SEZL vs ACIW vs CPAY Stock Comparison

Sezzle, Aci Worldwide and Corpay Prices as of Nov 4, 2026 Peers: Industry group
SEZL Sezzle Inc.
$136.69 +23.3% 1M +122.3% 1Y
Market cap
$5.41B
P/E
33.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$531.93M
Div. yield
–
Payment Processing Technology
6 wins
ACIW Aci Worldwide, Inc.
$59.19 +15.6% 1M +25.0% 1Y
Market cap
$6.08B
P/E
26.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.82B
Div. yield
–
Payment Processing Technology
2 wins
CPAY Corpay, Inc.
$418.47 +4.1% 1M +60.2% 1Y
Market cap
$29.73B
P/E
26.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.02B
Div. yield
–
Payment Processing Technology
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionSEZLACIWCPAYLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $5.41B $6.08B $29.73B CPAY
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 33.5x 26.9x 26.1x CPAY
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 24.7x 21.4x 16.0x CPAY
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +43.1% +7.0% +20.4% SEZL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 30.3% 12.4% 22.7% SEZL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 49.6% 10.8% 10.7% SEZL
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.2x 1.9x 2.8x SEZL
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +122.3% +25.0% +60.2% SEZL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +12.9%/yr +11.3%/yr ACIW
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 89.3% 34.8% 35.6% ACIW
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 77/100 67/100 60/100 SEZL

Percentile Scorecard

SEZLACIWCPAY

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

AxisSEZLACIWCPAY
Valuation 66 #34 of 99 76 #25 of 99 56 #44 of 99
Growth 97 #4 of 94 66 #33 of 94 58 #40 of 94
Profitability 98 #3 of 90 80 #19 of 90 90 #10 of 90
Financial Health 77 #25 of 105 61 #42 of 105 22 #82 of 105
Shareholder Returns 45 #35 of 63 55 #29 of 63 74 #17 of 63
Overall 77 67 60
  • SEZL ranked among 109 companies in Fintech
  • ACIW ranked among 109 companies in Fintech
  • CPAY ranked among 109 companies in Fintech

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodSEZLACIWCPAYSPY
1 month +23.3%+15.6%+4.1% -1.0%
3 months -21.6%+2.4%+6.1% -0.4%
6 months +58.9%+36.8%+37.0% +4.5%
Year to date +115.4%+23.8%+39.1% +12.4%
1 year +122.3%+25.0%+60.2% +13.6%
3 years +8,551.3%+145.7%+76.8% +76.4%
3 years, per year +342.7%+35.0%+20.9% +20.8%
5 years —+83.0%+71.0% +63.7%
5 years, per year —+12.9%+11.3% +10.4%
10 years —+248.0%+178.9% +267.7%
10 years, per year —+13.3%+10.8% +13.9%

Risk

MeasureSEZLACIWCPAYSPY
Volatility, 1Y 89.3%34.8%35.6% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 95.0%36.4%32.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.470.320.76 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.370.721.69 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -89.9%-44.2%-37.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -27.5%-1.6%-1.6% -1.6%
52-week high $188.55$60.18$425.23 $779.14
52-week low $50.97$38.47$261.17 $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.

MultipleSEZLACIWCPAY
P/E now vs peer median 28.5xmedian 21.9x 26.6xmedian 21.9x 24.0xmedian 21.9x
P/S now vs peer median 8.7xmedian 2.3x 3.3xmedian 2.3x 5.5xmedian 2.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 21.4xmedian 16.4x 18.8xmedian 16.4x 13.1xmedian 16.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 16.8xmedian 17.4x 19.2xmedian 17.4x 16.8xmedian 17.4x
P/B now vs peer median 19.8xmedian 1.7x 4.0xmedian 1.7x 7.7xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median 0.17median 0.91 0.56median 0.91 2.08median 0.91

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 monthsSEZLACIWCPAY
Revenue $531.93M $1.82B $5.02B
Gross profit – $893.35M –
Operating income $214.81M $338.68M $2.20B
Net income $161.43M $225.69M $1.15B
Free cash flow $274.61M $311.41M $1.64B
R&D – $179.52M –
EPS (diluted) $4.65 $2.22 $17.20
Cash & equivalents $79.76M $167.40M $3.16B
Total debt $121.52M $822.18M $10.62B
Shares (diluted) 34.72M 101.68M 66.33M
Enterprise value $5.04B $5.36B $19.62B

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
MetricSEZLACIWCPAY
P/E 28.5x 26.6x 24.0x
P/FCF 16.8x 19.2x 16.8x
P/Operating cash flow 16.7x 18.2x 14.9x
P/S 8.7x 3.3x 5.5x
P/B 19.8x 4.0x 7.7x
P/Tangible book 19.8x 4.0x 41.1x
EV/EBITDA 21.4x 18.8x 13.1x
EV/EBIT 21.6x 19.6x 15.9x
EV/Revenue 8.7x 3.7x 7.0x
EV/FCF 16.9x 21.3x 21.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 16.8x 20.1x 18.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.17 0.56 2.08

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSEZLACIWCPAY
Revenue growth (1Y) 43.1% 7.0% 20.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 56.7% 9.9% 11.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 4.5% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 10.6% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 56.0% 0.1% 17.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 119.1% 34.9% 12.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 54.4% -10.1% 9.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 174.1% 44.8% 7.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 57.8% -7.1% 17.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 172.0% 48.0% 11.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 64.0% 6.9% -12.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 284.0% 35.3% 0.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 63.9% 6.0% -15.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 286.4% 37.8% -0.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSEZLACIWCPAY
Gross margin – 49.1% –
EBITDA margin 40.8% 19.4% 53.0%
Operating margin 40.4% 18.6% 43.7%
Pretax margin 37.8% 16.8% 33.3%
Net margin 30.3% 12.4% 22.7%
FCF margin 51.6% 17.1% 32.6%
Operating cash flow margin 51.8% 18.1% 36.8%
Return on equity 75.1% 15.1% 32.2%
Return on assets 35.4% 7.3% 4.2%
Return on invested capital 49.6% 10.8% 10.7%
Return on capital employed 60.7% 14.3% 20.9%
Asset turnover 1.2x 0.6x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.7x 1.5x 1.6x
Stock comp / revenue 1.4% 4.3% 2.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSEZLACIWCPAY
Debt / assets 26.6% 26.6% 37.6%
Debt / equity 0.5x 0.5x 3.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.2x 1.9x 2.8x
Debt / FCF 0.4x 2.6x 6.5x
Liabilities / assets 49.0% 51.6% 87.3%
Equity / assets 51.0% 48.4% 12.7%
Interest coverage 15.5x 6.4x 5.0x
Current ratio 4.0x 1.6x 1.0x
Quick ratio 0.8x 2.0x 0.5x
Cash ratio 0.8x 0.2x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 16.08 4.22 1.62

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSEZLACIWCPAY
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 1.4% 2.7% 6.2%
Shareholder yield 1.4% 2.7% 6.2%
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.

ConsensusSEZLACIWCPAY
Forward P/E 24.7xFY2026 21.4xFY2026 16.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $5.53FY2026 $2.77FY2026 $26.14FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +54.0%FY2026 +28.2%FY2026 +22.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +26.2% +12.6% +17.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $625.83MFY2026 $1.81BFY2026 $5.64BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +39.0%FY2026 +3.0%FY2026 +25.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +17.0% +20.2% +8.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSEZLACIWCPAY
Held by institutions 44.1% 100.0% 97.9%
Institutions holding 323 380 733
Change in shares held, QoQ +11.3% +3.5% +0.8%
Institutions buying 215 198 390
Institutions selling 79 132 240
Buyers to sellers 2.72 1.50 1.63

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.

SEZLACIWCPAY
SEZL 1.00 0.23 0.25
ACIW 0.23 1.00 0.39
CPAY 0.25 0.39 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SEZL, ACIW and CPAY?

Corpay (CPAY) is the largest by market capitalisation: Sezzle (SEZL) $5.41B, Aci Worldwide (ACIW) $6.08B, Corpay (CPAY) $29.73B.

Which stock is cheaper, SEZL, ACIW and CPAY?

Corpay (CPAY) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Sezzle (SEZL) 33.5x, Aci Worldwide (ACIW) 26.9x, Corpay (CPAY) 26.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Corpay (CPAY) is cheapest (Sezzle (SEZL) 24.7x, Aci Worldwide (ACIW) 21.4x, Corpay (CPAY) 16.0x). 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: Sezzle (SEZL) +43.1%, Aci Worldwide (ACIW) +7.0%, Corpay (CPAY) +20.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Sezzle (SEZL) has the highest net margin (Sezzle (SEZL) 30.3%, Aci Worldwide (ACIW) 12.4%, Corpay (CPAY) 22.7%). On return on invested capital, Sezzle (SEZL) leads (Sezzle (SEZL) 49.6%, Aci Worldwide (ACIW) 10.8%, Corpay (CPAY) 10.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Sezzle (SEZL) returned the most: Sezzle (SEZL) +122.3%, Aci Worldwide (ACIW) +25.0%, Corpay (CPAY) +60.2%. Over five years, Aci Worldwide (ACIW) compounded fastest (Aci Worldwide (ACIW) +12.9%/yr, Corpay (CPAY) +11.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Aci Worldwide (ACIW) has been the steadiest (Sezzle (SEZL) 89.3%, Aci Worldwide (ACIW) 34.8%, Corpay (CPAY) 35.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.