ACI Worldwide beats Q1 expectations, raises 2025 guidance

Published 08/05/2025, 11:10
ACI Worldwide beats Q1 expectations, raises 2025 guidance

OMAHA, Neb. - ACI Worldwide (NASDAQ:ACIW) reported first quarter results that exceeded analyst expectations and raised its full-year 2025 revenue guidance on Thursday.

The company’s shares were up 1.86% in premarket trading following the release.

The payment software provider posted adjusted earnings per share of $0.51, significantly beating the analyst estimate of -$0.03. Revenue came in at $395 million, well above the consensus of $336.7 million and up 25% YoY.

"We are happy to report Q1 results that were again ahead of our expectations," said Thomas Warsop, president and CEO of ACI Worldwide. "Our newly formed Payment Software (ETR:SOWGn) segment, which is the combination of our former Bank and Merchant segments, grew revenue 42%."

The company’s Biller segment also performed strongly, with revenue up 11% compared to the same quarter last year.

ACI Worldwide raised its full-year 2025 revenue guidance to a range of $1.69 billion to $1.72 billion, up from its previous outlook. The company maintained its adjusted EBITDA forecast of $480 million to $495 million.

For the second quarter, ACI expects revenue between $375 million and $385 million and adjusted EBITDA of $55 million to $65 million.

The company repurchased 1 million shares for approximately $52 million year-to-date and has about $320 million remaining on its share repurchase authorization.

"We remain focused on the execution of our strategy, delivering transformative software solutions that power intelligent payment orchestration in real time," Warsop added.

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