Accenture plc (ACN) Stock

Accenture plc (ACN) is a Technology stock trading at $186.51 (as of 2026-08-24), with a market capitalization of $114.81B and a trailing P/E of 14.7. Figures are sourced from first-party U.S. SEC EDGAR filings and market data.

Accenture plc, a professional services company, provides strategy and consulting, interactive, and technology and operations services worldwide. The company offers application services, including agile transformation, DevOps, application modernization, enterprise architecture, software and quality engineering, data management, intelligent automation comprises robotic process automation, natural language processing, and virtual agents, and liquid application management services, as well as program, project, and service management services; strategy consulting services; critical data elements, data management and governance, data platform and architecture, product-based organization and skills, business adoption, and value realization services; engineering, and research and development digitization; smart connected product design and development; product platform engineering and modernization; product as-a-service enablement; products related to production and operations; autonomous robotics systems; the digital transformation of capital projects; and digital industrial workforce solutions. It also provides data-enabled operating models; technology consulting and artificial intelligence services; services related to talent and organization/human potential; digital commerce; infrastructure services, such as hybrid cloud, network, digital workplace and collaboration, service and experience management, infrastructure as code, and managed edge and IoT devices; cyber defense, applied cybersecurity, managed security, OT security, security strategy and risk, and industry security products; services related to technology innovation; and intelligent automation services. In addition, the company offers cloud, ecosystem, marketing, supply chain management, zero-based budgeting, customer experience, finance consulting, mergers and acquisitions, and sustainability services. Accenture plc was founded in 1951 and is based in Dublin, Ireland.

Understand Accenture plc: how it makes money

Accenture provides strategy, consulting, interactive, technology, and operations services to clients, making money by charging for those professional services.

Accenture sells expertise and ongoing operations support, so profit comes from converting professional-services revenue into operating margin rather than from physical products.

Business quality (Mixed): Mixed: Accenture has a profitable professional-services model, but results remain tied to client demand and delivery execution.

Valuation: Trades at 15× trailing earnings · $114.0B market cap.

Bull case

  • Profit conversion supports resilience: The operating margin 17% shows Accenture converts a meaningful share of service revenue into operating profit, giving the business some capacity to invest and absorb volatility.

Bear case

  • Growth remains moderate: quarterly revenue $18.7B (+6% YoY) shows expansion, but not a breakout pace for a company that must keep winning and delivering client work. A weaker demand environment could pressure growth and utilization.
  • Valuation leaves limited cushion: At P/E 14.6×, disappointing execution could weigh on returns because the valuation multiple alone may not offset weaker growth or profitability.
Valuation — source: SEC EDGAR (first-party)
Price$186.51
Market Cap$114.81B
P/E Ratio14.7
EV / EBITDA9.3
Price / Book3.48
Price / Sales1.57
FCF Yield11.0%
DCF Value (model)$237.19
DCF Upside vs Price27.2%
Profitability & Growth — source: SEC EDGAR
Revenue (TTM)$69.67B
Net Margin11.0%
Revenue Growth (YoY)5.6%
EPS Growth (YoY)8.5%
FCF Growth (YoY)2.4%
Financial Health — source: SEC EDGAR
Altman Z-Score4.32 (safe)
Piotroski F-Score6/9 (moderate)
Valuation vs Sector & Industry
Stock P/E14.7
Sector P/E (Technology)33.9
Industry P/E (Business Services)29.6
vs Sector-56.5%
vs Industry-50.2%
Company
SectorTechnology
IndustryBusiness Services
CEOJulie T. Spellman Sweet
Employees801,000
CountryIE
IPO Date2009-10-19

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Data as of 2026-08-24.

Figures sourced from U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC EDGAR) filings and market data. Not personalized investment advice.