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ACI Worldwide, Inc.

ACIW

Technology · 52.14 +0.3% today

Isolated · not yet confirmedMarket checked 11 Sept, 15:55 GMT-4

Market read

ACI Worldwide, Inc.'s current read is isolated; its market group is not confirming.

The latest filing evidence is available. 0 of 14 group members are active now; 0 filing-linked outsiders are moving with the group, and 0 of 19 directly disclosed connections are confirming.

What changed
  • Revenue increased 7.3% versus the comparable filing period.
Company+0.3% todayVolume comparison unavailable
Market group0 of 14 activeDefensive Services · unavailable
Disclosed network0 of 8 confirmingNo filing-linked name is confirming now
What would change this read
  • Total liquidity declined as share repurchases and term-loan payments exceeded the offset from cash generated by operations.
  • Total available liquidity reported and attribution to stock repurchases and Term Loan payments.

Invalidation: The isolated read changes if ACIW's group or a disclosed connection begins moving with it.

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Research brief

The story so far

Technology · Software - Infrastructure

The latest filing evidence is available. 0 of 14 group members are active now; 0 filing-linked outsiders are moving with the group, and 0 of 19 directly disclosed connections are confirming.

Evidence that supports
  • Revenue increased 7.3% versus the comparable filing period.
  • Operating margin improved 1.7 percentage points.
  • Net income increased 160.6% versus the comparable filing period.
Evidence that challenges

No thresholded adverse filing evidence is available yet.

What would clarify the read
  • Total liquidity declined as share repurchases and term-loan payments exceeded the offset from cash generated by operations.
  • Total available liquidity reported and attribution to stock repurchases and Term Loan payments.

Company research

Understand the business, not just the ticker

As of Sep 12, 2026
Business model and earnings drivers

Use the company’s filings to identify the few operating, demand, cost, capital and regulatory variables that determine its earnings power.

Key research questions
  • Which operating variable is changing?
  • Is that change durable, cyclical or one-off?
  • What evidence would disprove the current interpretation?
Annual periods9
Price observations328
Usable filing statements98
Verified relationships13
Evidence supporting the case
  • Latest annual revenue changed +10.4% year over year.
Evidence challenging the case
  • Credit and interest rates has repeated adverse evidence across 5 filings.
Questions before a position
  • P/E is 19% below the available filing-peer median; determine whether growth and quality justify the difference.
Longer-term price context

Price as of Sep 11, 2026

52.14
6m+29.0%12m+4.1%24m
Annual trajectory

Reported annual revenue and per-share history. This is accounting history, not a forecast.

PeriodRevenueYoYDiluted EPSShare change
2021-12-31$1.4B+5.9%$1.08+0.5%
2022-12-31$1.4B+3.7%$1.24-3.7%
2023-12-31$1.5B+2.2%$1.12-4.7%
2024-12-31$1.6B+9.8%$1.91-2.2%
2025-12-31$1.8B+10.4%$2.16-1.6%

What management says matters

Persistent and emerging business drivers

Credit and interest ratesmixed · 5 filings
Available Liquidity The following table sets forth our available liquidity for the dates indicated (in thousands): June 30, 2026 December 31, 2025 Cash and cash equivalents $ 167,398 $ 196,462 Availability under revolving credit facility 373,100 398,100 Total…
10-Q · Aug 6, 2026
Demand and volumemixed · 5 filings
Additionally, because certain components of Committed Backlog and all of Renewal Backlog estimates are operating metrics, the estimates are not required to be subject to the same level of internal review or controls as contracted but not recognized Committed…
10-Q · Aug 6, 2026

Valuation discipline

Descriptive valuation snapshot

Price/sales 3.1× · EV/sales 3.4×. Comparisons use only industry-matched filing peers.

Scenario scaffold

Mechanical 2.0-year scenarios are available as editable assumptions, not consensus.

Price action

How the market is pricing the story

52.14+0.3% today

Jodie does not have enough daily observations to draw a useful short-term chart for this asset. The latest quoted price was checked 11 Sept, 15:55 GMT-4; this is a coverage limitation, not a flat-price conclusion.

Developments

No sourced recent-development timeline yet

Jodie has not returned a relevant primary source or news item for ACIW. This is an evidence-coverage gap, not a conclusion that nothing material happened.

Business and financial condition

Reported financial figures are not available yet

Jodie has not returned structured SEC XBRL fundamentals for this asset. This is a coverage limitation, not an assessment of the business or its financial health.

Latest filing assessment

Fundamentals strengthened in the latest filing

10-Q filed 2026-08-06 against the comparable filing from 2025-08-07.

constructive
OperationsconstructiveEvidence score +3
liquidityneutralEvidence score 0
valuationmixed

Capital and cash conversion

Investment load increased

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Capital spending consumed more revenue while free-cash-flow margin declined.

Capital spending YoY
+127.8%
Capital spending / revenue
+1.2%
Free-cash-flow margin
+14.6%
FCF margin change
-0.9 pts

Capex, revenue, and operating cash flow are matched to the same reported duration. Reported accounting context, not a forecast or trading recommendation.

What improved

  • Revenue increased 7.3% versus the comparable filing period.
  • Operating margin improved 1.7 percentage points.
  • Net income increased 160.6% versus the comparable filing period.

What weakened

No thresholded deterioration was identified.

Filing receipts

33 Other Income and Expense Interest expense for the three months ended June 30, 2026, decreased $2.5 million, or 18%, as compared to the same period in 2025, primarily due to lower comparative debt balances as well as a decrease in interest rates.

Other Income and Expense Interest expense for the six months ended June 30, 2026, decreased $5.0 million, or 17%, as compared to the same period in 2025, primarily due to lower comparative debt balances as well as a decrease in interest rates.

Payment Software Segment Adjusted EBITDA increased $17.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2026, compared to the same period in 2025, due to a $29.8 million increase in revenue primarily related to an increase in license and capacity revenue, partially offset by a $12.7 million increase in cash operating expense.

Historical filing backfill generated after the original filing window. It is not part of Jodie's live track record.

Business ecosystem

The relationships behind ACIW

Customers, suppliers, partners and competitors named in company filings—not inferred from headlines.

Depends on

MSFTMicrosoft CorporationpartnerMay 7, 2026

Building on these foundations, ACI Connetic—our fully cloud‑native banking platform launched in 2025—advances this strategy by conforming fully to Cloud Native Computing Foundation principles and by being deployable across public cloud environments such as Mi…

MAMastercard IncorporatedpartnerFeb 26, 2026

For example, organizations such as Visa and Mastercard can act as both technology partners and business partners, depending on the nature of the collaboration.

Depended on by

NATLNCR Atleos CorporationcompetitorFeb 27, 2026

Our competitors include other large companies in the information technology industry, as well as, independent ATM companies and financial institutions, such as Fidelity National Information Services Inc., Fiserv, Inc., Visa Inc., Mastercard Inc., Infosys Ltd.…

Filing peers

Companies whose filings use similar operating language.

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What is moving around it

Live connections

ACIW is currently a Follower in the organic co-movement group Defensive Services. This group is discovered from market behaviour rather than assigned from an industry taxonomy. 3 filing-linked names are in the relationship map; none is currently confirmed as moving with the group.

Context history

Theme membership history

No durable theme membership has been observed for this name yet.