DLO vs ACIW vs PYPL Stock Comparison

dLocal, Aci Worldwide and PayPal Holdings Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
DLO dLocal Ltd
$14.44 +2.6% 1M -4.6% 1Y
Market cap
$4.09B
P/E
20.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.36B
Div. yield
–
Payment Processing Technology
4 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
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
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

PayPal Holdings leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (PayPal Holdings 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.

QuestionDLOACIWPYPLLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.09B $5.55B $49.17B PYPL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 20.1x 24.6x 10.0x PYPL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 17.2x 20.1x 9.9x PYPL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +57.0% +7.0% +5.7% DLO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 15.0% 12.4% 14.4% DLO
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 33.4% 10.8% 15.9% DLO
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 -4.6% +10.5% -21.2% ACIW
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -22.0%/yr +13.0%/yr -25.2%/yr ACIW
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 44.3% 35.0% 44.0% ACIW
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 72/100 68/100 70/100 DLO

Percentile Scorecard

DLOACIWPYPL

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

AxisDLOACIWPYPL
Valuation 79 #22 of 99 76 #25 of 99 92 #9 of 99
Growth 83 #17 of 94 69 #30 of 94 63 #35 of 94
Profitability 91 #9 of 90 80 #19 of 90 88 #12 of 90
Financial Health 67 #35 of 105 61 #42 of 105 39 #65 of 105
Shareholder Returns 40 #37 of 61 55 #28 of 61 67 #21 of 61
Overall 72 68 70
  • DLO ranked among 109 companies in Fintech
  • ACIW ranked among 109 companies in Fintech
  • PYPL ranked among 109 companies in Fintech

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodDLOACIWPYPLSPY
1 month +2.6%+12.5%-0.1% -0.8%
3 months -3.5%-3.8%-1.9% +3.5%
6 months +4.7%+28.4%+10.5% +7.0%
Year to date +2.1%+16.5%-5.8% +12.2%
1 year -4.6%+10.5%-21.2% +13.0%
3 years -15.2%+181.9%+9.1% +86.3%
3 years, per year -5.4%+41.3%+3.0% +23.1%
5 years -71.1%+84.2%-76.6% +68.6%
5 years, per year -22.0%+13.0%-25.2% +11.0%
10 years —+191.5%+29.9% +258.0%
10 years, per year —+11.3%+2.7% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureDLOACIWPYPLSPY
Volatility, 1Y 44.3%35.0%44.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 44.7%36.6%48.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.720.351.01 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.100.30-0.48 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -86.3%-44.2%-83.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -8.5%-7.5%-24.7% -1.8%
52-week high $15.78$60.18$73.02 $779.14
52-week low $11.01$38.47$39.08 $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.

MultipleDLOACIWPYPL
P/E now vs peer median 20.6xmedian 20.6x 25.0xmedian 20.6x 9.8xmedian 20.6x
P/S now vs peer median 3.1xmedian 2.3x 3.1xmedian 2.3x 1.4xmedian 2.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 15.4x 17.8xmedian 15.4x 7.2xmedian 15.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 10.0xmedian 16.4x 18.1xmedian 16.4x 7.2xmedian 16.4x
P/B now vs peer median 7.9xmedian 1.9x 3.8xmedian 1.9x 2.4xmedian 1.9x
PEG now vs peer median 1.21median 1.05 0.52median 1.05 0.66median 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 monthsDLOACIWPYPL
Revenue $1.36B $1.82B $34.13B
Gross profit $464.83M $893.35M –
Operating income $235.24M $338.68M $5.95B
Net income $204.14M $225.69M $4.90B
Free cash flow $427.30M $311.41M $6.59B
R&D $41.98M $179.52M $3.25B
EPS (diluted) $0.68 $2.22 $5.56
Cash & equivalents $794.94M $167.40M $8.31B
Total debt $466.81M $822.18M $13.40B
Shares (diluted) 301.74M 101.68M 882.00M
Enterprise value $787.70M $4.83B $7.39B

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
MetricDLOACIWPYPL
P/E 20.6x 25.0x 9.8x
P/FCF 10.0x 18.1x 7.2x
P/Operating cash flow 9.9x 17.1x 6.3x
P/S 3.1x 3.1x 1.4x
P/B 7.9x 3.8x 2.4x
P/Tangible book 9.6x 3.8x 2.4x
EV/EBITDA – 17.8x 7.2x
EV/EBIT 14.9x 18.6x 8.3x
EV/Revenue 2.6x 3.5x 1.5x
EV/FCF 8.2x 20.2x 7.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 8.2x 19.1x 6.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.21 0.52 0.66

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDLOACIWPYPL
Revenue growth (1Y) 57.0% 7.0% 5.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 36.9% 9.9% 6.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 34.5% 4.5% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 24.4% 10.6% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 27.1% 0.1% 1.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 16.0% 34.9% 9.8%
Net income growth (1Y) 39.8% -10.1% 4.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 15.7% 44.8% 6.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 41.4% -7.1% 16.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 17.1% 48.0% 15.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 234.3% 6.9% 23.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 16.8% 35.3% 20.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 230.2% 6.0% 24.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 16.5% 37.8% 21.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDLOACIWPYPL
Gross margin 34.3% 49.1% –
EBITDA margin – 19.4% 20.2%
Operating margin 17.3% 18.6% 17.4%
Pretax margin 18.2% 16.8% 17.2%
Net margin 15.0% 12.4% 14.4%
FCF margin 31.5% 17.1% 19.3%
Operating cash flow margin 31.6% 18.1% 21.9%
Return on equity 37.3% 15.1% 24.6%
Return on assets 10.2% 7.3% 6.0%
Return on invested capital 33.4% 10.8% 15.9%
Return on capital employed 64.3% 14.3% 17.9%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.6x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.1x 1.5x 1.5x
Stock comp / revenue 1.9% 4.3% 2.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDLOACIWPYPL
Debt / assets 5.9% 26.6% 16.2%
Debt / equity 0.2x 0.5x 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA – 1.9x 0.3x
Debt / FCF 0.3x 2.6x 2.0x
Liabilities / assets 75.3% 51.6% 76.0%
Equity / assets 24.7% 48.4% 24.0%
Interest coverage 48.4x 6.4x –
Current ratio 1.2x 1.6x 1.3x
Quick ratio 1.2x 2.0x 0.4x
Cash ratio 0.5x 0.2x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 3.06 4.08 1.89

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDLOACIWPYPL
Dividend yield 1.4% – 1.0%
Net buyback yield – 2.9% 12.7%
Shareholder yield 1.4% 2.9% 13.7%
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.

ConsensusDLOACIWPYPL
Forward P/E 17.2xFY2026 20.1xFY2026 9.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.84FY2026 $2.77FY2026 $5.55FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +9.1%FY2026 +28.2%FY2026 +4.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +21.4% +12.6% -3.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.64BFY2026 $1.81BFY2026 $33.55BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +50.1%FY2026 +3.0%FY2026 +1.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +20.6% +20.2% +5.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDLOACIWPYPL
Held by institutions 40.4% 100.0% 74.2%
Institutions holding 166 378 1,378
Change in shares held, QoQ +7.6% +3.5% +0.8%
Institutions buying 88 198 521
Institutions selling 49 130 671
Buyers to sellers 1.80 1.52 0.78

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.

DLOACIWPYPL
DLO 1.00 0.30 0.27
ACIW 0.30 1.00 0.44
PYPL 0.27 0.44 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DLO, ACIW and PYPL?

PayPal Holdings (PYPL) is the largest by market capitalisation: dLocal (DLO) $4.09B, Aci Worldwide (ACIW) $5.55B, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) $49.17B.

Which stock is cheaper, DLO, ACIW and PYPL?

PayPal Holdings (PYPL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (dLocal (DLO) 20.1x, Aci Worldwide (ACIW) 24.6x, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 10.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) is cheapest (dLocal (DLO) 17.2x, Aci Worldwide (ACIW) 20.1x, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 9.9x). 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: dLocal (DLO) +57.0%, Aci Worldwide (ACIW) +7.0%, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) +5.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

dLocal (DLO) has the highest net margin (dLocal (DLO) 15.0%, Aci Worldwide (ACIW) 12.4%, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 14.4%). On return on invested capital, dLocal (DLO) leads (dLocal (DLO) 33.4%, 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: dLocal (DLO) -4.6%, Aci Worldwide (ACIW) +10.5%, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) -21.2%. Over five years, Aci Worldwide (ACIW) compounded fastest (dLocal (DLO) -22.0%/yr, Aci Worldwide (ACIW) +13.0%/yr, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) -25.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Aci Worldwide (ACIW) has been the steadiest (dLocal (DLO) 44.3%, Aci Worldwide (ACIW) 35.0%, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 44.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 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.