ACI Worldwide (ACIW) Q2 2026 earnings — TrendMatrix coverage
Reported
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Key numbers
- Reported EPS
- $0.54
- Estimate
- $0.53
- Surprise
- +1.9%
- Revenue (period 2026-06-30)
- $430.4M
- Score at report (before → after)
- 6.3 → 6.0/10
Revenue source: xbrl.
How the report landed
ACI Worldwide (ACIW) beat the $0.53 estimate with diluted EPS of $0.54 — a modest 1.9% upside surprise. TrendMatrix's engine moved from Buy (Wait) (6.3/10) to Hold at 6.0/10 after the report — the engine's score fell despite the beat.
Where TrendMatrix's rating stands now
TrendMatrix currently rates ACIW Hold at 6.4/10.
3 of the last 4 quarters beat the estimate; this quarter's +1.9% surprise compares with a +6.1% four-quarter average. Next scheduled report: 2026-11-05.
What supports the rating
- Strong earnings beat streak (3/4)
- Attractive valuation
What argues against it
- Sector modifier (Technology): -0.8
This section and the ones below it reflect TrendMatrix’s latest engine read — they update after the report date and are not frozen to it.
The levels TrendMatrix's engine tracks
- Current price
- $51.58
- Price target
- $57.23
- Stop
- $48.95
- Upside to target
- +11.0%
- Reward-to-risk
- 2.0:1
The stock trades at 24.2× trailing but 13.2× forward earnings — consensus estimates already build in a substantial earnings recovery.
Model outputs from TrendMatrix’s engine as of 2026-09-17 — shown for context, not personalized investment advice.
ACIW at TrendMatrix's latest read
Technology names get repriced on forward expectations more than trailing prints — a quarter here is read through next-year growth and multiple, not the EPS line alone.
- Industry
- Software - Infrastructure
- Market cap
- $5.18B
- P/E (fwd)
- 13.2
- P/E (ttm)
- 24.2
- 52-week range
- $38.05–$61.08
- Off 52-week high
- 15.6%
- RSI (14)
- 42
- Volume vs avg
- 0.88×
- Score today
- 6.4/10