ACIW ACI WORLDWIDE, INC.
Last updated: May 11, 2026
Execution Consistency
Did the company actually spend money buying back stock in 3+ of the last 4 quarters?
Bought back stock in 4/4 quarters. Q1 2026: $14M, Q3 2025: $8M, Q2 2025: $57M, Q1 2025: $63M
Execution Acceleration
Is the most recent quarter's buyback spend more than 15% above the trailing average?
Latest quarter $14M vs trailing avg $43M (-66%)
Buyback vs FCF
What percentage of free cash flow is going to buybacks? Bull: 30%+. Bear: negative FCF or no buybacks.
Buyback $142M / FCF $121M = 117% of FCF
Buyback Intensity
How fast are they shrinking the float? Bull: 2%+ annually. Bear: under 0.5%.
Repurchased 148,433,868 shares = 144.5% of 102,712,071 outstanding (annualized)
Insider Buying
Are officers and directors buying stock with their own money on the open market?
3 open-market purchases by 3 insiders
- Benitez Juan II () bought 2,400 shares at $41.90 on 2026-03-03
- SANCHEZ ADALIO T () bought 3,000 shares at $40.98 on 2026-03-02
- Warsop Thomas W III (Director, President and CEO) bought 5,000 shares at $48.57 on 2025-05-12
Insider-Buyback Convergence
Are both company buybacks and insider buying independently active? Bull when the company is buying back stock in 2+ quarters and insiders have made 2+ open-market purchases.
Company buybacks in 4 quarters and 3 insider purchases by 3 insiders (no calendar overlap, but both independently active)
Insider Net Direction
Over the last 90 days, are insiders net buyers or net sellers on the open market?
Insiders bought $0M, sold $0M in the last 90 days (net buying)
Red Flag
Active buyback + insiders net selling 3x+ more than buying. Company cash may be supporting price while insiders exit.
No buyback-insider divergence detected