CPAY vs RELY vs ACIW Stock Comparison

Corpay, Remitly Global and Aci Worldwide Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CPAY Corpay, Inc.
$399.69 +0.4% 1M +40.5% 1Y
Market cap
$26.05B
P/E
22.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.02B
Div. yield
–
Payment Processing Technology
3 wins
RELY Remitly Global, Inc.
$24.57 +15.0% 1M +42.8% 1Y
Market cap
$5.11B
P/E
16.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.81B
Div. yield
–
Money Transfer Financial Services
6 wins
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
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Remitly Global leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Remitly Global 6, Corpay 3, Aci Worldwide 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCPAYRELYACIWLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $26.05B $5.11B $5.55B CPAY
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 22.8x 16.7x 24.6x RELY
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 15.3x 17.5x 20.1x CPAY
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +20.4% +23.8% +7.0% RELY
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 22.7% 16.9% 12.4% CPAY
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 10.7% 16.8% 10.8% RELY
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.8x -3.1x 1.9x RELY
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +40.5% +42.8% +10.5% RELY
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +8.8%/yr -4.8%/yr +13.0%/yr ACIW
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 36.5% 57.9% 35.0% ACIW
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 60/100 68/100 68/100 RELY

Percentile Scorecard

CPAYRELYACIW

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

AxisCPAYRELYACIW
Valuation 57 #43 of 99 48 #498 of 947 76 #25 of 99
Growth 59 #39 of 94 98 #18 of 691 69 #30 of 94
Profitability 90 #10 of 90 67 #223 of 673 80 #19 of 90
Financial Health 21 #83 of 105 97 #24 of 754 61 #42 of 105
Shareholder Returns 73 #17 of 61 32 #484 of 713 55 #28 of 61
Overall 60 68 68
  • CPAY ranked among 109 companies in Fintech
  • RELY ranked among 1,011 companies in Financial Services
  • ACIW ranked among 109 companies in Fintech

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCPAYRELYACIWSPY
1 month +0.4%+15.0%+12.5% -0.8%
3 months +5.3%+8.4%-3.8% +3.5%
6 months +27.8%+15.6%+28.4% +7.0%
Year to date +32.8%+78.0%+16.5% +12.2%
1 year +40.5%+42.8%+10.5% +13.0%
3 years +80.1%-4.8%+181.9% +86.3%
3 years, per year +21.7%-1.6%+41.3% +23.1%
5 years +52.1%-21.9%+84.2% +68.6%
5 years, per year +8.8%-4.8%+13.0% +11.0%
10 years +132.6%—+191.5% +258.0%
10 years, per year +8.8%—+11.3% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureCPAYRELYACIWSPY
Volatility, 1Y 36.5%57.9%35.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 34.2%60.7%36.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.821.500.35 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.110.740.30 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -37.6%-81.7%-44.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -6.0%-8.7%-7.5% -1.8%
52-week high $425.23$26.92$60.18 $779.14
52-week low $255.00$12.20$38.47 $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.

MultipleCPAYRELYACIW
P/E now vs peer median 23.0xmedian 20.6x 17.0xmedian 13.1x 25.0xmedian 20.6x
P/S now vs peer median 5.2xmedian 2.3x 2.9xmedian 3.2x 3.1xmedian 2.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 12.7xmedian 15.4x 21.0xmedian 6.9x 17.8xmedian 15.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 16.0xmedian 16.4x 13.4xmedian 10.9x 18.1xmedian 16.4x
P/B now vs peer median 7.3xmedian 1.9x 4.6xmedian 1.2x 3.8xmedian 1.9x
PEG now vs peer median 1.98median 1.05 0.26median 0.88 0.52median 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 monthsCPAYRELYACIW
Revenue $5.02B $1.81B $1.82B
Gross profit – $1.11B $893.35M
Operating income $2.20B $171.01M $338.68M
Net income $1.15B $305.01M $225.69M
Free cash flow $1.64B $388.00M $311.41M
R&D – $316.21M $179.52M
EPS (diluted) $17.20 $1.38 $2.22
Cash & equivalents $3.16B $676.39M $167.40M
Total debt $39.11B $3.02M $822.18M
Shares (diluted) 66.33M 221.05M 101.68M
Enterprise value $15.93B $2.76B $4.83B

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
MetricCPAYRELYACIW
P/E 23.0x 17.0x 25.0x
P/FCF 16.0x 13.4x 18.1x
P/Operating cash flow 14.2x 12.8x 17.1x
P/S 5.2x 2.9x 3.1x
P/B 7.3x 4.6x 3.8x
P/Tangible book 39.3x 4.6x 3.8x
EV/EBITDA 12.7x 21.0x 17.8x
EV/EBIT 15.3x 26.5x 18.6x
EV/Revenue 6.7x 2.5x 3.5x
EV/FCF 20.6x 11.7x 20.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 18.2x 11.1x 19.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.98 0.26 0.52

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCPAYRELYACIW
Revenue growth (1Y) 20.4% 23.8% 7.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 11.5% 31.4% 9.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 27.6% 4.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 38.0% 10.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) 17.9% 627.6% 0.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 12.4% 53.7% 34.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 9.4% 2,066% -10.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 7.4% 71.7% 44.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 17.0% 2,046% -7.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 11.6% 64.9% 48.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -12.7% 59.3% 6.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 0.6% 60.7% 35.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -15.0% 66.8% 6.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -0.2% 58.9% 37.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCPAYRELYACIW
Gross margin – 61.5% 49.1%
EBITDA margin 53.0% 11.9% 19.4%
Operating margin 43.7% 9.5% 18.6%
Pretax margin 33.3% 9.1% 16.8%
Net margin 22.7% 16.9% 12.4%
FCF margin 32.6% 21.4% 17.1%
Operating cash flow margin 36.8% 22.4% 18.1%
Return on equity 32.2% 30.0% 15.1%
Return on assets 4.2% 20.7% 7.3%
Return on invested capital 10.7% 16.8% 10.8%
Return on capital employed 20.9% 15.9% 14.3%
Asset turnover 0.2x 1.2x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.6x 1.3x 1.5x
Stock comp / revenue 2.3% 7.9% 4.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCPAYRELYACIW
Debt / assets 37.6% 0.2% 26.6%
Debt / equity 3.0x 0.0x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.8x -3.1x 1.9x
Debt / FCF 6.5x 0.0x 2.6x
Liabilities / assets 87.3% 28.1% 51.6%
Equity / assets 12.7% 71.9% 48.4%
Interest coverage 5.0x 16.7x 6.4x
Current ratio 1.0x 3.2x 1.6x
Quick ratio 0.5x 1.7x 2.0x
Cash ratio 0.2x 1.7x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 1.59 9.09 4.08

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCPAYRELYACIW
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 6.5% 1.6% 2.9%
Shareholder yield 6.5% 1.6% 2.9%
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.

ConsensusCPAYRELYACIW
Forward P/E 15.3xFY2026 17.5xFY2026 20.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $26.14FY2026 $1.40FY2026 $2.77FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +22.3%FY2026 +351.6%FY2026 +28.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +17.2% -26.4% +12.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.64BFY2026 $1.85BFY2026 $1.81BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +25.3%FY2026 +12.9%FY2026 +3.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +8.1% +36.0% +20.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCPAYRELYACIW
Held by institutions 97.9% 86.6% 100.0%
Institutions holding 732 346 378
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.8% +5.8% +3.5%
Institutions buying 389 230 198
Institutions selling 240 74 130
Buyers to sellers 1.62 3.11 1.52

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.

CPAYRELYACIW
CPAY 1.00 0.21 0.40
RELY 0.21 1.00 0.18
ACIW 0.40 0.18 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CPAY, RELY and ACIW?

Corpay (CPAY) is the largest by market capitalisation: Corpay (CPAY) $26.05B, Remitly Global (RELY) $5.11B, Aci Worldwide (ACIW) $5.55B.

Which stock is cheaper, CPAY, RELY and ACIW?

Remitly Global (RELY) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Corpay (CPAY) 22.8x, Remitly Global (RELY) 16.7x, Aci Worldwide (ACIW) 24.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Corpay (CPAY) is cheapest (Corpay (CPAY) 15.3x, Remitly Global (RELY) 17.5x, Aci Worldwide (ACIW) 20.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Remitly Global (RELY) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Corpay (CPAY) +20.4%, Remitly Global (RELY) +23.8%, Aci Worldwide (ACIW) +7.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Corpay (CPAY) has the highest net margin (Corpay (CPAY) 22.7%, Remitly Global (RELY) 16.9%, Aci Worldwide (ACIW) 12.4%). On return on invested capital, Remitly Global (RELY) leads (Corpay (CPAY) 10.7%, Remitly Global (RELY) 16.8%, Aci Worldwide (ACIW) 10.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Remitly Global (RELY) returned the most: Corpay (CPAY) +40.5%, Remitly Global (RELY) +42.8%, Aci Worldwide (ACIW) +10.5%. Over five years, Aci Worldwide (ACIW) compounded fastest (Corpay (CPAY) +8.8%/yr, Remitly Global (RELY) -4.8%/yr, Aci Worldwide (ACIW) +13.0%/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) 36.5%, Remitly Global (RELY) 57.9%, Aci Worldwide (ACIW) 35.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CPAY, RELY and ACIW?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Remitly Global (RELY) leads on 6. 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.