Accenture PLC ACN

Information TechnologySoftware & IT ServicesIreland

Last close 258.24 USD on Nov 1, 2026, −0.4% year to date

Quant rating

Quant rating A Rank 27 of 389 in Information Technology

Growth C 266 of 389
Valuation B 72 of 389
Quality A 34 of 389
Revisions B 128 of 389
Momentum A 58 of 389

Wall Street consensus Buy (2.44)Average target 237.59 USD −8.0%

Historical valuation

Multiples use consensus estimates for the next twelve months. The dashed line is the 5-year average.

Key data

Market cap: 152.6B
Enterprise value: 151.5B
52-week range: 118.15 – 291.07
3-year range: 118.15 – 398.25
Dividend yield: 2.65%
Beta (5 years): 1.07
Shares outstanding: 591M
Next earnings: Dec 16, 2026

About the company

Accenture plc is a global professional services company. It is engaged in providing a range of services and solutions across strategy and consulting, technology, operations, Industry X and Song. It serves clients and manages its business through three geographic markets: Americas, EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa) and Asia Pacific. It operates business processes on behalf of clients for specific enterprise functions, including finance and accounting, sourcing and procurement, supply chain, marketing and sales, and human resources, as well as industry-specific services, such as platform trust and safety, banking, insurance, network and health services. Its services include Cloud consulting services, customer services, cybersecurity consulting, data and artificial intelligence, digital engineering and manufacturing, managed services, metaverse solutions, Infrastructure and Capital Projects, Finance consulting, Supply chain consulting, and others.

Growth and profitability fiscal year ends August 31

Growth and profitability by fiscal year
	2026	2025	2024	2023	2022	5Y avg
Revenue (mil)	74,183	69,673	64,896	64,112	61,594	–
Revenue growth	6.5%	7.4%	1.2%	4.1%	21.9%	8.0%
EPS (basic, normalized)	13.97	12.93	11.95	11.67	10.71	–
EPS growth	8.0%	8.2%	2.4%	9.0%	–	–
Gross margin	32.0%	31.9%	32.6%	32.3%	32.0%	32.2%
Net margin	11.3%	11.0%	11.2%	10.7%	11.2%	11.1%
ROE	26.7%	25.8%	26.9%	28.8%	33.0%	28.2%

Balance sheet, last quarter
Cash & short-term investments (mil)	12,838
Current ratio	1.43x
Long-term debt (mil)	9,999
Net debt (mil)	−1,036
Total equity (mil)	31,567
Net debt / equity	−0.03x
Net debt / EBITDA	−0.07x

Estimates and valuation

Consensus estimates and implied multiples
	Sales (mil)			EBITDA (mil)			EPS
Fiscal year	Mean est.	Growth	EV/Sales	Mean est.	Growth	EV/EBITDA	Mean est.	Growth	P/E
2026 actual	74,183	+6.5%	2.0x	14,069	+8.0%	10.8x	13.97	+8.0%	18.5x
2027	77,491	+4.5%	2.0x	14,935	+6.2%	10.1x	14.68	+5.1%	17.6x
2028	81,313	+4.9%	1.9x	15,814	+5.9%	9.6x	15.91	+8.4%	16.2x
2029	85,777	+5.5%	1.8x	16,815	+6.3%	9.0x	17.31	+8.8%	14.9x

Estimate revisions

Change in consensus estimates over 1, 3 and 6 months
	Sales				EPS
Fiscal year	Estimate (mil)	1M	3M	6M	Estimate	1M	3M	6M
2027	77,491	+1.4%	+1.3%	−0.7%	14.68	+0.4%	+0.3%	−1.9%
2028	81,313	+1.7%	+1.3%	−1.8%	15.91	+2.4%	+2.1%	−2.0%
2029	85,777	+3.0%	+1.3%	+0.3%	17.31	+6.9%	–	–

Earnings surprises EPS beat in 4 of the last 4 quarters

Reported results versus consensus, last 10 fiscal quarters
Quarter ended	May 2024	Aug 2024	Nov 2024	Feb 2025	May 2025	Aug 2025	Nov 2025	Feb 2026	May 2026	Aug 2026
Sales reported (mil)	16,467	16,406	17,690	16,659	17,728	17,596	18,742	18,044	18,718	18,679
Sales mean (mil)	16,531	16,384	17,121	16,616	17,302	17,359	18,515	17,843	18,745	18,032
Surprise	−0.4%	+0.1%	+3.3%	+0.3%	+2.5%	+1.4%	+1.2%	+1.1%	−0.1%	+3.6%
EPS reported	3.13	2.79	3.59	2.82	3.49	3.03	3.94	2.93	3.80	3.29
EPS mean	3.15	2.78	3.40	2.82	3.32	2.96	3.74	2.84	3.71	3.18
Surprise	−0.7%	+0.3%	+5.7%	+0.2%	+5.0%	+2.3%	+5.4%	+3.1%	+2.4%	+3.4%

Peer comparison Software & IT Services

Peers in the same industry group, by market capitalization
Company	Market cap	Net debt/EBITDA	Net margin	P/B	FY1 P/E	FY2 P/E	FY1 EV/EBITDA	FY2 EV/EBITDA
ACN Accenture PLC	152.6B	−0.07x	11.3%	4.87x	17.6x	16.2x	10.1x	9.6x
TCS Tata Consultancy Services Ltd	95.1B	−0.52x	18.4%	7.61x	16.3x	15.6x	11.5x	10.9x
MA Mastercard Incorporated	555.8B	0.63x	45.6%	99.83x	31.9x	27.5x	24.1x	21.2x
SAP SAP SE	289.6B	0.01x	19.5%	5.48x	29.2x	25.0x	20.0x	17.3x
IBM International Business Machines Corp	243.7B	2.78x	17.4%	6.86x	20.8x	19.4x	14.6x	13.7x
SNPS Synopsys, Inc.	89.6B	2.31x	18.9%	2.88x	30.9x	25.1x	22.9x	19.2x
Mean		0.86x	21.9%	21.26x	24.4x	21.5x	17.2x	15.3x
Median		0.32x	18.7%	6.17x	25.0x	22.2x	17.3x	15.5x

Technical analysis

1M+49.2%
3M+58.1%
1Y+5.5%
3Y−4.4%

Financial statements in millions of USD

Income statement in millions of USD, fiscal years

Income statement, Accenture PLC, fiscal years, most recent first
	2026	2025	2024	2023	2022	2021
Total revenue	74,183	69,673	64,896	64,112	61,594	50,533
Cost of revenue	50,408	47,438	43,734	43,380	41,893	34,169
Gross profit	23,776	22,235	21,162	20,732	19,702	16,364
Selling, general & administrative expenses	12,062	11,394	11,128	10,859	10,334	8,743
Research & development	–	–	–	–	–	–
Interest expense (income), operating	–	–	–	–	–	–
Unusual expense (income)	308	615	438	1,063	96.3	–
Other operating expenses	0	0	0	0	0	0
Operating income	11,406	10,226	9,596	8,810	9,271	7,622
Net interest income (expense)	59.8	108	213	233	−2.2	−26.1
Gain (loss) on sale of assets	–	–	–	–	–	–
Other non-operating income (expense)	−93.6	−63.0	−110	96.6	−72.5	166
Net income before taxes	11,372	10,270	9,699	9,139	9,196	7,761
Provision for taxes	2,849	2,438	2,280	2,136	2,207	1,771
Minority interest	−156	−154	−154	−132	−112	−83.7
Equity in affiliates	–	–	–	–	–	–
U.S. GAAP adjustment	–	–	–	–	–	–
Net income before extraordinary items	8,367	7,678	7,265	6,872	6,877	5,907
Extraordinary items	–	–	–	–	–	–
Net income	8,367	7,678	7,265	6,872	6,877	5,907
EBIT, normalized	11,714	10,841	10,034	9,873	9,367	7,622
EBITDA, normalized	14,069	12,209	11,112	10,935	10,398	8,446
Basic EPS, normalized	13.97	12.93	11.95	11.67	10.71	–

Balance sheet in millions of USD, fiscal years

Balance sheet, Accenture PLC, fiscal years, most recent first
	2026	2025	2024	2023	2022	2021
Assets
Cash & short-term investments	12,838	11,485	5,010	9,050	7,894	8,172
Receivables	16,328	14,985	13,665	12,227	11,777	9,728
Total inventory	–	–	–	–	–	–
Prepaid expenses	–	–	–	–	–	–
Other current assets	2,665	2,431	2,183	2,105	1,940	1,766
Total current assets	31,831	28,901	20,858	23,382	21,611	19,667
Property, plant & equipment	4,727	4,307	4,279	4,167	4,678	4,822
Goodwill	26,819	22,536	21,120	15,573	13,133	11,126
Intangibles	–	2,411	2,904	2,073	1,931	1,711
Long-term investments	940	721	335	197	318	330
Note receivable	327	180	120	107	46.8	38.3
Other long-term assets	8,952	6,339	6,317	5,745	5,546	5,483
Total assets	73,598	65,395	55,932	51,245	47,263	43,176
Liabilities
Accounts payable	3,003	2,696	2,744	2,491	2,559	2,274
Payable/accrued	–	–	–	–	–	–
Accrued expenses	12,911	10,768	9,392	9,785	9,830	8,770
Short-term debt	–	0	0	0	0	0
Current portion of long-term debt	113	114	946	105	9.2	12.1
Other current liabilities	6,277	6,774	5,894	5,628	5,125	4,653
Total current liabilities	22,304	20,352	18,976	18,009	17,523	15,709
Long-term debt	9,999	5,034	78.6	43.1	45.9	53.5
Minority interest	1,690	1,046	880	766	641	568
Other liabilities	8,038	7,768	7,709	6,735	6,947	7,316
Total liabilities	42,031	34,199	27,644	25,552	25,157	23,646
Shareholders' equity
Preferred stock	–	–	–	–	–	–
Common stock	–	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1
Additional paid-in capital	–	16,603	14,711	12,779	10,679	8,618
Retained earnings (accumulated deficit)	–	23,809	25,697	21,720	20,295	15,740
Treasury stock	–	−7,752	−10,565	−7,063	−6,678	−3,408
Other equity	31,567	−1,465	−1,555	−1,743	−2,190	−1,419
Total equity	31,567	31,195	28,289	25,693	22,106	19,529
Total liabilities & shareholders' equity	73,598	65,395	55,932	51,245	47,263	43,176

Cash flow statement in millions of USD, fiscal years

Cash flow statement, Accenture PLC, fiscal years, most recent first
	2026	2025	2024	2023	2022	2021
Operating activities
Net income	8,523	7,832	7,419	7,004	6,989	5,991
Depreciation, depletion & amortization	2,355	2,442	2,168	2,281	2,088	1,891
Deferred taxes	–	357	−94.0	−269	−213	60.9
Non-cash items	2,100	1,893	1,797	1,694	1,484	1,000
Changes in working capital	−615	−1,050	−2,159	−1,185	−807	32.3
Cash from operations	12,363	11,474	9,131	9,524	9,541	8,975
Investing activities
Capital expenditures	−743	−600	−517	−528	−718	−580
Other investing cash flows	−4,894	−1,420	−6,545	−2,094	−3,543	−3,730
Cash from investing	−5,637	−2,020	−7,062	−2,622	−4,261	−4,310
Financing activities
Financing cash flow items	−126	−112	−543	−84.8	−72.6	−47.6
Cash dividends paid	−3,987	−3,700	−3,241	−2,824	−2,455	−2,234
Issuance (retirement) of debt, net	–	–	–	–	–	–
Other financing cash flows	−1,201	863	−2,279	−2,736	−2,784	−2,645
Cash from financing	−5,314	−2,948	−6,064	−5,645	−5,311	−4,926
Foreign exchange effects	−59.4	−32.2	−46.3	−101	−248	13.8
Net change in cash	1,353	6,474	−4,041	1,155	−278	−247
Free cash flow	11,621	10,874	8,615	8,996	8,823	8,395

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