FISV vs CPAY vs ACIW Stock Comparison

Fiserv, Corpay and Aci Worldwide Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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FISV Fiserv Inc
$62.74 +38.0% 1M -2.0% 1Y
Market cap
$33.43B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$20.80B
Div. yield
–
Payment Processing Technology
2 wins
CPAY Corpay, Inc.
$446.09 +9.7% 1M +70.5% 1Y
Market cap
$29.86B
P/E
24.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.23B
Div. yield
–
Payment Processing Technology
5 wins
ACIW Aci Worldwide, Inc.
$59.52 +17.4% 1M +23.4% 1Y
Market cap
$6.05B
P/E
36.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.76B
Div. yield
–
Payment Processing Technology
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Corpay leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Corpay 5, Aci Worldwide 4, Fiserv 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionFISVCPAYACIWLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $33.43B $29.86B $6.05B FISV
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -8.5x 24.1x 36.2x CPAY
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 8.4x 17.1x 21.5x FISV
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -1.7% +21.2% +1.9% CPAY
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -18.9% 23.7% 9.5% CPAY
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -4.4% 11.4% 8.2% CPAY
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 24.1x 2.9x 2.1x ACIW
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -2.0% +70.5% +23.4% CPAY
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -9.0%/yr +12.8%/yr +13.0%/yr ACIW
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 40.6% 36.1% 34.8% ACIW
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 44/100 62/100 67/100 ACIW

Percentile Scorecard

FISVCPAYACIW

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

AxisFISVCPAYACIW
Valuation 81 #20 of 99 53 #47 of 99 72 #28 of 99
Growth 17 #78 of 94 62 #36 of 94 59 #39 of 94
Profitability 57 #39 of 90 90 #10 of 90 81 #18 of 90
Financial Health 18 #86 of 105 21 #83 of 105 60 #43 of 105
Shareholder Returns 48 #33 of 62 82 #12 of 62 61 #25 of 62
Overall 44 62 67
  • FISV ranked among 109 companies in Fintech
  • CPAY 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

PeriodFISVCPAYACIWSPY
1 month +38.0%+9.7%+17.4% -5.9%
3 months +15.9%+11.9%+7.8% -4.6%
6 months +10.4%+45.9%+27.6% +0.2%
Year to date -6.6%+48.2%+24.5% +7.5%
1 year -2.0%+70.5%+23.4% +8.2%
3 years -47.6%+91.1%+147.0% +68.3%
3 years, per year -19.4%+24.1%+35.2% +19.0%
5 years -37.5%+82.3%+84.0% +56.5%
5 years, per year -9.0%+12.8%+13.0% +9.4%
10 years +28.1%+197.3%+249.9% +251.5%
10 years, per year +2.5%+11.5%+13.3% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureFISVCPAYACIWSPY
Volatility, 1Y 40.6%36.1%34.8% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 42.3%32.1%36.4% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.400.520.27 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.051.950.67 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -81.3%-37.3%-44.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -10.2%0.0%-1.1% -5.9%
52-week high $69.85$446.09$60.18 $779.14
52-week low $44.36$261.69$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.

MultipleFISVCPAYACIW
P/E now vs peer median -8.5xmedian 22.5x 23.6xmedian 22.5x 35.9xmedian 22.5x
P/S now vs peer median 1.6xmedian 2.1x 5.5xmedian 2.1x 3.4xmedian 2.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 54.5xmedian 23.6x 13.3xmedian 23.6x 23.6xmedian 23.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 10.6xmedian 17.3x 21.6xmedian 17.3x 16.7xmedian 17.3x
P/B now vs peer median 1.6xmedian 1.7x 8.6xmedian 1.7x 4.0xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median 0.16median 0.64 1.73median 0.64 1.37median 0.64

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 monthsFISVCPAYACIW
Revenue $20.80B $5.23B $1.76B
Gross profit $11.39B – $829.54M
Operating income -$2.27B $2.29B $263.34M
Net income -$3.93B $1.25B $166.97M
Free cash flow $3.16B $1.33B $358.12M
R&D – – $187.08M
EPS (diluted) $-7.39 $18.70 $1.65
Cash & equivalents $545.00M $3.07B $218.78M
Total debt $27.06B $11.23B $816.96M
Shares (diluted) 531.80M 66.39M 101.32M
Enterprise value $30.64B $18.68B $5.31B

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
MetricFISVCPAYACIW
P/E -8.5x 23.6x 35.9x
P/FCF 10.6x 21.6x 16.7x
P/Operating cash flow 6.6x 18.8x 15.9x
P/S 1.6x 5.5x 3.4x
P/B 1.6x 8.6x 4.0x
P/Tangible book 1.6x 58.3x 4.0x
EV/EBITDA 54.5x 13.3x 23.6x
EV/EBIT -26.4x 16.1x 25.0x
EV/Revenue 2.9x 7.1x 3.7x
EV/FCF 19.0x 27.7x 18.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 11.9x 24.1x 17.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.16 1.73 1.37

Growth

14 metrics
MetricFISVCPAYACIW
Revenue growth (1Y) -1.7% 21.2% 1.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 3.4% 12.2% 7.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -11.0% – -3.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 1.2% – 5.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) -136.6% 19.6% -23.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -35.3% 12.7% 10.3%
Net income growth (1Y) -208.2% 19.1% -36.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -48.8% 9.6% 23.3%
EPS growth (1Y) -211.1% 26.5% -34.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -52.0% 13.6% 26.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -20.5% 14.5% 14.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -1.0% -3.5% 44.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -31.6% 16.6% 14.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -6.3% -4.7% 47.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricFISVCPAYACIW
Gross margin 54.8% – 47.0%
EBITDA margin 5.3% 53.1% 15.8%
Operating margin -10.9% 43.9% 14.9%
Pretax margin -16.7% 33.5% 13.1%
Net margin -18.9% 23.7% 9.5%
FCF margin 15.2% 25.5% 20.3%
Operating cash flow margin 24.2% 29.2% 21.3%
Return on equity -16.3% 36.2% 11.2%
Return on assets -5.1% 4.5% 5.4%
Return on invested capital -4.4% 11.4% 8.2%
Return on capital employed -4.2% 20.6% 11.2%
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.2x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -1.3x 1.2x 2.3x
Stock comp / revenue 1.9% 2.3% 4.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricFISVCPAYACIW
Debt / assets 37.3% 40.0% 26.1%
Debt / equity 1.3x 3.4x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 24.1x 2.9x 2.1x
Debt / FCF 8.6x 8.4x 2.3x
Liabilities / assets 71.0% 88.1% 52.2%
Equity / assets 29.0% 11.9% 47.8%
Interest coverage -1.5x 5.1x 5.2x
Current ratio 1.0x 1.0x 1.6x
Quick ratio 0.9x 0.5x 1.9x
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.2x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 1.02 1.68 4.07

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricFISVCPAYACIW
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 1.7% 7.4% 3.3%
Shareholder yield 1.7% 7.4% 3.3%
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.

ConsensusFISVCPAYACIW
Forward P/E 8.4xFY2026 17.1xFY2026 21.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $7.46FY2026 $26.14FY2026 $2.77FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -13.7%FY2026 +22.3%FY2026 +28.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +13.4% +17.3% +12.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $18.58BFY2026 $5.64BFY2026 $1.81BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -6.2%FY2026 +25.3%FY2026 +3.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +3.9% +8.3% +20.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersFISVCPAYACIW
Held by institutions 89.7% 97.9% 100.0%
Institutions holding 1,153 733 380
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.6% +0.8% +3.5%
Institutions buying 499 390 198
Institutions selling 505 240 132
Buyers to sellers 0.99 1.63 1.50

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.

FISVCPAYACIW
FISV 1.00 0.42 0.56
CPAY 0.42 1.00 0.37
ACIW 0.56 0.37 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, FISV, CPAY and ACIW?

Fiserv (FISV) is the largest by market capitalisation: Fiserv (FISV) $33.43B, Corpay (CPAY) $29.86B, Aci Worldwide (ACIW) $6.05B.

Which stock is cheaper, FISV, CPAY and ACIW?

Corpay (CPAY) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Fiserv (FISV) -8.5x, Corpay (CPAY) 24.1x, Aci Worldwide (ACIW) 36.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Fiserv (FISV) is cheapest (Fiserv (FISV) 8.4x, Corpay (CPAY) 17.1x, Aci Worldwide (ACIW) 21.5x). 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: Fiserv (FISV) -1.7%, Corpay (CPAY) +21.2%, Aci Worldwide (ACIW) +1.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Corpay (CPAY) has the highest net margin (Fiserv (FISV) -18.9%, Corpay (CPAY) 23.7%, Aci Worldwide (ACIW) 9.5%). On return on invested capital, Corpay (CPAY) leads (Fiserv (FISV) -4.4%, Corpay (CPAY) 11.4%, Aci Worldwide (ACIW) 8.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Corpay (CPAY) returned the most: Fiserv (FISV) -2.0%, Corpay (CPAY) +70.5%, Aci Worldwide (ACIW) +23.4%. Over five years, Aci Worldwide (ACIW) compounded fastest (Fiserv (FISV) -9.0%/yr, Corpay (CPAY) +12.8%/yr, Aci Worldwide (ACIW) +13.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Aci Worldwide (ACIW) has been the steadiest (Fiserv (FISV) 40.6%, Corpay (CPAY) 36.1%, Aci Worldwide (ACIW) 34.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, FISV, CPAY 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, Corpay (CPAY) 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.