PYPL vs RELY vs ACIW Stock Comparison

PayPal Holdings, Remitly Global and Aci Worldwide Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
PYPL PayPal Holdings, Inc.
$54.99 -0.1% 1M -21.2% 1Y
Market cap
$48.86B
P/E
10.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$34.13B
Div. yield
–
Payment Processing Technology
4 wins
RELY Remitly Global, Inc.
$24.57 +15.0% 1M +42.8% 1Y
Market cap
$5.11B
P/E
16.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.81B
Div. yield
–
Money Transfer Financial Services
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
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionPYPLRELYACIWLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $48.86B $5.11B $5.55B PYPL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 10.0x 16.8x 24.6x PYPL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 9.9x 17.5x 20.1x PYPL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.7% +23.8% +7.0% RELY
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 14.4% 16.9% 12.4% RELY
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 15.9% 16.8% 10.8% RELY
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.3x -3.1x 1.9x RELY
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -21.2% +42.8% +10.5% RELY
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -25.2%/yr -4.8%/yr +13.0%/yr ACIW
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 44.0% 57.9% 35.0% ACIW
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 70/100 68/100 68/100 PYPL

Percentile Scorecard

PYPLRELYACIW

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

AxisPYPLRELYACIW
Valuation 92 #9 of 99 48 #498 of 947 76 #25 of 99
Growth 63 #35 of 94 98 #18 of 691 69 #30 of 94
Profitability 88 #12 of 90 67 #223 of 673 80 #19 of 90
Financial Health 39 #65 of 105 97 #24 of 754 61 #42 of 105
Shareholder Returns 67 #21 of 61 32 #484 of 713 55 #28 of 61
Overall 70 68 68
  • PYPL ranked among 109 companies in Fintech
  • RELY ranked among 1,011 companies in Financial Services
  • ACIW ranked among 109 companies in Fintech

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodPYPLRELYACIWSPY
1 month -0.1%+15.0%+12.5% -0.8%
3 months -1.9%+8.4%-3.8% +3.5%
6 months +10.5%+15.6%+28.4% +7.0%
Year to date -5.8%+78.0%+16.5% +12.2%
1 year -21.2%+42.8%+10.5% +13.0%
3 years +9.1%-4.8%+181.9% +86.3%
3 years, per year +3.0%-1.6%+41.3% +23.1%
5 years -76.6%-21.9%+84.2% +68.6%
5 years, per year -25.2%-4.8%+13.0% +11.0%
10 years +29.9%—+191.5% +258.0%
10 years, per year +2.7%—+11.3% +13.6%

Risk

MeasurePYPLRELYACIWSPY
Volatility, 1Y 44.0%57.9%35.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 48.4%60.7%36.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.011.500.35 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.480.740.30 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -83.5%-81.7%-44.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -24.7%-8.7%-7.5% -1.8%
52-week high $73.02$26.92$60.18 $779.14
52-week low $39.08$12.20$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.

MultiplePYPLRELYACIW
P/E now vs peer median 9.8xmedian 20.6x 17.0xmedian 13.1x 25.0xmedian 20.6x
P/S now vs peer median 1.4xmedian 2.3x 2.9xmedian 3.2x 3.1xmedian 2.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 7.2xmedian 15.4x 21.0xmedian 6.9x 17.8xmedian 15.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 7.2xmedian 16.4x 13.4xmedian 10.9x 18.1xmedian 16.4x
P/B now vs peer median 2.4xmedian 1.9x 4.6xmedian 1.2x 3.8xmedian 1.9x
PEG now vs peer median 0.66median 1.05 0.26median 0.88 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 monthsPYPLRELYACIW
Revenue $34.13B $1.81B $1.82B
Gross profit – $1.11B $893.35M
Operating income $5.95B $171.01M $338.68M
Net income $4.90B $305.01M $225.69M
Free cash flow $6.59B $388.00M $311.41M
R&D $3.25B $316.21M $179.52M
EPS (diluted) $5.56 $1.38 $2.22
Cash & equivalents $8.31B $676.39M $167.40M
Total debt $13.40B $3.02M $822.18M
Shares (diluted) 882.00M 221.05M 101.68M
Enterprise value $7.09B $2.77B $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
MetricPYPLRELYACIW
P/E 9.8x 17.0x 25.0x
P/FCF 7.2x 13.4x 18.1x
P/Operating cash flow 6.3x 12.8x 17.1x
P/S 1.4x 2.9x 3.1x
P/B 2.4x 4.6x 3.8x
P/Tangible book 2.4x 4.6x 3.8x
EV/EBITDA 7.2x 21.0x 17.8x
EV/EBIT 8.3x 26.5x 18.6x
EV/Revenue 1.5x 2.5x 3.5x
EV/FCF 7.5x 11.7x 20.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 6.6x 11.1x 19.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.66 0.26 0.52

Growth

14 metrics
MetricPYPLRELYACIW
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.7% 23.8% 7.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.1% 31.4% 9.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 27.6% 4.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 38.0% 10.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) 1.4% 627.6% 0.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 9.8% 53.7% 34.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 4.8% 2,066% -10.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 6.4% 71.7% 44.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 16.1% 2,046% -7.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 15.0% 64.9% 48.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 23.2% 59.3% 6.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 20.1% 60.7% 35.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 24.5% 66.8% 6.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 21.7% 58.9% 37.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricPYPLRELYACIW
Gross margin – 61.5% 49.1%
EBITDA margin 20.2% 11.9% 19.4%
Operating margin 17.4% 9.5% 18.6%
Pretax margin 17.2% 9.1% 16.8%
Net margin 14.4% 16.9% 12.4%
FCF margin 19.3% 21.4% 17.1%
Operating cash flow margin 21.9% 22.4% 18.1%
Return on equity 24.6% 30.0% 15.1%
Return on assets 6.0% 20.7% 7.3%
Return on invested capital 15.9% 16.8% 10.8%
Return on capital employed 17.9% 15.9% 14.3%
Asset turnover 0.4x 1.2x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.5x 1.3x 1.5x
Stock comp / revenue 2.9% 7.9% 4.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricPYPLRELYACIW
Debt / assets 16.2% 0.2% 26.6%
Debt / equity 0.7x 0.0x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.3x -3.1x 1.9x
Debt / FCF 2.0x 0.0x 2.6x
Liabilities / assets 76.0% 28.1% 51.6%
Equity / assets 24.0% 71.9% 48.4%
Interest coverage – 16.7x 6.4x
Current ratio 1.3x 3.2x 1.6x
Quick ratio 0.4x 1.7x 2.0x
Cash ratio 0.2x 1.7x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 1.89 9.09 4.08

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricPYPLRELYACIW
Dividend yield 1.0% – –
Net buyback yield 12.7% 1.6% 2.9%
Shareholder yield 13.7% 1.6% 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.

ConsensusPYPLRELYACIW
Forward P/E 9.9xFY2026 17.5xFY2026 20.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $5.55FY2026 $1.40FY2026 $2.77FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +4.5%FY2026 +351.6%FY2026 +28.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -3.1% -26.4% +12.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $33.55BFY2026 $1.85BFY2026 $1.81BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +1.1%FY2026 +12.9%FY2026 +3.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +5.1% +36.0% +20.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersPYPLRELYACIW
Held by institutions 74.2% 86.6% 100.0%
Institutions holding 1,378 346 378
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.8% +5.8% +3.5%
Institutions buying 521 230 198
Institutions selling 671 74 130
Buyers to sellers 0.78 3.11 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.

PYPLRELYACIW
PYPL 1.00 0.32 0.44
RELY 0.32 1.00 0.18
ACIW 0.44 0.18 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, PYPL, RELY and ACIW?

PayPal Holdings (PYPL) is the largest by market capitalisation: PayPal Holdings (PYPL) $48.86B, Remitly Global (RELY) $5.11B, Aci Worldwide (ACIW) $5.55B.

Which stock is cheaper, PYPL, RELY and ACIW?

PayPal Holdings (PYPL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 10.0x, Remitly Global (RELY) 16.8x, Aci Worldwide (ACIW) 24.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) is cheapest (PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 9.9x, Remitly Global (RELY) 17.5x, 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?

Remitly Global (RELY) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: PayPal Holdings (PYPL) +5.7%, Remitly Global (RELY) +23.8%, Aci Worldwide (ACIW) +7.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Remitly Global (RELY) has the highest net margin (PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 14.4%, Remitly Global (RELY) 16.9%, Aci Worldwide (ACIW) 12.4%). On return on invested capital, Remitly Global (RELY) leads (PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 15.9%, Remitly Global (RELY) 16.8%, Aci Worldwide (ACIW) 10.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Remitly Global (RELY) returned the most: PayPal Holdings (PYPL) -21.2%, Remitly Global (RELY) +42.8%, Aci Worldwide (ACIW) +10.5%. Over five years, Aci Worldwide (ACIW) compounded fastest (PayPal Holdings (PYPL) -25.2%/yr, Remitly Global (RELY) -4.8%/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 (PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 44.0%, Remitly Global (RELY) 57.9%, Aci Worldwide (ACIW) 35.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, PYPL, RELY 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, Remitly Global (RELY) 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.