ACIW vs PYPL vs DLO Stock Comparison

Aci Worldwide, PayPal Holdings and dLocal Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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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
PYPL PayPal Holdings, Inc.
$57.02 +8.6% 1M -18.1% 1Y
Market cap
$48.14B
P/E
9.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$34.13B
Div. yield
–
Payment Processing Technology
4 wins
DLO dLocal Ltd
$15.06 +7.1% 1M -0.9% 1Y
Market cap
$4.19B
P/E
20.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.36B
Div. yield
–
Payment Processing Technology
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

PayPal Holdings leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (PayPal Holdings 4, dLocal 4, Aci Worldwide 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionACIWPYPLDLOLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $5.65B $48.14B $4.19B PYPL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 25.0x 9.8x 20.6x PYPL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 20.2x 10.3x 17.7x PYPL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +7.0% +5.7% +57.0% DLO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 12.4% 14.4% 15.0% DLO
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 10.8% 15.9% 33.4% DLO
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.9x 0.3x — PYPL
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +11.7% -18.1% -0.9% ACIW
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +12.6%/yr -25.0%/yr -20.5%/yr ACIW
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 34.9% 43.7% 44.0% ACIW
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 69/100 69/100 72/100 DLO

Percentile Scorecard

ACIWPYPLDLO

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

AxisACIWPYPLDLO
Valuation 75 #25 of 98 91 #10 of 98 78 #22 of 98
Growth 69 #30 of 94 63 #35 of 94 83 #17 of 94
Profitability 80 #19 of 90 88 #12 of 90 91 #9 of 90
Financial Health 60 #43 of 105 39 #65 of 105 66 #36 of 105
Shareholder Returns 59 #26 of 62 67 #21 of 62 41 #37 of 62
Overall 69 69 72
  • ACIW ranked among 109 companies in Fintech
  • PYPL 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

PeriodACIWPYPLDLOSPY
1 month +13.5%+8.6%+7.1% -1.0%
3 months -0.8%+1.5%+3.9% +2.9%
6 months +29.4%+13.0%+9.4% +6.4%
Year to date +16.9%-2.3%+6.5% +11.4%
1 year +11.7%-18.1%-0.9% +13.1%
3 years +168.4%+5.1%-19.9% +79.4%
3 years, per year +39.0%+1.7%-7.1% +21.5%
5 years +80.8%-76.3%-68.3% +67.7%
5 years, per year +12.6%-25.0%-20.5% +10.9%
10 years +183.8%+29.2%— +255.2%
10 years, per year +11.0%+2.6%— +13.5%

Risk

MeasureACIWPYPLDLOSPY
Volatility, 1Y 34.9%43.7%44.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 36.6%48.4%44.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.351.031.73 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.34-0.41-0.02 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -44.2%-84.2%-86.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -7.1%-21.9%-4.6% -2.5%
52-week high $60.18$73.02$15.78 $779.14
52-week low $38.47$39.08$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.

MultipleACIWPYPLDLO
P/E now vs peer median 25.1xmedian 21.5x 10.2xmedian 21.5x 21.5xmedian 21.5x
P/S now vs peer median 3.1xmedian 2.2x 1.4xmedian 2.2x 3.3xmedian 2.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 17.8xmedian 15.7x 7.4xmedian 15.7x —median 15.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 18.2xmedian 16.4x 7.5xmedian 16.4x 10.4xmedian 16.4x
P/B now vs peer median 3.8xmedian 1.9x 2.5xmedian 1.9x 8.2xmedian 1.9x
PEG now vs peer median 0.52median 1.06 0.68median 1.06 1.26median 1.06

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 monthsACIWPYPLDLO
Revenue $1.82B $34.13B $1.36B
Gross profit $893.35M – $464.83M
Operating income $338.68M $5.95B $235.24M
Net income $225.69M $4.90B $204.14M
Free cash flow $311.41M $6.59B $427.30M
R&D $179.52M $3.25B $41.98M
EPS (diluted) $2.22 $5.56 $0.68
Cash & equivalents $167.40M $8.31B $794.94M
Total debt $822.18M $13.40B $466.81M
Shares (diluted) 101.68M 882.00M 301.74M
Enterprise value $4.93B $6.36B $888.09M

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
MetricACIWPYPLDLO
P/E 25.1x 10.2x 21.5x
P/FCF 18.2x 7.5x 10.4x
P/Operating cash flow 17.1x 6.6x 10.4x
P/S 3.1x 1.4x 3.3x
P/B 3.8x 2.5x 8.2x
P/Tangible book 3.8x 2.5x 10.0x
EV/EBITDA 17.8x 7.4x –
EV/EBIT 18.6x 8.6x 15.7x
EV/Revenue 3.5x 1.5x 2.7x
EV/FCF 20.3x 7.8x 8.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 19.1x 6.9x 8.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.52 0.68 1.26

Growth

14 metrics
MetricACIWPYPLDLO
Revenue growth (1Y) 7.0% 5.7% 57.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 9.9% 6.1% 36.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 4.5% – 34.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 10.6% – 24.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) 0.1% 1.4% 27.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 34.9% 9.8% 16.0%
Net income growth (1Y) -10.1% 4.8% 39.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 44.8% 6.4% 15.7%
EPS growth (1Y) -7.1% 16.1% 41.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 48.0% 15.0% 17.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 6.9% 23.2% 234.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 35.3% 20.1% 16.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 6.0% 24.5% 230.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 37.8% 21.7% 16.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricACIWPYPLDLO
Gross margin 49.1% – 34.3%
EBITDA margin 19.4% 20.2% –
Operating margin 18.6% 17.4% 17.3%
Pretax margin 16.8% 17.2% 18.2%
Net margin 12.4% 14.4% 15.0%
FCF margin 17.1% 19.3% 31.5%
Operating cash flow margin 18.1% 21.9% 31.6%
Return on equity 15.1% 24.6% 37.3%
Return on assets 7.3% 6.0% 10.2%
Return on invested capital 10.8% 15.9% 33.4%
Return on capital employed 14.3% 17.9% 64.3%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.4x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.5x 1.5x 2.1x
Stock comp / revenue 4.3% 2.9% 1.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricACIWPYPLDLO
Debt / assets 26.6% 16.2% 5.9%
Debt / equity 0.5x 0.7x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.9x 0.3x –
Debt / FCF 2.6x 2.0x 0.3x
Liabilities / assets 51.6% 76.0% 75.3%
Equity / assets 48.4% 24.0% 24.7%
Interest coverage 6.4x – 48.4x
Current ratio 1.6x 1.3x 1.2x
Quick ratio 2.0x 0.4x 1.2x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.2x 0.5x
Altman Z-score 4.09 1.90 3.13

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricACIWPYPLDLO
Dividend yield – 1.0% 1.3%
Net buyback yield 2.9% 12.2% –
Shareholder yield 2.9% 13.2% 1.3%
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.

ConsensusACIWPYPLDLO
Forward P/E 20.2xFY2026 10.3xFY2026 17.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.77FY2026 $5.55FY2026 $0.85FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +28.2%FY2026 +4.5%FY2026 +10.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +12.6% -3.1% +20.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.81BFY2026 $33.55BFY2026 $1.65BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +3.0%FY2026 +1.1%FY2026 +51.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +20.2% +5.1% +20.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersACIWPYPLDLO
Held by institutions 100.0% 74.2% 40.4%
Institutions holding 378 1,378 166
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.5% +0.8% +7.6%
Institutions buying 198 521 88
Institutions selling 130 671 49
Buyers to sellers 1.52 0.78 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.

ACIWPYPLDLO
ACIW 1.00 0.43 0.30
PYPL 0.43 1.00 0.27
DLO 0.30 0.27 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ACIW, PYPL and DLO?

PayPal Holdings (PYPL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Aci Worldwide (ACIW) $5.65B, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) $48.14B, dLocal (DLO) $4.19B.

Which stock is cheaper, ACIW, PYPL and DLO?

PayPal Holdings (PYPL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Aci Worldwide (ACIW) 25.0x, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 9.8x, dLocal (DLO) 20.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) is cheapest (Aci Worldwide (ACIW) 20.2x, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 10.3x, dLocal (DLO) 17.7x). 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%, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) +5.7%, dLocal (DLO) +57.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

dLocal (DLO) has the highest net margin (Aci Worldwide (ACIW) 12.4%, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 14.4%, dLocal (DLO) 15.0%). On return on invested capital, dLocal (DLO) leads (Aci Worldwide (ACIW) 10.8%, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 15.9%, dLocal (DLO) 33.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Aci Worldwide (ACIW) returned the most: Aci Worldwide (ACIW) +11.7%, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) -18.1%, dLocal (DLO) -0.9%. Over five years, Aci Worldwide (ACIW) compounded fastest (Aci Worldwide (ACIW) +12.6%/yr, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) -25.0%/yr, dLocal (DLO) -20.5%/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) 34.9%, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 43.7%, dLocal (DLO) 44.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ACIW, PYPL 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, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) leads on 4. 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.