Accenture plc · Business Services, NEC

ACN

Low riskNext report: Around Dec 17 (est.)

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The short version

A high-quality, profitable business with steady sales.

Going well

Profitable every year for 10 years
Brings in more cash than it spends
Little debt

Money moves

Insiders sold $2.0M in the last 30 days
Institutions cut 1.7% from their holdings in the quarter ending June 2026 (915 bought, 1186 sold)

Facts from SEC filings, not a recommendation.

What the price means

Price as of Oct 26

$247.27-0.9% that day

Company value: $157.5B; Share price times all shares
Price vs profit (P/E): 18.2x; You pay about $18 for each $1 of yearly profit
Price vs sales: 2.1x; Company value is 2.1 times a year of sales
Dividend yield: 2.4%; Yearly dividend as a share of today's price
Cash vs value: 8%; Cash as a share of company value
Debt vs value: 3%; Debt as a share of company value

From ACN's last IEX trade and its SEC filings (profits and sales over the last four quarters). A starting point for research, not a verdict.

The business over time

Last 12 quarters, from SEC filings

Sales, Aug '26

$18.7B+6.2% vs a year earlier

Nov '23Tap a barAug '26

Last 12 months: $74.2B, up 6.5% from the 12 months before. Over 5 years, sales grew about 9.5% a year.

What the price assumes

Your guesses, our math

Move the sliders to your own view of ACN. Starting points are the company's recent numbers.

Sales growth+6% a yearRecently: +6.5% a yearProfit margin11%Last 12 months: 11.3%P/E at the end18xToday: 18.2x. Many steady companies trade at 12x to 25xShare count change-1% a yearBelow zero means buybacks; above zero means new shares (dilution)

Sales in 5 years$99.3B

Profit in 5 years$10.9B

Price these guesses point to$324.47+31% vs $247.27 todayAbout +5.6% a year, before dividends

What today's price needs: with a 11% margin and a 18x P/E, sales would have to grow about 0.4% a year for 5 years just to match today's price.

Simple math on your guesses, not a forecast or a price target. Real results depend on many things these sliders leave out.

Price

Price chart by TradingView.

Business quality

The checklist Warren Buffett-style investors use. Annual numbers for 2025.

6/6Strong

PassReturn on equity 15%+Earns a lot on the money owners have in the business.25.6%
PassDebt under half of equityNot relying on borrowed money.0.16x equity
PassNet margin 10%+Keeps at least 10 cents of profit from each dollar of sales.11.0%
PassProfitable every yearSteady profits, not one good year.10 of 10 years
PassFree cash flow positiveBrings in more cash than it spends to run and grow.$10.9B
PassShare count not growingNot diluting owners. Falling means buybacks.-1.6% in 3 years

Revenue: $69.7B; +7.4% vs prior year
5-year growth: +9.5%/yr; revenue, per year
Total debt: $5.0B; 0.16x equity
Current ratio: 1.41x; short-term assets / bills due

From annual reports filed with the SEC. Not in this company's SEC data, so not scored: gross margin 40%+. A checklist is a starting point for research, not a verdict.

Latest quarter

Quarter ended Aug 31, 2026

Reported Oct 1

Revenue: $18.7B; +6.2% YoY
EPS: $3.29; vs $2.25
Op. margin: 15.3%; +3.7 pts
Free cash flow: $2.8B
Share count: -3.8%; vs a year ago

Insider rating

Last 90 days

26Selling

1 insider sold $1.4M (not pre-planned)
Pre-planned sales of $617K (weaker signal)

50 is neutral. Buying by more insiders, top executives and bigger stakes raises it. Selling lowers it; pre-planned sales count less.

Weekly insider trend

13 weeks agoBoughtSoldThis week

Filing buzz

Last 7 days vs normal

78/ 100

This week: 14
Normal week: 4.0
vs normal: 3.5x

SEC filings of any kind. 50 means a normal week.

Institutional ownership

Steady-1.7%

Institutions cut 1.7% from their holdings. 915 bought, 1186 sold.

Shares held by institutions488.9M

Sep '24Jun '26

Safety check

From SEC filings

Share count growthYearly rate, last 3 years

-0.5%

Cash runwayAt last year's cash burn

Cash flow positive

Debt to equityLatest balance sheet: debt compared with what owners have

0.3x · $10.0B debt

Shares outstandingLatest reported

637M

Earnings reports

Last 12

Next reportAround Dec 17 (est.)Estimated from the same quarter last year

Results filedOct 1
Results filedJun 18
Results filedMar 19
Results filedDec 18, 2025
Results filedSep 25, 2025

Flags and big holders

Offerings 6 months, flags 12 months, holders 90 days

Offering prospectusJul 10 · View filing ↗Offering Offering prospectusJul 8 · View filing ↗Offering

Insider trades

Open-market buys and sells, last 90 days

Bought$00 insiders

Sold$2.0M3 insiders, 3 pre-planned

Insider	Trade	Shares	Avg price	Value	Owns after	Date
Ryoji SekidoCo-CEO Asia Pacific	Sell	6K	$244.84	$1.4M	1K	Oct 22Filing ↗
-83% of their holdings $244.73 to $245.28 across 2 trades Not a pre-planned sale Filed same day
Melissa A BurgumChief Accounting Officer	Sell	811	$250.00	$203K	10K	Oct 22Filing ↗
-7.6% of their holdings Pre-planned sale (10b5-1) Filed same day
Catherine Kiernan HoganChief Operating Officer	Sell	700	$214.24	$150K	12K	Oct 12Filing ↗
-5.6% of their holdings $210.80 to $216.36 across 5 trades Pre-planned sale (10b5-1) Filed 1 day after
Catherine Kiernan HoganChief Operating Officer	Sell	1K	$200.00	$264K	13K	Oct 8Filing ↗
-9.5% of their holdings Pre-planned sale (10b5-1) Filed 1 day after