CPAY vs ACIW vs DLO Stock Comparison

Corpay, Aci Worldwide and dLocal Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CPAY Corpay, Inc.
$408.52 +3.3% 1M +43.6% 1Y
Market cap
$26.17B
P/E
22.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.02B
Div. yield
–
Payment Processing Technology
4 wins
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
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

Corpay leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Corpay 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.

QuestionCPAYACIWDLOLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $26.17B $5.65B $4.19B CPAY
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 22.9x 25.0x 20.6x DLO
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 15.6x 20.2x 17.7x CPAY
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +20.4% +7.0% +57.0% DLO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 22.7% 12.4% 15.0% CPAY
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 10.7% 10.8% 33.4% DLO
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.8x 1.9x — ACIW
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +43.6% +11.7% -0.9% CPAY
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +8.1%/yr +12.6%/yr -20.5%/yr ACIW
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 36.4% 34.9% 44.0% ACIW
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 61/100 69/100 72/100 DLO

Percentile Scorecard

CPAYACIWDLO

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

AxisCPAYACIWDLO
Valuation 56 #44 of 98 75 #25 of 98 78 #22 of 98
Growth 59 #39 of 94 69 #30 of 94 83 #17 of 94
Profitability 90 #10 of 90 80 #19 of 90 91 #9 of 90
Financial Health 21 #83 of 105 60 #43 of 105 66 #36 of 105
Shareholder Returns 77 #15 of 62 59 #26 of 62 41 #37 of 62
Overall 61 69 72
  • CPAY ranked among 109 companies in Fintech
  • ACIW 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

PeriodCPAYACIWDLOSPY
1 month +3.3%+13.5%+7.1% -1.0%
3 months +10.3%-0.8%+3.9% +2.9%
6 months +30.6%+29.4%+9.4% +6.4%
Year to date +35.8%+16.9%+6.5% +11.4%
1 year +43.6%+11.7%-0.9% +13.1%
3 years +69.7%+168.4%-19.9% +79.4%
3 years, per year +19.3%+39.0%-7.1% +21.5%
5 years +47.3%+80.8%-68.3% +67.7%
5 years, per year +8.1%+12.6%-20.5% +10.9%
10 years +135.2%+183.8%— +255.2%
10 years, per year +8.9%+11.0%— +13.5%

Risk

MeasureCPAYACIWDLOSPY
Volatility, 1Y 36.4%34.9%44.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 33.9%36.6%44.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.820.351.73 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.200.34-0.02 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -41.6%-44.2%-86.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -3.9%-7.1%-4.6% -2.5%
52-week high $425.23$60.18$15.78 $779.14
52-week low $255.00$38.47$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.

MultipleCPAYACIWDLO
P/E now vs peer median 23.5xmedian 21.5x 25.1xmedian 21.5x 21.5xmedian 21.5x
P/S now vs peer median 5.3xmedian 2.2x 3.1xmedian 2.2x 3.3xmedian 2.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 12.9xmedian 15.7x 17.8xmedian 15.7x —median 15.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 16.4xmedian 16.4x 18.2xmedian 16.4x 10.4xmedian 16.4x
P/B now vs peer median 7.5xmedian 1.9x 3.8xmedian 1.9x 8.2xmedian 1.9x
PEG now vs peer median 2.03median 1.06 0.52median 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 monthsCPAYACIWDLO
Revenue $5.02B $1.82B $1.36B
Gross profit – $893.35M $464.83M
Operating income $2.20B $338.68M $235.24M
Net income $1.15B $225.69M $204.14M
Free cash flow $1.64B $311.41M $427.30M
R&D – $179.52M $41.98M
EPS (diluted) $17.20 $2.22 $0.68
Cash & equivalents $3.16B $167.40M $794.94M
Total debt $39.11B $822.18M $466.81M
Shares (diluted) 66.33M 101.68M 301.74M
Enterprise value $16.06B $4.93B $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
MetricCPAYACIWDLO
P/E 23.5x 25.1x 21.5x
P/FCF 16.4x 18.2x 10.4x
P/Operating cash flow 14.5x 17.1x 10.4x
P/S 5.3x 3.1x 3.3x
P/B 7.5x 3.8x 8.2x
P/Tangible book 40.1x 3.8x 10.0x
EV/EBITDA 12.9x 17.8x –
EV/EBIT 15.6x 18.6x 15.7x
EV/Revenue 6.8x 3.5x 2.7x
EV/FCF 20.9x 20.3x 8.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 18.6x 19.1x 8.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.03 0.52 1.26

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCPAYACIWDLO
Revenue growth (1Y) 20.4% 7.0% 57.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 11.5% 9.9% 36.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 4.5% 34.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 10.6% 24.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) 17.9% 0.1% 27.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 12.4% 34.9% 16.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 9.4% -10.1% 39.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 7.4% 44.8% 15.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 17.0% -7.1% 41.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 11.6% 48.0% 17.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -12.7% 6.9% 234.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 0.6% 35.3% 16.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -15.0% 6.0% 230.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -0.2% 37.8% 16.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCPAYACIWDLO
Gross margin – 49.1% 34.3%
EBITDA margin 53.0% 19.4% –
Operating margin 43.7% 18.6% 17.3%
Pretax margin 33.3% 16.8% 18.2%
Net margin 22.7% 12.4% 15.0%
FCF margin 32.6% 17.1% 31.5%
Operating cash flow margin 36.8% 18.1% 31.6%
Return on equity 32.2% 15.1% 37.3%
Return on assets 4.2% 7.3% 10.2%
Return on invested capital 10.7% 10.8% 33.4%
Return on capital employed 20.9% 14.3% 64.3%
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.6x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.6x 1.5x 2.1x
Stock comp / revenue 2.3% 4.3% 1.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCPAYACIWDLO
Debt / assets 37.6% 26.6% 5.9%
Debt / equity 3.0x 0.5x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.8x 1.9x –
Debt / FCF 6.5x 2.6x 0.3x
Liabilities / assets 87.3% 51.6% 75.3%
Equity / assets 12.7% 48.4% 24.7%
Interest coverage 5.0x 6.4x 48.4x
Current ratio 1.0x 1.6x 1.2x
Quick ratio 0.5x 2.0x 1.2x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.2x 0.5x
Altman Z-score 1.61 4.09 3.13

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCPAYACIWDLO
Dividend yield – – 1.3%
Net buyback yield 6.4% 2.9% –
Shareholder yield 6.4% 2.9% 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.

ConsensusCPAYACIWDLO
Forward P/E 15.6xFY2026 20.2xFY2026 17.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $26.13FY2026 $2.77FY2026 $0.85FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +22.2%FY2026 +28.2%FY2026 +10.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +17.3% +12.6% +20.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.64BFY2026 $1.81BFY2026 $1.65BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +25.3%FY2026 +3.0%FY2026 +51.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +8.1% +20.2% +20.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCPAYACIWDLO
Held by institutions 97.9% 100.0% 40.4%
Institutions holding 732 378 166
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.8% +3.5% +7.6%
Institutions buying 389 198 88
Institutions selling 240 130 49
Buyers to sellers 1.62 1.52 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.

CPAYACIWDLO
CPAY 1.00 0.40 0.31
ACIW 0.40 1.00 0.30
DLO 0.31 0.30 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CPAY, ACIW and DLO?

Corpay (CPAY) is the largest by market capitalisation: Corpay (CPAY) $26.17B, Aci Worldwide (ACIW) $5.65B, dLocal (DLO) $4.19B.

Which stock is cheaper, CPAY, ACIW and DLO?

dLocal (DLO) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Corpay (CPAY) 22.9x, Aci Worldwide (ACIW) 25.0x, dLocal (DLO) 20.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Corpay (CPAY) is cheapest (Corpay (CPAY) 15.6x, Aci Worldwide (ACIW) 20.2x, 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: Corpay (CPAY) +20.4%, Aci Worldwide (ACIW) +7.0%, dLocal (DLO) +57.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Corpay (CPAY) has the highest net margin (Corpay (CPAY) 22.7%, Aci Worldwide (ACIW) 12.4%, dLocal (DLO) 15.0%). On return on invested capital, dLocal (DLO) leads (Corpay (CPAY) 10.7%, Aci Worldwide (ACIW) 10.8%, dLocal (DLO) 33.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Corpay (CPAY) returned the most: Corpay (CPAY) +43.6%, Aci Worldwide (ACIW) +11.7%, dLocal (DLO) -0.9%. Over five years, Aci Worldwide (ACIW) compounded fastest (Corpay (CPAY) +8.1%/yr, Aci Worldwide (ACIW) +12.6%/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 (Corpay (CPAY) 36.4%, Aci Worldwide (ACIW) 34.9%, dLocal (DLO) 44.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CPAY, ACIW 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, Corpay (CPAY) 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.