ACIW vs PYPL vs QFIN Stock Comparison

Aci Worldwide, PayPal Holdings and Qfin Holdings Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ACIW Aci Worldwide, Inc.
$55.68 +12.5% 1M +10.5% 1Y
Market cap
$5.55B
P/E
24.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.82B
Div. yield
–
Payment Processing Technology
4 wins
PYPL PayPal Holdings, Inc.
$54.99 -0.1% 1M -21.2% 1Y
Market cap
$49.17B
P/E
10.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$34.13B
Div. yield
–
Payment Processing Technology
2 wins
QFIN Qfin Holdings, Inc.
$5.57 -23.7% 1M -79.4% 1Y
Market cap
$755.52M
P/E
1.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.41B
Div. yield
–
Digital Lending Technology
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Qfin Holdings leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Qfin Holdings 5, Aci Worldwide 4, PayPal Holdings 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionACIWPYPLQFINLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $5.55B $49.17B $755.52M PYPL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 24.6x 10.0x 1.4x QFIN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 20.1x 9.9x 2.0x QFIN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +7.0% +5.7% -7.8% ACIW
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 12.4% 14.4% 22.2% QFIN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 10.8% 15.9% 17.5% QFIN
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 +10.5% -21.2% -79.4% ACIW
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +13.0%/yr -25.2%/yr -24.1%/yr ACIW
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 35.0% 44.0% 58.8% ACIW
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 68/100 70/100 79/100 QFIN

Percentile Scorecard

ACIWPYPLQFIN

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

AxisACIWPYPLQFIN
Valuation 76 #25 of 99 92 #9 of 99 97 #4 of 99
Growth 69 #30 of 94 63 #35 of 94 39 #58 of 94
Profitability 80 #19 of 90 88 #12 of 90 94 #6 of 90
Financial Health 61 #42 of 105 39 #65 of 105 73 #29 of 105
Shareholder Returns 55 #28 of 61 67 #21 of 61 92 #6 of 61
Overall 68 70 79
  • ACIW ranked among 109 companies in Fintech
  • PYPL ranked among 109 companies in Fintech
  • QFIN ranked among 109 companies in Fintech

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodACIWPYPLQFINSPY
1 month +12.5%-0.1%-23.7% -0.8%
3 months -3.8%-1.9%-58.9% +3.5%
6 months +28.4%+10.5%-58.1% +7.0%
Year to date +16.5%-5.8%-71.1% +12.2%
1 year +10.5%-21.2%-79.4% +13.0%
3 years +181.9%+9.1%-63.1% +86.3%
3 years, per year +41.3%+3.0%-28.3% +23.1%
5 years +84.2%-76.6%-74.8% +68.6%
5 years, per year +13.0%-25.2%-24.1% +11.0%
10 years +191.5%+29.9%— +258.0%
10 years, per year +11.3%+2.7%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureACIWPYPLQFINSPY
Volatility, 1Y 35.0%44.0%58.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 36.6%48.4%59.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.351.011.11 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.30-0.48-1.35 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -44.2%-83.5%-89.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -7.5%-24.7%-77.6% -1.8%
52-week high $60.18$73.02$24.86 $779.14
52-week low $38.47$39.08$5.26 $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.

MultipleACIWPYPLQFIN
P/E now vs peer median 25.0xmedian 20.6x 9.8xmedian 20.6x 1.4xmedian 20.6x
P/S now vs peer median 3.1xmedian 2.3x 1.4xmedian 2.3x 0.3xmedian 2.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 17.8xmedian 15.4x 7.2xmedian 15.4x —median 15.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 18.1xmedian 16.4x 7.2xmedian 16.4x 0.5xmedian 16.4x
P/B now vs peer median 3.8xmedian 1.9x 2.4xmedian 1.9x 0.2xmedian 1.9x
PEG now vs peer median 0.52median 1.05 0.66median 1.05 0.29median 1.05

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 monthsACIWPYPLQFIN
Revenue $1.82B $34.13B $2.41B
Gross profit $893.35M – –
Operating income $338.68M $5.95B $675.86M
Net income $225.69M $4.90B $533.22M
Free cash flow $311.41M $6.59B $1.27B
R&D $179.52M $3.25B –
EPS (diluted) $2.22 $5.56 $3.93
Cash & equivalents $167.40M $8.31B $607.06M
Total debt $822.18M $13.40B $1.05B
Shares (diluted) 101.68M 882.00M 136.09M
Enterprise value $4.83B $7.39B -$3.81B

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
MetricACIWPYPLQFIN
P/E 25.0x 9.8x 1.4x
P/FCF 18.1x 7.2x 0.5x
P/Operating cash flow 17.1x 6.3x 0.5x
P/S 3.1x 1.4x 0.3x
P/B 3.8x 2.4x 0.2x
P/Tangible book 3.8x 2.4x 0.2x
EV/EBITDA 17.8x 7.2x –
EV/EBIT 18.6x 8.3x 0.0x
EV/Revenue 3.5x 1.5x 0.0x
EV/FCF 20.2x 7.5x 0.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 19.1x 6.6x 0.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.52 0.66 0.29

Growth

14 metrics
MetricACIWPYPLQFIN
Revenue growth (1Y) 7.0% 5.7% -7.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 9.9% 6.1% 3.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 4.5% – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 10.6% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 0.1% 1.4% -41.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 34.9% 9.8% 3.8%
Net income growth (1Y) -10.1% 4.8% -47.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 44.8% 6.4% -1.2%
EPS growth (1Y) -7.1% 16.1% -40.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 48.0% 15.0% 4.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 6.9% 23.2% -16.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 35.3% 20.1% 8.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 6.0% 24.5% -16.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 37.8% 21.7% 8.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricACIWPYPLQFIN
Gross margin 49.1% – –
EBITDA margin 19.4% 20.2% –
Operating margin 18.6% 17.4% 28.1%
Pretax margin 16.8% 17.2% 31.1%
Net margin 12.4% 14.4% 22.2%
FCF margin 17.1% 19.3% 52.6%
Operating cash flow margin 18.1% 21.9% 52.6%
Return on equity 15.1% 24.6% 14.8%
Return on assets 7.3% 6.0% 6.8%
Return on invested capital 10.8% 15.9% 17.5%
Return on capital employed 14.3% 17.9% 13.6%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.4x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.5x 1.5x 2.4x
Stock comp / revenue 4.3% 2.9% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricACIWPYPLQFIN
Debt / assets 26.6% 16.2% 4.1%
Debt / equity 0.5x 0.7x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.9x 0.3x –
Debt / FCF 2.6x 2.0x 0.3x
Liabilities / assets 51.6% 76.0% 53.3%
Equity / assets 48.4% 24.0% 46.7%
Interest coverage 6.4x – 8.7x
Current ratio 1.6x 1.3x 2.2x
Quick ratio 2.0x 0.4x 0.4x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.2x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 4.08 1.89 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricACIWPYPLQFIN
Dividend yield – 1.0% 22.3%
Net buyback yield 2.9% 12.7% –
Shareholder yield 2.9% 13.7% 22.3%
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.

ConsensusACIWPYPLQFIN
Forward P/E 20.1xFY2026 9.9xFY2026 2.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.77FY2026 $5.55FY2026 $2.84FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +28.2%FY2026 +4.5%FY2026 -54.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +12.6% -3.1% -10.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.81BFY2026 $33.55BFY2026 $1.84BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +3.0%FY2026 +1.1%FY2026 -33.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +20.2% +5.1% -13.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersACIWPYPLQFIN
Held by institutions 100.0% 74.2% 61.8%
Institutions holding 378 1,378 158
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.5% +0.8% +3.0%
Institutions buying 198 521 71
Institutions selling 130 671 64
Buyers to sellers 1.52 0.78 1.11

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.

ACIWPYPLQFIN
ACIW 1.00 0.44 0.17
PYPL 0.44 1.00 0.19
QFIN 0.17 0.19 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ACIW, PYPL and QFIN?

PayPal Holdings (PYPL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Aci Worldwide (ACIW) $5.55B, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) $49.17B, Qfin Holdings (QFIN) $755.52M.

Which stock is cheaper, ACIW, PYPL and QFIN?

Qfin Holdings (QFIN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Aci Worldwide (ACIW) 24.6x, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 10.0x, Qfin Holdings (QFIN) 1.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Qfin Holdings (QFIN) is cheapest (Aci Worldwide (ACIW) 20.1x, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 9.9x, Qfin Holdings (QFIN) 2.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Aci Worldwide (ACIW) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Aci Worldwide (ACIW) +7.0%, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) +5.7%, Qfin Holdings (QFIN) -7.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Qfin Holdings (QFIN) has the highest net margin (Aci Worldwide (ACIW) 12.4%, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 14.4%, Qfin Holdings (QFIN) 22.2%). On return on invested capital, Qfin Holdings (QFIN) leads (Aci Worldwide (ACIW) 10.8%, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 15.9%, Qfin Holdings (QFIN) 17.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Aci Worldwide (ACIW) returned the most: Aci Worldwide (ACIW) +10.5%, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) -21.2%, Qfin Holdings (QFIN) -79.4%. Over five years, Aci Worldwide (ACIW) compounded fastest (Aci Worldwide (ACIW) +13.0%/yr, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) -25.2%/yr, Qfin Holdings (QFIN) -24.1%/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) 35.0%, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 44.0%, Qfin Holdings (QFIN) 58.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ACIW, PYPL and QFIN?

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