PSFE vs CPAY vs ACIW Stock Comparison

Paysafe, Corpay and Aci Worldwide Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
PSFE Paysafe Ltd
$5.58 -13.2% 1M -56.0% 1Y
Market cap
$313.29M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.78B
Div. yield
–
Payment Processing Technology
1 win
CPAY Corpay, Inc.
$399.69 +0.4% 1M +40.5% 1Y
Market cap
$26.05B
P/E
22.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.02B
Div. yield
–
Payment Processing Technology
5 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
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Corpay leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Corpay 5, Aci Worldwide 5, Paysafe 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionPSFECPAYACIWLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $313.29M $26.05B $5.55B CPAY
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -2.0x 22.8x 24.6x CPAY
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 2.7x 15.3x 20.1x PSFE
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.1% +20.4% +7.0% CPAY
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -8.9% 22.7% 12.4% CPAY
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 1.0% 10.7% 10.8% ACIW
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 7.4x 2.8x 1.9x ACIW
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -56.0% +40.5% +10.5% CPAY
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -42.5%/yr +8.8%/yr +13.0%/yr ACIW
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 70.7% 36.5% 35.0% ACIW
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 56/100 60/100 68/100 ACIW

Percentile Scorecard

PSFECPAYACIW

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

AxisPSFECPAYACIW
Valuation 91 #10 of 99 57 #43 of 99 76 #25 of 99
Growth 28 #68 of 94 59 #39 of 94 69 #30 of 94
Profitability 55 #41 of 90 90 #10 of 90 80 #19 of 90
Financial Health 10 #95 of 105 21 #83 of 105 61 #42 of 105
Shareholder Returns 95 #4 of 61 73 #17 of 61 55 #28 of 61
Overall 56 60 68
  • PSFE 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

PeriodPSFECPAYACIWSPY
1 month -13.2%+0.4%+12.5% -0.8%
3 months -35.0%+5.3%-3.8% +3.5%
6 months -36.6%+27.8%+28.4% +7.0%
Year to date -31.0%+32.8%+16.5% +12.2%
1 year -56.0%+40.5%+10.5% +13.0%
3 years -41.8%+80.1%+181.9% +86.3%
3 years, per year -16.5%+21.7%+41.3% +23.1%
5 years -93.7%+52.1%+84.2% +68.6%
5 years, per year -42.5%+8.8%+13.0% +11.0%
10 years —+132.6%+191.5% +258.0%
10 years, per year —+8.8%+11.3% +13.6%

Risk

MeasurePSFECPAYACIWSPY
Volatility, 1Y 70.7%36.5%35.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 75.4%34.2%36.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.930.820.35 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.791.110.30 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -94.4%-37.6%-44.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -55.3%-6.0%-7.5% -1.8%
52-week high $12.47$425.23$60.18 $779.14
52-week low $5.39$255.00$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.

MultiplePSFECPAYACIW
P/E now vs peer median -2.1xmedian 20.6x 23.0xmedian 20.6x 25.0xmedian 20.6x
P/S now vs peer median 0.2xmedian 2.3x 5.2xmedian 2.3x 3.1xmedian 2.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 8.3xmedian 15.4x 12.7xmedian 15.4x 17.8xmedian 15.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 1.4xmedian 16.4x 16.0xmedian 16.4x 18.1xmedian 16.4x
P/B now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 1.9x 7.3xmedian 1.9x 3.8xmedian 1.9x
PEG now vs peer median 0.03median 1.05 1.98median 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 monthsPSFECPAYACIW
Revenue $1.78B $5.02B $1.82B
Gross profit $1.01B – $893.35M
Operating income $29.42M $2.20B $338.68M
Net income -$208.30M $1.15B $225.69M
Free cash flow $205.33M $1.64B $311.41M
R&D – – $179.52M
EPS (diluted) $-2.71 $17.20 $2.22
Cash & equivalents $226.16M $3.16B $167.40M
Total debt $10.05B $39.11B $822.18M
Shares (diluted) 58.07M 66.33M 101.68M
Enterprise value -$672.50M $15.93B $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
MetricPSFECPAYACIW
P/E -2.1x 23.0x 25.0x
P/FCF 1.4x 16.0x 18.1x
P/Operating cash flow 1.2x 14.2x 17.1x
P/S 0.2x 5.2x 3.1x
P/B 0.5x 7.3x 3.8x
P/Tangible book -1.3x 39.3x 3.8x
EV/EBITDA 8.3x 12.7x 17.8x
EV/EBIT 87.3x 15.3x 18.6x
EV/Revenue 1.4x 6.7x 3.5x
EV/FCF 12.5x 20.6x 20.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 11.0x 18.2x 19.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.03 1.98 0.52

Growth

14 metrics
MetricPSFECPAYACIW
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.1% 20.4% 7.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.8% 11.5% 9.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 4.0% – 4.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 3.3% – 10.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) -68.9% 17.9% 0.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -31.6% 12.4% 34.9%
Net income growth (1Y) -324.5% 9.4% -10.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -75.9% 7.4% 44.8%
EPS growth (1Y) -216.8% 17.0% -7.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -62.4% 11.6% 48.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 0.2% -12.7% 6.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 29.5% 0.6% 35.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -14.1% -15.0% 6.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 29.1% -0.2% 37.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricPSFECPAYACIW
Gross margin 56.6% – 49.1%
EBITDA margin 17.3% 53.0% 19.4%
Operating margin 1.7% 43.7% 18.6%
Pretax margin -6.1% 33.3% 16.8%
Net margin -8.9% 22.7% 12.4%
FCF margin 11.5% 32.6% 17.1%
Operating cash flow margin 13.1% 36.8% 18.1%
Return on equity -35.1% 32.2% 15.1%
Return on assets -4.5% 4.2% 7.3%
Return on invested capital 1.0% 10.7% 10.8%
Return on capital employed 0.9% 20.9% 14.3%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.2x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -1.1x 1.6x 1.5x
Stock comp / revenue 3.0% 2.3% 4.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricPSFECPAYACIW
Debt / assets 54.8% 37.6% 26.6%
Debt / equity 4.4x 3.0x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 7.4x 2.8x 1.9x
Debt / FCF 12.2x 6.5x 2.6x
Liabilities / assets 87.5% 87.3% 51.6%
Equity / assets 12.5% 12.7% 48.4%
Interest coverage 0.2x 5.0x 6.4x
Current ratio 1.2x 1.0x 1.6x
Quick ratio 0.3x 0.5x 2.0x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.2x 0.2x
Altman Z-score -0.25 1.59 4.08

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricPSFECPAYACIW
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 25.2% 6.5% 2.9%
Shareholder yield 25.2% 6.5% 2.9%
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.

ConsensusPSFECPAYACIW
Forward P/E 2.7xFY2026 15.3xFY2026 20.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.05FY2026 $26.14FY2026 $2.77FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +5.1%FY2026 +22.3%FY2026 +28.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after 0.0% +17.2% +12.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.73BFY2026 $5.64BFY2026 $1.81BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +1.5%FY2026 +25.3%FY2026 +3.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +14.5% +8.1% +20.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersPSFECPAYACIW
Held by institutions 50.8% 97.9% 100.0%
Institutions holding 144 732 378
Change in shares held, QoQ -2.2% +0.8% +3.5%
Institutions buying 56 389 198
Institutions selling 54 240 130
Buyers to sellers 1.04 1.62 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.

PSFECPAYACIW
PSFE 1.00 0.39 0.44
CPAY 0.39 1.00 0.40
ACIW 0.44 0.40 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, PSFE, CPAY and ACIW?

Corpay (CPAY) is the largest by market capitalisation: Paysafe (PSFE) $313.29M, Corpay (CPAY) $26.05B, Aci Worldwide (ACIW) $5.55B.

Which stock is cheaper, PSFE, CPAY and ACIW?

Corpay (CPAY) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Paysafe (PSFE) -2.0x, Corpay (CPAY) 22.8x, Aci Worldwide (ACIW) 24.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Paysafe (PSFE) is cheapest (Paysafe (PSFE) 2.7x, Corpay (CPAY) 15.3x, 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?

Corpay (CPAY) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Paysafe (PSFE) +5.1%, Corpay (CPAY) +20.4%, Aci Worldwide (ACIW) +7.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Corpay (CPAY) has the highest net margin (Paysafe (PSFE) -8.9%, Corpay (CPAY) 22.7%, Aci Worldwide (ACIW) 12.4%). On return on invested capital, Aci Worldwide (ACIW) leads (Paysafe (PSFE) 1.0%, Corpay (CPAY) 10.7%, Aci Worldwide (ACIW) 10.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Corpay (CPAY) returned the most: Paysafe (PSFE) -56.0%, Corpay (CPAY) +40.5%, Aci Worldwide (ACIW) +10.5%. Over five years, Aci Worldwide (ACIW) compounded fastest (Paysafe (PSFE) -42.5%/yr, Corpay (CPAY) +8.8%/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 (Paysafe (PSFE) 70.7%, Corpay (CPAY) 36.5%, Aci Worldwide (ACIW) 35.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, PSFE, 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.