Accenture plc (ACN) fair value: what the stock is really worth
We calculate from audited financials what Accenture plc is really worth. The fair value tells you whether the price is too high or too low, the quality score (0 to 100) how solid the business behind it is. 26 models, 37 quality factors, updated daily, free.
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Technology · US · Market cap $111B · ISIN IE00B4BNMY34
At a glance
APAccenture plcACN · US
Price$175.80
Fair Value$334.27
Upside+90.1%
Quality71/100
A solid business, trading 47% below our fair value of $334.27.
As of Sep 8, 2026, the fair value of Accenture plc is $334.27 per share against a price of $175.80, so the fair value sits 90% above the price. A model estimate from reported figures, not an analyst target.
✓Healthy Growth (revenue 5y +9.5 %/yr)
✓Solidly profitable · 10.7% net margin
✓Low debt · generates free cash flow
·3.71% dividend yield
✓Ranks above peers (10/15)
✓Wide moat 78/100
!Weak on future: 28 out of 100
Evidence: HighRange $217.79 to $439.17
Fair value as of: Sep 8, 2026
From 26 valuation models · updated 2 days ago
Share price −1.4% over the past month.
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What matters now
The rarer combination: high quality (71/100) AND below fair value. That earns a closer look rather than a quick verdict.
The price is below even our cautious bear case ($217.79). The market is more pessimistic than our downside scenario.
A fairly wide model range ($217.79 to $439.17) leaves room in how you read the outcome.
Price vs Fair Value (5 years)
White line = price, green steps = our fair value per fiscal year, dashed = 300-day average. As of Sep 8, 2026.
How to read this chart
60‑month range $122.96 – $381.63 · fair‑value band $217.79 – $439.17 · the $175.80 price screens below the $334.27 fair value. Green steps = our fair value per fiscal year (point-in-time, no hindsight). Dashed = 300-day average. As of Sep 8, 2026.
Accenture plc (ACN) currently trades at $175.80, while our model-based Fair Value estimate is $334.27, implying the stock looks roughly 47.4% undervalued today. The Quality Score stands at 71/100 (solid quality), in the Technology sector. Bull case: the DCF Models group reads highest at a median of $328.63 per share, and 18 of the 26 models we run sit above the $175.80 price. Bear case: the Asset-Based group reads lowest at $34.16, and 8 of the 26 models stay below the price. Evidence for this calculation is high.
Over the trailing twelve months, Accenture plc generated revenue of $72.1B at a net margin of 10.6%. Revenue grew 8.3% year over year. It earns a return on equity of 24.8%. The balance sheet holds a net cash position of $3.3B. Fundamentals as of Sep 8, 2026
Scenario range: $217.79 (bear) to $439.17 (bull), the price of $175.80 sits below it. Bear and bull are the same models on cautious and optimistic assumptions, a range, not a price target. The share trades about 44% below its 52-week high and 13% above its 52-week low, currently below its 200-day average. For context, the median of 10 Technology peers we cover trades at 57% fair-value upside, at 90%, ACN screens cheaper than that median.
Fair Value models
Based on fiscal year 2025 figures (about 12 months old). Earnings retained since then ($6.00 per share) are deliberately not added.
Each model values the company its own way; the fair value above is the evidence-weighted blend. Evidence (0 to 100) shows how complete a model's inputs are. How we calculate →
ModelBear ⓘ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.Evidence
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Key figures & financial health
P/E ratio14.0
P/S ratio1.55P/E × margin
EPS (TTM)$12.52price ÷ EPS = P/E 14.0
Dividend yield3.7%payout 52.1%
Net margin11.0%FY2025
Return on equity24.4%TTM
More key figures
Profitability
Return on assets (EBIT)17.5%avg 5y
Operating margin17.0%TTM
Growth
Revenue (TTM)$73.1BTTM
Revenue growth (YoY)+5.6%3y avg +4.2%
EPS growth (YoY)+9.0%
Balance sheet & cash flow
Free cash flow$10.9BFY2025
Net cash$3.3BFY2025
Figures from reported company fundamentals · as of Sep 8, 2026. TTM = trailing twelve months.
Quality Score breakdown
Overall quality71/100
Of which business quality 71
· Market factors (momentum, volatility) 29
Profitability70
Margins and returns on capital today
Quality Growth39
Are margins and returns improving?
Cashflow74
Earnings quality: real cash, not paper profit
Fin. Strength84
Balance sheet, leverage, solvency risk
Investment61
Disciplined investing over empire-building
Low Volatility43
Calm price path (market factor)
Momentum27
Price trend over the last 3–12 months (market factor)
52W Momentum18
Distance to the 52-week high (market factor)
Net Issuance87
Buybacks instead of dilution
Non-valuation factor families (profitability, growth, cashflow, financial strength, momentum …), each academically grounded. Valuation itself sits in the Fair Value and is deliberately excluded here to avoid double-counting.
All values are scores from 0 to 100 (100 = best against fixed, research-based bands), not percentages. The three market factors (momentum, 52-week proximity, low volatility) are displayed but carry zero weight in the headline number: market sentiment is not a business property.
About the company
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.
Full company description
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. 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.
Company description, as reported by the company or data provider.
Revenue & earnings trend
FY2021 – FY2025 · reported fiscal years
Accenture plc reported revenue of $69.7B in FY2025 versus $50.5B in FY2021, a compound +8.4%/yr. Reported net income was $7.7B in FY2025, compounding +6.8%/yr from FY2021.
Growth Quality 90/100
Revenue growth appears healthy and is supported by profitability and cash-flow quality.
Latest Revenue (FY 2025)
$69.7B
Latest YoY
+7.4%
Avg. revenue growth/yr (3Y) ⓘ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.
+4.2%
Avg. revenue growth/yr (5Y) ⓘ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.
+9.5%
Avg. revenue growth/yr (25Y) ⓘ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.
+8.2%
Value creation/yr (5Y) ⓘEarnings growth per share (CAGR 5 years, adjusted) plus dividend yield: value created per share and year.
+13.9%
Earnings growth per share plus dividend yield: the value created per share and year.
Earnings growth per share+10.2%
Dividend yield3.7%
Trend ⓘ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.5Y 9.0% vs 10Y 10.4%, steady
Operating margin (EBIT) ⓘ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.14.7% (2020) → 14.7% (2025) · steady
Revenue+8.4%/yr
FY21$50.5B
FY22$61.6B
FY23$64.1B
FY24$64.9B
FY25$69.7B
Net income+6.8%/yr
FY21$5.9B
FY22$6.9B
FY23$6.9B
FY24$7.3B
FY25$7.7B
Character of growth · EPS growth decomposed (2014-2025)+9.7 % p.a.
Revenue per share+8.8 %
of which total revenue +8.0 % · buybacks/dilution +0.7 %
EBIT margin+0.6 %
Tax rate+0.3 %
Residual (interest, one-offs)+0.0 %
Annual growth per factor. These are factors, not summands: multiplied they give the EPS growth rate, added they do not quite. Start and end points are 3-year averages (details on hover).
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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.
Valuation
Quality Score71 · Top 25%
Fair Value upside+79% · Top 25%
Profitability
Return on equity (TTM)24% · Top 25%
Return on assets11% · Top 25%
Net margin (TTM)11% · Top 25%
Operating margin (TTM)17% · Top 25%
Growth and dividend
Revenue growth6% · Below median
Dividend yield (TTM)3.7% · Above median
Balance sheet
Debt / equity0.16× · Above median
Valuation Multiples vs Information Technology Services median · lower = cheaper
P/E (TTM)14.0× · Cheaper than median
P/B2.82× · Pricier than median
P/S (TTM)1.20× · Pricier than median
P/FCF8.1× · Pricier than median
EV/EBITDA6.3× · Cheaper than median
PEG1.04× · Cheaper than median
What the price implies (reverse DCF)
The inverse question: what free-cash-flow growth must Accenture plc deliver for ten years so that today's price is fair in our DCF model? Same formula, same discount rate as the fair value.
Implied FCF growth, 10 years-2.8 % per year
Achieved revenue growth, 5 years+9.5 % p.a.
Sector median revenue growth+8.2 %
FCF yield on price9.78 %
Discount rate (WACC) in the models9.5 %
The price demands less growth than the company recently delivered: even a weaker business would justify the price. Ranking of the largest stocks →
Five quick dimensions, each 0 to 100: VALUE (fair-value potential), FUTURE (revenue growth), PAST (return on equity), HEALTH (low debt), DIVIDEND (yield). Green = this stock, grey = typical sector peer.
This stockSector peers
VALUE100· sector 34
FUTURE28· sector 31
PAST98· sector 34
HEALTH92· sector 97
DIVIDEND71· sector 35
Insider activity: 40/100
Values & ESG
Does this company touch areas you may want to avoid? The classification is inferred from sector and industry.
None of the checked exposures detected
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As of Sep 8, 2026, our model estimates a fair value of $334.27 versus a price of $175.80, about +90% upside (undervalued).
What is the fair value of ACN?
Our model-based fair value for Accenture plc is $334.27 (as of Sep 8, 2026), built from audited fundamentals. The current price: $175.80.
What is the quality score of ACN?
Accenture plc has a Quality Score of 71/100. 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 $334.27 (as of Sep 8, 2026) from 26 valuation models. Cautious scenario $217.79, optimistic scenario $439.17. 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 $334.27, about +90% upside versus a price of $175.80 (undervalued). Cautious scenario $217.79, optimistic scenario $439.17. 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 $72.1B (latest available figure, as of Sep 8, 2026).
What is the net profit margin of ACN?
The net profit margin of Accenture plc is about 10.6%, meaning it keeps roughly 10.6% of revenue as net income. Based on the latest reported figures.
Does Accenture plc pay a dividend?
Accenture plc currently shows a dividend yield of about 3.71% relative to its recent price (as of Sep 8, 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 -2.8 % per year for ten years (discount rate 9.5 %, then 2 % perpetual growth). Over the last 5 years revenue grew +9.5 % per year. As of Sep 8, 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 1.12, country premium for USA. The same rate applies in all 26 models.
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 $334.27 per share (as of Sep 8, 2026), against a price of $175.80. 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 Sep 8, 2026, ACN trades below its calculated fair value: price $175.80, fair value $334.27, a gap of about +90% (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 ($175.80); the fair value is what the company's own numbers justify ($334.27). For Accenture plc the two are $158.47 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 $111B (market capitalisation, as of Sep 8, 2026). Per share that is $175.80; our models calculate a fair value of $334.27 per share.
What do the bullish and bearish scenarios say about ACN?
Our models span a range for Accenture plc: cautious scenario $217.79, base $334.27, optimistic $439.17 per share (as of Sep 8, 2026, price $175.80). 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 14.0 (as of Sep 8, 2026). A P/E on its own says little: it compares the price with ONE year of profit, while our fair value of $334.27 is built from several models across several years. Other multiples: PEG 1.0, P/B 2.8, P/S 1.2, EV/EBITDA 6.3.
What is the PEG ratio of ACN?
The PEG ratio of Accenture plc is 1.04 (P/E divided by earnings growth, as of Sep 8, 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 Sep 8, 2026): return on equity 24.4%, debt of 0.16 per unit of equity. They feed the Quality Score of 71/100, which measures business quality independently of the share price.
How far is ACN from its 52-week high?
Accenture plc trades at $175.80, about 44% below its 52-week high of $313.59 and 13% above the low of $155.82 (as of Sep 8, 2026). Distance from the high says nothing about value: that is what the fair value of $334.27 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 Sep 8, 2026: price $175.80, calculated fair value $334.27 (+90%), Quality Score 71/100, 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 $334.27, with the spread shown as a cautious and an optimistic scenario.
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