SEZL vs FOUR vs ACIW Stock Comparison

Sezzle, Shift4 Payments and Aci Worldwide Prices as of Nov 2, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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SEZL Sezzle Inc.
$128.32 +19.5% 1M +95.8% 1Y
Market cap
$4.45B
P/E
27.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$531.93M
Div. yield
–
Payment Processing Technology
6 wins
FOUR Shift4 Payments, Inc.
$42.06 +16.3% 1M -39.1% 1Y
Market cap
$3.46B
P/E
79.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.78B
Div. yield
–
Payment Processing Technology
1 win
ACIW Aci Worldwide, Inc.
$58.40 +16.5% 1M +22.6% 1Y
Market cap
$6.02B
P/E
26.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.82B
Div. yield
–
Payment Processing Technology
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Sezzle leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Sezzle 6, Aci Worldwide 4, Shift4 Payments 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSEZLFOURACIWLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.45B $3.46B $6.02B ACIW
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 27.5x 79.1x 26.7x ACIW
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 22.1x 7.5x 21.1x FOUR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +43.1% +32.4% +7.0% SEZL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 30.3% 0.9% 12.4% SEZL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 49.6% 4.9% 10.8% SEZL
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.2x 4.5x 1.9x SEZL
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +95.8% -39.1% +22.6% SEZL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — -6.6%/yr +13.6%/yr ACIW
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 88.8% 65.9% 34.9% ACIW
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 76/100 65/100 65/100 SEZL

Percentile Scorecard

SEZLFOURACIW

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

AxisSEZLFOURACIW
Valuation 64 #36 of 99 85 #16 of 99 71 #29 of 99
Growth 97 #4 of 94 70 #29 of 94 68 #31 of 94
Profitability 98 #3 of 90 67 #30 of 90 79 #20 of 90
Financial Health 77 #25 of 105 18 #86 of 105 60 #43 of 105
Shareholder Returns 45 #34 of 61 83 #11 of 61 48 #32 of 61
Overall 76 65 65
  • SEZL ranked among 109 companies in Fintech
  • FOUR 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

PeriodSEZLFOURACIWSPY
1 month +19.5%+16.3%+16.5% -2.3%
3 months -21.3%-22.5%+1.8% -0.7%
6 months +49.3%-4.4%+31.9% +4.8%
Year to date +102.2%-33.2%+22.2% +10.3%
1 year +95.8%-39.1%+22.6% +10.3%
3 years +8,021.5%-13.1%+142.4% +73.0%
3 years, per year +333.5%-4.6%+34.4% +20.1%
5 years —-28.9%+89.0% +61.9%
5 years, per year —-6.6%+13.6% +10.1%
10 years ——+222.3% +258.6%
10 years, per year ——+12.4% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureSEZLFOURACIWSPY
Volatility, 1Y 88.8%65.9%34.9% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 95.0%69.9%36.2% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.421.320.32 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.08-0.590.65 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -89.9%-71.7%-44.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -31.9%-43.0%-3.0% -3.5%
52-week high $188.55$73.78$60.18 $779.14
52-week low $50.97$35.57$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.

MultipleSEZLFOURACIW
P/E now vs peer median 26.7xmedian 20.4x 76.1xmedian 20.4x 26.3xmedian 20.4x
P/S now vs peer median 8.1xmedian 2.2x 1.4xmedian 2.2x 3.2xmedian 2.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 20.1xmedian 13.7x 11.5xmedian 13.7x 18.6xmedian 13.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 15.7xmedian 16.4x 15.1xmedian 16.4x 19.0xmedian 16.4x
P/B now vs peer median 18.5xmedian 1.9x 3.8xmedian 1.9x 3.9xmedian 1.9x
PEG now vs peer median 0.16median 1.02 -2.23median 1.02 0.55median 1.02

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 monthsSEZLFOURACIW
Revenue $531.93M $4.78B $1.82B
Gross profit – $1.72B $893.35M
Operating income $214.81M $387.50M $338.68M
Net income $161.43M $122.40M $225.69M
Free cash flow $274.61M $433.00M $311.41M
R&D – – $179.52M
EPS (diluted) $4.65 $0.55 $2.22
Cash & equivalents $79.76M $356.00M $167.40M
Total debt $121.52M $4.51B $822.18M
Shares (diluted) 34.72M 79.64M 101.68M
Enterprise value $4.08B $160.07M $5.29B

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
MetricSEZLFOURACIW
P/E 26.7x 76.1x 26.3x
P/FCF 15.7x 15.1x 19.0x
P/Operating cash flow 15.7x 11.0x 17.9x
P/S 8.1x 1.4x 3.2x
P/B 18.5x 3.8x 3.9x
P/Tangible book 18.5x -5.6x 3.9x
EV/EBITDA 20.1x 11.5x 18.6x
EV/EBIT 20.3x 27.6x 19.4x
EV/Revenue 8.2x 2.2x 3.6x
EV/FCF 15.9x 24.7x 21.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 15.8x 18.0x 19.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.16 -2.23 0.55

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSEZLFOURACIW
Revenue growth (1Y) 43.1% 32.4% 7.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 56.7% 28.2% 9.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 55.7% 4.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 42.6% 10.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) 56.0% 41.2% 0.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 119.1% 45.3% 34.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 54.4% -55.2% -10.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 174.1% -4.9% 44.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 57.8% -77.1% -7.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 172.0% -34.2% 48.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 64.0% 16.0% 6.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 284.0% 16.4% 35.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 63.9% 8.8% 6.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 286.4% 13.3% 37.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSEZLFOURACIW
Gross margin – 35.9% 49.1%
EBITDA margin 40.8% 19.5% 19.4%
Operating margin 40.4% 8.1% 18.6%
Pretax margin 37.8% 3.2% 16.8%
Net margin 30.3% 0.9% 12.4%
FCF margin 51.6% 9.1% 17.1%
Operating cash flow margin 51.8% 12.4% 18.1%
Return on equity 75.1% 7.0% 15.1%
Return on assets 35.4% 1.4% 7.3%
Return on invested capital 49.6% 4.9% 10.8%
Return on capital employed 60.7% 5.5% 14.3%
Asset turnover 1.2x 0.5x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.7x 4.8x 1.5x
Stock comp / revenue 1.4% 1.8% 4.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSEZLFOURACIW
Debt / assets 26.6% 51.9% 26.6%
Debt / equity 0.5x 2.6x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.2x 4.5x 1.9x
Debt / FCF 0.4x 10.4x 2.6x
Liabilities / assets 49.0% 80.1% 51.6%
Equity / assets 51.0% 19.9% 48.4%
Interest coverage 15.5x 1.5x 6.4x
Current ratio 4.0x 1.2x 1.6x
Quick ratio 0.8x 1.1x 2.0x
Cash ratio 0.8x 0.2x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 15.32 1.21 4.19

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSEZLFOURACIW
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 1.5% 9.6% 2.8%
Shareholder yield 1.5% 9.6% 2.8%
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.

ConsensusSEZLFOURACIW
Forward P/E 22.1xFY2026 7.5xFY2026 21.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $5.53FY2026 $5.50FY2026 $2.77FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +54.0%FY2026 +6.4%FY2026 +28.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +26.2% +8.7% +12.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $625.83MFY2026 $2.44BFY2026 $1.81BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +39.0%FY2026 +23.2%FY2026 +3.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +17.0% +6.6% +20.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSEZLFOURACIW
Held by institutions 44.1% 87.4% 100.0%
Institutions holding 323 358 380
Change in shares held, QoQ +11.3% -2.3% +3.5%
Institutions buying 215 187 198
Institutions selling 79 142 132
Buyers to sellers 2.72 1.32 1.50

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.

SEZLFOURACIW
SEZL 1.00 0.22 0.23
FOUR 0.22 1.00 0.46
ACIW 0.23 0.46 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SEZL, FOUR and ACIW?

Aci Worldwide (ACIW) is the largest by market capitalisation: Sezzle (SEZL) $4.45B, Shift4 Payments (FOUR) $3.46B, Aci Worldwide (ACIW) $6.02B.

Which stock is cheaper, SEZL, FOUR and ACIW?

Aci Worldwide (ACIW) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Sezzle (SEZL) 27.5x, Shift4 Payments (FOUR) 79.1x, Aci Worldwide (ACIW) 26.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Shift4 Payments (FOUR) is cheapest (Sezzle (SEZL) 22.1x, Shift4 Payments (FOUR) 7.5x, Aci Worldwide (ACIW) 21.1x). 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%, Shift4 Payments (FOUR) +32.4%, Aci Worldwide (ACIW) +7.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Sezzle (SEZL) has the highest net margin (Sezzle (SEZL) 30.3%, Shift4 Payments (FOUR) 0.9%, Aci Worldwide (ACIW) 12.4%). On return on invested capital, Sezzle (SEZL) leads (Sezzle (SEZL) 49.6%, Shift4 Payments (FOUR) 4.9%, Aci Worldwide (ACIW) 10.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Sezzle (SEZL) returned the most: Sezzle (SEZL) +95.8%, Shift4 Payments (FOUR) -39.1%, Aci Worldwide (ACIW) +22.6%. Over five years, Aci Worldwide (ACIW) compounded fastest (Shift4 Payments (FOUR) -6.6%/yr, Aci Worldwide (ACIW) +13.6%/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) 88.8%, Shift4 Payments (FOUR) 65.9%, Aci Worldwide (ACIW) 34.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, SEZL, FOUR 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, 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.