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ACI Worldwide Raises 2026 Outlook After Strong Q1

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  • ACI Worldwide posted solid Q1 2026 growth with higher revenue, recurring sales and margins.
  • The company boosted 2026 guidance after strong segment performance, ARR gains and buybacks.
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ACI Worldwide Raises 2026 Outlook After Strong Q1

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ACI Worldwide ( (ACIW) ) has provided an announcement.

On May 7, 2026, ACI Worldwide reported first-quarter 2026 revenue of $426 million, up 8% year on year, with recurring revenue rising 10% and adjusted EBITDA increasing 12% to $105 million, while adjusted EPS climbed 20%. The company highlighted strong growth in Real Time Payments and Merchant, a solid performance in its Biller segment, share repurchases of 1.5 million shares for $65 million, and raised full-year 2026 guidance for both revenue and adjusted EBITDA amid expanding ARR bookings and a robust ACI Connetic cloud-native platform pipeline.

The most recent analyst rating on (ACIW) stock is a Buy with a $60.00 price target. To see the full list of analyst forecasts on ACI Worldwide stock, see the ACIW Stock Forecast page.

Spark’s Take on ACIW Stock

According to Spark, TipRanks’ AI Analyst, ACIW is a Outperform.

The score is driven primarily by solid fundamentals (profitability and improving leverage) and a constructive earnings outlook with continued capital returns. These positives are tempered by weaker technical trend signals and questions around free-cash-flow consistency and booking timing.

To see Spark’s full report on ACIW stock, click here.

More about ACI Worldwide

ACI Worldwide Inc. is a global payments technology provider that delivers software for real-time payments orchestration to banks, billers, and merchants. The company focuses on helping financial institutions and commercial clients modernize payment infrastructures, offering SaaS and maintenance-based recurring revenue solutions supported by a long-established international footprint and local presence.

Average Trading Volume: 810,000

Technical Sentiment Signal: Hold

Current Market Cap: $4.39B

See more data about ACIW stock on TipRanks’ Stock Analysis page.

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