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ACIW vs OCTV // PIOTROSKI F-SCORE QUALITY

ACI Worldwide Inc. (NASDAQ) VS. Octave Intelligence plc (Class B) (NASDAQ) • 15-METRIC TALLY: ACIW 1 — OCTV 1

■ METRIC PARITY

LAST: $58.40 (+3.66%) • MKT CAP: $5.69B

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9/9

LAST: $21.16 (-2.53%) • MKT CAP: $5.83B

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15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (ACIW VS. OCTV) EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE

INSTITUTIONAL METRIC	ACIW	OCTV	SPREAD (A - B)	ADVANTAGE	DEDICATED URL
Gross Profit Margin	49.00%	—	—	TIE	/gross-margins <GO>
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)	12.40%	—	—	TIE	/roic <GO>
EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation	18.2x	—	—	TIE	/valuation <GO>
Free Cash Flow Yield	5.51%	—	—	TIE	/fcf-yield <GO>
Operating Margin	18.70%	—	—	TIE	/operating-margins <GO>
Net Profit Margin	12.90%	—	—	TIE	/net-margins <GO>
Revenue Growth (YoY)	10.40%	—	—	TIE	/revenue-growth <GO>
Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety	0.00%	0.00%	0.00	TIE	/dividend-safety <GO>
Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity	4.02	—	—	TIE	/balance-sheet <GO>
Piotroski F-Score Quality ACTIVE	9/9	—	—	TIE	/piotroski-score <GO>
Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew	—	—	—	TIE	/options-implied-move <GO>
RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum	65.6	62.7	+2.90	ACIW	/rsi-technicals <GO>
10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta	1.42	—	—	TIE	/macro-sensitivity <GO>
Forward P/E Multiple	23.1x	—	—	TIE	/forward-pe <GO>
Enterprise Scale & Market Cap	$5.69B	$5.83B	-$140.0M	OCTV	/market-cap <GO>

5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY

FISCAL YEAR	ACIW REV	OCTV REV	ACIW GROSS %	OCTV GROSS %	ACIW FCF	OCTV FCF
FY 2025	$1.76B	$3.65B	49.0%	—	$309.9M	—
FY 2024	$1.59B	—	50.3%	—	$343.3M	—
FY 2023	$1.45B	—	—	—	$103.2M	—

FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r

ACIW // BETA 1.42

OCTV // BETA —