ACI Worldwide vs Pegasystems
ACI Worldwide reported revenue of $1.8 billion in fiscal 2025, about the same as Pegasystems' $1.7 billion in fiscal 2025. ACI Worldwide's revenue grew 10.4% in its latest year, and Pegasystems' grew 16.6%. ACI Worldwide had an operating margin of 18.8%, against 15.1% at Pegasystems. Free cash flow was $310 million at ACI Worldwide and $491 million at Pegasystems.
Side by side
| ACI Worldwide | Pegasystems | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest fiscal year | FY2025, Dec 31, 2025 | FY2025, Dec 31, 2025 |
| Revenue | $1.8B | $1.7B |
| Revenue growth | 10.4% | 16.6% |
| Revenue growth a year, last 5 years | 6.3% | 11.4% |
| Gross margin | 49.0% | 75.9% |
| Operating margin | 18.8% | 15.1% |
| Net margin | 12.9% | 22.5% |
| Free cash flow | $310M | $491M |
| Free cash flow margin | 17.6% | 28.1% |
| Return on capital | 11.4% | — |
| Net debt to EBITDA | 1.5x | −1.5x |
| Dividends and buybacks | $203M | $515M |
| Change in diluted share count | −1.6% | 3.1% |
| Last close | $60.02 | $32.40 |
| P/E at the last close | 37.0× | 20.1× |
| Insider trades, last 12 months | bought $223,500, sold $200,775 | sold $19.6 million |
| Piotroski F-score | 7 of 9 | 6 of 9 |
Amounts in each company's own currency, US$ unless marked (a foreign company may report in another), each company's latest fiscal year from its 10-K, or 20-F or 40-F for a foreign company. Growth rates compare with the year before; the five-year rate is the average a year. Free cash flow is cash from operations minus capital spending; return on capital is after-tax operating income over the money invested in the business; P/E is the last close over the latest earnings per share. Banks are measured differently (return on equity, efficiency ratio), so some rows apply to one company only.
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Source: the companies' Form 10-K filings, from SEC EDGAR, and the last close. For information only, not investment advice: the figures describe results, not which company is the better investment. The Filing Desk is not affiliated with either company. Full figures on the ACI Worldwide and Pegasystems pages.