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AccentureACN

IT Consulting & Other Services · Dublin, Ireland · In the S&P 500
$258.24+4.46%After hours: $258.00 (−0.09%)At the close, 30 Oct · Prices from CNBC, may be delayed
▲ 4.2% over 1 year
Accenture over 1 yearDaily close, $, to 30 Oct 2026
$150$200Nov2026MarMayJulSep$258.24$200NovMarJul$258.24
Source: Nasdaq daily closes
Market value$153B
Price to earnings19.0x
Forward P/E17.6x
Dividend yield2.65%
Year to date−3.7%
One year+4.2%
Next earningsNot scheduled
SectorInformation Technology
52-week range (closes)
$124.44$288.54

Quality and valuation

How Accenture compares with other information technology stocks. A description, not a recommendation.

Accenture and 6 it consulting & other services peers. Across: valuation (P/E) against the sector. Up: business quality against the sector. Hover or tap a logo for its numbers.

Business quality: weaker than mostValuation: in line with its sector

A weaker business than most information technology companies, priced about in line with them.

Accenture trades at 17.6 times the next 12 months of expected earnings, against a median of 22.2x for the 99 information technology stocks we cover. The quality score blends where it ranks on revenue growth, gross margin, operating margin and free-cash-flow margin (net margin for banks and insurers) over the last 12 months, from SEC filings.

  • Revenue grew slower than the sector median: +6.5% vs +20.6%
  • Keeps less of each sale (gross margin): 32.0% vs 61.5%
  • Less profitable (operating margin): 15.4% vs 17.0%
  • Turns less of its sales into cash: 15.7% vs 21.7%
ACN trades at 17.6x forward earnings, below the sector medianForward p/e, IT Consulting & Other Services peers
MU5.0xNVDA16.9xACN17.6xAVGO18.8xTSM19.8xMSFT26.5xAAPL37.4xAMD44.8xSector median 22.2xMU5.0xNVDA16.9xACN17.6xAVGO18.8xTSM19.8xMSFT26.5xAAPL37.4xAMD44.8xSector median 22.2x
Source: CNBC quotes; Mostly Markets
At 19.0x earnings, ACN is cheaper than its average since Oct 2024Price over the last 12 months of reported (GAAP) diluted EPS
P/EUsual range (±1 s.d.)
10x30xAverage 21.5x2025202619.0x10x30xAverage 21.5x2025202619.0x
Source: Nasdaq prices; SEC filings

Financials

From Accenture's SEC filings, through the quarter ending 31 Aug 2026. Hover or tap a bar for its value.

Revenue grew 6.2% from a year earlierQuarterly revenue, $bn, latest Q4 ’26
$0bn$5bn$10bn$15bnQ1 ’25Q3 ’25Q1 ’26$18.7bnQ4 ’26$0bn$10bnQ1 ’25Q3 ’25Q1 ’26$18.7bnQ4 ’26
Source: SEC filings
Growth sped up to +6.2% last quarterRevenue growth, year on year, %
0%2%5%8%Q1 ’25Q3 ’25Q1 ’266.2%Q4 ’260%5%Q1 ’25Q3 ’25Q1 ’266.2%Q4 ’26
Source: SEC filings
Operating margin was 15.3% last quarterOperating income as a share of revenue, %
0%5%10%15%Q1 ’25Q3 ’25Q1 ’2615.3%Q4 ’260%10%Q1 ’25Q3 ’25Q1 ’2615.3%Q4 ’26
Source: SEC filings
Free cash flow was $11.6 billion over 12 monthsQuarterly free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capex), $bn
$0bn$1bn$2bn$3bnQ1 ’25Q3 ’25Q1 ’26$2.9bnQ4 ’26$0bn$2bnQ1 ’25Q3 ’25Q1 ’26$2.9bnQ4 ’26
Source: SEC filings
Last 12 monthsACNSector median
Revenue growth+6.5%+20.6%
Gross margin32.0%61.5%
Operating margin15.4%17.0%
Free cash flow margin15.7%21.7%
Price to earnings19.0x33.1x

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