CPAY vs V vs ACIW Stock Comparison

Corpay, Visa and Aci Worldwide 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
V Visa Inc.
$408.02 +12.8% 1M +17.9% 1Y
Market cap
$676.62B
P/E
29.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$44.49B
Div. yield
–
Payment Networks Financial Services
5 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
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Visa leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Visa 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.

QuestionCPAYVACIWLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $26.17B $676.62B $5.65B V
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 22.9x 29.9x 25.0x CPAY
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 15.6x 29.5x 20.2x CPAY
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +20.4% +14.4% +7.0% CPAY
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 22.7% 50.8% 12.4% V
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 10.7% 38.1% 10.8% V
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.8x 0.4x 1.9x V
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +43.6% +17.9% +11.7% CPAY
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +8.1%/yr +12.0%/yr +12.6%/yr ACIW
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 36.4% 22.1% 34.9% V
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 61/100 52/100 69/100 ACIW

Percentile Scorecard

CPAYVACIW

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

AxisCPAYVACIW
Valuation 56 #44 of 98 13 #827 of 945 75 #25 of 98
Growth 59 #39 of 94 49 #418 of 822 69 #30 of 94
Profitability 90 #10 of 90 99 #13 of 835 80 #19 of 90
Financial Health 21 #83 of 105 71 #262 of 905 60 #43 of 105
Shareholder Returns 77 #15 of 62 30 #509 of 726 59 #26 of 62
Overall 61 52 69
  • CPAY ranked among 109 companies in Fintech
  • V 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

PeriodCPAYVACIWSPY
1 month +3.3%+12.8%+13.5% -1.0%
3 months +10.3%+14.7%-0.8% +2.9%
6 months +30.6%+31.9%+29.4% +6.4%
Year to date +35.8%+16.3%+16.9% +11.4%
1 year +43.6%+17.9%+11.7% +13.1%
3 years +69.7%+73.9%+168.4% +79.4%
3 years, per year +19.3%+20.3%+39.0% +21.5%
5 years +47.3%+76.5%+80.8% +67.7%
5 years, per year +8.1%+12.0%+12.6% +10.9%
10 years +135.2%+395.5%+183.8% +255.2%
10 years, per year +8.9%+17.4%+11.0% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureCPAYVACIWSPY
Volatility, 1Y 36.4%22.1%34.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 33.9%20.0%36.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.820.280.35 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.200.810.34 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -41.6%-24.5%-44.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -3.9%-1.5%-7.1% -2.5%
52-week high $425.23$414.26$60.18 $779.14
52-week low $255.00$295.52$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.

MultipleCPAYVACIW
P/E now vs peer median 23.5xmedian 21.5x 30.2xmedian 13.4x 25.1xmedian 21.5x
P/S now vs peer median 5.3xmedian 2.2x 16.4xmedian 3.2x 3.1xmedian 2.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 12.9xmedian 15.7x 26.1xmedian 5.9x 17.8xmedian 15.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 16.4xmedian 16.4x 34.6xmedian 11.1x 18.2xmedian 16.4x
P/B now vs peer median 7.5xmedian 1.9x 20.7xmedian 1.2x 3.8xmedian 1.9x
PEG now vs peer median 2.03median 1.06 2.10median 0.89 0.52median 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 monthsCPAYVACIW
Revenue $5.02B $44.49B $1.82B
Gross profit – – $893.35M
Operating income $2.20B $27.00B $338.68M
Net income $1.15B $22.59B $225.69M
Free cash flow $1.64B $21.01B $311.41M
R&D – – $179.52M
EPS (diluted) $17.20 $11.90 $2.22
Cash & equivalents $3.16B $12.36B $167.40M
Total debt $39.11B $23.86B $822.18M
Shares (diluted) 66.33M 1.90B 101.68M
Enterprise value $16.06B $619.94B $4.93B

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
MetricCPAYVACIW
P/E 23.5x 30.2x 25.1x
P/FCF 16.4x 34.6x 18.2x
P/Operating cash flow 14.5x 32.2x 17.1x
P/S 5.3x 16.4x 3.1x
P/B 7.5x 20.7x 3.8x
P/Tangible book 40.1x 95.1x 3.8x
EV/EBITDA 12.9x 26.1x 17.8x
EV/EBIT 15.6x 27.4x 18.6x
EV/Revenue 6.8x 16.6x 3.5x
EV/FCF 20.9x 35.2x 20.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 18.6x 32.7x 19.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.03 2.10 0.52

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCPAYVACIW
Revenue growth (1Y) 20.4% 14.4% 7.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 11.5% 11.8% 9.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – 4.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 10.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) 17.9% 11.6% 0.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 12.4% 9.5% 34.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 9.4% 11.4% -10.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 7.4% 11.0% 44.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 17.0% 14.9% -7.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 11.6% 14.4% 48.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -12.7% -3.9% 6.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 0.6% 4.6% 35.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -15.0% -4.8% 6.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -0.2% 4.0% 37.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCPAYVACIW
Gross margin – – 49.1%
EBITDA margin 53.0% 63.7% 19.4%
Operating margin 43.7% 60.7% 18.6%
Pretax margin 33.3% 60.6% 16.8%
Net margin 22.7% 50.8% 12.4%
FCF margin 32.6% 47.2% 17.1%
Operating cash flow margin 36.8% 50.8% 18.1%
Return on equity 32.2% 63.8% 15.1%
Return on assets 4.2% 23.8% 7.3%
Return on invested capital 10.7% 38.1% 10.8%
Return on capital employed 20.9% 42.6% 14.3%
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.5x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.6x 1.0x 1.5x
Stock comp / revenue 2.3% 2.1% 4.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCPAYVACIW
Debt / assets 37.6% 25.2% 26.6%
Debt / equity 3.0x 0.7x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.8x 0.4x 1.9x
Debt / FCF 6.5x 1.1x 2.6x
Liabilities / assets 87.3% 62.8% 51.6%
Equity / assets 12.7% 37.2% 48.4%
Interest coverage 5.0x 34.8x 6.4x
Current ratio 1.0x 1.0x 1.6x
Quick ratio 0.5x 0.6x 2.0x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.4x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 1.61 8.94 4.09

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCPAYVACIW
Dividend yield – 0.7% –
Net buyback yield 6.4% 2.9% 2.9%
Shareholder yield 6.4% 3.6% 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.

ConsensusCPAYVACIW
Forward P/E 15.6xFY2026 29.5xFY2026 20.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $26.13FY2026 $13.83FY2026 $2.77FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +22.2%FY2026 +20.6%FY2026 +28.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +17.3% +11.6% +12.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.64BFY2026 $44.21BFY2026 $1.81BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +25.3%FY2026 +10.5%FY2026 +3.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +8.1% +8.9% +20.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCPAYVACIW
Held by institutions 97.9% 87.6% 100.0%
Institutions holding 732 4,526 378
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.8% +2.4% +3.5%
Institutions buying 389 2,327 198
Institutions selling 240 1,732 130
Buyers to sellers 1.62 1.34 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.

CPAYVACIW
CPAY 1.00 0.32 0.40
V 0.32 1.00 0.40
ACIW 0.40 0.40 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CPAY, V and ACIW?

Visa (V) is the largest by market capitalisation: Corpay (CPAY) $26.17B, Visa (V) $676.62B, Aci Worldwide (ACIW) $5.65B.

Which stock is cheaper, CPAY, V and ACIW?

Corpay (CPAY) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Corpay (CPAY) 22.9x, Visa (V) 29.9x, Aci Worldwide (ACIW) 25.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Corpay (CPAY) is cheapest (Corpay (CPAY) 15.6x, Visa (V) 29.5x, Aci Worldwide (ACIW) 20.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Corpay (CPAY) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Corpay (CPAY) +20.4%, Visa (V) +14.4%, Aci Worldwide (ACIW) +7.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Visa (V) has the highest net margin (Corpay (CPAY) 22.7%, Visa (V) 50.8%, Aci Worldwide (ACIW) 12.4%). On return on invested capital, Visa (V) leads (Corpay (CPAY) 10.7%, Visa (V) 38.1%, Aci Worldwide (ACIW) 10.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Corpay (CPAY) returned the most: Corpay (CPAY) +43.6%, Visa (V) +17.9%, Aci Worldwide (ACIW) +11.7%. Over five years, Aci Worldwide (ACIW) compounded fastest (Corpay (CPAY) +8.1%/yr, Visa (V) +12.0%/yr, Aci Worldwide (ACIW) +12.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Visa (V) has been the steadiest (Corpay (CPAY) 36.4%, Visa (V) 22.1%, Aci Worldwide (ACIW) 34.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CPAY, V 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, Visa (V) 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.