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ACI Worldwide, Inc. (ACIW) 10-Year Financial Performance & Capital Metrics

ACIW •
TechnologyInfrastructure SoftwarePayments and fintech infrastructure
AboutACI Worldwide, Inc., a software company, develops, markets, installs, and supports a range of software products and solutions for facilitating digital payments to banks, merchants, and billers worldwide. The company offers ACI Acquiring, a merchant management system to deliver digital innovation, improve fraud prevention, and reduce interchange fees; ACI Issuing, a digital payments issuing solution; and ACI Enterprise Payments Platform that provides payment processing and orchestration capabilities for digital payments. It also provides ACI Low Value Real-Time Payments, a platform for processing real-time payments; and ACI High Value Real-Time Payments, a payments engine that offers multi-bank, multi-currency, 24x7 payment processing, and SWIFT messaging. In addition, the company offers ACI Omni Commerce, a scalable, omni-channel payment processing platform; ACI Secure eCommerce solution; ACI Fraud Management, a real-time approach to fraud management; ACI Digital Business Banking, a cloud-based digital banking platform; and ACI Speedpay, an integrated suite of digital billing, payment, disbursement, and communication services. The company offers electronic bill presentment and payment services to consumer finance, insurance, healthcare, higher education, utility, government, and mortgage sectors; implementation services, including product installations and configurations, and custom software modifications; and business and technical consultancy, on-site support, product education, and testing services, as well as distributes or acts as a sales agent for software developed by third parties. It markets its products under the ACI Worldwide brand. The company was formerly known as Transaction Systems Architects, Inc. and changed its name to ACI Worldwide, Inc. in July 2007. The company was founded in 1975 and is based in Coral Gables, Florida.Show more
  • Revenue $1.76B +10.4%
  • EBITDA $427M -0.5%
  • Net Income $227M +11.6%
  • EPS (Diluted) 2.16 +13.1%
  • Gross Margin 48.99% -2.7%
  • EBITDA Margin 24.25% -9.8%
  • Operating Margin 18.75% -3.0%
  • Net Margin 12.88% +1.1%
  • ROE 15.4% +4.2%
  • ROIC 11.44% +8.9%
  • Debt/Equity 0.55 -17.6%
  • Interest Coverage -
Technical Analysis

Key Insights

Based on financial data analysis

✓Strengths

  • ✓Strong 5Y profit CAGR of 25.5%
  • ✓Strong Piotroski F-Score: 7/9
  • ✓FCF machine: 17.6% free cash flow margin
  • ✓High quality earnings: Operating CF exceeds net income
  • ✓Healthy 5Y average net margin of 10.7%

✗Weaknesses

  • ✗Trading more than 30% below 52-week high

* These insights are generated automatically based on available financial data. Please conduct your own research before making investment decisions.

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Growth Metrics

Revenue CAGR

10Y5.34%
5Y6.34%
3Y7.37%
TTM10.38%

Profit (Net Income) CAGR

10Y10.25%
5Y25.55%
3Y16.82%
TTM11.59%

EPS CAGR

10Y11.61%
5Y28.35%
3Y20.32%
TTM13.17%

ROCE

10Y Avg9.12%
5Y Avg10.57%
3Y Avg11.9%
Latest13.68%

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Profit & Loss

Dec 2016Dec 2017Dec 2018Dec 2019Dec 2020Dec 2021Dec 2022Dec 2023Dec 2024Dec 2025
Sales/Revenue+1.01B1.02B1.01B1.26B1.29B1.37B1.42B1.45B1.59B1.76B
Revenue Growth %-3.85%1.84%-1.41%24.61%2.86%5.89%3.74%2.16%9.76%10.38%
Cost of Goods Sold+444.91M452.29M430.35M617.45M622.46M638.87M696.07M719.21M791.78M897.65M
COGS % of Revenue44.24%44.16%42.62%49.07%48.09%46.61%48.95%49.51%49.66%51.01%
Gross Profit+560.79M571.9M579.43M640.84M671.86M731.73M725.83M733.37M802.5M862.13M
Gross Margin %55.76%55.84%57.38%50.93%51.91%53.39%51.05%50.49%50.34%48.99%
Gross Profit Growth %-2.25%1.98%1.32%10.6%4.84%8.91%-0.81%1.04%9.43%7.43%
Operating Expenses+339.66M487.26M453.52M517.09M527.12M521.83M522M512.96M494.37M532.22M
OpEx % of Revenue33.77%47.58%44.91%41.09%40.73%38.07%36.71%35.31%31.01%30.24%
Selling, General & Admin231.7M260.92M225.3M258.98M256.04M250.34M249.01M249.83M236.73M267.78M
SG&A % of Revenue23.04%25.48%22.31%20.58%19.78%18.27%17.51%17.2%14.85%15.22%
Research & Development169.9M136.92M143.63M146.57M139.29M144.31M146.31M140.76M146.68M167.54M
R&D % of Revenue16.89%13.37%14.22%11.65%10.76%10.53%10.29%9.69%9.2%9.52%
Other Operating Expenses-61.94M89.43M84.58M111.53M131.79M127.18M126.68M122.37M110.96M96.9M
Operating Income+221.13M84.64M125.91M123.76M144.74M209.9M203.84M220.41M308.13M329.91M
Operating Margin %21.99%8.26%12.47%9.84%11.18%15.31%14.34%15.17%19.33%18.75%
Operating Income Growth %72.83%-61.72%48.76%-1.71%16.96%45.01%-2.89%8.13%39.8%7.07%
EBITDA+324.58M186.86M223.26M262.26M308.51M353.81M342.2M354.4M428.8M426.81M
EBITDA Margin %32.27%18.25%22.11%20.84%23.84%25.81%24.07%24.4%26.9%24.25%
EBITDA Growth %44.02%-42.43%19.48%17.47%17.63%14.68%-3.28%3.57%20.99%-0.46%
D&A (Non-Cash Add-back)103.45M102.22M97.35M138.5M163.76M143.91M138.36M133.99M120.67M96.9M
EBIT225.76M82.58M133.33M136.24M155.26M220.13M259.83M226.11M322.88M0
Net Interest Income+-39.65M-38.45M-30.39M-52.07M-45M-33.54M-40.65M-64.27M-56.55M0
Interest Income530K564K11.14M11.97M11.63M11.52M12.55M14.21M15.93M14.87M
Interest Expense40.18M39.01M41.53M64.03M56.63M45.06M53.19M78.49M72.47M-57.85M
Other Income/Expense-35.55M-41.07M-34.11M-51.55M-46.12M-34.83M2.8M-72.78M-57.73M-23.24M
Pretax Income+185.58M43.57M91.8M72.21M98.63M175.06M206.63M147.63M250.41M306.67M
Pretax Margin %18.45%4.25%9.09%5.74%7.62%12.77%14.53%10.16%15.71%17.43%
Income Tax+56.05M38.44M22.88M5.15M25.97M47.27M64.46M26.12M47.29M80.01M
Effective Tax Rate %69.8%11.79%75.08%92.87%73.67%73%68.81%82.31%81.11%73.91%
Net Income+129.53M5.13M68.92M67.06M72.66M127.79M142.18M121.51M203.12M226.66M
Net Margin %12.88%0.5%6.83%5.33%5.61%9.32%10%8.37%12.74%12.88%
Net Income Growth %51.62%-96.04%1242.18%-2.7%8.35%75.88%11.26%-14.54%67.16%11.59%
Net Income (Continuing)129.53M5.13M68.92M67.06M72.66M127.79M142.18M121.51M203.12M226.66M
Discontinued Operations0000000000
Minority Interest0000000000
EPS (Diluted)+1.090.040.590.570.621.081.241.121.912.16
EPS Growth %51.39%-96.33%1375%-3.39%8.77%74.19%14.81%-9.68%70.54%13.09%
EPS (Basic)1.100.040.590.580.621.091.251.121.932.18
Diluted Shares Outstanding118.85M119.44M117.63M118.57M118.08M118.65M114.24M108.86M106.49M104.81M
Basic Shares Outstanding117.53M118.06M116.06M116.17M116.4M117.41M113.7M108.5M105.49M103.96M
Dividend Payout Ratio----------

Balance Sheet

Dec 2016Dec 2017Dec 2018Dec 2019Dec 2020Dec 2021Dec 2022Dec 2023Dec 2024Dec 2025
Total Current Assets+407.99M421.82M566.48M920.38M1.15B937.43M1.11B1.41B990.82M1.09B
Cash & Short-Term Investments75.75M69.71M148.5M121.4M165.37M122.06M124.98M164.24M216.39M196.46M
Cash Only75.75M69.71M148.5M121.4M165.37M122.06M124.98M164.24M216.39M196.46M
Short-Term Investments0000000000
Accounts Receivable287.1M300.83M348.18M359.2M342.88M320.4M403.78M452.34M414.4M445.87M
Days Sales Outstanding104.2107.21125.86104.1996.6985.33103.65113.6694.8792.48
Inventory25.88M23.22M23.28M0000000
Days Inventory Outstanding21.2318.7419.74-------
Other Current Assets19.25M28.06M46.52M415.24M622.37M470.27M558.03M758.59M330.81M446.79M
Total Non-Current Assets+1.49B1.44B1.56B2.34B2.23B2.22B2.1B2.04B2.03B2.02B
Property, Plant & Equipment78.95M80.23M72.73M127.76M105.98M110.88M92.53M72.19M63.93M66.1M
Fixed Asset Turnover12.74x12.77x13.88x9.85x12.21x12.36x15.37x20.12x24.94x26.62x
Goodwill909.69M909.69M909.69M1.28B1.28B1.28B1.23B1.23B1.23B1.23B
Intangible Assets389.13M346.67M305.36M591.49M518.44M440.79M357.81M304.06M258.27M147.06M
Long-Term Investments00189.01M0000332.48M00
Other Non-Current Assets39.05M36.48M52.15M285.77M269.87M338.64M364.99M44.83M413.53M498.38M
Total Assets+1.9B1.86B2.12B3.26B3.39B3.16B3.21B3.44B3.03B3.1B
Asset Turnover0.53x0.55x0.48x0.39x0.38x0.43x0.44x0.42x0.53x0.57x
Asset Growth %-4.42%-2.14%14.01%53.48%3.97%-6.74%1.62%7.32%-12.18%2.63%
Total Current Liabilities+376.37M321.78M296.62M611.95M905.61M754.15M858.84M1.04B602.63M705.64M
Accounts Payable42.87M34.72M39.6M37.01M41.22M41.31M48M45.96M45.42M64.93M
Days Payables Outstanding35.1728.0233.5921.8824.1723.625.1723.3320.9426.4
Short-Term Debt90.32M17.79M20.77M34.15M34.27M45.87M65.52M74.41M34.93M40.94M
Deferred Revenue (Current)105.19M107.54M104.84M65.78M95.85M84.42M58.3M59.58M75.42M73.64M
Other Current Liabilities88.08M86.33M111.68M444.64M708.13M558.15M663.01M833.58M428.78M591.07M
Current Ratio1.08x1.31x1.91x1.50x1.28x1.24x1.30x1.36x1.64x1.54x
Quick Ratio1.02x1.24x1.83x1.50x1.28x1.24x1.30x1.36x1.64x1.54x
Cash Conversion Cycle90.2697.93112.01-------
Total Non-Current Liabilities+771.01M775.26M777.6M1.52B1.27B1.16B1.16B1.08B998.34M880.19M
Long-Term Debt653.6M667.94M650.99M1.34B1.12B1.02B1.02B963.6M889.65M799.28M
Capital Lease Obligations00046.77M39.96M43.35M33.91M29.07M22.59M0
Deferred Tax Liabilities26.35M16.91M31.71M32.05M40.5M36.12M40.37M40.73M39.92M38.51M
Other Non-Current Liabilities41.2M38.44M43.61M44.63M39.93M34.54M36M25M26.87M42.4M
Total Liabilities1.15B1.1B1.07B2.13B2.18B1.91B2.02B2.12B1.6B1.59B
Total Debt+743.92M685.73M671.76M1.43B1.21B1.12B1.14B1.08B956.43M840.22M
Net Debt668.16M616.02M523.25M1.31B1.04B998.55M1.01B912.19M740.04M643.75M
Debt / Equity0.99x0.90x0.64x1.27x1.00x0.90x0.95x0.81x0.67x0.55x
Debt / EBITDA2.29x3.67x3.01x5.47x3.92x3.17x3.32x3.04x2.23x1.97x
Net Debt / EBITDA2.06x3.30x2.34x5.01x3.38x2.82x2.95x2.57x1.73x1.51x
Interest Coverage5.50x2.17x3.03x1.93x2.56x4.66x3.83x2.81x4.25x-
Total Equity+754.92M764.6M1.05B1.13B1.21B1.24B1.19B1.32B1.42B1.52B
Equity Growth %15.36%1.28%37.1%7.8%6.78%3.16%-4.14%10.99%7.55%6.65%
Book Value per Share6.356.408.919.5310.2210.4910.4412.1713.3714.49
Total Shareholders' Equity754.92M764.6M1.05B1.13B1.21B1.24B1.19B1.32B1.42B1.52B
Common Stock702K702K702K702K702K702K702K702K702K702K
Retained Earnings545.73M550.87M863.77M930.83M1B1.13B1.27B1.39B1.6B1.82B
Treasury Stock-297.76M-319.96M-355.86M-377.64M-387.58M-475.97M-665.77M-674.9M-784.91M0
Accumulated OCI-94.1M-77.36M-92.62M-91.58M-92.44M-99.55M-117.66M-109.47M-121.47M-103.14M
Minority Interest0000000000

Cash Flow

Dec 2016Dec 2017Dec 2018Dec 2019Dec 2020Dec 2021Dec 2022Dec 2023Dec 2024Dec 2025
Cash from Operations+99.83M146.2M183.93M132.6M336.3M220.47M143.38M168.52M358.75M322.83M
Operating CF Margin %9.93%14.27%18.22%10.54%25.98%16.09%10.08%11.6%22.5%18.34%
Operating CF Growth %-45.47%46.45%25.81%-27.91%153.61%-34.44%-34.97%17.53%112.89%-10.01%
Net Income129.53M5.13M68.92M67.06M72.66M127.79M142.18M121.51M203.12M226.66M
Depreciation & Amortization103.45M102.22M97.35M138.5M163.76M143.91M138.36M133.99M120.67M22.53M
Stock-Based Compensation43.61M13.68M20.36M36.76M29.6M27.24M29.75M24.55M41.28M70.63M
Deferred Taxes17.7M21.66M-5.73M-22.14M3.35M3.73M1.6M-4.08M-13.13M943K
Other Non-Cash Items-145.09M4.72M6.64M9.3M10.82M5.54M-30.86M6.24M4.83M2.06M
Working Capital Changes-49.38M-1.23M-3.61M-96.89M56.11M-87.74M-137.65M-113.69M1.98M0
Change in Receivables-76.46M-8.24M-14.76M-19.05M8.79M-43.83M-132.19M-63M-23.58M-46.16M
Change in Inventory0000-8.79M00000
Change in Payables-13.92M-1.7M5.77M-7.7M2.48M1.41M7.73M-3.77M-268K11.32M
Cash from Investing+129.63M-54.41M-45.36M-830.48M-30.7M-45.37M60.25M-37.78M-45.05M7.22M
Capital Expenditures-63.08M-54.41M-43.89M-23.1M-46.63M-20.58M-13.1M-8.92M-15.4M-12.91M
CapEx % of Revenue6.27%5.31%4.35%1.84%3.6%1.5%0.92%0.61%0.97%0.73%
Acquisitions232K00-757.27M00100.14M00-5.45M
Investments----------
Other Investing192.48M-28.7M-1.47M-50.11M15.93M-24.79M-26.79M-28.85M-29.65M5.48M
Cash from Financing+-251.08M-98.15M-57.7M668.35M-261.57M-256.88M-171.06M-111.55M-288.2M-336.65M
Debt Issued (Net)-200.32M-72.28M-23.36M703.08M-236.8M-109.14M7.45M-72.96M-126.05M0
Equity Issued (Net)-1000K-1000K-1000K-1000K-1000K-1000K-1000K-1000K-1000K0
Dividends Paid0000000000
Share Repurchases-60.09M-37.39M-54.53M-35.62M-28.88M-107.38M-206.54M-27.59M-127.67M-202.64M
Other Financing6.35M8.56M17.09M-2.7M356K-43.8M24.45M-13.83M-37.39M-336.65M
Net Change in Cash-26.49M-6.04M78.79M-31.02M43.98M-81.24M30.53M24.15M26.2M-6.02M
Free Cash Flow+36.75M91.78M140.04M84.59M289.67M175.1M103.49M130.74M343.35M309.92M
FCF Margin %3.65%8.96%13.87%6.72%22.38%12.78%7.28%9%21.54%17.61%
FCF Growth %-72.61%149.75%52.58%-39.59%242.43%-39.55%-40.9%26.33%162.62%-9.73%
FCF per Share0.310.771.190.712.451.480.911.203.222.96
FCF Conversion (FCF/Net Income)0.77x28.47x2.67x1.98x4.63x1.73x1.01x1.39x1.77x1.42x
Interest Paid35.05M34.98M35.3M58.98M51.99M40.07M48.53M73.54M70.2M0
Taxes Paid19.08M37.82M32.2M27.73M27.76M46.17M43.55M65.44M47.91M0

Key Ratios

Metric2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on Equity (ROE)18.38%0.68%7.6%6.16%6.22%10.43%11.66%9.65%14.78%15.4%
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)11.38%4.53%6.4%4.62%4.63%7.01%6.88%7.45%10.5%11.44%
Gross Margin55.76%55.84%57.38%50.93%51.91%53.39%51.05%50.49%50.34%48.99%
Net Margin12.88%0.5%6.83%5.33%5.61%9.32%10%8.37%12.74%12.88%
Debt / Equity0.99x0.90x0.64x1.27x1.00x0.90x0.95x0.81x0.67x0.55x
Interest Coverage5.50x2.17x3.03x1.93x2.56x4.66x3.83x2.81x4.25x-
FCF Conversion0.77x28.47x2.67x1.98x4.63x1.73x1.01x1.39x1.77x1.42x
Revenue Growth-3.85%1.84%-1.41%24.61%2.86%5.89%3.74%2.16%9.76%10.38%

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