XYZ vs ACIW vs WEX Stock Comparison

Block, Aci Worldwide and Wex 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
4 wins
WEX WEX Inc.
$188.14 +6.3% 1M +18.5% 1Y
Market cap
$6.45B
P/E
17.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.88B
Div. yield
–
Payment Processing Technology
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Wex leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Wex 4, Aci Worldwide 4, Block 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionXYZACIWWEXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $45.18B $5.59B $6.45B XYZ
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 125.9x 24.8x 17.0x WEX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 19.3x 19.9x 8.8x WEX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.1% +7.0% +9.7% WEX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 1.4% 12.4% — ACIW
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 2.0% 10.8% — ACIW
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.3x 1.9x — XYZ
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -6.2% +11.0% +18.5% WEX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -21.6%/yr +12.5%/yr +4.7%/yr ACIW
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 46.4% 34.9% 41.6% ACIW
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 73/100 67/100 38/100 XYZ

Percentile Scorecard

XYZACIWWEX

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

AxisXYZACIWWEX
Valuation 83 #18 of 99 74 #27 of 99 52 #48 of 99
Growth 82 #18 of 94 69 #30 of 94 48 #49 of 94
Profitability 65 #32 of 90 78 #21 of 90 45 #50 of 90
Financial Health 68 #34 of 105 60 #43 of 105 5 #100 of 105
Shareholder Returns 67 #20 of 59 53 #28 of 59 –
Overall 73 67 38
  • XYZ ranked among 109 companies in Fintech
  • ACIW ranked among 109 companies in Fintech
  • WEX ranked among 109 companies in Fintech

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodXYZACIWWEXSPY
1 month +2.6%+12.7%+6.3% +0.9%
3 months -8.5%-8.3%0.0% +5.9%
6 months +8.3%+26.6%+21.6% +8.5%
Year to date +15.5%+15.5%+26.3% +13.3%
1 year -6.2%+11.0%+18.5% +12.4%
3 years +87.9%+179.5%+15.2% +88.1%
3 years, per year +23.4%+40.9%+4.8% +23.5%
5 years -70.4%+79.9%+25.7% +68.2%
5 years, per year -21.6%+12.5%+4.7% +11.0%
10 years +575.1%+198.4%+66.6% +263.4%
10 years, per year +21.0%+11.6%+5.2% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureXYZACIWWEXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 46.4%34.9%41.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 46.2%36.6%44.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.830.350.29 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.130.310.44 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -84.6%-44.2%-53.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -11.4%-8.3%-7.4% -0.9%
52-week high $84.84$60.18$203.22 $779.14
52-week low $49.09$38.47$126.86 $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.

MultipleXYZACIWWEX
P/E now vs peer median 125.9xmedian 19.6x 24.8xmedian 19.6x 17.0xmedian 19.6x
P/S now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 2.3x 3.1xmedian 2.3x 2.2xmedian 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 54.2xmedian 15.9x
P/B now vs peer median 2.0xmedian 2.0x 3.7xmedian 2.0x 5.6xmedian 2.0x
PEG now vs peer median 1.87median 1.01 0.52median 1.01 —median 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 monthsXYZACIWWEX
Revenue $25.04B $1.82B $2.88B
Gross profit $11.61B $893.35M –
Operating income $1.17B $338.68M $766.50M
Net income $357.28M $225.69M $404.60M
Free cash flow $3.88B $311.41M –
R&D $3.07B $179.52M –
EPS (diluted) $0.59 $2.22 –
Cash & equivalents $6.43B $167.40M $593.20M
Total debt $6.88B $822.18M –
Shares (diluted) 608.85M 101.68M 34.90M
Enterprise value $16.44B $4.86B $6.45B

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
MetricXYZACIWWEX
P/E 125.9x 24.8x 17.0x
P/FCF 11.6x 17.9x 54.2x
P/Operating cash flow 11.1x 16.9x -51.7x
P/S 1.8x 3.1x 2.2x
P/B 2.0x 3.7x 5.6x
P/Tangible book 2.2x 3.7x 5.6x
EV/EBITDA 29.5x 17.6x –
EV/EBIT 39.0x 18.4x –
EV/Revenue 1.8x 3.4x 2.2x
EV/FCF 11.8x 20.0x –
EV/Operating cash flow 11.2x 18.9x -51.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.87 0.52 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricXYZACIWWEX
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.1% 7.0% 9.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 8.3% 9.9% 4.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 23.7% 4.5% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 19.5% 10.6% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 1.7% 0.1% 17.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 77.9% 34.9% 6.0%
Net income growth (1Y) -87.9% -10.1% 42.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 64.5% 44.8% 14.4%
EPS growth (1Y) -87.7% -7.1% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) 67.4% 48.0% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 236.4% 6.9% -115.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 105.3% 35.3% -29.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 266.4% 6.0% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 129.4% 37.8% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricXYZACIWWEX
Gross margin 46.4% 49.1% –
EBITDA margin 6.2% 19.4% –
Operating margin 4.7% 18.6% –
Pretax margin 2.8% 16.8% –
Net margin 1.4% 12.4% –
FCF margin 15.5% 17.1% –
Operating cash flow margin 16.2% 18.1% -4.3%
Return on equity 1.6% 15.1% 32.4%
Return on assets 0.9% 7.3% 2.5%
Return on invested capital 2.0% 10.8% –
Return on capital employed 4.0% 14.3% –
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.6x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 11.4x 1.5x -0.3x
Stock comp / revenue 4.8% 4.3% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricXYZACIWWEX
Debt / assets 17.6% 26.6% –
Debt / equity 0.3x 0.5x –
Net debt / EBITDA 0.3x 1.9x –
Debt / FCF 1.8x 2.6x –
Liabilities / assets 43.7% 51.6% 92.9%
Equity / assets 56.3% 48.4% 7.1%
Interest coverage – 6.4x –
Current ratio 2.2x 1.6x 1.0x
Quick ratio 0.8x 2.0x –
Cash ratio 0.6x 0.2x –
Altman Z-score 2.83 4.07 –

Shareholder Returns

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

ConsensusXYZACIWWEX
Forward P/E 19.3xFY2026 19.9xFY2026 8.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.89FY2026 $2.77FY2026 $21.31FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +64.1%FY2026 +28.2%FY2026 +32.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +38.3% +12.6% -6.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $24.57BFY2026 $1.81BFY2026 $2.97BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +1.6%FY2026 +3.0%FY2026 +11.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +21.4% +20.2% -3.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersXYZACIWWEX
Held by institutions 73.6% 100.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding 1,081 378 417
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.0% +3.5% +2.5%
Institutions buying 581 198 189
Institutions selling 330 130 166
Buyers to sellers 1.76 1.52 1.14

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.

XYZACIWWEX
XYZ 1.00 0.43 0.29
ACIW 0.43 1.00 0.42
WEX 0.29 0.42 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, XYZ, ACIW and WEX?

Block (XYZ) is the largest by market capitalisation: Block (XYZ) $45.18B, Aci Worldwide (ACIW) $5.59B, Wex (WEX) $6.45B.

Which stock is cheaper, XYZ, ACIW and WEX?

Wex (WEX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Block (XYZ) 125.9x, Aci Worldwide (ACIW) 24.8x, Wex (WEX) 17.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Wex (WEX) is cheapest (Block (XYZ) 19.3x, Aci Worldwide (ACIW) 19.9x, Wex (WEX) 8.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Wex (WEX) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Block (XYZ) +5.1%, Aci Worldwide (ACIW) +7.0%, Wex (WEX) +9.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

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

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Wex (WEX) returned the most: Block (XYZ) -6.2%, Aci Worldwide (ACIW) +11.0%, Wex (WEX) +18.5%. Over five years, Aci Worldwide (ACIW) compounded fastest (Block (XYZ) -21.6%/yr, Aci Worldwide (ACIW) +12.5%/yr, Wex (WEX) +4.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

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%, Wex (WEX) 41.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Wex (WEX) leads on 4. 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.