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Arincen97/100B

If you had invested in Accenture ago, it would be worth $2,508 today, against $4,096 in SPY and $6,368 in QQQ.

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97/100

Six parts of the company, five checks each, from its own reported figures. A part scores the checks it passes out of 10; the score is their average out of 100.

Profitability10

Plus shows the checks behind each part of the score, what passed, what failed and the figure it read, for every stock.

Cash10

Plus shows the checks behind each part of the score, what passed, what failed and the figure it read, for every stock.

Valuation8

Plus shows the checks behind each part of the score, what passed, what failed and the figure it read, for every stock.

Growth10

Plus shows the checks behind each part of the score, what passed, what failed and the figure it read, for every stock.

Financial strength10

Plus shows the checks behind each part of the score, what passed, what failed and the figure it read, for every stock.

Shareholders10

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Figures to FY2026; the price as of today.

Accenture key facts

Style
Dividend stock · 7.0/10Growth 4.1 · Value 6.7 · Dividend 7.0
Day range
249.380 – 254.750
52-week range
118.150 – 321.770
Market capitalization
149.85B USD
P/E
18.56
PEG ratio
1.97
EPS
13.66
Div Yield
2.70%
EPS growth forecast (FY2027)
+5.1%
Volume
26,212
Beta
1.00
ESG score
70.1/100Environment 71 · Social 66 · Governance 73
Sector
Technology
Industry
Information Technology Services
CEO
Julie T. Spellman Sweet
Employees
814K
IPO date
19 Jul 2001

Accenture earnings

Next earnings · Q1 FY2027
EPS estimate
3.95 USD
Revenue estimate
19.39B USD
Last quarter · Q4 FY2026
EPS3.29Beat +3.5%Revenue18.68BBeat +3.6%

Revenue

ReportedEstimate

EPS

ReportedEstimate
PeriodReport dateEPS estimateReported EPSSurpriseEPS growthRevenue estimateReported revenueSurpriseRevenue growth
Q4 FY20273.58——+8.71%19.59B——+4.86%
Q3 FY20274.01——+5.40%19.66B——+5.06%
Q2 FY20273.14——+7.01%18.82B——+4.30%
Q1 FY20273.95——+0.25%19.39B——+3.43%
Q4 FY20263.183.29+3.46%+8.58%18.03B18.68B+3.59%+6.16%
Q3 FY20263.703.80+2.70%+8.88%18.78B18.72B-0.32%+5.59%
Q2 FY20262.862.93+2.45%+3.90%17.84B18.04B+1.13%+8.31%
Q1 FY20263.743.94+5.35%+9.75%18.53B18.74B+1.17%+5.95%
Q4 FY20252.983.03+1.68%+8.60%17.38B17.60B+1.27%+7.26%
Q3 FY20253.303.49+5.76%+11.50%17.32B17.73B+2.34%+7.66%

Analysts' estimates for FY2027 over the last 7 days:EPS Revenue How the estimates moved

Accenture analyst forecast

12-month price target
230.05 USD
-9.26%

Analysts' 1-year price targets range from 175.00 to 278.00, with an average of 230.05.

Past year
1-year forecast
Strong sellStrong buy
Hold
19 ratings
Buy
9
Hold
10
Sell
0

12-month price target

Highest target278.00
Average target230.05
Lowest target175.00
Current price253.54

Accenture valuation

Price to earnings ratio (TTM)
18.56
Forward P/E (FY2027)
17.27
Price to sales (TTM)
2.02
Price to book
4.75
EV / EBITDA (TTM)
11.33

Capital structure

Market capitalization
149.85B USD
+
Total debt
13.40B USD
−
Cash and short-term investments
12.84B USD
=
Enterprise value
150.41B USD

Valuation over time

P/EForward P/EForward P/E · EstimateEstimate
Fiscal yearP/EForward P/EP/SP/BEV/EBITDA
FY2029 (est.)14.62————
FY2028 (est.)15.9014.62———
FY2027 (est.)17.2715.90———
Now (TTM)18.5616.982.024.7511.33
FY202613.8912.931.573.688.32
FY202521.1518.762.335.2113.04
FY202429.5526.543.317.5919.73
FY202329.7026.833.187.9519.35
FY202226.5424.902.968.2617.32

Accenture against its own history

Each figure in the latest fiscal year against the same figure from FY2022 to FY2026: the range, its median (the line) and the latest (the dot, green on the good side of the median). The P/E is today's against its daily readings of five years.

Its peers: International Business Machines, Fiserv, Cognizant Technology Solutions, Broadridge Financial Solutions, Fidelity National Information Services, and CDW, the US Information Technology Services companies closest to it in size, each in its own latest fiscal year: their median (the line) and its rank among them, first being the best.

  • P/E (today)Below its median18.6
    9.942.5
  • Gross marginAt its median32.0%
    31.9%32.6%
    Against its peers: 5 of 7Peers' median 35.3%
  • Operating marginHighest in 5 years15.4%
    13.7%15.4%
    Against its peers: 6 of 7Peers' median 17.1%
  • Net marginHighest in 5 years11.3%
    10.7%11.3%
    Against its peers: 4 of 7Peers' median 12.8%
  • Return on equityAt its median26.5%
    24.6%31.1%
    Against its peers: 4 of 7Peers' median 23.6%
  • Free cash flow marginHighest in 5 years15.7%
    13.3%15.7%
    Against its peers: 5 of 7Peers' median 17.5%
  • Revenue growthAt its median6.5%
    1.2%21.9%
    Against its peers: 5 of 7Peers' median 6.9%
  • EPS growthAbove its median11.6%
    0.6%16.9%
    Against its peers: 4 of 7Peers' median 9.6%
  • Debt to EBITDAHighest in 5 years0.95×
    0.31×0.95×
    Against its peers: 2 of 7Peers' median 3.25×
  • Current ratioHighest in 5 years1.43
    1.101.43
    Against its peers: 2 of 7Peers' median 1.10

Peers: US companies of the same industry (of its sector when the industry has too few) from a tenth to ten times its market value, the six closest in size. Updated weekly.

Accenture growth and profitability

Revenue (TTM)
74.18B USD
Net income (TTM)
8.40B USD
Gross margin
32.01%
Operating margin
15.38%
Net margin
11.32%

Revenue / Net income

Revenue Net income Net margin
PeriodRevenueGrowthNet incomeGrowthGross marginOperating marginNet marginEBITDAGrowth
FY202674.18B+6.47%8.37B+8.97%32.05%15.38%11.28%14.03B+14.97%
FY202569.67B+7.36%7.68B+5.69%31.91%14.68%11.02%12.20B+12.63%
FY202464.90B+1.22%7.26B+5.72%32.61%14.79%11.19%10.84B+5.74%
FY202364.11B+4.09%6.87B-0.08%32.34%13.74%10.72%10.25B-0.25%
FY202261.59B+21.89%6.88B+16.43%31.99%15.21%11.17%10.27B+5.79%

Accenture revenue breakdown

By product

FY2026
Outsourcing Revenue: 50.3%Consulting Revenue: 49.7%50.3%Outsourcing Revenue49.7%Consulting Revenue
SegmentRevenueShare of revenueChange on the year
Outsourcing Revenue37.30B50.3%+7.9%
Consulting Revenue36.88B49.7%+5.1%

By region

FY2023
North America: 47.3%Europe: 33.2%Growth Markets: 19.5%47.3%North America33.2%Europe19.5%Growth Markets
RegionRevenueShare of revenueChange on the year
North America30.30B47.3%+4.0%
Europe21.29B33.2%+5.0%
Growth Markets12.53B19.5%+2.6%

How Accenture makes its money

Outsourcing Revenue37.30B 50.3%
Consulting Revenue36.88B 49.7%
Revenue74.18B 100.0%
Cost of revenue50.41B 68.0%
Gross profit23.78B 32.0%
Selling and administration12.06B 16.3%
Other operating expenses307.54M 0.4%
Operating income11.41B 15.4%
Tax2.85B 3.8%
Other expense189.57M 0.3%
Net income8.37B 11.3%

FY2026, in USD. Each band is as wide as its money; the percentage is its share of revenue.

Accenture dividends

Annual dividend
6.84 USD
Dividend yield (indicated)
2.70%
Payout ratio
48.32%
Years of dividend growth
21
Frequency
Quarterly
Last payment
1.71 USD
Last ex-dividend date
13 Oct 2026
Last payment date
13 Nov 2026

Dividends per share

Year2025202420232022202120202019201820172016
Dividends per share6.075.354.654.033.613.282.262.792.542.31

Accenture financial health

Cash and short-term investments
12.84B USD
Total debt
13.40B USD
Net cash
-559.22M USD
Free cash flow (TTM)
11.62B USD
Current ratio
1.43
Debt to equity
0.42
Piotroski score
7 / 9
Altman Z-score
4.45

Cash, debt and free cash flow

Cash and short-term investments Total debt Free cash flow
Fiscal yearCash and short-term investmentsTotal debtFree cash flow
FY202612.84B13.40B11.62B
FY202511.48B8.18B10.87B
FY20245.01B4.12B8.61B
FY20239.05B3.15B9.00B
FY20227.89B3.33B8.82B

Accenture ownership

Institutions
83.47%
Institutional holders
2,006 (-253)
Free float
99.78%

Who owns the shares

Institutions 83.5% Others 16.5%
As of 30 Jun 2026

Shares free to trade

Free float 589.73M shares ·99.8% Closely held 1.30M shares ·0.2%

Closely held shares belong to insiders, founders and owners of more than 5%, and seldom change hands. The free float is the rest: the shares anyone can buy and sell.

Insider trading

QuarterPurchasesSalesShares acquiredShares disposed of
Q4 202631094.12K54.64K
Q3 2026065.91K10.57K
Q2 2026043.71K4.87K
Q1 202607178.47K55.17K

Shares outstanding

Basic shares Diluted shares Change in diluted shares
Fiscal yearBasic sharesDiluted sharesChange in diluted shares
FY2026612.48M617.50M-2.36%
FY2025624.89M632.44M-0.55%
FY2024627.85M635.94M-0.42%
FY2023630.61M638.59M-0.66%
FY2022632.76M642.84M-0.48%

Source: Financial Modeling PrepVerified against SEC filings

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Title: Accenture PLC

Sector: Technology
Industry: Information Technology Services
Accenture is a professional services company based in Dublin, Ireland. It is a Fortune Global 500 company that concentrates on IT services and consulting. The company began as the business and technology consulting division of the accounting firm Arthur Andersen in the early 1950s. Today, the company employs some 721,000 people around the world and serves clients from more than 120 countries. Accenture boasts a network of nearly 400 innovation hubs and centers of excellence around the world that are encouraged to research impactful insights and solutions for its clients.

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