ACIW vs PSFE vs GPN Stock Comparison

Aci Worldwide, Paysafe and Global Payments 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
$6.26B
P/E
27.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.82B
Div. yield
–
Payment Processing Technology
7 wins
PSFE Paysafe Ltd
$6.55 +16.5% 1M -37.0% 1Y
Market cap
$365.26M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.78B
Div. yield
–
Payment Processing Technology
1 win
GPN Global Payments Inc
$95.90 +16.7% 1M +19.9% 1Y
Market cap
$26.36B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$10.23B
Div. yield
0.01%
Payment Processing Technology
2 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Aci Worldwide leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Aci Worldwide 7, Global Payments 2, Paysafe 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionACIWPSFEGPNLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $6.26B $365.26M $26.36B GPN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 27.7x -2.3x -28.2x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 21.4x 3.2x 7.5x PSFE
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +7.0% +5.1% +32.5% GPN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 12.4% -8.9% -9.1% ACIW
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 10.8% 1.0% 2.3% ACIW
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.9x 7.4x 4.8x ACIW
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.01% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +25.0% -37.0% +19.9% ACIW
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +12.9%/yr -40.7%/yr -6.9%/yr ACIW
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 34.8% 70.8% 41.7% ACIW
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 67/100 56/100 49/100 ACIW

Percentile Scorecard

ACIWPSFEGPN

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

AxisACIWPSFEGPN
Valuation 76 #25 of 99 92 #9 of 99 72 #28 of 99
Growth 66 #33 of 94 28 #68 of 94 26 #70 of 94
Profitability 80 #19 of 90 57 #39 of 90 64 #33 of 90
Financial Health 61 #42 of 105 9 #96 of 105 23 #81 of 105
Shareholder Returns 55 #29 of 63 95 #4 of 63 58 #27 of 63
Overall 67 56 49
  • ACIW ranked among 109 companies in Fintech
  • PSFE ranked among 109 companies in Fintech
  • GPN ranked among 109 companies in Fintech

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodACIWPSFEGPNSPY
1 month +15.6%+16.5%+16.7% -1.0%
3 months +2.4%-18.4%+9.6% -0.4%
6 months +36.8%-29.3%+37.7% +4.5%
Year to date +23.8%-19.0%+23.9% +12.4%
1 year +25.0%-37.0%+19.9% +13.6%
3 years +145.7%-39.3%-15.7% +76.4%
3 years, per year +35.0%-15.3%-5.5% +20.8%
5 years +83.0%-92.7%-29.9% +63.7%
5 years, per year +12.9%-40.7%-6.9% +10.4%
10 years +248.0%—+35.4% +267.7%
10 years, per year +13.3%—+3.1% +13.9%

Risk

MeasureACIWPSFEGPNSPY
Volatility, 1Y 34.8%70.8%41.7% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 36.4%75.1%35.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.321.870.84 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.72-0.520.48 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -44.2%-94.4%-58.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -1.6%-38.2%-3.7% -1.6%
52-week high $60.18$10.60$99.62 $779.14
52-week low $38.47$5.37$62.47 $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.

MultipleACIWPSFEGPN
P/E now vs peer median 26.6xmedian 21.9x -2.4xmedian 21.9x -27.7xmedian 21.9x
P/S now vs peer median 3.3xmedian 2.3x 0.2xmedian 2.3x 2.5xmedian 2.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 18.8xmedian 16.4x 8.5xmedian 16.4x 11.6xmedian 16.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 19.2xmedian 17.4x 1.6xmedian 17.4x 31.0xmedian 17.4x
P/B now vs peer median 4.0xmedian 1.7x 0.6xmedian 1.7x 1.1xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median 0.56median 0.91 0.04median 0.91 0.60median 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 monthsACIWPSFEGPN
Revenue $1.82B $1.78B $10.23B
Gross profit $893.35M $1.01B $6.54B
Operating income $338.68M $29.42M $1.27B
Net income $225.69M -$208.30M -$873.78M
Free cash flow $311.41M $205.33M $822.72M
R&D $179.52M – –
EPS (diluted) $2.22 $-2.71 $-3.46
Cash & equivalents $167.40M $226.16M $5.41B
Total debt $822.18M $2.51B $23.56B
Shares (diluted) 101.68M 58.07M 270.12M
Enterprise value $5.53B -$616.83M $4.15B

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
MetricACIWPSFEGPN
P/E 26.6x -2.4x -27.7x
P/FCF 19.2x 1.6x 31.0x
P/Operating cash flow 18.2x 1.5x 15.4x
P/S 3.3x 0.2x 2.5x
P/B 4.0x 0.6x 1.1x
P/Tangible book 4.0x -1.5x 5.9x
EV/EBITDA 18.8x 8.5x 11.6x
EV/EBIT 19.6x 89.1x 34.4x
EV/Revenue 3.7x 1.5x 4.3x
EV/FCF 21.3x 12.8x 53.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 20.1x 11.2x 26.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.56 0.04 0.60

Growth

14 metrics
MetricACIWPSFEGPN
Revenue growth (1Y) 7.0% 5.1% 32.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 9.9% 4.8% 3.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 4.5% 4.0% 14.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 10.6% 3.3% 5.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) 0.1% -68.9% -33.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 34.9% -31.6% -4.4%
Net income growth (1Y) -10.1% -324.5% -158.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 44.8% -75.9% -44.6%
EPS growth (1Y) -7.1% -216.8% -158.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 48.0% -62.4% -46.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 6.9% 0.2% -46.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 35.3% 29.5% -9.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 6.0% -1.9% -66.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 37.8% 29.1% -19.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricACIWPSFEGPN
Gross margin 49.1% 56.6% 63.9%
EBITDA margin 19.4% 17.3% 36.8%
Operating margin 18.6% 1.7% 12.4%
Pretax margin 16.8% -6.1% 5.5%
Net margin 12.4% -8.9% -9.1%
FCF margin 17.1% 11.5% 8.0%
Operating cash flow margin 18.1% 13.1% 16.2%
Return on equity 15.1% -35.1% -3.5%
Return on assets 7.3% -4.5% -1.3%
Return on invested capital 10.8% 1.0% 2.3%
Return on capital employed 14.3% 0.9% 2.5%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.4x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.5x -1.1x -1.9x
Stock comp / revenue 4.3% 3.0% 1.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricACIWPSFEGPN
Debt / assets 26.6% 54.8% 37.1%
Debt / equity 0.5x 4.4x 1.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.9x 7.4x 4.8x
Debt / FCF 2.6x 12.2x 28.6x
Liabilities / assets 51.6% 87.5% 62.6%
Equity / assets 48.4% 12.5% 37.4%
Interest coverage 6.4x 0.2x 1.5x
Current ratio 1.6x 1.2x 0.8x
Quick ratio 2.0x 0.3x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.2x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 4.22 -0.25 0.65

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricACIWPSFEGPN
Dividend yield – – 1.0%
Net buyback yield 2.7% 21.5% 6.2%
Shareholder yield 2.7% 21.5% 7.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – -28.8%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 30.6%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 1.8%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – -1.7%

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.

ConsensusACIWPSFEGPN
Forward P/E 21.4xFY2026 3.2xFY2026 7.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.77FY2026 $2.05FY2026 $12.82FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +28.2%FY2026 +5.1%FY2026 +4.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +12.6% 0.0% +18.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.81BFY2026 $1.73BFY2026 $12.66BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +3.0%FY2026 +1.5%FY2026 +35.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +20.2% +14.5% +8.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersACIWPSFEGPN
Held by institutions 100.0% 50.8% 100.0%
Institutions holding 380 144 794
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.5% -2.2% +7.4%
Institutions buying 198 56 375
Institutions selling 132 54 308
Buyers to sellers 1.50 1.04 1.22

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.

ACIWPSFEGPN
ACIW 1.00 0.43 0.49
PSFE 0.43 1.00 0.48
GPN 0.49 0.48 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ACIW, PSFE and GPN?

Global Payments (GPN) is the largest by market capitalisation: Aci Worldwide (ACIW) $6.26B, Paysafe (PSFE) $365.26M, Global Payments (GPN) $26.36B.

Which company is growing faster?

Global Payments (GPN) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Aci Worldwide (ACIW) +7.0%, Paysafe (PSFE) +5.1%, Global Payments (GPN) +32.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Aci Worldwide (ACIW) has the highest net margin (Aci Worldwide (ACIW) 12.4%, Paysafe (PSFE) -8.9%, Global Payments (GPN) -9.1%). On return on invested capital, Aci Worldwide (ACIW) leads (Aci Worldwide (ACIW) 10.8%, Paysafe (PSFE) 1.0%, Global Payments (GPN) 2.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Aci Worldwide (ACIW) returned the most: Aci Worldwide (ACIW) +25.0%, Paysafe (PSFE) -37.0%, Global Payments (GPN) +19.9%. Over five years, Aci Worldwide (ACIW) compounded fastest (Aci Worldwide (ACIW) +12.9%/yr, Paysafe (PSFE) -40.7%/yr, Global Payments (GPN) -6.9%/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%, Paysafe (PSFE) 0.00%, Global Payments (GPN) 0.01%. Aci Worldwide (ACIW) and Paysafe (PSFE) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Aci Worldwide (ACIW) has been the steadiest (Aci Worldwide (ACIW) 34.8%, Paysafe (PSFE) 70.8%, Global Payments (GPN) 41.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ACIW, PSFE and GPN?

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