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ACIW ACI WORLDWIDE, INC.

Last updated: May 11, 2026

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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

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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%)

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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

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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)

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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
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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)

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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