ACI Worldwide, Inc. filings document regulatory disclosures for a Delaware payments software company whose common stock is listed on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under ACIW. Its 8-K reports furnish quarterly and annual operating results, Regulation FD materials, guidance-related disclosures and other material events tied to its payments technology business.
ACI Worldwide filings also cover governance, capital structure and financing matters. Proxy materials describe annual meeting proposals, director elections, board independence and stockholder voting matters, while current reports document board and executive responsibility changes. Capital-related filings identify common stock terms, credit agreement supplements, incremental term loan activity and senior note redemption actions.
ACI Worldwide, Inc. executive Ronald Craig Shultz, GM of ACI Speedpay, reported routine share dispositions tied to tax withholding on vested equity. On May 11, 2026, he surrendered 732 and 366 shares of common stock at $42.36 per share back to the issuer. Footnotes state these shares were used to pay tax liabilities on the vesting of 749 and 1,498 restricted stock units granted on May 11, 2023, rather than open‑market sales. After these transactions and including 149 shares acquired under the Employee Stock Purchase Plan, he directly owns 62,468 common shares.
ACI Worldwide reported Q1 2026 revenue of $425.7 million, up 8% from a year earlier, driven mainly by 10% growth in software-as-a-service and platform-as-a-service revenue to $262.0 million. License, maintenance, and services revenue also rose modestly.
Operating income was essentially flat at $57.5 million, but net income declined to $38.3 million from $58.9 million, largely because the prior-year quarter included a $25.9 million gain on an equity investment and operating expenses increased, including cost reduction charges and higher legal and personnel costs.
Cash from operating activities was $64.2 million. The company ended the quarter with $161.8 million in cash and cash equivalents and $811.9 million of total debt outstanding, plus $398.1 million available under its revolving credit facility. ACI repurchased 1.55 million shares for $65.8 million, and its 60‑month backlog was $7.29 billion.
ACI Worldwide reported strong first-quarter 2026 results and raised its full-year outlook. Revenue reached $425.7 million, up 8% from Q1 2025, driven by 10% growth in Biller and 6% growth in Payment Software. Recurring revenue grew 10% to $312.9 million.
GAAP net income was $38.3 million, while adjusted EBITDA rose 12% to $105.2 million and net adjusted EBITDA margin improved to 38%. Adjusted diluted EPS increased to $0.61, up from $0.51. The company repurchased 1.5 million shares for about $65 million and now expects 2026 revenue of $1.89–$1.92 billion and adjusted EBITDA of $540–$555 million.
ACI Worldwide Inc Schedule 13G shows Vanguard Capital Management beneficially owns 5,328,380 shares of common stock, representing 5.23% of the class as reported. The filing discloses sole voting power for 787,868 shares and sole dispositive power for 5,328,380 shares.
Franklin Resources, Inc. reports beneficial ownership of 6,616,371 shares of ACI WORLDWIDE, INC. common stock, representing 6.5% of the class as of 03/31/2026. The filing shows that ownership is held through Franklin's investment management subsidiaries, notably Franklin Mutual Advisers, LLC (5,153,780 shares, 5.1%). The filing includes a joint filing agreement, subsidiary classifications, and a limited power of attorney for SEC reporting.
ACI Worldwide Inc ownership disclosure: Vanguard Portfolio Management reports beneficial ownership of 8,165,571 shares of Common Stock, representing 8.02% of the class. The filing states Vanguard has sole dispositive power over 8,165,571 shares and sole voting power over 109,224 shares.
ACI Worldwide, Inc. is asking stockholders to vote at a virtual 2026 Annual Meeting on June 2, 2026, to elect nine directors, ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as auditor for 2026, and approve an advisory vote on named executive officer compensation.
Holders of 101,349,931 shares of common stock as of April 8, 2026 may vote, with a quorum set at 50,674,966 shares. The board is majority independent, uses annual evaluations, proxy access and majority voting in uncontested elections, and recommends voting “FOR” all three proposals.
Executive pay follows a pay-for-performance design, combining base salary, an annual cash incentive based mainly on Revenue Net of Interchange growth and Adjusted EBITDA, and long-term equity through PSUs and RSUs. In 2025, the CEO’s base salary was $750,000 and his short‑term incentive target of $750,000 paid out $1,018,875 based on performance.
ACI Worldwide GM Ronald Craig Shultz reported compensation-related share movements. He received 13,894 shares of common stock as performance shares earned under the company’s 2020 Equity and Performance Incentive Plan for the period from May 11, 2023 through February 28, 2026. To cover tax liability upon vesting, 6,837 shares were surrendered back to the company at $41.24 per share. After these transactions, he directly holds 63,417 shares of ACI Worldwide common stock.
ACI Worldwide President and CEO Thomas W. Warsop III reported equity compensation activity in the company’s common stock. He received a grant of 176,755 performance shares that were earned based on performance objectives for the period from May 11, 2023 through February 28, 2026. On the same date, 69,552 shares were surrendered back to the company to cover tax liabilities triggered by the vesting of these performance shares. After these transactions, Warsop directly holds 491,074 shares of ACI Worldwide common stock.