EVTC vs SEZL vs ACIW Stock Comparison

Evertec, Sezzle and Aci Worldwide Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
EVTC EVERTEC, Inc.
$31.03 +14.8% 1M +5.8% 1Y
Market cap
$1.93B
P/E
19.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$996.16M
Div. yield
0.01%
Payment Processing Technology
2 wins
SEZL Sezzle Inc.
$133.86 +24.0% 1M +90.3% 1Y
Market cap
$4.48B
P/E
27.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$531.93M
Div. yield
–
Payment Processing Technology
6 wins
ACIW Aci Worldwide, Inc.
$55.70 +14.6% 1M +17.7% 1Y
Market cap
$5.69B
P/E
25.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.82B
Div. yield
–
Payment Processing Technology
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Sezzle leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Sezzle 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.

QuestionEVTCSEZLACIWLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.93B $4.48B $5.69B ACIW
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 19.8x 27.7x 25.2x EVTC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 7.4x 24.2x 20.1x EVTC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +12.4% +43.1% +7.0% SEZL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 9.8% 30.3% 12.4% SEZL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 7.8% 49.6% 10.8% SEZL
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.0x 0.2x 1.9x SEZL
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +5.8% +90.3% +17.7% SEZL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -7.3%/yr — +12.7%/yr ACIW
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 41.2% 89.0% 34.6% ACIW
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 63/100 76/100 66/100 SEZL

Percentile Scorecard

EVTCSEZLACIW

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

AxisEVTCSEZLACIW
Valuation 86 #15 of 99 61 #39 of 99 75 #26 of 99
Growth 55 #43 of 94 97 #4 of 94 69 #30 of 94
Profitability 82 #17 of 90 98 #3 of 90 78 #21 of 90
Financial Health 41 #62 of 105 77 #25 of 105 60 #43 of 105
Shareholder Returns 51 #30 of 60 46 #33 of 60 49 #31 of 60
Overall 63 76 66
  • EVTC ranked among 109 companies in Fintech
  • SEZL 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

PeriodEVTCSEZLACIWSPY
1 month +14.8%+24.0%+14.6% +0.7%
3 months -1.8%-13.7%-3.4% +3.7%
6 months +5.1%+68.2%+28.9% +7.1%
Year to date +6.7%+110.9%+16.5% +12.8%
1 year +5.8%+90.3%+17.7% +11.9%
3 years -3.5%+8,649.0%+179.6% +85.2%
3 years, per year -1.2%+344.4%+40.9% +22.8%
5 years -31.4%—+81.6% +67.6%
5 years, per year -7.3%—+12.7% +10.9%
10 years +103.5%—+201.1% +262.0%
10 years, per year +7.4%—+11.7% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureEVTCSEZLACIWSPY
Volatility, 1Y 41.2%89.0%34.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 44.8%95.6%36.1% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.652.480.35 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.141.010.51 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -55.9%-89.9%-44.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -6.9%-29.0%-7.4% -1.2%
52-week high $33.34$188.55$60.18 $779.14
52-week low $22.34$50.97$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.

MultipleEVTCSEZLACIW
P/E now vs peer median 19.4xmedian 19.5x 27.9xmedian 19.5x 25.1xmedian 19.5x
P/S now vs peer median 1.9xmedian 2.2x 8.5xmedian 2.2x 3.1xmedian 2.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 8.7xmedian 17.8x 21.0xmedian 17.8x 17.8xmedian 17.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 8.9xmedian 16.1x 16.4xmedian 16.1x 18.1xmedian 16.1x
P/B now vs peer median 2.9xmedian 2.0x 19.3xmedian 2.0x 3.8xmedian 2.0x
PEG now vs peer median -0.86median 0.98 0.16median 0.98 0.52median 0.98

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 monthsEVTCSEZLACIW
Revenue $996.16M $531.93M $1.82B
Gross profit $509.22M – $893.35M
Operating income $178.65M $214.81M $338.68M
Net income $102.12M $161.43M $225.69M
Free cash flow $208.38M $274.61M $311.41M
R&D – – $179.52M
EPS (diluted) $1.59 $4.65 $2.22
Cash & equivalents $260.66M $79.76M $167.40M
Total debt $1.25B $121.52M $822.18M
Shares (diluted) 61.45M 34.72M 101.68M
Enterprise value $595.13M $4.11B $4.97B

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
MetricEVTCSEZLACIW
P/E 19.4x 27.9x 25.1x
P/FCF 8.9x 16.4x 18.1x
P/Operating cash flow 8.0x 16.4x 17.1x
P/S 1.9x 8.5x 3.1x
P/B 2.9x 19.3x 3.8x
P/Tangible book 54.3x 19.3x 3.8x
EV/EBITDA 8.7x 21.0x 17.8x
EV/EBIT 15.9x 21.2x 18.6x
EV/Revenue 2.9x 8.6x 3.5x
EV/FCF 13.7x 16.6x 20.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 12.3x 16.5x 19.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.86 0.16 0.52

Growth

14 metrics
MetricEVTCSEZLACIW
Revenue growth (1Y) 12.4% 43.1% 7.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 16.2% 56.7% 9.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 11.8% – 4.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 16.3% – 10.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) -8.4% 56.0% 0.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 8.6% 119.1% 34.9%
Net income growth (1Y) -27.0% 54.4% -10.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -23.1% 174.1% 44.8%
EPS growth (1Y) -25.3% 57.8% -7.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -22.6% 172.0% 48.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 7.8% 64.0% 6.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 3.2% 284.0% 35.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 6.7% 63.9% 6.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 4.6% 286.4% 37.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricEVTCSEZLACIW
Gross margin 51.1% – 49.1%
EBITDA margin 32.7% 40.8% 19.4%
Operating margin 17.9% 40.4% 18.6%
Pretax margin 12.9% 37.8% 16.8%
Net margin 9.8% 30.3% 12.4%
FCF margin 20.9% 51.6% 17.1%
Operating cash flow margin 23.2% 51.8% 18.1%
Return on equity 15.5% 75.1% 15.1%
Return on assets 4.3% 35.4% 7.3%
Return on invested capital 7.8% 49.6% 10.8%
Return on capital employed 8.7% 60.7% 14.3%
Asset turnover 0.4x 1.2x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.3x 1.7x 1.5x
Stock comp / revenue 3.1% 1.4% 4.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricEVTCSEZLACIW
Debt / assets 50.5% 26.6% 26.6%
Debt / equity 1.9x 0.5x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.0x 0.2x 1.9x
Debt / FCF 6.0x 0.4x 2.6x
Liabilities / assets 74.0% 49.0% 51.6%
Equity / assets 26.0% 51.0% 48.4%
Interest coverage 2.5x 15.5x 6.4x
Current ratio 1.7x 4.0x 1.6x
Quick ratio 1.4x 0.8x 2.0x
Cash ratio 0.8x 0.8x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 1.73 15.83 4.09

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricEVTCSEZLACIW
Dividend yield 0.6% – –
Net buyback yield 7.2% 1.5% 2.9%
Shareholder yield 7.8% 1.5% 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.

ConsensusEVTCSEZLACIW
Forward P/E 7.4xFY2026 24.2xFY2026 20.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.20FY2026 $5.53FY2026 $2.77FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +16.0%FY2026 +54.0%FY2026 +28.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +7.9% +26.2% +12.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.03BFY2026 $625.83MFY2026 $1.81BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +10.4%FY2026 +39.0%FY2026 +3.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +9.0% +17.0% +20.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersEVTCSEZLACIW
Held by institutions 100.0% 44.1% 100.0%
Institutions holding 252 323 379
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.4% +11.3% +3.5%
Institutions buying 130 215 198
Institutions selling 89 79 131
Buyers to sellers 1.46 2.72 1.51

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.

EVTCSEZLACIW
EVTC 1.00 0.13 0.36
SEZL 0.13 1.00 0.24
ACIW 0.36 0.24 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, EVTC, SEZL and ACIW?

Aci Worldwide (ACIW) is the largest by market capitalisation: Evertec (EVTC) $1.93B, Sezzle (SEZL) $4.48B, Aci Worldwide (ACIW) $5.69B.

Which stock is cheaper, EVTC, SEZL and ACIW?

Evertec (EVTC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Evertec (EVTC) 19.8x, Sezzle (SEZL) 27.7x, Aci Worldwide (ACIW) 25.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Evertec (EVTC) is cheapest (Evertec (EVTC) 7.4x, Sezzle (SEZL) 24.2x, 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?

Sezzle (SEZL) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Evertec (EVTC) +12.4%, Sezzle (SEZL) +43.1%, Aci Worldwide (ACIW) +7.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Sezzle (SEZL) has the highest net margin (Evertec (EVTC) 9.8%, Sezzle (SEZL) 30.3%, Aci Worldwide (ACIW) 12.4%). On return on invested capital, Sezzle (SEZL) leads (Evertec (EVTC) 7.8%, Sezzle (SEZL) 49.6%, Aci Worldwide (ACIW) 10.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Sezzle (SEZL) returned the most: Evertec (EVTC) +5.8%, Sezzle (SEZL) +90.3%, Aci Worldwide (ACIW) +17.7%. Over five years, Aci Worldwide (ACIW) compounded fastest (Evertec (EVTC) -7.3%/yr, Aci Worldwide (ACIW) +12.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Evertec (EVTC) 0.01%, Sezzle (SEZL) 0.00%, Aci Worldwide (ACIW) 0.00%. Sezzle (SEZL) 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) 41.2%, Sezzle (SEZL) 89.0%, Aci Worldwide (ACIW) 34.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, EVTC, SEZL 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, Sezzle (SEZL) 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.