GPN vs PSFE vs ACIW Stock Comparison

Global Payments, Paysafe and Aci Worldwide Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
GPN Global Payments Inc
$81.44 -5.8% 1M -6.2% 1Y
Market cap
$22.27B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$10.23B
Div. yield
0.01%
Payment Processing Technology
2 wins
PSFE Paysafe Ltd
$5.38 -16.3% 1M -56.9% 1Y
Market cap
$314.16M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.78B
Div. yield
–
Payment Processing Technology
1 win
ACIW Aci Worldwide, Inc.
$54.66 +10.4% 1M +8.9% 1Y
Market cap
$5.56B
P/E
24.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.82B
Div. yield
–
Payment Processing Technology
7 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Aci Worldwide leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Aci Worldwide 7, Global Payments 2, Paysafe 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionGPNPSFEACIWLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $22.27B $314.16M $5.56B GPN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -23.8x -2.0x 24.6x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 6.4x 2.6x 19.7x PSFE
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +32.5% +5.1% +7.0% GPN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -9.1% -8.9% 12.4% ACIW
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 2.3% 1.0% 10.8% ACIW
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 4.8x 7.4x 1.9x ACIW
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -6.2% -56.9% +8.9% ACIW
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -10.6%/yr -43.1%/yr +12.0%/yr ACIW
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 40.5% 70.6% 34.9% ACIW
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 50/100 56/100 68/100 ACIW

Percentile Scorecard

GPNPSFEACIW

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

AxisGPNPSFEACIW
Valuation 74 #27 of 99 91 #10 of 99 77 #24 of 99
Growth 26 #70 of 94 28 #68 of 94 69 #30 of 94
Profitability 63 #34 of 90 55 #41 of 90 80 #19 of 90
Financial Health 24 #80 of 105 11 #94 of 105 60 #43 of 105
Shareholder Returns 62 #24 of 61 95 #4 of 61 57 #27 of 61
Overall 50 56 68
  • GPN ranked among 109 companies in Fintech
  • PSFE 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

PeriodGPNPSFEACIWSPY
1 month -5.8%-16.3%+10.4% -0.2%
3 months -6.9%-40.4%-8.9% +3.9%
6 months +20.0%-40.4%+24.4% +8.2%
Year to date +5.2%-33.5%+14.3% +12.9%
1 year -6.2%-56.9%+8.9% +12.3%
3 years -20.8%-43.8%+176.8% +87.4%
3 years, per year -7.5%-17.5%+40.4% +23.3%
5 years -43.0%-94.0%+76.4% +67.9%
5 years, per year -10.6%-43.1%+12.0% +10.9%
10 years +12.4%—+192.3% +261.1%
10 years, per year +1.2%—+11.3% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureGPNPSFEACIWSPY
Volatility, 1Y 40.5%70.6%34.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 36.9%75.3%36.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.011.910.35 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.15-0.810.25 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -58.8%-94.4%-44.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -14.1%-56.9%-9.2% -1.2%
52-week high $94.85$12.47$60.18 $779.14
52-week low $62.47$5.38$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.

MultipleGPNPSFEACIW
P/E now vs peer median -23.5xmedian 20.0x -2.0xmedian 20.0x 24.6xmedian 20.0x
P/S now vs peer median 2.1xmedian 2.3x 0.2xmedian 2.3x 3.0xmedian 2.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 10.6xmedian 17.5x 8.3xmedian 17.5x 17.5xmedian 17.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 26.3xmedian 15.9x 1.4xmedian 15.9x 17.8xmedian 15.9x
P/B now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 2.0x 0.5xmedian 2.0x 3.7xmedian 2.0x
PEG now vs peer median 0.51median 1.03 0.03median 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 monthsGPNPSFEACIW
Revenue $10.23B $1.78B $1.82B
Gross profit $6.54B $1.01B $893.35M
Operating income $1.27B $29.42M $338.68M
Net income -$873.78M -$208.30M $225.69M
Free cash flow $822.72M $205.33M $311.41M
R&D – – $179.52M
EPS (diluted) $-3.46 $-2.71 $2.22
Cash & equivalents $5.41B $226.16M $167.40M
Total debt $23.56B $10.05B $822.18M
Shares (diluted) 270.12M 58.07M 101.68M
Enterprise value $61.71M -$671.63M $4.84B

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
MetricGPNPSFEACIW
P/E -23.5x -2.0x 24.6x
P/FCF 26.3x 1.4x 17.8x
P/Operating cash flow 13.1x 1.2x 16.8x
P/S 2.1x 0.2x 3.0x
P/B 0.9x 0.5x 3.7x
P/Tangible book 5.0x -1.3x 3.7x
EV/EBITDA 10.6x 8.3x 17.5x
EV/EBIT 31.4x 87.0x 18.3x
EV/Revenue 3.9x 1.4x 3.4x
EV/FCF 48.4x 12.5x 19.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 24.0x 11.0x 18.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.51 0.03 0.51

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGPNPSFEACIW
Revenue growth (1Y) 32.5% 5.1% 7.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 3.3% 4.8% 9.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 14.8% 4.0% 4.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 5.7% 3.3% 10.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) -33.4% -68.9% 0.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -4.4% -31.6% 34.9%
Net income growth (1Y) -158.6% -324.5% -10.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -44.6% -75.9% 44.8%
EPS growth (1Y) -158.9% -216.8% -7.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -46.2% -62.4% 48.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -46.4% 0.2% 6.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -9.1% 29.5% 35.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -66.6% -14.1% 6.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -19.7% 29.1% 37.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGPNPSFEACIW
Gross margin 63.9% 56.6% 49.1%
EBITDA margin 36.8% 17.3% 19.4%
Operating margin 12.4% 1.7% 18.6%
Pretax margin 5.5% -6.1% 16.8%
Net margin -9.1% -8.9% 12.4%
FCF margin 8.0% 11.5% 17.1%
Operating cash flow margin 16.2% 13.1% 18.1%
Return on equity -3.5% -35.1% 15.1%
Return on assets -1.3% -4.5% 7.3%
Return on invested capital 2.3% 1.0% 10.8%
Return on capital employed 2.5% 0.9% 14.3%
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.4x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -1.9x -1.1x 1.5x
Stock comp / revenue 1.3% 3.0% 4.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGPNPSFEACIW
Debt / assets 37.1% 54.8% 26.6%
Debt / equity 1.0x 4.4x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 4.8x 7.4x 1.9x
Debt / FCF 28.6x 12.2x 2.6x
Liabilities / assets 62.6% 87.5% 51.6%
Equity / assets 37.4% 12.5% 48.4%
Interest coverage 1.5x 0.2x 6.4x
Current ratio 0.8x 1.2x 1.6x
Quick ratio 0.7x 0.3x 2.0x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.2x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 0.59 -0.25 4.05

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGPNPSFEACIW
Dividend yield 1.2% – –
Net buyback yield 7.3% 26.2% 3.0%
Shareholder yield 8.5% 26.2% 3.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) -28.8% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 30.6% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) 1.8% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -1.7% – –

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.

ConsensusGPNPSFEACIW
Forward P/E 6.4xFY2026 2.6xFY2026 19.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $12.82FY2026 $2.05FY2026 $2.77FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +4.9%FY2026 +5.1%FY2026 +28.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +18.0% 0.0% +12.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $12.66BFY2026 $1.73BFY2026 $1.81BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +35.9%FY2026 +1.5%FY2026 +3.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +8.4% +14.5% +20.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGPNPSFEACIW
Held by institutions 100.0% 50.8% 100.0%
Institutions holding 792 144 378
Change in shares held, QoQ +7.4% -2.2% +3.5%
Institutions buying 374 56 198
Institutions selling 307 54 130
Buyers to sellers 1.22 1.04 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.

GPNPSFEACIW
GPN 1.00 0.51 0.51
PSFE 0.51 1.00 0.44
ACIW 0.51 0.44 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GPN, PSFE and ACIW?

Global Payments (GPN) is the largest by market capitalisation: Global Payments (GPN) $22.27B, Paysafe (PSFE) $314.16M, Aci Worldwide (ACIW) $5.56B.

Which company is growing faster?

Global Payments (GPN) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Global Payments (GPN) +32.5%, Paysafe (PSFE) +5.1%, Aci Worldwide (ACIW) +7.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Aci Worldwide (ACIW) has the highest net margin (Global Payments (GPN) -9.1%, Paysafe (PSFE) -8.9%, Aci Worldwide (ACIW) 12.4%). On return on invested capital, Aci Worldwide (ACIW) leads (Global Payments (GPN) 2.3%, Paysafe (PSFE) 1.0%, Aci Worldwide (ACIW) 10.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Aci Worldwide (ACIW) returned the most: Global Payments (GPN) -6.2%, Paysafe (PSFE) -56.9%, Aci Worldwide (ACIW) +8.9%. Over five years, Aci Worldwide (ACIW) compounded fastest (Global Payments (GPN) -10.6%/yr, Paysafe (PSFE) -43.1%/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: Global Payments (GPN) 0.01%, Paysafe (PSFE) 0.00%, Aci Worldwide (ACIW) 0.00%. Paysafe (PSFE) and Aci Worldwide (ACIW) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Aci Worldwide (ACIW) has been the steadiest (Global Payments (GPN) 40.5%, Paysafe (PSFE) 70.6%, Aci Worldwide (ACIW) 34.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, GPN, PSFE 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, Aci Worldwide (ACIW) leads on 7. 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.