ACIW vs PAY vs DLO Stock Comparison

Aci Worldwide, Paymentus Holdings and dLocal Prices as of Nov 4, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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ACIW Aci Worldwide, Inc.
$59.19 +15.6% 1M +25.0% 1Y
Market cap
$6.14B
P/E
27.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.82B
Div. yield
–
Payment Processing Technology
4 wins
PAY Paymentus Holdings, Inc.
$33.49 +5.8% 1M -7.2% 1Y
Market cap
$4.18B
P/E
44.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.42B
Div. yield
–
Payment Processing Technology
1 win
DLO dLocal Ltd
$13.90 -4.3% 1M -1.3% 1Y
Market cap
$3.90B
P/E
19.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.36B
Div. yield
–
Payment Processing Technology
5 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

dLocal leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (dLocal 5, Aci Worldwide 4, Paymentus Holdings 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionACIWPAYDLOLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $6.14B $4.18B $3.90B ACIW
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 27.2x 44.2x 19.1x DLO
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 21.4x 40.3x 16.5x DLO
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +7.0% +26.5% +57.0% DLO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 12.4% 6.7% 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 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +25.0% -7.2% -1.3% ACIW
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +12.9%/yr +4.1%/yr -21.9%/yr ACIW
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 34.8% 58.3% 44.8% ACIW
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 67/100 73/100 72/100 PAY

Percentile Scorecard

ACIWPAYDLO

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

AxisACIWPAYDLO
Valuation 76 #25 of 99 68 #32 of 99 81 #20 of 99
Growth 66 #33 of 94 88 #12 of 94 81 #19 of 94
Profitability 80 #19 of 90 78 #21 of 90 91 #9 of 90
Financial Health 61 #42 of 105 96 #5 of 105 67 #35 of 105
Shareholder Returns 55 #29 of 63 37 #40 of 63 42 #37 of 63
Overall 67 73 72
  • ACIW ranked among 109 companies in Fintech
  • PAY ranked among 109 companies in Fintech
  • DLO ranked among 109 companies in Fintech

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodACIWPAYDLOSPY
1 month +15.6%+5.8%-4.3% -1.0%
3 months +2.4%-16.3%-8.6% -0.4%
6 months +36.8%+23.4%-0.9% +4.5%
Year to date +23.8%+6.0%-1.7% +12.4%
1 year +25.0%-7.2%-1.3% +13.6%
3 years +145.7%+116.2%-24.4% +76.4%
3 years, per year +35.0%+29.3%-8.9% +20.8%
5 years +83.0%+22.0%-70.9% +63.7%
5 years, per year +12.9%+4.1%-21.9% +10.4%
10 years +248.0%—— +267.7%
10 years, per year +13.3%—— +13.9%

Risk

MeasureACIWPAYDLOSPY
Volatility, 1Y 34.8%58.3%44.8% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 36.4%59.5%45.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.320.941.74 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.72-0.12-0.03 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -44.2%-80.0%-86.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -1.6%-25.0%-11.9% -1.6%
52-week high $60.18$44.65$15.78 $779.14
52-week low $38.47$20.21$11.01 $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.

MultipleACIWPAYDLO
P/E now vs peer median 26.6xmedian 21.9x 44.6xmedian 21.9x 19.8xmedian 21.9x
P/S now vs peer median 3.3xmedian 2.3x 3.0xmedian 2.3x 3.0xmedian 2.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 18.8xmedian 16.4x 24.1xmedian 16.4x —median 16.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 19.2xmedian 17.4x 25.2xmedian 17.4x 9.6xmedian 17.4x
P/B now vs peer median 4.0xmedian 1.7x 6.6xmedian 1.7x 7.6xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median 0.56median 0.91 0.51median 0.91 1.16median 0.91

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 monthsACIWPAYDLO
Revenue $1.82B $1.42B $1.36B
Gross profit $893.35M $358.38M $464.83M
Operating income $338.68M $116.78M $235.24M
Net income $225.69M $94.59M $204.14M
Free cash flow $311.41M $167.61M $427.30M
R&D $179.52M $62.87M $41.98M
EPS (diluted) $2.22 $0.73 $0.68
Cash & equivalents $167.40M $407.62M $794.94M
Total debt $822.18M – $129.26M
Shares (diluted) 101.68M 130.34M 301.74M
Enterprise value $5.41B $2.73B $594.21M

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
MetricACIWPAYDLO
P/E 26.6x 44.6x 19.8x
P/FCF 19.2x 25.2x 9.6x
P/Operating cash flow 18.2x 25.1x 9.6x
P/S 3.3x 3.0x 3.0x
P/B 4.0x 6.6x 7.6x
P/Tangible book 4.0x 6.7x 9.2x
EV/EBITDA 18.8x 24.1x –
EV/EBIT 19.6x 32.7x 14.3x
EV/Revenue 3.7x 2.7x 2.5x
EV/FCF 21.3x 22.8x 7.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 20.1x 22.7x 7.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.56 0.51 1.16

Growth

14 metrics
MetricACIWPAYDLO
Revenue growth (1Y) 7.0% 26.5% 57.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 9.9% 34.7% 36.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 4.5% 28.7% 34.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 10.6% 27.2% 24.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) 0.1% 77.8% 27.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 34.9% 123.3% 16.0%
Net income growth (1Y) -10.1% 59.2% 39.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 44.8% 89.6% 15.7%
EPS growth (1Y) -7.1% 57.9% 41.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 48.0% 87.3% 17.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 6.9% 16.0% 234.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 35.3% 41.7% 16.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 6.0% 16.0% 230.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 37.8% 42.0% 16.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricACIWPAYDLO
Gross margin 49.1% 25.2% 34.3%
EBITDA margin 19.4% 11.1% –
Operating margin 18.6% 8.2% 17.3%
Pretax margin 16.8% 9.0% 18.2%
Net margin 12.4% 6.7% 15.0%
FCF margin 17.1% 11.8% 31.5%
Operating cash flow margin 18.1% 11.8% 31.6%
Return on equity 15.1% 15.1% 37.3%
Return on assets 7.3% 12.7% 10.2%
Return on invested capital 10.8% – 33.4%
Return on capital employed 14.3% 18.4% 64.3%
Asset turnover 0.6x 1.9x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.5x 1.8x 2.1x
Stock comp / revenue 4.3% 1.8% 1.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricACIWPAYDLO
Debt / assets 26.6% – 5.9%
Debt / equity 0.5x – 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.9x – –
Debt / FCF 2.6x – 0.3x
Liabilities / assets 51.6% 15.8% 75.3%
Equity / assets 48.4% 84.2% 24.7%
Interest coverage 6.4x – 48.4x
Current ratio 1.6x 4.8x 1.2x
Quick ratio 2.0x 4.7x 1.2x
Cash ratio 0.2x 3.7x 0.5x
Altman Z-score 4.22 24.47 3.00

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricACIWPAYDLO
Dividend yield – – 1.4%
Net buyback yield 2.7% 0.0% –
Shareholder yield 2.7% 0.0% 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.

ConsensusACIWPAYDLO
Forward P/E 21.4xFY2026 40.3xFY2026 16.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.77FY2026 $0.83FY2026 $0.84FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +28.2%FY2026 +25.8%FY2026 +9.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +12.6% +24.1% +21.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.81BFY2026 $1.36BFY2026 $1.64BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +3.0%FY2026 +13.7%FY2026 +50.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +20.2% +33.1% +20.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersACIWPAYDLO
Held by institutions 100.0% 44.9% 40.4%
Institutions holding 380 185 167
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.5% +3.9% +7.6%
Institutions buying 198 116 88
Institutions selling 132 55 49
Buyers to sellers 1.50 2.11 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.

ACIWPAYDLO
ACIW 1.00 0.46 0.30
PAY 0.46 1.00 0.33
DLO 0.30 0.33 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ACIW, PAY and DLO?

Aci Worldwide (ACIW) is the largest by market capitalisation: Aci Worldwide (ACIW) $6.14B, Paymentus Holdings (PAY) $4.18B, dLocal (DLO) $3.90B.

Which stock is cheaper, ACIW, PAY and DLO?

dLocal (DLO) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Aci Worldwide (ACIW) 27.2x, Paymentus Holdings (PAY) 44.2x, dLocal (DLO) 19.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, dLocal (DLO) is cheapest (Aci Worldwide (ACIW) 21.4x, Paymentus Holdings (PAY) 40.3x, dLocal (DLO) 16.5x). 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%, Paymentus Holdings (PAY) +26.5%, dLocal (DLO) +57.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

dLocal (DLO) has the highest net margin (Aci Worldwide (ACIW) 12.4%, Paymentus Holdings (PAY) 6.7%, 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) +25.0%, Paymentus Holdings (PAY) -7.2%, dLocal (DLO) -1.3%. Over five years, Aci Worldwide (ACIW) compounded fastest (Aci Worldwide (ACIW) +12.9%/yr, Paymentus Holdings (PAY) +4.1%/yr, dLocal (DLO) -21.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Aci Worldwide (ACIW) has been the steadiest (Aci Worldwide (ACIW) 34.8%, Paymentus Holdings (PAY) 58.3%, dLocal (DLO) 44.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 5. 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.