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ACI Worldwide Reports Strong Second Quarter 2026 Results and Raises Full-Year Guidance

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HIGHLIGHTS

  • Q2 revenue of $430 million, increased 7% (6% in constant currency)
  • Q2 GAAP net income of $32 million and adjusted EBITDA of $91 million, increased 12% (9% in constant currency)
  • Q2 GAAP diluted EPS of $0.31 and adjusted diluted EPS of $0.54, increased 54%
  • Successfully enabled ACI Connetic across eight major U.S. payment networks and signed two U.S. customers
  • 2.5 million shares repurchased YTD for $107 million
  • Raising full year 2026 financial guidance for revenue & adjusted EBITDA

OMAHA, Neb.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- ACI Worldwide (NASDAQ: ACIW), a leading provider of global payments technology, today announced financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2026 and increased financial guidance for full-year 2026.

"Signing two U.S.-based customers for ACI Connetic is a significant milestone and validates both the strength of our cloud-native payments platform and the growing demand for payments modernization in the world's largest banking market," said Thomas Warsop, President and CEO of ACI Worldwide.

"In the second quarter, we delivered 7% revenue growth, expanded EBITDA margins and continued to execute our balanced capital allocation strategy. We continued to invest in ACI Connetic to support long-term organic growth and, at the same time, returned capital to shareholders through share repurchases. As a result of our strong first-half performance, we are increasing our full-year revenue and adjusted EBITDA guidance. We enter the second half of 2026 with strong momentum, a healthy pipeline and confidence in our ability to create long-term shareholder value."

Q2 2026 FINANCIAL SUMMARY

In Q2 2026, total revenue was $430 million, up 7% from Q2 2025, or up 6% on a constant currency basis. Recurring revenue was $336 million, up 5% from Q2 2025, or up 4% on a constant currency basis.

Net income of $32 million in Q2 2026 compares to net income of $12 million in Q2 2025. Total adjusted EBITDA in Q2 2026 was $91 million, up 12% from Q2 2025, or up 9% on a constant currency basis. Net adjusted EBITDA margin in Q2 2026 was 34%, up from 32% in Q2 2025.

GAAP diluted EPS in Q2 2026 was $0.31 and adjusted diluted EPS was $0.54, up 54% from Q2 2025.

PAYMENT SOFTWARE SEGMENT RESULTS

Payment Software revenue in Q2 2026 was $196 million, up 9% from Q2 2025, or up 7% on a constant currency basis. The segment saw particular strength from Issuing and Acquiring revenue, which increased 33% on a constant currency basis versus Q2 2025, driven by large expansions with renewing customers. Payments Intelligence and Merchant Payments revenue each increased 3% on a constant currency basis in the quarter. Real-Time Payments revenue was $23 million, down from last year due to renewal timing. Recurring revenue in the segment, which represents SaaS and Maintenance revenues, increased 3%, versus Q2 2025, or 2% on a constant currency basis.

Payment Software adjusted EBITDA in Q2 2026 was $94 million, up 12%, or up 9% on a constant currency basis from Q2 2025 driven by operating leverage and disciplined expense management, partially offset by ongoing growth investments. As a result, net adjusted EBITDA margin in Q2 2026 was 48%, up from 46% in Q2 2025.

BILLER SEGMENT RESULTS

Biller revenue in Q2 2026 was $234 million, up 5% from Q2 2025 on a reported and constant currency basis. Biller revenue, net of interchange fees, was $68 million, down 3%, from Q2 2025, driven by a strong comparison with significant new onboarding and transactions in the same period last year, as previously discussed. Based on new business wins and current transactions trends, the company’s expectation for full-year 2026 Biller revenue growth in the high single digits remains unchanged.

Biller adjusted EBITDA in Q2 2026 was $35 million, down 13%, from Q2 2025. Net adjusted EBITDA margin, net of interchange fees, was 51%, down from 56% in Q2 2025. Results in the current period reflected lower net revenue compared to the strong prior-year, the impact of certain discrete operating expenses and continued investments in Speedpay ONE.

YEAR-TO-DATE 2026 FINANCIAL SUMMARY

Year-to-date 2026 total revenue was $856 million, up 8% from year-to-date 2025, or up 6% on a constant currency basis. Recurring revenue was $649 million, up 7% from year-to-date 2025, or up 6% on a constant currency basis. Year-to-date 2026 net income of $70 million compares to net income of $71 million for year-to-date 2025, which included a $22 million after-tax gain on the sale of our minority interest in Mindgate. GAAP diluted EPS for year-to-date 2026 was $0.69 and adjusted diluted EPS was $1.16, up 35% from year-to-date 2025.

Total adjusted EBITDA for year-to-date 2026 was $196 million, up 12% from year-to-date 2025, or up 8% on a constant currency basis. Net adjusted EBITDA margin for year-to-date 2026 was 36%, up from 34% in year-to-date 2025.

NEW BOOKINGS

Net new ARR bookings in Q2 2026 were $18 million, down 25%, from Q2 2025, as strength in Biller segment ARR growth was offset by the timing of expected Payment Software contracts. New license and services bookings were $59 million in Q2 2026, up 2% from Q2 2025. Net new ARR bookings for the trailing twelve months ended June 30, 2026 were $68 million, down 15% from 2025. New license and services bookings for the trailing twelve months ended June 30, 2026 were $255 million down 12% from 2025. The company expects full year 2026 growth for both new ARR and new license and services bookings.

BALANCE SHEET AND LIQUIDITY, CASH FLOW, AND REPURCHASES

ACI ended Q2 2026 with $167 million in cash on hand and a debt balance of $826 million, representing a net debt leverage ratio of 1.2x adjusted EBITDA. ACI had total cash and available liquidity under its credit facility of $540 million. Operating cash flows for year-to-date 2026 were $135 million, up from $128 million for year-to-date 2025.

During Q2 2026, the company repurchased approximately 948,000 shares for approximately $41 million at an average price of $43.75. Year-to-date 2026, repurchases totaled 2.5 million shares for approximately $107 million at an average price of $42.75. The company has approximately $349 million remaining available on the share repurchase authorization and continues to expect to allocate 50-60% of operating cash flow to share repurchases for the full year, subject to market conditions.

RAISING 2026 GUIDANCE

Based on first half 2026 performance and the strength of its pipeline, the company is increasing its full-year 2026 guidance. The company now expects revenue in the range of $1.895 billion to $1.925 billion, up from the prior range of $1.890 billion to $1.920 billion, and adjusted EBITDA in the range of $545 million to $560 million, up from $540 million to $555 million. For the second half of 2026, the company continues to expect an approximately 40% and 60% revenue weighting for Q3 and Q4, respectively, driven by the timing of high margin Payment Software license renewals. This equates to revenue of $417 million to $427 million in Q3 2026. Adjusted EBITDA in Q3 2026 is expected to be $90 million to $95 million.

CONFERENCE CALL TO DISCUSS FINANCIAL RESULTS

Today, management will host a conference call at 8:30 a.m. ET to discuss these results.

Webcast: http://investor.aciworldwide.com/
Pre-registration (recommended): https://events.q4inc.com/analyst/520999677?pwd=fAB3MTWf

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About ACI Worldwide

ACI Worldwide, an original innovator in global payments technology, delivers transformative software solutions that power intelligent payments orchestration in real time so banks, billers, and merchants can drive growth, while continuously modernizing their payment infrastructures, simply and securely. With more than 50 years of trusted payments expertise, we combine our global footprint with a local presence to offer enhanced payment experiences to stay ahead of constantly changing payment challenges and opportunities.

© Copyright ACI Worldwide, Inc. 2026.

ACI, ACI Worldwide, ACI Payments, Inc., ACI Pay, Speedpay ONE and all ACI product/solution names are trademarks or registered trademarks of ACI Worldwide, Inc., or one of its subsidiaries, in the United States, other countries or both. Other parties' trademarks referenced are the property of their respective owners.

To supplement our financial results presented on a GAAP basis, we use the non-GAAP measures indicated in the tables, which exclude significant transaction-related expenses, as well as other significant non-cash expenses such as depreciation, amortization, and stock-based compensation, that we believe are helpful in understanding our past financial performance and our future results. The presentation of these non-GAAP financial measures should be considered in addition to our GAAP results and are not intended to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for the financial information prepared and presented in accordance with GAAP. Management generally compensates for limitations in the use of non-GAAP financial measures by relying on comparable GAAP financial measures and providing investors with a reconciliation of non-GAAP financial measures only in addition to and in conjunction with results presented in accordance with GAAP.

We believe that these non-GAAP financial measures reflect an additional way to view aspects of our operations that, when viewed with our GAAP results, provide a more complete understanding of factors and trends affecting our business. Certain non-GAAP measures include:

  • Adjusted EBITDA: net income (loss) plus income tax expense (benefit), net interest income (expense), net other income (expense), depreciation, amortization and stock-based compensation, as well as significant transaction-related expenses. Adjusted EBITDA should be considered in addition to, rather than as a substitute for, net income (loss).

  • Net Adjusted EBITDA Margin: Adjusted EBITDA divided by revenue net of pass-through interchange revenue. Net Adjusted EBITDA Margin should be considered in addition to, rather than as a substitute for, net income (loss).

  • Adjusted Diluted EPS: diluted EPS plus tax effected significant transaction related items, amortization of acquired intangibles and software, and non-cash stock-based compensation. Adjusted diluted EPS should be considered in addition to, rather than as a substitute for, diluted EPS.

  • Recurring Revenue: revenue from software as a service and platform as a service fees and maintenance fees. Recurring revenue should be considered in addition to, rather than as a substitute for, total revenue.

  • ARR: New annual recurring revenue expected to be generated from new accounts, new applications, and add-on sales bookings contracts signed in the period.

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This press release contains forward-looking statements based on current expectations that involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Generally, forward-looking statements do not relate strictly to historical or current facts and may include words or phrases such as “believes,” “will,” “expects,” “anticipates,” “intends,” and words and phrases of similar impact. The forward-looking statements are made pursuant to safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.

Forward-looking statements in this press release include, but are not limited to: (i) the growing demand for payments modernization in the world’s largest banking market, (ii) we enter the second half of 2026 with strong momentum, a healthy pipeline and confidence in our ability to create long-term shareholder value, (iii) based on new business wins and current transactions trends, the company’s expectation for full-year 2026 Biller revenue growth in the high single digits remains unchanged, (iv) the company expects full year 2026 growth for both new ARR and new license and services bookings, (v) our full‑year outlook including Q3 2026 and full-year 2026 revenue and adjusted EBITDA financial guidance, and (vi) expectations to allocate 50-60% of operating cash flow to share repurchases for the full year, subject to market conditions.

All of the foregoing forward-looking statements are expressly qualified by the risk factors discussed in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Such factors include, but are not limited to, increased competition, business interruptions, cybersecurity incidents or failure of our information technology and communication systems, security breaches, reliance on third-party cloud infrastructure and related services, reliance on third-parties, our ability to attract and retain senior management personnel and skilled technical employees, future acquisitions, strategic partnerships and investments, divestitures and other restructuring activities, implementation and success of our strategy, anti-takeover provisions, exposure to credit or operating risks arising from certain payment funding methods, loss caused by theft or fraud, customer reluctance to switch to a new vendor, our ability to adequately defend our intellectual property, litigation, consent orders and other compliance agreements, our offshore software development activities, risks from operating internationally, including fluctuations in currency exchange rates, adoption of ACI Connetic, adverse changes in the global economy, compliance of our products with applicable legislation, governmental regulations and industry standards, the complexity of our products and services and the risk that they may contain hidden defects, legal and business risks from artificial intelligence technology incorporated into our products, risks to our business from the use of artificial intelligence by our workforce, complex regulations applicable to our payments business, our compliance with privacy and cybersecurity regulations, compliance with requirements of the payment card networks and Nacha, exposure to unknown tax liabilities, changes in tax laws and regulations, consolidations and failures in the financial services industry, volatility in our stock price, demand for our products, failure to obtain renewals of customer contracts or to obtain such renewals on favorable terms, delay or cancellation of customer projects or inaccurate project completion estimates, changes in card association and debit network fees or products, impairment of our goodwill or intangible assets, the accuracy of management’s backlog estimates, the cyclical nature of our revenue and earnings and the accuracy of forecasts due to the concentration of revenue-generating activity during the final weeks of each quarter, restrictions and other financial covenants in our debt agreements, our existing levels of debt, incurring additional debt, events outside of our control including natural disasters, wars, and outbreaks of disease, and revenues or revenue mix below expectations. For a detailed discussion of these risk factors, parties that are relying on the forward-looking statements should review our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including our most recently filed Annual Report on Form 10-K and our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q.

ACI WORLDWIDE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(unaudited and in thousands)

 

June 30, 2026

 

December 31,

2025

ASSETS

 

 

 

Current assets

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

$

167,398

 

 

$

196,462

 

Receivables, net of allowances

 

459,253

 

 

 

445,866

 

Settlement assets

 

447,171

 

 

 

397,346

 

Prepaid expenses

 

43,995

 

 

 

29,876

 

Other current assets

 

26,628

 

 

 

19,564

 

Total current assets

 

1,144,445

 

 

 

1,089,114

 

Noncurrent assets

 

 

 

Accrued receivables, net

 

357,813

 

 

 

391,719

 

Property and equipment, net

 

38,041

 

 

 

37,363

 

Operating lease right-of-use assets

 

24,687

 

 

 

28,733

 

Software, net

 

67,896

 

 

 

77,523

 

Goodwill

 

1,230,984

 

 

 

1,231,128

 

Intangible assets, net

 

136,156

 

 

 

147,062

 

Deferred income taxes, net

 

68,699

 

 

 

73,124

 

Other noncurrent assets

 

26,549

 

 

 

29,141

 

TOTAL ASSETS

$

3,095,270

 

 

$

3,104,907

 

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

 

 

Current liabilities

 

 

 

Accounts payable

$

66,457

 

 

$

64,931

 

Settlement liabilities

 

444,734

 

 

 

396,034

 

Employee compensation

 

38,318

 

 

 

56,142

 

Current portion of long-term debt

 

40,973

 

 

 

40,941

 

Deferred revenue

 

75,654

 

 

 

73,637

 

Other current liabilities

 

57,296

 

 

 

73,958

 

Total current liabilities

 

723,432

 

 

 

705,643

 

Noncurrent liabilities

 

 

 

Deferred revenue

 

13,024

 

 

 

13,620

 

Long-term debt

 

781,204

 

 

 

776,667

 

Deferred income taxes, net

 

37,361

 

 

 

38,514

 

Operating lease liabilities

 

18,562

 

 

 

22,609

 

Other noncurrent liabilities

 

24,943

 

 

 

28,776

 

Total liabilities

 

1,598,526

 

 

 

1,585,829

 

Commitments and contingencies

 

 

 

Stockholders’ equity

 

 

 

Preferred stock

 

 

 

 

 

Common stock

 

702

 

 

 

702

 

Additional paid-in capital

 

761,821

 

 

 

761,523

 

Retained earnings

 

1,894,847

 

 

 

1,824,743

 

Treasury stock

 

(1,052,735

)

 

 

(964,752

)

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

 

(107,891

)

 

 

(103,138

)

Total stockholders’ equity

 

1,496,744

 

 

 

1,519,078

 

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

$

3,095,270

 

 

$

3,104,907

 

ACI WORLDWIDE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(unaudited and in thousands, except per share amounts)

 

Three Months Ended

June 30,

 

Six Months Ended

June 30,

 

 

2026

 

 

 

2025

 

 

 

2026

 

 

 

2025

 

Revenues

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Software as a service and platform as a service

$

284,762

 

 

$

271,258

 

 

$

546,719

 

 

$

508,341

 

License

 

68,795

 

 

 

56,711

 

 

 

156,836

 

 

 

141,204

 

Maintenance

 

51,558

 

 

 

50,421

 

 

 

102,476

 

 

 

99,063

 

Services

 

25,308

 

 

 

22,868

 

 

 

50,141

 

 

 

47,215

 

Total revenues

 

430,423

 

 

 

401,258

 

 

 

856,172

 

 

 

795,823

 

Operating expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cost of revenue (1)

 

248,850

 

 

 

234,800

 

 

 

477,309

 

 

 

448,178

 

Research and development

 

47,900

 

 

 

41,107

 

 

 

91,992

 

 

 

80,015

 

Selling and marketing

 

30,603

 

 

 

28,741

 

 

 

60,839

 

 

 

60,927

 

General and administrative

 

34,484

 

 

 

37,651

 

 

 

74,700

 

 

 

65,243

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

23,937

 

 

 

24,101

 

 

 

49,193

 

 

 

48,086

 

Total operating expenses

 

385,774

 

 

 

366,400

 

 

 

754,033

 

 

 

702,449

 

Operating income

 

44,649

 

 

 

34,858

 

 

 

102,139

 

 

 

93,374

 

Other income (expense)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest expense

 

(11,979

)

 

 

(14,527

)

 

 

(24,177

)

 

 

(29,210

)

Interest income

 

5,592

 

 

 

3,934

 

 

 

9,198

 

 

 

7,998

 

Other, net

 

662

 

 

 

(6,393

)

 

 

2,188

 

 

 

17,347

 

Total other income (expense)

 

(5,725

)

 

 

(16,986

)

 

 

(12,791

)

 

 

(3,865

)

Income before income taxes

 

38,924

 

 

 

17,872

 

 

 

89,348

 

 

 

89,509

 

Income tax expense

 

7,126

 

 

 

5,670

 

 

 

19,244

 

 

 

18,437

 

Net income

$

31,798

 

 

$

12,202

 

 

$

70,104

 

 

$

71,072

 

Income per common share

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

$

0.31

 

 

$

0.12

 

 

$

0.69

 

 

$

0.68

 

Diluted

$

0.31

 

 

$

0.12

 

 

$

0.69

 

 

$

0.67

 

Weighted average common shares outstanding

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

101,503

 

 

 

104,376

 

 

 

101,711

 

 

 

104,860

 

Diluted

 

101,676

 

 

 

105,103

 

 

 

102,256

 

 

 

105,960

 

(1) The cost of revenue excludes charges for depreciation but includes amortization of purchased and developed software for resale.

ACI WORLDWIDE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(unaudited and in thousands)

 

 

Three Months Ended June 30,

 

Six Months Ended June 30,

 

 

2026

 

 

 

2025

 

 

 

2026

 

 

 

2025

 

Cash flows from operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

$

31,798

 

 

$

12,202

 

 

$

70,104

 

 

$

71,072

 

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash flows from operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation

 

3,595

 

 

 

3,189

 

 

 

6,995

 

 

 

6,345

 

Amortization

 

20,403

 

 

 

20,912

 

 

 

42,322

 

 

 

41,741

 

Amortization of operating lease right-of-use assets

 

2,324

 

 

 

2,407

 

 

 

4,661

 

 

 

4,842

 

Amortization of deferred debt issuance costs

 

407

 

 

 

620

 

 

 

819

 

 

 

1,270

 

Deferred income taxes

 

(2,647

)

 

 

(1,745

)

 

 

3,681

 

 

 

(4,208

)

Stock-based compensation expense

 

18,662

 

 

 

16,411

 

 

 

35,619

 

 

 

28,038

 

Gain on sale of equity investment

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(25,927

)

Other

 

413

 

 

 

1,591

 

 

 

(177

)

 

 

873

 

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Receivables

 

11,174

 

 

 

7,051

 

 

 

21,334

 

 

 

48,691

 

Accounts payable

 

7,820

 

 

 

4,932

 

 

 

8,757

 

 

 

12,411

 

Accrued employee compensation

 

6,642

 

 

 

8,980

 

 

 

(17,647

)

 

 

(16,202

)

Deferred revenue

 

(3,569

)

 

 

(3,193

)

 

 

1,334

 

 

 

(7,841

)

Other current and noncurrent assets and liabilities

 

(26,233

)

 

 

(23,560

)

 

 

(42,766

)

 

 

(33,087

)

Net cash flows from operating activities

 

70,789

 

 

 

49,797

 

 

 

135,036

 

 

 

128,018

 

Cash flows from investing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Purchases of property and equipment

 

(6,852

)

 

 

(2,156

)

 

 

(9,855

)

 

 

(4,326

)

Purchases of software

 

(6,861

)

 

 

(5,383

)

 

 

(18,369

)

 

 

(12,142

)

Proceeds from sale of equity investment

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

46,021

 

Net cash flows from investing activities

 

(13,713

)

 

 

(7,539

)

 

 

(28,224

)

 

 

29,553

 

Cash flows from financing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Proceeds from issuance of common stock

 

861

 

 

 

819

 

 

 

1,766

 

 

 

1,632

 

Proceeds from exercises of stock options

 

1,288

 

 

 

214

 

 

 

1,352

 

 

 

796

 

Repurchase of stock-based compensation awards for tax withholdings

 

(15,231

)

 

 

(13,156

)

 

 

(19,070

)

 

 

(20,226

)

Repurchases of common stock

 

(41,476

)

 

 

(119,362

)

 

 

(106,753

)

 

 

(133,770

)

Redemption of 2026 Notes

 

 

 

 

(400,000

)

 

 

 

 

 

(400,000

)

Proceeds from revolving credit facility

 

25,000

 

 

 

290,000

 

 

 

40,000

 

 

 

290,000

 

Repayment of revolving credit facility

 

 

 

 

(30,000

)

 

 

(15,000

)

 

 

(100,000

)

Proceeds from term portion of credit agreement

 

 

 

 

200,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

200,000

 

Repayment of term portion of credit agreement

 

(10,625

)

 

 

(9,375

)

 

 

(21,250

)

 

 

(18,750

)

Payments on or proceeds from other debt, net

 

(7,127

)

 

 

(6,447

)

 

 

(10,666

)

 

 

(10,664

)

Payments for debt issuance costs

 

 

 

 

(134

)

 

 

 

 

 

(134

)

Net (decrease) increase in settlement assets and liabilities

 

(24,724

)

 

 

(26,751

)

 

 

(6,598

)

 

 

61,573

 

Net cash flows from financing activities

 

(72,034

)

 

 

(114,192

)

 

 

(136,219

)

 

 

(129,543

)

Effect of exchange rate fluctuations on cash

 

(2,711

)

 

 

4,118

 

 

 

(5,130

)

 

 

5,909

 

Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents

 

(17,669

)

 

 

(67,816

)

 

 

(34,537

)

 

 

33,937

 

Cash and cash equivalents, including settlement deposits, beginning of period

 

242,128

 

 

 

366,771

 

 

 

258,996

 

 

 

265,018

 

Cash and cash equivalents, including settlement deposits, end of period

$

224,459

 

 

$

298,955

 

 

$

224,459

 

 

$

298,955

 

Reconciliation of cash and cash equivalents to the Consolidated Balance Sheets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

$

167,398

 

 

$

189,697

 

 

$

167,398

 

 

$

189,697

 

Settlement deposits

 

57,061

 

 

 

109,258

 

 

 

57,061

 

 

 

109,258

 

Total cash and cash equivalents

$

224,459

 

 

$

298,955

 

 

$

224,459

 

 

$

298,955

 

 

Three Months Ended June 30,

 

Six Months Ended June 30,

Adjusted EBITDA (millions)

 

2026

 

 

 

2025

 

 

 

2026

 

 

 

2025

 

Net income

$

31.8

 

 

$

12.2

 

 

$

70.1

 

 

$

71.1

 

Plus:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income tax expense

 

7.1

 

 

 

5.7

 

 

 

19.2

 

 

 

18.4

 

Net interest expense

 

6.4

 

 

 

10.6

 

 

 

15.0

 

 

 

21.2

 

Net other (income) expense

 

(0.7

)

 

 

6.4

 

 

 

(2.2

)

 

 

(17.3

)

Depreciation expense

 

3.6

 

 

 

3.2

 

 

 

7.0

 

 

 

6.4

 

Amortization expense

 

20.4

 

 

 

20.9

 

 

 

42.3

 

 

 

41.7

 

Non-cash stock-based compensation expense

 

18.7

 

 

 

16.4

 

 

 

35.6

 

 

 

28.0

 

Adjusted EBITDA before significant transaction-related expenses

$

87.3

 

 

$

75.4

 

 

$

187.1

 

 

$

169.5

 

Significant transaction-related expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cost reduction strategies

 

0.4

 

 

 

5.1

 

 

 

5.8

 

 

 

5.1

 

Other

 

3.1

 

 

 

0.4

 

 

 

3.1

 

 

 

0.4

 

Adjusted EBITDA

$

90.8

 

 

$

80.9

 

 

$

196.0

 

 

$

175.0

 

Revenue, net of interchange:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenue

$

430.4

 

 

$

401.3

 

 

$

856.2

 

 

$

795.8

 

Interchange

 

165.6

 

 

 

151.1

 

 

 

311.9

 

 

 

281.9

 

Revenue, net of interchange

$

264.8

 

 

$

250.2

 

 

$

544.3

 

 

$

513.9

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Adjusted EBITDA Margin

 

34

%

 

 

32

%

 

 

36

%

 

 

34

%

 

Three Months Ended June 30,

 

Six Months Ended June 30,

Segment Information (millions)

 

2026

 

 

2025

 

 

2026

 

 

2025

Revenue

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Payment Software

$

196.4

 

$

179.3

 

$

409.8

 

$

380.1

Biller

 

234.1

 

 

221.9

 

 

446.3

 

 

415.7

Total

$

430.4

 

$

401.3

 

$

856.2

 

$

795.8

Recurring Revenue

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Payment Software

$

102.3

 

$

99.8

 

$

202.9

 

$

191.6

Biller

 

234.1

 

 

221.9

 

 

446.3

 

 

415.8

Total

$

336.3

 

$

321.7

 

$

649.2

 

$

607.4

Segment Adjusted EBITDA

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Payment Software

$

93.6

 

$

83.3

 

$

206.9

 

$

189.8

Biller

 

34.7

 

 

39.8

 

 

68.7

 

 

70.7

Note: Amounts may not recalculate due to rounding.

 

Three Months Ended June 30,

 

2026

 

2025

EPS Impact of Non-cash and Significant

Transaction-related Items (millions)

EPS Impact

 

$ in Millions

(Net of Tax)

 

EPS Impact

 

$ in Millions

(Net of Tax)

GAAP net income

$

0.31

 

$

31.8

 

$

0.12

 

$

12.2

Adjusted for:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Significant transaction-related expenses

 

0.03

 

 

2.7

 

 

0.04

 

 

4.1

Amortization of acquisition-related intangibles

 

0.04

 

 

4.2

 

 

0.04

 

 

4.2

Amortization of acquisition-related software

 

0.02

 

 

1.6

 

 

0.03

 

 

3.2

Non-cash stock-based compensation

 

0.14

 

 

14.7

 

 

0.12

 

 

13.0

Total adjustments

$

0.23

 

$

23.2

 

$

0.23

 

$

24.5

Adjusted Diluted EPS

$

0.54

 

$

55.0

 

$

0.35

 

$

36.7

 

Six Months Ended June 30,

 

2026

 

2025

 

EPS Impact of Non-cash and Significant

Transaction-related Items (millions)

EPS Impact

 

$ in Millions

(Net of Tax)

 

EPS Impact

 

$ in Millions

(Net of Tax)

GAAP net income

$

0.69

 

$

70.1

 

$

0.67

 

 

$

71.1

 

Adjusted for:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gain on sale of equity investment

 

 

 

 

 

(0.20

)

 

 

(21.7

)

Significant transaction-related expenses

 

0.07

 

 

6.8

 

 

0.04

 

 

 

4.1

 

Amortization of acquisition-related intangibles

 

0.08

 

 

8.4

 

 

0.08

 

 

 

8.3

 

Amortization of acquisition-related software

 

0.05

 

 

4.9

 

 

0.06

 

 

 

6.4

 

Non-cash stock-based compensation

 

0.27

 

 

28.1

 

 

0.21

 

 

 

22.2

 

Total adjustments

$

0.47

 

$

48.2

 

$

0.19

 

 

$

19.3

 

Adjusted Diluted EPS

$

1.16

 

$

118.3

 

$

0.86

 

 

$

90.4

 

 

Three Months Ended June 30,

 

Six Months Ended June 30,

Recurring Revenue (millions)

 

2026

 

 

2025

 

 

2026

 

 

2025

SaaS and PaaS fees

$

284.8

 

$

271.3

 

$

546.7

 

$

508.3

Maintenance fees

 

51.6

 

 

50.4

 

 

102.5

 

 

99.1

Recurring Revenue

$

336.3

 

$

321.7

 

$

649.2

 

$

607.4

New Bookings (millions)

Three Months Ended June 30,

 

TTM Ended June 30,

 

 

2026

 

 

2025

 

 

2026

 

 

2025

Annual recurring revenue (ARR) bookings

$

18.3

 

$

24.3

 

$

67.7

 

$

79.5

License and services bookings

 

59.2

 

 

58.1

 

 

255.2

 

 

290.2

Note: Amounts may not recalculate due to rounding.

 

For more information contact:
Investor Relations
John Kraft
SVP, Head of Strategy and Finance
305-894-2223 / john.kraft@aciworldwide.com

Source: ACI Worldwide