CPAY vs TIGO vs ACIW Stock Comparison

Corpay, Millicom International Cellular and Aci Worldwide Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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CPAY Corpay, Inc.
$446.09 +9.7% 1M +70.5% 1Y
Market cap
$29.91B
P/E
24.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.23B
Div. yield
–
Payment Processing Technology
4 wins
ACIW Aci Worldwide, Inc.
$59.52 +17.4% 1M +23.4% 1Y
Market cap
$6.06B
P/E
36.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.76B
Div. yield
–
Payment Processing Technology
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionCPAYTIGOACIWLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $29.91B $13.75B $6.06B CPAY
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 24.1x 24.2x 36.3x CPAY
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 17.1x 20.9x 21.5x CPAY
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +21.2% +45.1% +1.9% TIGO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 23.7% 7.0% 9.5% CPAY
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 11.4% 19.3% 8.2% TIGO
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.9x 1.8x 2.1x TIGO
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +70.5% +71.9% +23.4% TIGO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +12.8%/yr +17.0%/yr +13.0%/yr TIGO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 36.1% 41.6% 34.8% ACIW
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 62/100 62/100 67/100 ACIW

Percentile Scorecard

CPAYTIGOACIW

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

AxisCPAYTIGOACIW
Valuation 53 #47 of 99 54 #23 of 49 72 #28 of 99
Growth 62 #36 of 94 91 #5 of 47 59 #39 of 94
Profitability 90 #10 of 90 84 #8 of 46 81 #18 of 90
Financial Health 21 #83 of 105 31 #34 of 49 60 #43 of 105
Shareholder Returns 82 #12 of 62 49 #19 of 36 61 #25 of 62
Overall 62 62 67
  • CPAY ranked among 109 companies in Fintech
  • TIGO ranked among 51 companies in Telecommunications
  • ACIW ranked among 109 companies in Fintech

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCPAYTIGOACIWSPY
1 month +9.7%-12.5%+17.4% -5.9%
3 months +11.9%-24.1%+7.8% -4.6%
6 months +45.9%-1.7%+27.6% +0.2%
Year to date +48.2%+42.7%+24.5% +7.5%
1 year +70.5%+71.9%+23.4% +8.2%
3 years +91.1%+379.8%+147.0% +68.3%
3 years, per year +24.1%+68.7%+35.2% +19.0%
5 years +82.3%+119.2%+84.0% +56.5%
5 years, per year +12.8%+17.0%+13.0% +9.4%
10 years +197.3%—+249.9% +251.5%
10 years, per year +11.5%—+13.3% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureCPAYTIGOACIWSPY
Volatility, 1Y 36.1%41.6%34.8% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 32.1%43.6%36.4% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.520.200.27 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.951.730.67 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -37.3%-71.3%-44.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high 0.0%-24.1%-1.1% -5.9%
52-week high $446.09$104.31$60.18 $779.14
52-week low $261.69$46.03$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.

MultipleCPAYTIGOACIW
P/E now vs peer median 23.6xmedian 22.5x 23.3xmedian 11.9x 35.9xmedian 22.5x
P/S now vs peer median 5.5xmedian 2.1x 1.7xmedian 1.1x 3.4xmedian 2.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 13.3xmedian 23.6x 5.3xmedian 6.6x 23.6xmedian 23.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 21.6xmedian 17.3x 7.8xmedian 4.7x 16.7xmedian 17.3x
P/B now vs peer median 8.6xmedian 1.7x 5.9xmedian 1.5x 4.0xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median 1.73median 0.64 0.18median 0.27 1.37median 0.64

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 monthsCPAYTIGOACIW
Revenue $5.23B $8.09B $1.76B
Gross profit – – $829.54M
Operating income $2.29B $1.95B $263.34M
Net income $1.25B $540.00M $166.97M
Free cash flow $1.33B $1.71B $358.12M
R&D – – $187.08M
EPS (diluted) $18.70 $3.38 $1.65
Cash & equivalents $3.07B $848.00M $218.78M
Total debt $11.23B $7.78B $816.96M
Shares (diluted) 66.39M 168.00M 101.32M
Enterprise value $18.73B $9.30B $5.32B

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
MetricCPAYTIGOACIW
P/E 23.6x 23.3x 35.9x
P/FCF 21.6x 7.8x 16.7x
P/Operating cash flow 18.8x 10.2x 15.9x
P/S 5.5x 1.7x 3.4x
P/B 8.6x 5.9x 4.0x
P/Tangible book 58.3x -2.1x 4.0x
EV/EBITDA 13.3x 5.3x 23.6x
EV/EBIT 16.1x 10.4x 25.0x
EV/Revenue 7.1x 2.5x 3.7x
EV/FCF 27.7x 11.8x 18.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 24.1x 15.4x 17.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.73 0.18 1.37

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCPAYTIGOACIW
Revenue growth (1Y) 21.2% 45.1% 1.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 12.2% 13.3% 7.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – -3.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 5.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 19.6% 26.8% -23.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 12.7% 32.6% 10.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 19.1% -52.9% -36.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 9.6% 194.3% 23.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 26.5% -46.7% -34.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 13.6% 131.6% 26.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 14.5% 62.4% 14.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -3.5% 10.9% 44.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 16.6% 55.4% 14.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -4.7% 7.8% 47.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCPAYTIGOACIW
Gross margin – – 47.0%
EBITDA margin 53.1% 47.0% 15.8%
Operating margin 43.9% 24.1% 14.9%
Pretax margin 33.5% 10.9% 13.1%
Net margin 23.7% 7.0% 9.5%
FCF margin 25.5% 21.2% 20.3%
Operating cash flow margin 29.2% 16.3% 21.3%
Return on equity 36.2% 22.6% 11.2%
Return on assets 4.5% 2.6% 5.4%
Return on invested capital 11.4% 19.3% 8.2%
Return on capital employed 20.6% 12.4% 11.2%
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.4x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x 2.4x 2.3x
Stock comp / revenue 2.3% 0.1% 4.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCPAYTIGOACIW
Debt / assets 40.0% 37.6% 26.1%
Debt / equity 3.4x 3.4x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.9x 1.8x 2.1x
Debt / FCF 8.4x 4.5x 2.3x
Liabilities / assets 88.1% 89.0% 52.2%
Equity / assets 11.9% 11.0% 47.8%
Interest coverage 5.1x 1.8x 5.2x
Current ratio 1.0x 0.5x 1.6x
Quick ratio 0.5x 0.3x 1.9x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.2x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 1.68 1.13 4.07

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCPAYTIGOACIW
Dividend yield – 4.4% –
Net buyback yield 7.4% – 3.3%
Shareholder yield 7.4% 4.4% 3.3%
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.

ConsensusCPAYTIGOACIW
Forward P/E 17.1xFY2026 20.9xFY2026 21.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $26.14FY2026 $3.78FY2026 $2.77FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +22.3%FY2026 -51.7%FY2026 +28.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +17.3% +66.4% +12.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.64BFY2026 $9.17BFY2026 $1.81BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +25.3%FY2026 +57.6%FY2026 +3.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +8.3% -4.3% +20.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCPAYTIGOACIW
Held by institutions 97.9% 46.3% 100.0%
Institutions holding 733 439 380
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.8% +7.3% +3.5%
Institutions buying 390 285 198
Institutions selling 240 127 132
Buyers to sellers 1.63 2.24 1.50

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.

CPAYTIGOACIW
CPAY 1.00 0.07 0.37
TIGO 0.07 1.00 -0.14
ACIW 0.37 -0.14 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CPAY, TIGO and ACIW?

Corpay (CPAY) is the largest by market capitalisation: Corpay (CPAY) $29.91B, Millicom International Cellular (TIGO) $13.75B, Aci Worldwide (ACIW) $6.06B.

Which stock is cheaper, CPAY, TIGO and ACIW?

Corpay (CPAY) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Corpay (CPAY) 24.1x, Millicom International Cellular (TIGO) 24.2x, Aci Worldwide (ACIW) 36.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Corpay (CPAY) is cheapest (Corpay (CPAY) 17.1x, Millicom International Cellular (TIGO) 20.9x, Aci Worldwide (ACIW) 21.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Millicom International Cellular (TIGO) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Corpay (CPAY) +21.2%, Millicom International Cellular (TIGO) +45.1%, Aci Worldwide (ACIW) +1.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Corpay (CPAY) has the highest net margin (Corpay (CPAY) 23.7%, Millicom International Cellular (TIGO) 7.0%, Aci Worldwide (ACIW) 9.5%). On return on invested capital, Millicom International Cellular (TIGO) leads (Corpay (CPAY) 11.4%, Millicom International Cellular (TIGO) 19.3%, Aci Worldwide (ACIW) 8.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Millicom International Cellular (TIGO) returned the most: Corpay (CPAY) +70.5%, Millicom International Cellular (TIGO) +71.9%, Aci Worldwide (ACIW) +23.4%. Over five years, Millicom International Cellular (TIGO) compounded fastest (Corpay (CPAY) +12.8%/yr, Millicom International Cellular (TIGO) +17.0%/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) 36.1%, Millicom International Cellular (TIGO) 41.6%, Aci Worldwide (ACIW) 34.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CPAY, TIGO 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, Millicom International Cellular (TIGO) 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.