Verdict: Side-by-side breakdown using the Bull Rankings model. EEFT scored 70.9, ACIW scored 69.3 — EEFT leads.
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EEFT
Euronet Worldwide, Inc.
Software - Infrastructure · Quality-Growth
70.9
$64.60 · $2.4B
fundamentals as of
Score gap
1.6
EEFT leads
ACIW
ACI Worldwide, Inc.
Software - Infrastructure · Quality-Growth
69.3
$50.87 · $5.1B
fundamentals as of
At a glance · who leads each dimension, on the model's own rules
CheapestEEFT10.3x
Fastest growthACIW+10.4%
Strongest balance sheetACIW0.58
Highest qualityACIW71 / 100
Largest discount to fair valueEEFT-55%
Side by side · every name on one set of axes
Growth against the P/E multiple. Up and to the right is cheaper and faster — the quality-growth idea in one picture. Points beyond the axis are pinned to the edge and marked off-scale rather than allowed to compress everything else.
The model, pillar by pillar (0–100 each)
EEFT
stronger →← stronger
ACIW
65
Qualityreturns · margins · balance sheet
71
65
Growthrevenue & earnings expansion
77
84
Valuevaluation vs sector peers
61
ACIW is stronger on 2 of 3 pillars.
Fundamentals, head-to-head
EEFT
ACIW
$269mC
FCF
$285mC
+6.4%C+
Rev
+10.4%B
2.25D
D/E
0.58C+
10.3xA
P/E
23.2xB+
0.41A
PEG
1.78C+
Winner per row is the stronger grade; where grades tie, the better figure breaks it. A true tie or a missing value shows no highlight.
Valuation · DCF cross-check
EEFT
ACIW
55% below
Price vs fair valuelower is cheaper
7% above
~-11%/yr
Growth the price impliesyr-1 FCF growth, fading to 4% · lower = less priced in
~8%/yr
+102%
1-yr DCF upside
-13%
+122%
5-yr DCF upside
-7%
+157%
10-yr DCF upside
+2%
The DCF is a cross-check on intrinsic value, separate from the quality-growth score above.
Model signals
EEFT
Why this score
Buying back stock
Durable high returns
ACIW
Why this score
Buying back stock
The companies
EEFTEuronet Worldwide, Inc.
Software - Infrastructure · $64.60 · beta 0.84
Why now
Software - Infrastructure · market cap $2.4b. Down 28% from 52-week high of $89.44 — deep drawdown territory. PEG 0.41 — paying under fair value for the growth rate. 6 sell-side analysts rate this a Buy with a mean 1-yr target of $84.67 (implying +31% upside).
Moat
ROE 22% is above 15% — the equity base is compounding at a rate the market struggles to discount accurately. Software economics — recurring revenue, embedded customer workflows, and high gross margin all compound the moat once a base account is won. Switching costs are the lever.
Risk
D/E 2.25 is elevated — limits strategic flexibility and raises refinancing exposure if rates stay higher for longer. Customer concentration — many software businesses depend on a handful of enterprise accounts; the loss of one $10M+ contract can swing the next quarter's growth narrative.
ACIWACI Worldwide, Inc.
Software - Infrastructure · $50.87 · beta 0.99
Why now
Software - Infrastructure · market cap $5.1b. 17% off the 52-week high of $61.08. Revenue growing +10%, comfortably above the S&P median. 3 sell-side analysts rate this a Strong Buy with a mean 1-yr target of $67.33 (implying +32% upside).
Moat
Net margin 12% beats the market median by a meaningful margin — the company is keeping more of every revenue dollar than the average S&P constituent. ROE 16% is above 15% — the equity base is compounding at a rate the market struggles to discount accurately. FCF converts 126% of net income — earnings translate cleanly into cash.
Risk
Software — competitive moat is durable until it isn't; watch net revenue retention, gross margin trends, and any new market entrant with a fundamentally lower price point.
Verdict — model-derived comparison
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Where EEFT and ACIW diverge
On the headline score the gap is 1.6 points in favor of EEFT. They get there differently, though — each leads on a different pillar, so the better pick depends on which you weight.
ValueEEFT 84.0 · ACIW 61.2EEFT +22.8
GrowthEEFT 65.0 · ACIW 76.7ACIW +11.7
QualityEEFT 65.2 · ACIW 71.1ACIW +5.9
Pillars run 0–100. Value is judged against each company's own sector, so a Value score is a statement about a company relative to its own industry rather than to the other name here. A wide Value gap usually means the market already prices the difference in quality or growth — which is the trade-off this comparison comes down to.
Common questions
Is EEFT or ACIW the better stock?
EEFT scores higher: EEFT 70.9, ACIW 69.3 out of 100 on the Bull Rankings quality-growth score, which blends business quality, growth and valuation into one number. A higher score means a stronger business at a more reasonable price — it is not a price target or a recommendation.
Where do EEFT and ACIW differ most?
The widest gap is value, where EEFT leads by 23 points on the 0–100 pillar scale. Neither name sweeps: they trade the lead across the three pillars, so the comparison is a trade-off rather than one being better on every measure.
How are EEFT and ACIW scored?
Each carries the same 0–100 quality-growth score used everywhere on the site, built from three pillars — quality (profitability and returns on capital), growth (revenue and earnings), and value (what you pay for them) — combined as a geometric mean, so a weak pillar cannot be papered over by a strong one.
How current is this comparison?
The whole universe is re-scored every trading day after the US market close, so the scores and fundamentals here reflect the latest published edition.