ACI Worldwide Balance Sheet Health
Financial Health criteria checks 5/6
ACI Worldwide has a total shareholder equity of $1.5B and total debt of $836.3M, which brings its debt-to-equity ratio to 55.9%. Its total assets and total liabilities are $3.1B and $1.6B respectively. ACI Worldwide's EBIT is $348.3M making its interest coverage ratio 9.5. It has cash and short-term investments of $167.4M.
Key information
55.88%
Debt to equity ratio
US$836.31m
Debt
| Interest coverage ratio | 9.5x |
| Cash | US$167.40m |
| Equity | US$1.50b |
| Total liabilities | US$1.60b |
| Total assets | US$3.10b |
Recent financial health updates
No updates
Recent updates
Seeking Alpha • Aug 27
ACI Worldwide: An Undercovered Payments Compounder Getting Better
Summary ACI Worldwide is rated Buy, leveraging a sticky customer base, strong margins, and a reasonable 14.6x forward P/E. Payment Software drives the investment case, with 9% segment growth and a 48% adjusted EBITDA margin, fueled by renewals, pricing, and cross-selling. Connetic provides a modernization path for legacy clients, but the current valuation does not require rapid platform adoption or a Biller sale. Capital allocation is disciplined, with 50-60% of operating cash flow targeted for buybacks and a manageable 1.2x net leverage. Read the full article on Seeking Alpha
Narrative Update • Aug 07
ACIW: Latin America Expansion And Margin Strength Will Drive Upside
Analysts have raised their price target on ACI Worldwide to $64, supported by expectations for slightly higher high margin software license fees and an adjusted EBITDA margin of about 33.0% for Q2. What’s in the News for ACI Worldwide ACI Worldwide and dLocal formed a partnership that gives global merchants access to local payment methods in Brazil and Mexico through the ACI Payments Orchestration Platform, with future expansion planned to Argentina, Chile, Colombia and Peru.Narrative Update • Jun 28
ACIW: European Instant Payments Role And High Institutional Support Will Drive Upside
Analysts have raised their price target for ACI Worldwide to $65.33 from $63.20, citing updated assumptions for fair value, discount rate, revenue growth, profit margin, and future P/E. What’s in the News for ACI Worldwide Rabobank is moving the iDEAL payment method to Wero, with ACI Worldwide’s Real-Time Payments Processing technology supporting the migration and providing resilience and interoperability for pan European instant payments, source: ACI Worldwide Powers Rabobank’s Wero Instant Payments.Analysis Article • Jun 20
ACI Worldwide (ACIW) Stock Could Be 30.2% Undervalued After Europe Payments Push
Why ACI Worldwide’s European payments role matters for investors ACI Worldwide (ACIW) has moved closer to the core of Europe’s instant payments push, joining the European Payments Initiative as a principal member and hosting its Wero digital wallet on ACI’s Payments Orchestration Platform. This development sits alongside ACI Worldwide’s existing role in powering instant payment rails across Europe and supporting Rabobank’s planned migration of iDEAL transactions to Wero, tying the company...
Narrative Update • Jun 09
ACIW: Cloud Payment Connectivity And Guidance Raise Will Drive Future Upside
Analysts are maintaining their price target for ACI Worldwide at $70.00. This reflects slightly higher assumed revenue growth and profit margins, offset by a modestly higher discount rate and a similar forward P/E multiple.Narrative Update • May 25
ACIW: Cloud Payment Connectivity Expansion Will Support Future Upside Potential
Analysts have kept the ACI Worldwide price target steady at $70.00, with updated assumptions that include a slightly different discount rate, modestly adjusted revenue growth outlook, higher profit margin expectations, and a somewhat lower future P/E multiple. What's in the News Extended partnership with UBX Tanzania Limited, supporting core payments infrastructure for 18 banks, over 250 ATMs and more than 1.3 million transactions per month, with a focus on resilience, scalability and new services such as digital wallets (Client Announcements).Narrative Update • Apr 27
ACIW: Cloud Payment Connectivity And Margin Discipline Will Drive Future Upside
Analysts have adjusted their price target for ACI Worldwide slightly to $70.00, reflecting refined assumptions around discount rate, revenue growth, profit margin, and future P/E, while keeping their overall valuation view steady. What's in the News ACI Worldwide and Kinexys by J.P. Morgan integrated Kinexys Liink’s Confirm application into ACI’s Fraud and Financial Crime solution, adding embedded account and payee verification across ACH, wire and instant payments within the ACI Connetic platform (Key Developments).Narrative Update • Apr 12
ACIW: Margin Discipline And Cash Returns Will Support Future Upside
Analysts have trimmed their price target on ACI Worldwide by $7, reflecting updated assumptions around discount rates, revenue growth, profit margins, and future P/E multiples. Analyst Commentary While the headline move is a lower price target, bullish analysts still point to several reasons why ACI Worldwide’s equity story can remain appealing for investors who are comfortable with execution risk and valuation resets.Narrative Update • Mar 29
ACIW: Higher Margins And Cash Generation Will Support Future Upside
Analysts have reduced their 12 month price target on ACI Worldwide by $7, reflecting updated views on the discount rate, revenue growth, profit margin and future P/E assumptions discussed in recent research. Analyst Commentary While the latest research includes a lower 12 month price target, some readers may still see room for upside if ACI Worldwide executes well on its revenue growth and margin plans.Narrative Update • Mar 13
ACIW: Recalibrated Expectations And New Payment Deals Will Support Future Upside
Analysts have reduced their price target on ACI Worldwide by $7 to reflect updated views on the discount rate, revenue growth, profit margin and future P/E assumptions, as highlighted in recent Street research. Analyst Commentary Recent Street research around ACI Worldwide focuses on how updated assumptions for the discount rate, revenue growth, profit margin and future P/E filter through to the new price target.Narrative Update • Feb 26
ACIW: Recalibrated Discount Rate And Payments Execution Will Support Future Upside
Analysts have reduced their price target on ACI Worldwide by $7, reflecting updated views on discount rates, revenue growth assumptions, profit margins, and future P/E multiples. Analyst Commentary Even with the lower price target, bullish analysts are still highlighting reasons they think ACI Worldwide can justify a higher valuation over time, with the revised target reflecting updated assumptions rather than a loss of confidence in the business.Narrative Update • Feb 12
ACIW: Reset Expectations And New Deals Will Support Future Upside
Analysts have trimmed their price target on ACI Worldwide by $1.40. The shift is tied to updated views on fair value, discount rate, growth, margins and future P/E assumptions following the latest research, including the recent cut at Seaport Research.Narrative Update • Jan 29
ACIW: Execution On Payments Contracts And Buybacks Will Support Future Upside
Analysts have trimmed their price target on ACI Worldwide by $7, reflecting updated assumptions around discount rates, growth, margins, and future P/E that feed into their valuation work. Analyst Commentary Even with the $7 trim to the price target, bullish analysts still see room for ACI Worldwide to execute on its plan and support their valuation work.Narrative Update • Jan 15
ACIW: Higher Earnings Power And Buybacks Will Support Future Upside
Analysts have reduced their price target on ACI Worldwide by $7 to $70, citing updated assumptions around discount rates, revenue growth, profit margins, and future P/E multiples. Analyst Commentary Recent research points to a more cautious stance on ACI Worldwide, with the latest published work highlighting adjustments to discount rates, revenue growth, profit margins, and assumed future P/E multiples.Analysis Article • Nov 21
ACI Worldwide, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:ACIW) Business Is Yet to Catch Up With Its Share Price
It's not a stretch to say that ACI Worldwide, Inc.'s ( NASDAQ:ACIW ) price-to-earnings (or "P/E") ratio of 18x right...Seeking Alpha • Mar 26
Bullish On ACI Worldwide's Innovating Bet In Global Payments
Summary ACI Worldwide is well established, operating across 94 countries and delivering payment solutions to banks, merchants, and billers globally. They’re also merging their Bank and Merchant segments into a unified Payment Software unit for operational efficiency. Interestingly, ACIW is also preparing a new product called Kinetic, which is a cloud-native payments hub aimed at driving high-volume, real-time processing. Overall, their portfolio includes fraud prevention, digital payments, and an extensive API library servicing over 80,000 merchants. I believe ACIW’s robust financials and growing cash flow justify its valuation, which is why I rate it a good long-term “Buy” at these levels. Read the full article on Seeking AlphaSeeking Alpha • Jan 13
ACI Worldwide: The Future Has Never Looked So Bright
Summary ACI Worldwide is a mature player in the digital payments market, with a stock appreciation of over 75% in the past year. ACIW's business model supports over 6,000 organizations globally, with significant revenue growth in banking and merchant segments, and 66.7% of revenues being recurring. Despite external risks like currency fluctuations, ACIW's strong financial performance and promising U.S. market position justify a buy rating and a $61.8 stock price target. ACIW outperforms peers like PayPal and Block in net margins and several key metrics, indicating a bright future and solid investment potential. Read the full article on Seeking AlphaFinancial Position Analysis
Short Term Liabilities: ACIW's short term assets ($1.1B) exceed its short term liabilities ($723.4M).
Long Term Liabilities: ACIW's short term assets ($1.1B) exceed its long term liabilities ($875.1M).
Debt to Equity History and Analysis
Debt Level: ACIW's net debt to equity ratio (44.7%) is considered high.
Reducing Debt: ACIW's debt to equity ratio has reduced from 95.3% to 55.9% over the past 5 years.
Debt Coverage: ACIW's debt is well covered by operating cash flow (39.4%).
Interest Coverage: ACIW's interest payments on its debt are well covered by EBIT (9.5x coverage).
Balance Sheet
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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
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| Company Analysis | 2026/09/11 21:40 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2026/09/11 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2026/06/30 |
| Annual Earnings | 2025/12/31 |
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Analyst Sources
ACI Worldwide, Inc. is covered by 14 analysts. 4 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
| Analyst | Institution |
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| Paul Condra | BMO Capital Markets Equity Research |
| Thomas McCrohan | Brean Capital Historical (Janney Montgomery) |
| Mark Palmer | BTIG |