EVTC vs PYPL vs ACIW Stock Comparison

Evertec, PayPal Holdings and Aci Worldwide Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
EVTC EVERTEC, Inc.
$30.93 +9.7% 1M -0.3% 1Y
Market cap
$1.88B
P/E
19.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$996.16M
Div. yield
0.01%
Payment Processing Technology
2 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
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
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionEVTCPYPLACIWLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.88B $49.17B $5.55B PYPL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 19.2x 10.0x 24.6x PYPL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 7.4x 9.9x 20.1x EVTC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +12.4% +5.7% +7.0% EVTC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 9.8% 14.4% 12.4% PYPL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 7.8% 15.9% 10.8% PYPL
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.0x 0.3x 1.9x PYPL
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -0.3% -21.2% +10.5% ACIW
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -6.9%/yr -25.2%/yr +13.0%/yr ACIW
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 41.5% 44.0% 35.0% ACIW
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 63/100 70/100 68/100 PYPL

Percentile Scorecard

EVTCPYPLACIW

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

AxisEVTCPYPLACIW
Valuation 85 #16 of 99 92 #9 of 99 76 #25 of 99
Growth 55 #43 of 94 63 #35 of 94 69 #30 of 94
Profitability 83 #16 of 90 88 #12 of 90 80 #19 of 90
Financial Health 40 #63 of 105 39 #65 of 105 61 #42 of 105
Shareholder Returns 50 #31 of 61 67 #21 of 61 55 #28 of 61
Overall 63 70 68
  • EVTC ranked among 109 companies in Fintech
  • PYPL 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

PeriodEVTCPYPLACIWSPY
1 month +9.7%-0.1%+12.5% -0.8%
3 months +1.4%-1.9%-3.8% +3.5%
6 months +3.3%+10.5%+28.4% +7.0%
Year to date +6.3%-5.8%+16.5% +12.2%
1 year -0.3%-21.2%+10.5% +13.0%
3 years -6.1%+9.1%+181.9% +86.3%
3 years, per year -2.1%+3.0%+41.3% +23.1%
5 years -29.9%-76.6%+84.2% +68.6%
5 years, per year -6.9%-25.2%+13.0% +11.0%
10 years +99.5%+29.9%+191.5% +258.0%
10 years, per year +7.2%+2.7%+11.3% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureEVTCPYPLACIWSPY
Volatility, 1Y 41.5%44.0%35.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 45.4%48.4%36.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.651.010.35 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.01-0.480.30 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -55.9%-83.5%-44.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -7.2%-24.7%-7.5% -1.8%
52-week high $33.34$73.02$60.18 $779.14
52-week low $22.34$39.08$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.

MultipleEVTCPYPLACIW
P/E now vs peer median 19.3xmedian 20.6x 9.8xmedian 20.6x 25.0xmedian 20.6x
P/S now vs peer median 1.9xmedian 2.3x 1.4xmedian 2.3x 3.1xmedian 2.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 8.7xmedian 15.4x 7.2xmedian 15.4x 17.8xmedian 15.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 8.9xmedian 16.4x 7.2xmedian 16.4x 18.1xmedian 16.4x
P/B now vs peer median 2.9xmedian 1.9x 2.4xmedian 1.9x 3.8xmedian 1.9x
PEG now vs peer median -0.85median 1.05 0.66median 1.05 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 monthsEVTCPYPLACIW
Revenue $996.16M $34.13B $1.82B
Gross profit $509.22M – $893.35M
Operating income $178.65M $5.95B $338.68M
Net income $102.12M $4.90B $225.69M
Free cash flow $208.38M $6.59B $311.41M
R&D – $3.25B $179.52M
EPS (diluted) $1.59 $5.56 $2.22
Cash & equivalents $260.66M $8.31B $167.40M
Total debt $1.25B $13.40B $822.18M
Shares (diluted) 61.45M 882.00M 101.68M
Enterprise value $542.74M $7.39B $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
MetricEVTCPYPLACIW
P/E 19.3x 9.8x 25.0x
P/FCF 8.9x 7.2x 18.1x
P/Operating cash flow 8.0x 6.3x 17.1x
P/S 1.9x 1.4x 3.1x
P/B 2.9x 2.4x 3.8x
P/Tangible book 54.2x 2.4x 3.8x
EV/EBITDA 8.7x 7.2x 17.8x
EV/EBIT 15.9x 8.3x 18.6x
EV/Revenue 2.9x 1.5x 3.5x
EV/FCF 13.6x 7.5x 20.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 12.3x 6.6x 19.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.85 0.66 0.52

Growth

14 metrics
MetricEVTCPYPLACIW
Revenue growth (1Y) 12.4% 5.7% 7.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 16.2% 6.1% 9.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 11.8% – 4.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 16.3% – 10.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) -8.4% 1.4% 0.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 8.6% 9.8% 34.9%
Net income growth (1Y) -27.0% 4.8% -10.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -23.1% 6.4% 44.8%
EPS growth (1Y) -25.3% 16.1% -7.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -22.6% 15.0% 48.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 7.8% 23.2% 6.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 3.2% 20.1% 35.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 6.7% 24.5% 6.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 4.6% 21.7% 37.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricEVTCPYPLACIW
Gross margin 51.1% – 49.1%
EBITDA margin 32.7% 20.2% 19.4%
Operating margin 17.9% 17.4% 18.6%
Pretax margin 12.9% 17.2% 16.8%
Net margin 9.8% 14.4% 12.4%
FCF margin 20.9% 19.3% 17.1%
Operating cash flow margin 23.2% 21.9% 18.1%
Return on equity 15.5% 24.6% 15.1%
Return on assets 4.3% 6.0% 7.3%
Return on invested capital 7.8% 15.9% 10.8%
Return on capital employed 8.7% 17.9% 14.3%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.4x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.3x 1.5x 1.5x
Stock comp / revenue 3.1% 2.9% 4.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricEVTCPYPLACIW
Debt / assets 50.5% 16.2% 26.6%
Debt / equity 1.9x 0.7x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.0x 0.3x 1.9x
Debt / FCF 6.0x 2.0x 2.6x
Liabilities / assets 74.0% 76.0% 51.6%
Equity / assets 26.0% 24.0% 48.4%
Interest coverage 2.5x – 6.4x
Current ratio 1.7x 1.3x 1.6x
Quick ratio 1.4x 0.4x 2.0x
Cash ratio 0.8x 0.2x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 1.72 1.89 4.08

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricEVTCPYPLACIW
Dividend yield 0.6% 1.0% –
Net buyback yield 7.2% 12.7% 2.9%
Shareholder yield 7.8% 13.7% 2.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) 12.3% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 6.0% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) -2.2% – –
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.

ConsensusEVTCPYPLACIW
Forward P/E 7.4xFY2026 9.9xFY2026 20.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.20FY2026 $5.55FY2026 $2.77FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +16.0%FY2026 +4.5%FY2026 +28.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +7.9% -3.1% +12.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.03BFY2026 $33.55BFY2026 $1.81BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +10.4%FY2026 +1.1%FY2026 +3.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +9.0% +5.1% +20.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersEVTCPYPLACIW
Held by institutions 100.0% 74.2% 100.0%
Institutions holding 251 1,378 378
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.4% +0.8% +3.5%
Institutions buying 130 521 198
Institutions selling 89 671 130
Buyers to sellers 1.46 0.78 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.

EVTCPYPLACIW
EVTC 1.00 0.37 0.36
PYPL 0.37 1.00 0.44
ACIW 0.36 0.44 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, EVTC, PYPL and ACIW?

PayPal Holdings (PYPL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Evertec (EVTC) $1.88B, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) $49.17B, Aci Worldwide (ACIW) $5.55B.

Which stock is cheaper, EVTC, PYPL and ACIW?

PayPal Holdings (PYPL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Evertec (EVTC) 19.2x, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 10.0x, Aci Worldwide (ACIW) 24.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Evertec (EVTC) is cheapest (Evertec (EVTC) 7.4x, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 9.9x, 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?

Evertec (EVTC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Evertec (EVTC) +12.4%, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) +5.7%, Aci Worldwide (ACIW) +7.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

PayPal Holdings (PYPL) has the highest net margin (Evertec (EVTC) 9.8%, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 14.4%, Aci Worldwide (ACIW) 12.4%). On return on invested capital, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) leads (Evertec (EVTC) 7.8%, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 15.9%, Aci Worldwide (ACIW) 10.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Aci Worldwide (ACIW) returned the most: Evertec (EVTC) -0.3%, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) -21.2%, Aci Worldwide (ACIW) +10.5%. Over five years, Aci Worldwide (ACIW) compounded fastest (Evertec (EVTC) -6.9%/yr, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) -25.2%/yr, Aci Worldwide (ACIW) +13.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Evertec (EVTC) 0.01%, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 0.00%, Aci Worldwide (ACIW) 0.00%. PayPal Holdings (PYPL) and Aci Worldwide (ACIW) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Aci Worldwide (ACIW) has been the steadiest (Evertec (EVTC) 41.5%, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 44.0%, Aci Worldwide (ACIW) 35.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, EVTC, PYPL 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, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 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.