Aci Worldwide, Inc.
ACIW Nasdaq· Services-Prepackaged Software
Last close · Oct 26, 2026
$55.68
KIRA · Stoqly’s AI analyst, in plain words
- Aci Worldwide, Inc. had $1.8B of revenue in fiscal 2025, up 10.4% on the year before. Over five years, revenue changed +6.3% a year on average.
- Its operating margin was 18.7%, down 0.6 pts: of every 100 in sales, about 19 is left after running the business.
- Aci Worldwide, Inc. made $227M of net profit in fiscal 2025. From fiscal 2016 to 2025, diluted EPS grew 7.9% a year.
- Free cash flow was $310M in fiscal 2025, 17.6% of revenue.
- Aci Worldwide, Inc. returned $203M to shareholders in fiscal 2025, 65% of free cash flow. The diluted share count fell 1.6%.
- Aci Worldwide, Inc. owes $621M more than it holds in cash, about 1.5 years of operating profit.
Market cap
$5.7B
P/E
25.7x
Revenue
$1.8B
Net income
$227M
Free cash flow
$310M
Operating margin
18.7%
Aci Worldwide, Inc. in 30 seconds · fiscal 2025
Are sales growing?
+10.4%
Yes. Sales grew 10.4% last year.
Does it make a profit?
12.9%
Yes. It keeps 12.9% of every sale as profit.
Does profit turn into cash?
17.6%
Yes. 17.6% of sales ends up as free cash.
Is debt under control?
1.5x
Keep an eye on it. Repaying its debt would take 1.5 years of operating profit.
How healthy are the accounts?
7 / 9
Solid. It passes 7 of 9 health tests.
How is the share priced?
25.7x
One share costs 25.7 times its yearly profit per share.
What Aci Worldwide, Inc. does
No business description yet.
- Fiscal year ends
- December 31, 2025
- Latest annual report
- 10-K · Feb 26, 2026
- Legal name
- ACI WORLDWIDE, INC.
- CIK
- 0000935036
Aci Worldwide, Inc. · ACIW
Results and finances
The last 5 fiscal years. Amounts in USD.
| Fiscal year | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sales and profit | |||||
| Revenue | $1.4B | $1.4B | $1.5B | $1.6B | $1.8B |
| Revenue growth | 5.9% | 3.7% | 2.2% | 9.8% | 10.4% |
| Net interest income | −$33.5M | −$40.6M | −$64.3M | −$56.5M | −$43.0M |
| Gross margin | 53.4% | 51.0% | 50.5% | 50.3% | 49.0% |
| Operating margin | 15.3% | 14.3% | 15.2% | 19.3% | 18.7% |
| Net income | $128M | $142M | $122M | $203M | $227M |
| Net margin | 9.3% | 10.0% | 8.4% | 12.7% | 12.9% |
| Diluted EPS | $1.08 | $1.24 | $1.12 | $1.91 | $2.16 |
| Cash | |||||
| Cash from operations | $220M | $143M | $169M | $359M | $323M |
| Capital expenditure | $20.6M | $13.1M | $8.9M | $15.4M | $12.9M |
| Free cash flow | $200M | $130M | $160M | $343M | $310M |
| FCF margin | 14.6% | 9.2% | 11.0% | 21.5% | 17.6% |
| Share buybacks | $107M | $207M | $27.6M | $128M | $203M |
| Share count change | 0.5% | −3.7% | −4.7% | −2.2% | −1.6% |
| Debt and strength | |||||
| Cash and short-term investments | $122M | $125M | $164M | $216M | $196M |
| Debt incl. finance leases | $1.1B | $1.1B | $1.0B | $925M | $818M |
| Shareholders' equity | $1.2B | $1.2B | $1.3B | $1.4B | $1.5B |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 2.7x | 2.9x | 2.5x | 1.7x | 1.5x |
| Current ratio | 1.2x | 1.3x | 1.4x | 1.6x | 1.5x |
| Interest coverage | 4.7x | 3.8x | 2.8x | 4.3x | 5.7x |
| Returns and quality | |||||
| Return on capital | 7.0% | 6.5% | 8.3% | 11.7% | 11.4% |
| Return on equity | 10.4% | 11.7% | 9.7% | 14.8% | 15.4% |
| Return on tangible equity | — | — | — | 616.9% | 160.9% |
| Piotroski F-score | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 |
| Altman Z'' | 2.7 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 4.2 | 4.4 |
Insiders bought, 12 months
$0.2M
2 insiders
Insiders sold, 12 months
$0.2M
1 insider
Of sales under plans
0%
$0.0M
How to read these numbers
- Revenue:
- Total sales reported in the income statement.
- Operating margin:
- Operating income as a share of revenue.
- Net income:
- Profit after all expenses, interest and tax.
- Free cash flow:
- Cash from operations minus capital spending.
- Net debt / EBITDA:
- Years of EBITDA needed to pay off net debt. Below zero means more cash than debt.
- Return on capital:
- After-tax operating income as a share of the money invested in the business: debt plus equity, minus cash.
Aci Worldwide, Inc. · ACIW
Charts and comparison
Ten years at a glance, and how it stacks up against similar companies.
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Margins, % of revenue
Cash vs debt (incl. leases)
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Dividends and buybacks
KIRA
At $55.68 a share, the company is worth $5.7B: 25.7 times its earnings of the last four quarters.
Source: SEC EDGAR XBRL filings (CIK 0000935036). Data updated October 24, 2026. For information only — not investment advice. Check the original filings before relying on any figure.