Accenture (ACN)
NYSEInformation TechnologyInformation Technology ServicesSnapshot 2026-09-04
$186.72-3.31%
Close 2026-09-04 · 1-day change
NYSEInformation TechnologyInformation Technology ServicesSnapshot 2026-09-04
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Industries move in repeating boom-and-bust cycles. This shows where this stock’s industry sits in that cycle, stage by stage (recovery → expansion → supercycle → steady → deceleration → contraction), from its fundamentals (orders, revenue, capital spending), not the stock’s price.
A booming industry is a tailwind for the names in it; a contracting one is a headwind. Companies in the same industry tend to rise and fall together with the cycle, the way a tide lifts and lowers every boat in the harbor at once, so a large part of a stock’s swing can come from where its industry sits rather than from the company itself. It’s context for reading the company’s results, not a buy/sell call. Full explanation →
IT Consulting & Other Services is in recovery. Describes the industry's cycle state, not a call on this stock.
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Primary pillar under pressure — Maintain operating margin near 15.6%: TTM operating margin 14.5% vs 15.6% target; Q3 FY26 17.0%.
View ThesisRevenue is growing steadily — about 7% over the past year.
View GrowthRanks among the strongest in its industry on quality — around the top 16%.
View QualityManagement screens strong on capital allocation, earnings delivery, margins.
View ManagementExpectations look reasonable — what the market is pricing in sits in line with or below what analysts forecast.
View ValuationThis stock is highly volatile — it swings about 2% on a typical day and fell roughly 56% in its worst 12-month stretch.
View RiskAccenture's growth in AI and mid-market expansion has to keep compounding to justify the price. Revenue grew 6% year over year, and the last quarter beat expectations. It trades at 14× P/E versus a peer median of 14×, suggesting the price reflects less growth than forecast. The primary risk is maintaining operating margin near 15.6%, as it currently stands at 17%. Peer multiples imply a price about 11% above where it trades. Our read is provisional.
Trailing returns as of 2026-09-04. ACN is total return (includes dividends); the S&P 500 benchmark is price return (the index excludes dividends).
Based on 27 analysts currently covering ACN (as of Sep 2026).
Based on 17 Wall Street analysts offering 12-month price targets for ACN in the last 4 months.
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A consensus fair price across 12 valuation methods, at three horizons. As of 2026-09-04. Estimates are diagnostics, not price targets. Short-horizon estimates are close to coin-flips, so confidence is a method-agreement read, not a prediction.
Today's peer multiple on trailing earnings, with no growth credited. This is the headline read.
Adds projected growth, so it leans optimistic by design. Read it as upside context, not a base case.
A price-focused, side-by-side fair-value read versus IT Consulting & Other Services — fair value, gap to price, and forward P/E.
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Advances: Execute growth model transformation with Reinvention Services integration
Enhances growth model transformation with new service integration.
Not investment advice. Scores describe historical and current data; they are not forecasts of future returns. Consult a licensed advisor before making investment decisions.
End-of-day figures as of 2026-09-04. EPS is implied from price ÷ P/E. Not investment advice.
Current $186.72
The last 12 months of price, then the range of analyst 12-month targets from today’s $186.72.
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A long-thesis check that carries the widest uncertainty of the three horizons.
Top 10% on quality vs scored peers
Direction of the business behind the multiple. Bands are backend reads; trailing-12-month basis.
Advances: Execute growth model transformation with Reinvention Services integration
Acquisition supports growth model transformation objective.
Advances: Execute growth model transformation with Reinvention Services integration
Acquisition supports growth model transformation objective.
Questions AI growth narrative impacting revenue.
Encourages productivity for strong Q4, aligns with growth.
Highlights AI potential as a growth driver.
Partnership enhances talent development, supports growth.
Vacation policy aims to boost Q4 sales.
