PYPL vs ACIW vs SEZL Stock Comparison

PayPal Holdings, Aci Worldwide and Sezzle Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
PYPL PayPal Holdings, Inc.
$57.02 +8.6% 1M -18.1% 1Y
Market cap
$48.14B
P/E
9.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$34.13B
Div. yield
–
Payment Processing Technology
3 wins
ACIW Aci Worldwide, Inc.
$55.88 +13.5% 1M +11.7% 1Y
Market cap
$5.65B
P/E
25.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.82B
Div. yield
–
Payment Processing Technology
2 wins
SEZL Sezzle Inc.
$132.12 +23.6% 1M +73.4% 1Y
Market cap
$4.29B
P/E
26.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$531.93M
Div. yield
–
Payment Processing Technology
6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionPYPLACIWSEZLLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $48.14B $5.65B $4.29B PYPL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 9.8x 25.0x 26.5x PYPL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 10.3x 20.2x 23.9x PYPL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.7% +7.0% +43.1% SEZL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 14.4% 12.4% 30.3% SEZL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 15.9% 10.8% 49.6% SEZL
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.3x 1.9x 0.2x SEZL
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -18.1% +11.7% +73.4% SEZL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -25.0%/yr +12.6%/yr — ACIW
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 43.7% 34.9% 89.1% ACIW
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 69/100 69/100 76/100 SEZL

Percentile Scorecard

PYPLACIWSEZL

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

AxisPYPLACIWSEZL
Valuation 91 #10 of 98 75 #25 of 98 62 #38 of 98
Growth 63 #35 of 94 69 #30 of 94 97 #4 of 94
Profitability 88 #12 of 90 80 #19 of 90 98 #3 of 90
Financial Health 39 #65 of 105 60 #43 of 105 76 #26 of 105
Shareholder Returns 67 #21 of 62 59 #26 of 62 48 #33 of 62
Overall 69 69 76
  • PYPL ranked among 109 companies in Fintech
  • ACIW ranked among 109 companies in Fintech
  • SEZL ranked among 109 companies in Fintech

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodPYPLACIWSEZLSPY
1 month +8.6%+13.5%+23.6% -1.0%
3 months +1.5%-0.8%-14.1% +2.9%
6 months +13.0%+29.4%+67.9% +6.4%
Year to date -2.3%+16.9%+108.2% +11.4%
1 year -18.1%+11.7%+73.4% +13.1%
3 years +5.1%+168.4%+7,811.4% +79.4%
3 years, per year +1.7%+39.0%+329.7% +21.5%
5 years -76.3%+80.8%— +67.7%
5 years, per year -25.0%+12.6%— +10.9%
10 years +29.2%+183.8%— +255.2%
10 years, per year +2.6%+11.0%— +13.5%

Risk

MeasurePYPLACIWSEZLSPY
Volatility, 1Y 43.7%34.9%89.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 48.4%36.6%95.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.030.352.48 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.410.340.82 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -84.2%-44.2%-89.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -21.9%-7.1%-29.9% -2.5%
52-week high $73.02$60.18$188.55 $779.14
52-week low $39.08$38.47$50.97 $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.

MultiplePYPLACIWSEZL
P/E now vs peer median 10.2xmedian 21.5x 25.1xmedian 21.5x 27.5xmedian 21.5x
P/S now vs peer median 1.4xmedian 2.2x 3.1xmedian 2.2x 8.4xmedian 2.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 7.4xmedian 15.7x 17.8xmedian 15.7x 20.7xmedian 15.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 7.5xmedian 16.4x 18.2xmedian 16.4x 16.2xmedian 16.4x
P/B now vs peer median 2.5xmedian 1.9x 3.8xmedian 1.9x 19.1xmedian 1.9x
PEG now vs peer median 0.68median 1.06 0.52median 1.06 0.16median 1.06

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 monthsPYPLACIWSEZL
Revenue $34.13B $1.82B $531.93M
Gross profit – $893.35M –
Operating income $5.95B $338.68M $214.81M
Net income $4.90B $225.69M $161.43M
Free cash flow $6.59B $311.41M $274.61M
R&D $3.25B $179.52M –
EPS (diluted) $5.56 $2.22 $4.65
Cash & equivalents $8.31B $167.40M $79.76M
Total debt $13.40B $822.18M $523.20M
Shares (diluted) 882.00M 101.68M 34.72M
Enterprise value $6.36B $4.93B $3.92B

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
MetricPYPLACIWSEZL
P/E 10.2x 25.1x 27.5x
P/FCF 7.5x 18.2x 16.2x
P/Operating cash flow 6.6x 17.1x 16.1x
P/S 1.4x 3.1x 8.4x
P/B 2.5x 3.8x 19.1x
P/Tangible book 2.5x 3.8x 19.1x
EV/EBITDA 7.4x 17.8x 20.7x
EV/EBIT 8.6x 18.6x 20.9x
EV/Revenue 1.5x 3.5x 8.4x
EV/FCF 7.8x 20.3x 16.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 6.9x 19.1x 16.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.68 0.52 0.16

Growth

14 metrics
MetricPYPLACIWSEZL
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.7% 7.0% 43.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.1% 9.9% 56.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 4.5% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 10.6% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 1.4% 0.1% 56.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 9.8% 34.9% 119.1%
Net income growth (1Y) 4.8% -10.1% 54.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 6.4% 44.8% 174.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 16.1% -7.1% 57.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 15.0% 48.0% 172.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 23.2% 6.9% 64.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 20.1% 35.3% 284.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 24.5% 6.0% 63.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 21.7% 37.8% 286.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricPYPLACIWSEZL
Gross margin – 49.1% –
EBITDA margin 20.2% 19.4% 40.8%
Operating margin 17.4% 18.6% 40.4%
Pretax margin 17.2% 16.8% 37.8%
Net margin 14.4% 12.4% 30.3%
FCF margin 19.3% 17.1% 51.6%
Operating cash flow margin 21.9% 18.1% 51.8%
Return on equity 24.6% 15.1% 75.1%
Return on assets 6.0% 7.3% 35.4%
Return on invested capital 15.9% 10.8% 49.6%
Return on capital employed 17.9% 14.3% 60.7%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.6x 1.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.5x 1.5x 1.7x
Stock comp / revenue 2.9% 4.3% 1.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricPYPLACIWSEZL
Debt / assets 16.2% 26.6% 26.6%
Debt / equity 0.7x 0.5x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.3x 1.9x 0.2x
Debt / FCF 2.0x 2.6x 0.4x
Liabilities / assets 76.0% 51.6% 49.0%
Equity / assets 24.0% 48.4% 51.0%
Interest coverage – 6.4x 15.5x
Current ratio 1.3x 1.6x 4.0x
Quick ratio 0.4x 2.0x 0.8x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.2x 0.8x
Altman Z-score 1.90 4.09 15.67

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricPYPLACIWSEZL
Dividend yield 1.0% – –
Net buyback yield 12.2% 2.9% 1.5%
Shareholder yield 13.2% 2.9% 1.5%
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.

ConsensusPYPLACIWSEZL
Forward P/E 10.3xFY2026 20.2xFY2026 23.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $5.55FY2026 $2.77FY2026 $5.53FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +4.5%FY2026 +28.2%FY2026 +54.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -3.1% +12.6% +26.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $33.55BFY2026 $1.81BFY2026 $625.83MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +1.1%FY2026 +3.0%FY2026 +39.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +5.1% +20.2% +17.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersPYPLACIWSEZL
Held by institutions 74.2% 100.0% 44.1%
Institutions holding 1,378 378 323
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.8% +3.5% +11.3%
Institutions buying 521 198 215
Institutions selling 671 130 79
Buyers to sellers 0.78 1.52 2.72

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.

PYPLACIWSEZL
PYPL 1.00 0.43 0.19
ACIW 0.43 1.00 0.24
SEZL 0.19 0.24 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, PYPL, ACIW and SEZL?

PayPal Holdings (PYPL) is the largest by market capitalisation: PayPal Holdings (PYPL) $48.14B, Aci Worldwide (ACIW) $5.65B, Sezzle (SEZL) $4.29B.

Which stock is cheaper, PYPL, ACIW and SEZL?

PayPal Holdings (PYPL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 9.8x, Aci Worldwide (ACIW) 25.0x, Sezzle (SEZL) 26.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) is cheapest (PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 10.3x, Aci Worldwide (ACIW) 20.2x, Sezzle (SEZL) 23.9x). 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: PayPal Holdings (PYPL) +5.7%, Aci Worldwide (ACIW) +7.0%, Sezzle (SEZL) +43.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Sezzle (SEZL) has the highest net margin (PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 14.4%, Aci Worldwide (ACIW) 12.4%, Sezzle (SEZL) 30.3%). On return on invested capital, Sezzle (SEZL) leads (PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 15.9%, Aci Worldwide (ACIW) 10.8%, Sezzle (SEZL) 49.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Sezzle (SEZL) returned the most: PayPal Holdings (PYPL) -18.1%, Aci Worldwide (ACIW) +11.7%, Sezzle (SEZL) +73.4%. Over five years, Aci Worldwide (ACIW) compounded fastest (PayPal Holdings (PYPL) -25.0%/yr, Aci Worldwide (ACIW) +12.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Aci Worldwide (ACIW) has been the steadiest (PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 43.7%, Aci Worldwide (ACIW) 34.9%, Sezzle (SEZL) 89.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, PYPL, ACIW and SEZL?

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.