Accenture plc (ACN) fair value: what the stock is really worth
As of Nov 4, 2026: fair value (intrinsic value) of Accenture plc stock $333, price $264, upside +26.0%, quality 76 out of 100. Rating: undervalued. Calculated from audited financials with 26 valuation models and 37 quality factors, updated daily.
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TechnologyUS · Based in Ireland · ISIN IE00B4BNMY34
APBroad dataNov 5, 2026
Accenture plc
ACN · US
Undervalued,but in a downtrend
The stock costs 21% less than our calculation considers fair.
69 individual criteria per stock, every one traceableSee the method →
Price vs Fair Value
White line = price, green steps = our fair value per fiscal year. As of Nov 5, 2026.
How to read this chart
60‑month range $121.98 – $378.59 · fair‑value band $233.03 – $463.93 · the $264.27 price screens below the $332.90 fair value. Green steps = our fair value per fiscal year (point-in-time, no hindsight). As of Nov 5, 2026.
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Accenture plc provides strategy and consulting, industry X, song, and technology and operation services in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia Pacific.
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It offers systems integration and application management; security; intelligent platform; infrastructure; software engineering; data, AI, cloud; and automation and global delivery services.
The company also operates business processes 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; and designs, manufactures, and assembles automation equipment, robotics, and other commercial hardware products.
It serves communications, media, and technology; financial services; banking and capital markets, and insurance; health and public service; consumer goods, retail, travel services; industrial; life science; and chemicals, natural resources, energy, and utilities sectors.
Accenture plc has collaboration with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to deliver transformative digital services to public sector, defense, and national security organizations.
It has a collaboration with OpenAI to help enterprise clients unlock new levels of innovation and growth by bringing agentic AI systems; and has a strategic collaboration with Microsoft and Avanade for the development of an agentic factory intelligence system.
It also has strategic partnership with Netomi, Inc. to help enterprises reinvent customer experience using agentic AI systems. Accenture plc was founded in 1951 and is based in Dublin, Ireland.
Stock analysis
Accenture plc (ACN) currently trades at $264.27, while our model-based Fair Value estimate is $332.90, implying the stock looks roughly 21% undervalued today.
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Valuation
Bull case: the DCF Models group reads highest at a median of $337.49 per share, and 15 of the 26 models we run sit above the $264.27 price.
Bear case: the Earnings-Based group reads lowest at $93.80, and 11 of the 26 models stay below the price. Data coverage for this calculation is high.
Scenario range: $233.03 (bear) to $463.93 (bull), the price of $264.27 sits inside it. Bear and bull are the same models on cautious and optimistic assumptions, a range, not a price target.
Quality & growth
The Quality Score stands at 76/100 (high quality), in the Technology sector.
Healthy Growth: Revenue growth appears healthy and is supported by profitability and cash-flow quality.
Accenture plc reported revenue of $74.2B in FY2026 versus $61.6B in FY2022, a compound +4.8%/yr. Reported net income was $8.4B in FY2026, compounding +5.0%/yr from FY2022.
Key figures
Market cap $163B Large · P/E ratio 19.1 · P/S ratio 2.19 · EPS (TTM) $13.82 · Dividend yield 2.5% · Net margin 11.3% · Return on equity 26.0% · Return on assets (EBIT) 17.1%.
Competitive moat
Our AI-assisted moat analysis scores the competitive advantage at 80 out of 100 (medium confidence).
What moves the price
The share trades about 6% below its 52-week high and 117% above its 52-week low, currently above its 200-day average.
For context, the median of 10 Technology peers we cover trades at 12% fair-value upside, at 26%, ACN screens cheaper than that median.
Fair Value models
Bear$233.03Fair Value $332.90Bull$463.93
Price $264.27 · Upside +26.0%
Model ⓘEach model values the company its own way (discounted cash flow, earnings, assets, dividends). The fair value above starts from their evidence-weighted blend, not from a single model. In cyclical trough or peak years, after dilution or a stock split it is adjusted afterwards, so it can sit above or below the models. Based on fiscal year 2026 figures (about 2 months old). Earnings retained since then ($1.26 per share) are deliberately not added.Bear ⓘBear = the cautious scenario: the same model computed with conservative anchors (lower growth, margins and valuation multiples). Together with Bull it frames a plausible valuation range, not a price target.BaseBull ⓘBull = the optimistic scenario: the same model computed with favourable anchors (higher growth, margins and valuation multiples). Together with Bear it frames a plausible valuation range, not a price target. If a model's bull case is above four times its base value, the table shows that limit with a > sign (like the overall Bull above): beyond it no assumption holds.Coverage ⓘCoverage = how well-backed THIS model's estimate is for this stock (0–100): how complete and reliable its input data are, and how well the model fits the company. The final Fair Value is an evidence-weighted blend, so better-evidenced models count more. Green ≥70, amber 50–69, grey below 50.
In the last 6 months, 2 officers or directors bought shares worth $3.2M, most recently on Oct 26, 2026. Over the same period, 5 people sold shares worth $3.8M. Buying cluster
BuyPaula A PriceDirector800 shares at $249.81$199,848Oct 26, 2026
BuyJulie Spellman SweetChair and CEO, Director12,200 shares at $245.99$3.0MOct 26, 2026
SaleMelissa A BurgumChief Accounting Officer3× since Jan 26, 2026: 4,414 shares, avg. $275.21$1.2MOct 22, 202610b5-1 plan
SaleRyoji SekidoCo-CEO Asia Pacific5,844 shares at $244.84$1.4MOct 22, 2026
SaleCatherine Kiernan HoganChief Operating Officer3× since Jan 26, 2026: 2,680 shares, avg. $223.65$599,380Oct 12, 202610b5-1 plan
SaleKatherine Lee CliffordChief Leadership & HR Officer3× since Jan 20, 2026: 1,536 shares, avg. $276.08$424,061Aug 14, 2026
SaleJoel UnruchGeneral Counsel/Corp Secretary3× since Jan 6, 2026: 12,856 shares, avg. $184.06$2.4MJul 30, 202610b5-1 plan
SaleAtsushi EgawaCo-CEO Asia Pacific4,872 shares at $177.14$863,033Apr 30, 202610b5-1 plan
SaleJulie Spellman SweetChair and CEO, Director4× since Nov 5, 2025: 19,168 shares, avg. $247.39$4.7MFeb 10, 202610b5-1 plan
SaleJohn F WalshCEO-The Americas2× since Jan 27, 2026: 4,000 shares, avg. $276.26$1.1MFeb 4, 202610b5-1 plan
Plus 2 more entries from the last 12 months.
Plus 86 other filings such as grants, option exercises or tax withholding. They are not market purchases or sales.
Sales are often planned (taxes, diversification, 10b5-1 plans). Purchases with their own money are seen as the stronger sign. For information only: not part of the quality score or Fair Value.
Growth Quality ⓘGrowth is valuable only when reinvestment earns attractive returns (Aswath Damodaran): sustainable growth depends on return on capital, reinvestment and efficiency. Basis: total company revenue over the periods shown on the cards (3Y/5Y/all years), not per share, so a merger can show up as a growth jump; per-share earnings growth is in the value-creation card.86/100
Revenue growth appears healthy and is supported by profitability and cash-flow quality.
Revenue growth 1 year
+6.5%
Revenue growth 3 years ⓘMeasures the company's TOTAL revenue from reported annual statements: compound average growth per year (CAGR) from the fiscal year 3, 5 or N years back to the most recent comparable fiscal year. Not per share: buybacks do not change this number, and a merger can appear as a growth jump. Per-share growth (which does include buybacks) is in the value-creation card.
+5.0%
Revenue growth 5 years ⓘMeasures the company's TOTAL revenue from reported annual statements: compound average growth per year (CAGR) from the fiscal year 3, 5 or N years back to the most recent comparable fiscal year. Not per share: buybacks do not change this number, and a merger can appear as a growth jump. Per-share growth (which does include buybacks) is in the value-creation card.
+8.0%
Start year 2021 (pandemic). Over 10 years: +7.9% a year
Revenue growth 26 years ⓘMeasures the company's TOTAL revenue from reported annual statements: compound average growth per year (CAGR) from the fiscal year 3, 5 or N years back to the most recent comparable fiscal year. Not per share: buybacks do not change this number, and a merger can appear as a growth jump. Per-share growth (which does include buybacks) is in the value-creation card.
+8.1%
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What shareholders gained per year (last 5 years) ⓘWhat the business itself delivers per year: earnings growth per share plus the dividend yield. This is what you get IF the market keeps valuing the stock the same way: it contains no assumption about the market changing its mind. Computed per share, so buybacks count and a merger does not pass as growth. For a company that pays no dividend it is pure earnings growth per share. Period: earnings growth per share as CAGR over the last 5 reported fiscal years (annual statements), plus the current dividend yield. The start value is the median of the three years around the start, so a single crisis year (a pandemic or a write-down) does not distort the rate. Basis: adjusted.
+11.3%
Earnings growth per share plus dividend.
Earnings per share, growth per year+8.8%
Dividend (yield on the price)2.5%
Pace: 5 vs 10 years ⓘTwo data points, not a trend model: earnings growth per share over the last 5 fiscal years against the last 10. Labelled "steady" when both rates are within 3 percentage points of each other, otherwise picking up or flattening. Shown only when ten years of history exist.8.2% vs 10.1%, steady
Profit margin 2021 to 2026 ⓘOperating margin then vs now, from reported annual statements. A falling margin after a boom year is the classic peak-earnings signal: the growth rate then leans on an inflated base.15% → 15%
Pace: the 5-year rate starts in 2021 (pandemic)
Growth Forecast
Price in line with expectations
The price assumes less growth than the company has delivered so far and about what analysts expect.
What the price assumes ⓘThis turns our valuation around: instead of asking what the share is worth, it asks what growth the current price requires. It uses the cash the company keeps after all spending (free cash flow), the same discount rate as our models, five years of growth, then slowing evenly to 2 % a year by year ten. Compared with the analysts' sales forecasts extended to the same five years (at least three analysts, for context only, it does not enter the Fair Value): within 3 percentage points counts as "in line" (amber), below that little optimism (green), above that a lot of optimism (red).
+1.6%
Yearly growth needed for the next five years to justify today's price.
What forecasts expect ⓘAnalysts publish sales forecasts for the next two fiscal years. For the years after that, growth slows evenly to 2 % a year by year ten (2 % is the long-run rate our models use). Projected years are marked as such.
+4.5%
Yearly sales growth analysts expect, extended to five years.
After inflation (USA: IMF forecast 2.4% a year to 2030, 3.1% from 2016 to 2025) that is about −0.8% a year for the price and +2.1% for the forecasts.
News mood ⓘNews mood, the average tone of recent news (100 articles), rated against how stocks are usually covered. 🚀 Hype = unusually upbeat · 🙂 Positive = above average · 😐 Neutral = typical · 🙁 Negative = below average · 😨 Very negative = unusually downbeat. It reflects the tone of coverage, not our valuation.Positive
Recent news coverage is more positive than average.
AI conclusion: Durable processes and organization capital underpin Accenture's IT services advantage while moderate innovation and industry cyclicality limit resilience.
Main risk: Generative AI tools might enable clients to handle more implementation, advisory and transformation tasks in-house or directly with technology vendors, reducing demand for Accenture's core IT consulting and managed services.
Bull case: Accenture could expand its role advising on AI strategy, data readiness, responsible AI and agentic systems while embedding its own AI platforms and partnerships to create new high-value services that offset any decline in traditional work.
Bear case: If clients shift more work in-house or to direct AI vendors as capabilities mature and costs fall, Accenture's traditional consulting and implementation services could face sustained lower demand and margin pressure in the coming years.
Accenture is expanding its AI capabilities through partnerships like Google Cloud and NVIDIA to help clients scale agentic AI from pilots to production. Clients however are negotiating lower prices to share in the productivity gains. Does the growth in AI-related work outweigh the margin pressure from those pricing concessions?
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Peer GroupⓘHow this stock ranks against its industry: the green marker is this stock, the band is the typical 25–75% peer range, and the tick is the median.Information Technology Services · 481 stocks
Beats the industry median on 9/15 measures
Overall it ranks above its industry peers.
Valuation
Quality Score76 · Top 25%
Fair Value upside+26.0% · Above median
Profitability
Return on equity (12 months)26.0% · Top 25%
Return on assets11.4% · Top 25%
Net margin (12 months)11.3% · Top 25%
Operating margin (12 months)17.8% · Top 25%
Growth and dividend
Revenue growth (quarter YoY)6.2% · Below median
Dividend yield (12 months)2.5% · Above median
Balance sheet
Debt / equity0.16× · Above median
Valuation Multiplesvs Information Technology Services median · lower = cheaper
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Frequently asked questions
Is Accenture plc (ACN) overvalued or undervalued?
As of Nov 5, 2026, our model estimates a fair value of $332.90 versus a price of $264.27, about +26% upside (undervalued).
What is the fair value of ACN?
Our model-based fair value for Accenture plc is $332.90 (as of Nov 5, 2026), built from audited fundamentals. The current price: $264.27.
What is the quality score of ACN?
Accenture plc has a Quality Score of 76/100. It measures business quality (profitability, growth, cash flow, balance-sheet strength, investment discipline, share issuance). Market factors such as price momentum and volatility do not enter the number; they are shown separately in the detail view.
What is the price target for Accenture plc (ACN)?
Our model-based price target is the fair value of $332.90 (as of Nov 5, 2026) from 26 valuation models. Cautious scenario $233.03, optimistic scenario $463.93. It is a calculation from audited fundamentals, not an analyst target.
What is the Accenture plc stock forecast for 2026?
Our models put fair value at $332.90, about +26% upside versus a price of $264.27 (undervalued). Cautious scenario $233.03, optimistic scenario $463.93. The calculation is refreshed regularly with new filings.
What is the revenue of Accenture plc (ACN)?
Accenture plc reported trailing-twelve-month revenue of about $74.2B (latest available figure, as of Nov 5, 2026).
Does Accenture plc pay a dividend?
Accenture plc currently shows a dividend yield of 2.50% relative to its recent price (as of Nov 5, 2026).
What growth is priced into Accenture plc (ACN)?
For today's price to be fair in a discounted-cash-flow model, Accenture plc would have to grow free cash flow by +1.6 % per year for five years (discount rate 9.5 %, then slowing evenly to 2 % perpetual growth by year ten). Over the last 5 years revenue grew +8.0 % per year. As of Nov 5, 2026.
What discount rate (WACC) does the fair value of ACN use?
Our models discount Accenture plc at 9.5 %: a base by market capitalisation (large), damped by beta 1.10, country premium for USA. The same rate applies in all 26 models.
What is a reverse DCF?
A reverse DCF turns the usual calculation around. Instead of deriving a value from assumptions, it takes today's price as given and asks: what free-cash-flow growth would a company have to deliver for exactly this price to be fair? The result is not a forecast but the expectation already priced in. For Accenture plc that is +1.6 % per year a year over ten years, using the same discount rate (9.5 %) and the same formula as our fair value.
How much growth has Accenture plc (ACN) delivered so far?
Over the past 5 years revenue at Accenture plc grew +8.0 % a year. The price currently implies +1.6 % per year free-cash-flow growth a year. Comparing the two shows how much confidence is in the price: if it demands more than has been delivered, the business has to accelerate for the maths to work.
How fast is the sector of Accenture plc (ACN) growing?
The median revenue growth in the sector is +11.3 % a year. That is the yardstick for the growth priced into Accenture plc (+1.6 % per year a year): it shows whether the expectation is within the usual range or beyond it.
What is the free cash flow yield of Accenture plc (ACN)?
The free-cash-flow yield on the price is 7.14 %: that much free cash flow Accenture plc produces per unit of market value. When it exceeds the discount rate of our models (9.5 %), the business already earns more than its cost of capital demands, and the price needs little additional growth.
What is the intrinsic value of Accenture plc (ACN)?
Intrinsic value and fair value mean the same thing: what the business is worth on its numbers, independent of the share price. For Accenture plc it is $332.90 per share (as of Nov 5, 2026), against a price of $264.27. It is the blended result of 26 valuation models (cash flow, earnings, asset, dividend).
Is Accenture plc stock overvalued or undervalued in 2026?
As of Nov 5, 2026, ACN trades below its calculated fair value: price $264.27, fair value $332.90, a gap of about +26% (undervalued). The calculation is refreshed with each new quarterly report, so the verdict can change during the year.
Is fair value the same as the market price of ACN?
No. The price is what the market pays today ($264.27); the fair value is what the company's own numbers justify ($332.90). For Accenture plc the two are $68.63 per share apart. That gap is exactly why we show both numbers side by side.
How much is Accenture plc worth?
The market values Accenture plc at about $163B (market capitalisation, as of Nov 5, 2026). Per share that is $264.27; our models calculate a fair value of $332.90 per share.
What do the bullish and bearish scenarios say about ACN?
Our models span a range for Accenture plc: cautious scenario $233.03, base $332.90, optimistic $463.93 per share (as of Nov 5, 2026, price $264.27). The range comes from different growth and margin assumptions, not from analyst opinions.
What is the P/E ratio of ACN?
Accenture plc trades at a price-to-earnings ratio of 19.1 (as of Nov 5, 2026). A P/E on its own says little: it compares the price with ONE year of profit, while our fair value of $332.90 is built from several models across several years. Median P/E at fiscal year-end, 10 fiscal years (2017 to 2026), reported earnings, 6 of the years ex one-offs: 27.0. Other multiples: PEG 1.3, P/B 5.2, P/S 2.2, EV/EBITDA 11.5.
What is the PEG ratio of ACN?
The PEG ratio of Accenture plc is 1.33 (P/E divided by earnings growth, as of Nov 5, 2026). That is above 1, so the growth is already paid for in the price.
How solid is the balance sheet of Accenture plc (ACN)?
Balance-sheet figures for Accenture plc (as of Nov 5, 2026): return on equity 26.0%, debt of 0.16 per unit of equity. They feed the Quality Score of 76/100, which measures business quality independently of the share price.
How far is ACN from its 52-week high?
Accenture plc trades at $264.27, about 6% below its 52-week high of $280.46 and 117% above the low of $121.98 (as of Nov 4, 2026). Distance from the high says nothing about value: that is what the fair value of $332.90 is for.
Which stocks are comparable to Accenture plc?
From the same area (Technology) we also value International Business Machines Corporation, Tata Consultancy Services Limited, Infosys Limited, HCL Technologies Limited, among others. Each of them has its own fair-value calculation on this site using the same models, so the comparison is like for like.
Is Accenture plc stock attractive at the current price?
The data as of Nov 5, 2026: price $264.27, calculated fair value $332.90 (+26%), Quality Score 76/100, from 26 models. Whether that fits your horizon and risk tolerance is your call. We provide the calculation, not investment advice.
How is the fair value of ACN calculated?
We run Accenture plc through 26 models from four families: discounted cash flow, earnings models, asset and balance-sheet models, and dividend models. Every model gets the same audited fundamentals; the result is the weighted average of $332.90, with the spread shown as a cautious and an optimistic scenario.
Is it still worth investing in stocks now?
The global stock market currently sits 15.0% above its aggregate fair value. Accenture plc currently trades 21% below its own fair value, and the market average says nothing about that. An expensive market is no reason to stay out and no reason to buy everything at once: keep a broad savings plan running, buy single stocks only with money you can do without, and hold part of your money liquid while the market is high. The full picture including sectors is on is it worth investing now.
What is the share price of Accenture plc (ACN)?
The closing price on Nov 4, 2026 was $264.27. Our model-based fair value is $332.90, about +26% upside (undervalued). We carry closing prices from our data provider, not a live tick.
What should I pay attention to with Accenture plc right now?
The rarer combination: high quality (76/100) AND below fair value. That earns a closer look rather than a quick verdict. A fairly wide model range ($233.03 to $463.93) leaves room in how you read the outcome.
Where does the earnings growth of Accenture plc (ACN) come from?
Earnings per share at Accenture plc grew +9.9 % a year from 2015 to 2026. Broken into its drivers: revenue per share +8.8 %, EBIT margin +0.8 %, tax rate −0.1 %, residual (interest, one-offs) +0.2 %. The four rates multiply to the earnings growth rate, they do not add up. Start and end are three-year averages so a single exceptional year does not distort the result.
Key figures of Accenture plc
How large is the market capitalisation of Accenture plc (ACN)?
The market capitalisation of Accenture plc is $163B. The stock-market value of the whole company: share price times number of shares. It is what the market asks for the entire business today.
What is the P/S ratio of Accenture plc (ACN)?
The price-to-sales ratio of Accenture plc is 2.19 (last twelve months). Price to sales: market value relative to yearly revenue. Useful when profit is thin or distorted.
What are the earnings per share of Accenture plc (ACN)?
Earnings per share at Accenture plc are $13.82 (price ÷ EPS = P/E 19.1). Earnings per share over the last twelve months: total profit spread across every single share.
What is the dividend yield of Accenture plc (ACN)?
The dividend yield of Accenture plc is 2.5% (payout 47.8%). Yearly dividend relative to the share price. 3% pays 3 per 100 invested. Below: how much of profit is used for it.
What is the net margin of Accenture plc (ACN)?
The net margin of Accenture plc is 11.3% (last twelve months). How much of every unit of revenue ends up as profit. 10% means 10 cents of profit per dollar of sales.
What is the return on equity of Accenture plc (ACN)?
The return on equity (ROE) of Accenture plc is 26.0% (last twelve months). Profit relative to shareholders' equity, how efficiently the company works with its owners' money.
What is the EBIT return on assets of Accenture plc (ACN)?
On an EBIT basis the return on assets of Accenture plc is 17.1% (avg 5y). Operating profit (EBIT) relative to everything the company owns, as a multi-year average. It describes the business model rather than one good or bad year.
What is the operating margin of Accenture plc (ACN)?
The operating margin of Accenture plc is 17.8% (last twelve months). Profit from the core business (before interest and taxes) relative to revenue.
How fast is revenue growing at Accenture plc (ACN)?
Revenue at Accenture plc is growing +6.2% versus a year earlier (3y avg +5.0%). How much revenue grew versus a year earlier (YoY). The 3-year average next to it puts the single year in context.
How fast are earnings growing at Accenture plc (ACN)?
Earnings per share at Accenture plc are growing +46.4% versus a year earlier. How much earnings per share grew versus a year earlier.
How much net debt does Accenture plc (ACN) carry?
The net debt of Accenture plc is $566M (fiscal year 2026, ≈ 0.0 yrs of FCF). Debt minus cash on hand. The note shows how many years of free cash flow could in theory pay it off.
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