SEZL vs PYPL vs ACIW Stock Comparison

Sezzle, PayPal Holdings and Aci Worldwide Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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SEZL Sezzle Inc.
$155.00 +37.4% 1M +134.0% 1Y
Market cap
$5.22B
P/E
32.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$531.93M
Div. yield
–
Payment Processing Technology
6 wins
PYPL PayPal Holdings, Inc.
$58.96 +8.0% 1M -13.4% 1Y
Market cap
$49.35B
P/E
10.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$34.30B
Div. yield
0.95%
Payment Processing Technology
3 wins
ACIW Aci Worldwide, Inc.
$59.52 +17.4% 1M +23.4% 1Y
Market cap
$5.98B
P/E
35.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.76B
Div. yield
–
Payment Processing Technology
2 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.

QuestionSEZLPYPLACIWLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $5.22B $49.35B $5.98B PYPL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 32.3x 10.6x 35.9x PYPL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 28.0x 10.3x 21.5x PYPL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +43.1% +4.4% +1.9% SEZL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 30.3% 13.8% 9.5% SEZL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 49.6% 14.6% 8.2% SEZL
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.2x 0.5x 2.1x SEZL
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 0.95% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +134.0% -13.4% +23.4% SEZL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — -23.6%/yr +13.0%/yr ACIW
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 89.9% 43.5% 34.8% ACIW
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 75/100 69/100 67/100 SEZL

Percentile Scorecard

SEZLPYPLACIW

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

AxisSEZLPYPLACIW
Valuation 59 #41 of 99 92 #9 of 99 72 #28 of 99
Growth 97 #4 of 94 60 #38 of 94 59 #39 of 94
Profitability 98 #3 of 90 87 #13 of 90 81 #18 of 90
Financial Health 76 #26 of 105 38 #66 of 105 60 #43 of 105
Shareholder Returns 44 #35 of 62 67 #21 of 62 61 #25 of 62
Overall 75 69 67
  • SEZL ranked among 109 companies in Fintech
  • PYPL 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

PeriodSEZLPYPLACIWSPY
1 month +37.4%+8.0%+17.4% -5.9%
3 months -13.2%-1.4%+7.8% -4.6%
6 months +55.3%+27.6%+27.6% +0.2%
Year to date +144.2%+1.0%+24.5% +7.5%
1 year +134.0%-13.4%+23.4% +8.2%
3 years +9,900.0%+7.9%+147.0% +68.3%
3 years, per year +364.6%+2.6%+35.2% +19.0%
5 years —-73.9%+84.0% +56.5%
5 years, per year —-23.6%+13.0% +9.4%
10 years —+44.2%+249.9% +251.5%
10 years, per year —+3.7%+13.3% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureSEZLPYPLACIWSPY
Volatility, 1Y 89.9%43.5%34.8% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 95.0%48.1%36.4% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.880.900.27 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.49-0.310.67 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -89.9%-83.0%-44.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -17.8%-13.4%-1.1% -5.9%
52-week high $188.55$68.06$60.18 $779.14
52-week low $50.97$39.08$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.

MultipleSEZLPYPLACIW
P/E now vs peer median 32.3xmedian 22.5x 10.6xmedian 22.5x 35.9xmedian 22.5x
P/S now vs peer median 9.8xmedian 2.1x 1.4xmedian 2.1x 3.4xmedian 2.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 24.2xmedian 23.6x 7.7xmedian 23.6x 23.6xmedian 23.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 19.0xmedian 17.3x 7.8xmedian 17.3x 16.7xmedian 17.3x
P/B now vs peer median 22.4xmedian 1.7x 2.5xmedian 1.7x 4.0xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median 0.19median 0.64 0.62median 0.64 1.37median 0.64

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 monthsSEZLPYPLACIW
Revenue $531.93M $34.30B $1.76B
Gross profit – – $829.54M
Operating income $214.81M $5.83B $263.34M
Net income $161.43M $4.73B $166.97M
Free cash flow $274.61M $6.30B $358.12M
R&D – $3.28B $187.08M
EPS (diluted) $4.65 $5.51 $1.65
Cash & equivalents $79.76M $7.16B $218.78M
Total debt $121.52M $13.47B $816.96M
Shares (diluted) 34.72M 858.00M 101.32M
Enterprise value $4.85B $8.05B $5.24B

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
MetricSEZLPYPLACIW
P/E 32.3x 10.6x 35.9x
P/FCF 19.0x 7.8x 16.7x
P/Operating cash flow 18.9x 7.0x 15.9x
P/S 9.8x 1.4x 3.4x
P/B 22.4x 2.5x 4.0x
P/Tangible book 22.4x 2.6x 4.0x
EV/EBITDA 24.2x 7.7x 23.6x
EV/EBIT 24.5x 9.0x 25.0x
EV/Revenue 9.9x 1.5x 3.7x
EV/FCF 19.2x 8.3x 18.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 19.1x 7.4x 17.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.19 0.62 1.37

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSEZLPYPLACIW
Revenue growth (1Y) 43.1% 4.4% 1.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 56.7% 5.6% 7.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – -3.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 5.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 56.0% -2.8% -23.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 119.1% 8.6% 10.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 54.4% -3.9% -36.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 174.1% 7.9% 23.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 57.8% 7.6% -34.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 172.0% 17.1% 26.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 64.0% 10.4% 14.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 284.0% 22.9% 44.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 63.9% 13.2% 14.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 286.4% 25.5% 47.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSEZLPYPLACIW
Gross margin – – 47.0%
EBITDA margin 40.8% 19.8% 15.8%
Operating margin 40.4% 17.0% 14.9%
Pretax margin 37.8% 16.6% 13.1%
Net margin 30.3% 13.8% 9.5%
FCF margin 51.6% 18.4% 20.3%
Operating cash flow margin 51.8% 20.7% 21.3%
Return on equity 75.1% 24.1% 11.2%
Return on assets 35.4% 5.8% 5.4%
Return on invested capital 49.6% 14.6% 8.2%
Return on capital employed 60.7% 17.0% 11.2%
Asset turnover 1.2x 0.4x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.7x 1.5x 2.3x
Stock comp / revenue 1.4% 2.8% 4.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSEZLPYPLACIW
Debt / assets 26.6% 16.5% 26.1%
Debt / equity 0.5x 0.7x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.2x 0.5x 2.1x
Debt / FCF 0.4x 2.1x 2.3x
Liabilities / assets 49.0% 76.1% 52.2%
Equity / assets 51.0% 23.9% 47.8%
Interest coverage 15.5x – 5.2x
Current ratio 4.0x 1.3x 1.6x
Quick ratio 0.8x 0.4x 1.9x
Cash ratio 0.8x 0.2x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 17.74 1.93 4.07

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSEZLPYPLACIW
Dividend yield – 0.9% –
Net buyback yield 1.3% 12.2% 3.3%
Shareholder yield 1.3% 13.1% 3.3%
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.

ConsensusSEZLPYPLACIW
Forward P/E 28.0xFY2026 10.3xFY2026 21.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $5.53FY2026 $5.75FY2026 $2.77FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +54.0%FY2026 +8.3%FY2026 +28.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +26.2% -4.3% +12.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $625.83MFY2026 $33.36BFY2026 $1.81BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +39.0%FY2026 +0.6%FY2026 +3.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +17.0% +4.9% +20.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSEZLPYPLACIW
Held by institutions 44.1% 74.2% 100.0%
Institutions holding 323 1,382 380
Change in shares held, QoQ +11.3% +0.8% +3.5%
Institutions buying 215 523 198
Institutions selling 79 672 132
Buyers to sellers 2.72 0.78 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.

SEZLPYPLACIW
SEZL 1.00 0.17 0.26
PYPL 0.17 1.00 0.44
ACIW 0.26 0.44 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SEZL, PYPL and ACIW?

PayPal Holdings (PYPL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Sezzle (SEZL) $5.22B, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) $49.35B, Aci Worldwide (ACIW) $5.98B.

Which stock is cheaper, SEZL, PYPL and ACIW?

PayPal Holdings (PYPL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Sezzle (SEZL) 32.3x, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 10.6x, Aci Worldwide (ACIW) 35.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) is cheapest (Sezzle (SEZL) 28.0x, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 10.3x, Aci Worldwide (ACIW) 21.5x). 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%, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) +4.4%, Aci Worldwide (ACIW) +1.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Sezzle (SEZL) has the highest net margin (Sezzle (SEZL) 30.3%, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 13.8%, Aci Worldwide (ACIW) 9.5%). On return on invested capital, Sezzle (SEZL) leads (Sezzle (SEZL) 49.6%, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 14.6%, Aci Worldwide (ACIW) 8.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Sezzle (SEZL) returned the most: Sezzle (SEZL) +134.0%, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) -13.4%, Aci Worldwide (ACIW) +23.4%. Over five years, Aci Worldwide (ACIW) compounded fastest (PayPal Holdings (PYPL) -23.6%/yr, Aci Worldwide (ACIW) +13.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 0.95%. Sezzle (SEZL) and Aci Worldwide (ACIW) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Aci Worldwide (ACIW) has been the steadiest (Sezzle (SEZL) 89.9%, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 43.5%, Aci Worldwide (ACIW) 34.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, SEZL, PYPL 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.