% 4.8%
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.

ConsensusACIWFISVJKHY
Forward P/E 21.5xFY2026 8.4xFY2026 23.9xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $2.77FY2026 $7.46FY2026 $7.55FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +28.2%FY2026 -13.7%FY2026 +8.2%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +12.6% +13.4% +0.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.81BFY2026 $18.58BFY2026 $2.54BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +3.0%FY2026 -6.2%FY2026 +0.1%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +20.2% +3.9% +19.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersACIWFISVJKHY
Held by institutions 100.0% 89.7% 96.5%
Institutions holding 380 1,153 714
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.5% +2.6% -4.3%
Institutions buying 198 499 341
Institutions selling 132 505 302
Buyers to sellers 1.50 0.99 1.13

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.

ACIWFISVJKHY
ACIW 1.00 0.55 0.51
FISV 0.55 1.00 0.49
JKHY 0.51 0.49 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ACIW, FISV and JKHY?

Fiserv (FISV) is the largest by market capitalisation: Aci Worldwide (ACIW) $6.06B, Fiserv (FISV) $33.51B, Jack Henry & Associates (JKHY) $12.57B.

Which stock is cheaper, ACIW, FISV and JKHY?

Jack Henry & Associates (JKHY) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Aci Worldwide (ACIW) 36.3x, Fiserv (FISV) -8.5x, Jack Henry & Associates (JKHY) 25.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Fiserv (FISV) is cheapest (Aci Worldwide (ACIW) 21.5x, Fiserv (FISV) 8.4x, Jack Henry & Associates (JKHY) 23.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Jack Henry & Associates (JKHY) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Aci Worldwide (ACIW) +1.9%, Fiserv (FISV) -1.7%, Jack Henry & Associates (JKHY) +7.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Jack Henry & Associates (JKHY) has the highest net margin (Aci Worldwide (ACIW) 9.5%, Fiserv (FISV) -18.9%, Jack Henry & Associates (JKHY) 19.8%). On return on invested capital, Jack Henry & Associates (JKHY) leads (Aci Worldwide (ACIW) 8.2%, Fiserv (FISV) -4.4%, Jack Henry & Associates (JKHY) 22.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Aci Worldwide (ACIW) returned the most: Aci Worldwide (ACIW) +23.4%, Fiserv (FISV) -2.0%, Jack Henry & Associates (JKHY) +12.7%. Over five years, Aci Worldwide (ACIW) compounded fastest (Aci Worldwide (ACIW) +13.0%/yr, Fiserv (FISV) -9.0%/yr, Jack Henry & Associates (JKHY) +2.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Jack Henry & Associates (JKHY) has been the steadiest (Aci Worldwide (ACIW) 34.8%, Fiserv (FISV) 40.6%, Jack Henry & Associates (JKHY) 30.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ACIW, FISV and JKHY?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Jack Henry & Associates (JKHY) leads on 7. 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.