DLO vs OWLS vs ACIW Stock Comparison

dLocal, Obook Holdings and Aci Worldwide Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
DLO dLocal Ltd
$14.05 -0.2% 1M -8.6% 1Y
Market cap
$4.14B
P/E
20.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.36B
Div. yield
1.42%
Payment Processing Technology
6 wins
OWLS Obook Holdings Inc.
$2.66 -51.8% 1M -77.4% 1Y
Market cap
$235.16M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Payment Processing Technology
ACIW Aci Worldwide, Inc.
$54.66 +10.4% 1M +8.9% 1Y
Market cap
$5.53B
P/E
24.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.82B
Div. yield
–
Payment Processing Technology
4 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

dLocal leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (dLocal 6, Aci Worldwide 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionDLOOWLSACIWLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.14B $235.16M $5.53B ACIW
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 20.0x — 24.6x DLO
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 16.7x — 19.7x DLO
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +57.0% — +7.0% DLO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 15.0% — 12.4% DLO
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 33.4% — 10.8% DLO
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 1.9x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.42% — — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -8.6% -77.4% +8.9% ACIW
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -22.4%/yr — +12.0%/yr ACIW
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 44.3% 79.8% 34.9% ACIW
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 73/100 — 68/100 DLO

Percentile Scorecard

DLOOWLSACIW

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

AxisDLOOWLSACIW
Valuation 82 #19 of 99 – 77 #24 of 99
Growth 83 #17 of 94 – 69 #30 of 94
Profitability 91 #9 of 90 – 80 #19 of 90
Financial Health 67 #35 of 105 23 #81 of 105 60 #43 of 105
Shareholder Returns 42 #36 of 61 – 57 #27 of 61
Overall 73 – 68
  • DLO ranked among 109 companies in Fintech
  • OWLS ranked among 109 companies in Fintech
  • ACIW ranked among 109 companies in Fintech

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodDLOOWLSACIWSPY
1 month -0.2%-51.8%+10.4% -0.2%
3 months -5.6%-50.2%-8.9% +3.9%
6 months +3.3%-54.0%+24.4% +8.2%
Year to date -0.6%-60.2%+14.3% +12.9%
1 year -8.6%-77.4%+8.9% +12.3%
3 years -17.5%—+176.8% +87.4%
3 years, per year -6.2%—+40.4% +23.3%
5 years -71.9%—+76.4% +67.9%
5 years, per year -22.4%—+12.0% +10.9%
10 years ——+192.3% +261.1%
10 years, per year ——+11.3% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureDLOOWLSACIWSPY
Volatility, 1Y 44.3%79.8%34.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 44.7%88.5%36.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.711.140.35 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.20-0.970.25 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -86.3%-96.4%-44.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -11.0%-77.4%-9.2% -1.2%
52-week high $15.78$11.75$60.18 $779.14
52-week low $11.01$1.98$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.

MultipleDLOOWLSACIW
P/E now vs peer median 20.0xmedian 20.0x —median 20.0x 24.6xmedian 20.0x
P/S now vs peer median 3.1xmedian 2.3x —median 2.3x 3.0xmedian 2.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 17.5x —median 17.5x 17.5xmedian 17.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 9.7xmedian 15.9x —median 15.9x 17.8xmedian 15.9x
P/B now vs peer median 7.7xmedian 2.0x -19.2xmedian 2.0x 3.7xmedian 2.0x
PEG now vs peer median 1.17median 1.03 —median 1.03 0.51median 1.03

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 monthsDLOOWLSACIW
Revenue $1.36B – $1.82B
Gross profit $464.83M – $893.35M
Operating income $235.24M – $338.68M
Net income $204.14M – $225.69M
Free cash flow $427.30M – $311.41M
R&D $41.98M – $179.52M
EPS (diluted) $0.68 – $2.22
Cash & equivalents $794.94M $10.19M $167.40M
Total debt $466.81M – $822.18M
Shares (diluted) 301.74M – 101.68M
Enterprise value $837.83M $182.93M $4.81B

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
MetricDLOOWLSACIW
P/E 20.0x – 24.6x
P/FCF 9.7x – 17.8x
P/Operating cash flow 9.7x – 16.8x
P/S 3.1x – 3.0x
P/B 7.7x -19.2x 3.7x
P/Tangible book 9.3x -17.9x 3.7x
EV/EBITDA – – 17.5x
EV/EBIT 14.4x – 18.3x
EV/Revenue 2.5x – 3.4x
EV/FCF 8.0x – 19.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 7.9x – 18.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.17 – 0.51

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDLOOWLSACIW
Revenue growth (1Y) 57.0% – 7.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 36.9% – 9.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 34.5% – 4.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 24.4% – 10.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) 27.1% – 0.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 16.0% – 34.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 39.8% – -10.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 15.7% – 44.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 41.4% – -7.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 17.1% – 48.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 234.3% – 6.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 16.8% – 35.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 230.2% – 6.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 16.5% – 37.8%

Profitability

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

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDLOOWLSACIW
Debt / assets 5.9% 2.7% 26.6%
Debt / equity 0.2x -0.1x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 1.9x
Debt / FCF 0.3x – 2.6x
Liabilities / assets 75.3% 150.9% 51.6%
Equity / assets 24.7% -50.9% 48.4%
Interest coverage 48.4x – 6.4x
Current ratio 1.2x 0.6x 1.6x
Quick ratio 1.2x 0.5x 2.0x
Cash ratio 0.5x 0.5x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 3.02 – 4.05

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDLOOWLSACIW
Dividend yield 1.4% – –
Net buyback yield – – 3.0%
Shareholder yield 1.4% – 3.0%
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.

ConsensusDLOOWLSACIW
Forward P/E 16.7xFY2026 – 19.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.84FY2026 $-0.71FY2026 $2.77FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +9.1%FY2026 – +28.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +21.4% – +12.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.64BFY2026 $8.17MFY2026 $1.81BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +50.1%FY2026 +3.9%FY2026 +3.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +20.6% +536.4% +20.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDLOOWLSACIW
Held by institutions 40.4% – 100.0%
Institutions holding 166 – 378
Change in shares held, QoQ +7.6% – +3.5%
Institutions buying 88 – 198
Institutions selling 49 – 130
Buyers to sellers 1.80 – 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.

DLOOWLSACIW
DLO 1.00 0.09 0.30
OWLS 0.09 1.00 0.02
ACIW 0.30 0.02 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DLO, OWLS and ACIW?

Aci Worldwide (ACIW) is the largest by market capitalisation: dLocal (DLO) $4.14B, Obook Holdings (OWLS) $235.16M, Aci Worldwide (ACIW) $5.53B.

Which stock is cheaper, DLO, OWLS and ACIW?

dLocal (DLO) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (dLocal (DLO) 20.0x, Aci Worldwide (ACIW) 24.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, dLocal (DLO) is cheapest (dLocal (DLO) 16.7x, Aci Worldwide (ACIW) 19.7x). 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: dLocal (DLO) +57.0%, Aci Worldwide (ACIW) +7.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

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

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Aci Worldwide (ACIW) returned the most: dLocal (DLO) -8.6%, Obook Holdings (OWLS) -77.4%, Aci Worldwide (ACIW) +8.9%. Over five years, Aci Worldwide (ACIW) compounded fastest (dLocal (DLO) -22.4%/yr, Aci Worldwide (ACIW) +12.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: dLocal (DLO) 1.42%. Obook Holdings (OWLS) and Aci Worldwide (ACIW) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Aci Worldwide (ACIW) has been the steadiest (dLocal (DLO) 44.3%, Obook Holdings (OWLS) 79.8%, Aci Worldwide (ACIW) 34.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, DLO, OWLS 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, dLocal (DLO) 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.