XYZ vs ACIW vs DLO Stock Comparison

Block, Aci Worldwide and dLocal Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
XYZ Block, Inc.
$75.21 +2.6% 1M -6.2% 1Y
Market cap
$45.18B
P/E
125.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$25.04B
Div. yield
–
Payment Processing Technology
3 wins
ACIW Aci Worldwide, Inc.
$55.20 +12.7% 1M +11.0% 1Y
Market cap
$5.59B
P/E
24.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.82B
Div. yield
–
Payment Processing Technology
3 wins
DLO dLocal Ltd
$13.77 -0.4% 1M -11.2% 1Y
Market cap
$4.06B
P/E
19.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.36B
Div. yield
1.45%
Payment Processing Technology
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

dLocal leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (dLocal 5, Block 3, Aci Worldwide 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionXYZACIWDLOLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $45.18B $5.59B $4.06B XYZ
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 125.9x 24.8x 19.6x DLO
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 19.3x 19.9x 16.4x DLO
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.1% +7.0% +57.0% DLO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 1.4% 12.4% 15.0% DLO
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 2.0% 10.8% 33.4% DLO
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.3x 1.9x — XYZ
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — 1.45% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -6.2% +11.0% -11.2% ACIW
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -21.6%/yr +12.5%/yr -22.3%/yr ACIW
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 46.4% 34.9% 44.3% ACIW
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 73/100 67/100 72/100 XYZ

Percentile Scorecard

XYZACIWDLO

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

AxisXYZACIWDLO
Valuation 83 #18 of 99 74 #27 of 99 81 #20 of 99
Growth 82 #18 of 94 69 #30 of 94 83 #17 of 94
Profitability 65 #32 of 90 78 #21 of 90 91 #9 of 90
Financial Health 68 #34 of 105 60 #43 of 105 66 #36 of 105
Shareholder Returns 67 #20 of 59 53 #28 of 59 41 #35 of 59
Overall 73 67 72
  • XYZ ranked among 109 companies in Fintech
  • ACIW ranked among 109 companies in Fintech
  • DLO ranked among 109 companies in Fintech

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodXYZACIWDLOSPY
1 month +2.6%+12.7%-0.4% +0.9%
3 months -8.5%-8.3%-5.6% +5.9%
6 months +8.3%+26.6%+2.8% +8.5%
Year to date +15.5%+15.5%-2.6% +13.3%
1 year -6.2%+11.0%-11.2% +12.4%
3 years +87.9%+179.5%-19.1% +88.1%
3 years, per year +23.4%+40.9%-6.8% +23.5%
5 years -70.4%+79.9%-71.6% +68.2%
5 years, per year -21.6%+12.5%-22.3% +11.0%
10 years +575.1%+198.4%— +263.4%
10 years, per year +21.0%+11.6%— +13.8%

Risk

MeasureXYZACIWDLOSPY
Volatility, 1Y 46.4%34.9%44.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 46.2%36.6%44.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.830.351.70 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.130.31-0.25 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -84.6%-44.2%-86.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -11.4%-8.3%-12.7% -0.9%
52-week high $84.84$60.18$15.78 $779.14
52-week low $49.09$38.47$11.01 $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.

MultipleXYZACIWDLO
P/E now vs peer median 125.9xmedian 19.6x 24.8xmedian 19.6x 19.6xmedian 19.6x
P/S now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 2.3x 3.1xmedian 2.3x 3.0xmedian 2.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 29.5xmedian 17.5x 17.6xmedian 17.5x —median 17.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 11.6xmedian 15.9x 17.9xmedian 15.9x 9.5xmedian 15.9x
P/B now vs peer median 2.0xmedian 2.0x 3.7xmedian 2.0x 7.5xmedian 2.0x
PEG now vs peer median 1.87median 1.01 0.52median 1.01 1.15median 1.01

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 monthsXYZACIWDLO
Revenue $25.04B $1.82B $1.36B
Gross profit $11.61B $893.35M $464.83M
Operating income $1.17B $338.68M $235.24M
Net income $357.28M $225.69M $204.14M
Free cash flow $3.88B $311.41M $427.30M
R&D $3.07B $179.52M $41.98M
EPS (diluted) $0.59 $2.22 $0.68
Cash & equivalents $6.43B $167.40M $794.94M
Total debt $6.88B $822.18M $466.81M
Shares (diluted) 608.85M 101.68M 301.74M
Enterprise value $16.44B $4.86B $755.25M

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
MetricXYZACIWDLO
P/E 125.9x 24.8x 19.6x
P/FCF 11.6x 17.9x 9.5x
P/Operating cash flow 11.1x 16.9x 9.5x
P/S 1.8x 3.1x 3.0x
P/B 2.0x 3.7x 7.5x
P/Tangible book 2.2x 3.7x 9.1x
EV/EBITDA 29.5x 17.6x –
EV/EBIT 39.0x 18.4x 14.1x
EV/Revenue 1.8x 3.4x 2.4x
EV/FCF 11.8x 20.0x 7.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 11.2x 18.9x 7.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.87 0.52 1.15

Growth

14 metrics
MetricXYZACIWDLO
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.1% 7.0% 57.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 8.3% 9.9% 36.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 23.7% 4.5% 34.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 19.5% 10.6% 24.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) 1.7% 0.1% 27.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 77.9% 34.9% 16.0%
Net income growth (1Y) -87.9% -10.1% 39.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 64.5% 44.8% 15.7%
EPS growth (1Y) -87.7% -7.1% 41.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 67.4% 48.0% 17.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 236.4% 6.9% 234.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 105.3% 35.3% 16.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 266.4% 6.0% 230.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 129.4% 37.8% 16.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricXYZACIWDLO
Gross margin 46.4% 49.1% 34.3%
EBITDA margin 6.2% 19.4% –
Operating margin 4.7% 18.6% 17.3%
Pretax margin 2.8% 16.8% 18.2%
Net margin 1.4% 12.4% 15.0%
FCF margin 15.5% 17.1% 31.5%
Operating cash flow margin 16.2% 18.1% 31.6%
Return on equity 1.6% 15.1% 37.3%
Return on assets 0.9% 7.3% 10.2%
Return on invested capital 2.0% 10.8% 33.4%
Return on capital employed 4.0% 14.3% 64.3%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.6x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 11.4x 1.5x 2.1x
Stock comp / revenue 4.8% 4.3% 1.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricXYZACIWDLO
Debt / assets 17.6% 26.6% 5.9%
Debt / equity 0.3x 0.5x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.3x 1.9x –
Debt / FCF 1.8x 2.6x 0.3x
Liabilities / assets 43.7% 51.6% 75.3%
Equity / assets 56.3% 48.4% 24.7%
Interest coverage – 6.4x 48.4x
Current ratio 2.2x 1.6x 1.2x
Quick ratio 0.8x 2.0x 1.2x
Cash ratio 0.6x 0.2x 0.5x
Altman Z-score 2.83 4.07 2.99

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricXYZACIWDLO
Dividend yield – – 1.5%
Net buyback yield 4.0% 2.9% –
Shareholder yield 4.0% 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.

ConsensusXYZACIWDLO
Forward P/E 19.3xFY2026 19.9xFY2026 16.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.89FY2026 $2.77FY2026 $0.84FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +64.1%FY2026 +28.2%FY2026 +9.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +38.3% +12.6% +21.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $24.57BFY2026 $1.81BFY2026 $1.64BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +1.6%FY2026 +3.0%FY2026 +50.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +21.4% +20.2% +20.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersXYZACIWDLO
Held by institutions 73.6% 100.0% 40.4%
Institutions holding 1,081 378 166
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.0% +3.5% +7.6%
Institutions buying 581 198 88
Institutions selling 330 130 49
Buyers to sellers 1.76 1.52 1.80

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.

XYZACIWDLO
XYZ 1.00 0.43 0.45
ACIW 0.43 1.00 0.30
DLO 0.45 0.30 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, XYZ, ACIW and DLO?

Block (XYZ) is the largest by market capitalisation: Block (XYZ) $45.18B, Aci Worldwide (ACIW) $5.59B, dLocal (DLO) $4.06B.

Which stock is cheaper, XYZ, ACIW and DLO?

dLocal (DLO) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Block (XYZ) 125.9x, Aci Worldwide (ACIW) 24.8x, dLocal (DLO) 19.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, dLocal (DLO) is cheapest (Block (XYZ) 19.3x, Aci Worldwide (ACIW) 19.9x, dLocal (DLO) 16.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

dLocal (DLO) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Block (XYZ) +5.1%, Aci Worldwide (ACIW) +7.0%, dLocal (DLO) +57.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

dLocal (DLO) has the highest net margin (Block (XYZ) 1.4%, Aci Worldwide (ACIW) 12.4%, dLocal (DLO) 15.0%). On return on invested capital, dLocal (DLO) leads (Block (XYZ) 2.0%, Aci Worldwide (ACIW) 10.8%, dLocal (DLO) 33.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Aci Worldwide (ACIW) returned the most: Block (XYZ) -6.2%, Aci Worldwide (ACIW) +11.0%, dLocal (DLO) -11.2%. Over five years, Aci Worldwide (ACIW) compounded fastest (Block (XYZ) -21.6%/yr, Aci Worldwide (ACIW) +12.5%/yr, dLocal (DLO) -22.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: dLocal (DLO) 1.45%. Block (XYZ) and Aci Worldwide (ACIW) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Aci Worldwide (ACIW) has been the steadiest (Block (XYZ) 46.4%, Aci Worldwide (ACIW) 34.9%, dLocal (DLO) 44.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, XYZ, ACIW and DLO?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, dLocal (DLO) 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.