ACIW vs PYPL vs VTEX Stock Comparison

Aci Worldwide, PayPal Holdings and Vtex 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
3 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
7 wins
VTEX Vtex
$3.97 +10.0% 1M -11.6% 1Y
Market cap
$703.22M
P/E
23.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$252.69M
Div. yield
–
E-commerce Software Technology
1 win

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

PayPal Holdings leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (PayPal Holdings 7, Aci Worldwide 3, Vtex 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionACIWPYPLVTEXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $5.55B $49.17B $703.22M PYPL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 24.6x 10.0x 23.2x PYPL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 20.1x 9.9x 18.0x PYPL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +7.0% +5.7% +9.6% VTEX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 12.4% 14.4% 12.0% PYPL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 10.8% 15.9% — PYPL
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% -11.6% ACIW
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +13.0%/yr -25.2%/yr -25.9%/yr ACIW
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 35.0% 44.0% 45.1% ACIW
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 68/100 70/100 68/100 PYPL

Percentile Scorecard

ACIWPYPLVTEX

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

AxisACIWPYPLVTEX
Valuation 76 #25 of 99 92 #9 of 99 58 #70 of 167
Growth 69 #30 of 94 63 #35 of 94 85 #24 of 153
Profitability 80 #19 of 90 88 #12 of 90 70 #46 of 153
Financial Health 61 #42 of 105 39 #65 of 105 81 #35 of 179
Shareholder Returns 55 #28 of 61 67 #21 of 61 47 #50 of 94
Overall 68 70 68
  • ACIW ranked among 109 companies in Fintech
  • PYPL ranked among 109 companies in Fintech
  • VTEX ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodACIWPYPLVTEXSPY
1 month +12.5%-0.1%+10.0% -0.8%
3 months -3.8%-1.9%-5.9% +3.5%
6 months +28.4%+10.5%-1.5% +7.0%
Year to date +16.5%-5.8%+5.6% +12.2%
1 year +10.5%-21.2%-11.6% +13.0%
3 years +181.9%+9.1%-26.5% +86.3%
3 years, per year +41.3%+3.0%-9.8% +23.1%
5 years +84.2%-76.6%-77.7% +68.6%
5 years, per year +13.0%-25.2%-25.9% +11.0%
10 years +191.5%+29.9%— +258.0%
10 years, per year +11.3%+2.7%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureACIWPYPLVTEXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 35.0%44.0%45.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 36.6%48.4%47.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.351.010.55 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.30-0.48-0.26 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -44.2%-83.5%-84.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -7.5%-24.7%-12.6% -1.8%
52-week high $60.18$73.02$4.54 $779.14
52-week low $38.47$39.08$2.87 $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.

MultipleACIWPYPLVTEX
P/E now vs peer median 25.0xmedian 20.6x 9.8xmedian 20.6x 23.5xmedian 17.5x
P/S now vs peer median 3.1xmedian 2.3x 1.4xmedian 2.3x 2.7xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 17.8xmedian 15.4x 7.2xmedian 15.4x 14.5xmedian 14.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 18.1xmedian 16.4x 7.2xmedian 16.4x 15.3xmedian 12.1x
P/B now vs peer median 3.8xmedian 1.9x 2.4xmedian 1.9x 3.1xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median 0.52median 1.05 0.66median 1.05 0.50median 0.41

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 monthsACIWPYPLVTEX
Revenue $1.82B $34.13B $252.69M
Gross profit $893.35M – $200.31M
Operating income $338.68M $5.95B $30.86M
Net income $225.69M $4.90B $30.26M
Free cash flow $311.41M $6.59B $44.98M
R&D $179.52M $3.25B $68.73M
EPS (diluted) $2.22 $5.56 $0.16
Cash & equivalents $167.40M $8.31B $15.45M
Total debt $822.18M $13.40B –
Shares (diluted) 101.68M 882.00M 185.11M
Enterprise value $4.83B $7.39B -$71.09M

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
MetricACIWPYPLVTEX
P/E 25.0x 9.8x 23.5x
P/FCF 18.1x 7.2x 15.3x
P/Operating cash flow 17.1x 6.3x 15.0x
P/S 3.1x 1.4x 2.7x
P/B 3.8x 2.4x 3.1x
P/Tangible book 3.8x 2.4x 3.2x
EV/EBITDA 17.8x 7.2x 14.5x
EV/EBIT 18.6x 8.3x 16.2x
EV/Revenue 3.5x 1.5x 2.0x
EV/FCF 20.2x 7.5x 11.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 19.1x 6.6x 11.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.52 0.66 0.50

Growth

14 metrics
MetricACIWPYPLVTEX
Revenue growth (1Y) 7.0% 5.7% 9.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 9.9% 6.1% 37.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 4.5% – 15.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 10.6% – 19.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) 0.1% 1.4% 163.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 34.9% 9.8% 44.0%
Net income growth (1Y) -10.1% 4.8% 53.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 44.8% 6.4% 34.0%
EPS growth (1Y) -7.1% 16.1% 123.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 48.0% 15.0% 47.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 6.9% 23.2% 14.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 35.3% 20.1% 45.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 6.0% 24.5% 18.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 37.8% 21.7% 31.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricACIWPYPLVTEX
Gross margin 49.1% – 79.3%
EBITDA margin 19.4% 20.2% 13.7%
Operating margin 18.6% 17.4% 12.2%
Pretax margin 16.8% 17.2% 13.0%
Net margin 12.4% 14.4% 12.0%
FCF margin 17.1% 19.3% 17.8%
Operating cash flow margin 18.1% 21.9% 18.1%
Return on equity 15.1% 24.6% 8.3%
Return on assets 7.3% 6.0% 5.6%
Return on invested capital 10.8% 15.9% –
Return on capital employed 14.3% 17.9% 12.3%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.4x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.5x 1.5x 1.5x
Stock comp / revenue 4.3% 2.9% 6.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricACIWPYPLVTEX
Debt / assets 26.6% 16.2% –
Debt / equity 0.5x 0.7x –
Net debt / EBITDA 1.9x 0.3x –
Debt / FCF 2.6x 2.0x –
Liabilities / assets 51.6% 76.0% 34.2%
Equity / assets 48.4% 24.0% 65.8%
Interest coverage 6.4x – –
Current ratio 1.6x 1.3x 2.9x
Quick ratio 2.0x 0.4x 2.8x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.2x 2.1x
Altman Z-score 4.08 1.89 4.86

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricACIWPYPLVTEX
Dividend yield – 1.0% –
Net buyback yield 2.9% 12.7% 2.3%
Shareholder yield 2.9% 13.7% 2.3%
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.

ConsensusACIWPYPLVTEX
Forward P/E 20.1xFY2026 9.9xFY2026 18.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.77FY2026 $5.55FY2026 $0.22FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +28.2%FY2026 +4.5%FY2026 +10.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +12.6% -3.1% +4.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.81BFY2026 $33.55BFY2026 $277.83MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +3.0%FY2026 +1.1%FY2026 +15.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +20.2% +5.1% -1.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersACIWPYPLVTEX
Held by institutions 100.0% 74.2% 34.5%
Institutions holding 378 1,378 108
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.5% +0.8% +0.7%
Institutions buying 198 521 67
Institutions selling 130 671 37
Buyers to sellers 1.52 0.78 1.81

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.

ACIWPYPLVTEX
ACIW 1.00 0.44 0.40
PYPL 0.44 1.00 0.23
VTEX 0.40 0.23 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ACIW, PYPL and VTEX?

PayPal Holdings (PYPL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Aci Worldwide (ACIW) $5.55B, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) $49.17B, Vtex (VTEX) $703.22M.

Which stock is cheaper, ACIW, PYPL and VTEX?

PayPal Holdings (PYPL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Aci Worldwide (ACIW) 24.6x, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 10.0x, Vtex (VTEX) 23.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) is cheapest (Aci Worldwide (ACIW) 20.1x, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 9.9x, Vtex (VTEX) 18.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Vtex (VTEX) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Aci Worldwide (ACIW) +7.0%, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) +5.7%, Vtex (VTEX) +9.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

PayPal Holdings (PYPL) has the highest net margin (Aci Worldwide (ACIW) 12.4%, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 14.4%, Vtex (VTEX) 12.0%). On return on invested capital, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) leads (Aci Worldwide (ACIW) 10.8%, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 15.9%).

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%, Vtex (VTEX) -11.6%. Over five years, Aci Worldwide (ACIW) compounded fastest (Aci Worldwide (ACIW) +13.0%/yr, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) -25.2%/yr, Vtex (VTEX) -25.9%/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) 35.0%, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 44.0%, Vtex (VTEX) 45.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 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.