Accenture (ACN)
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QuarterlyIQ Insights · ACN
What must go right, what could break, what the price assumes, and what evidence comes next.
The current health of the standing investment case.
Recent financial performance is holding in the top half of its industry — the reason to own it looks intact.
One-year growth currently built into the price, compared with our model's estimate.
| Measure | Marker shape | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Growth built into the price | circle | 24.7% |
| Our one-year growth estimate | diamond | 5.2% |
For each item: what to watch, what would become a concern, and what would make it less concerning.
A reporting-risk estimate, not a forecast of the stock-price response.
Historical relationships that met the evidence threshold. They do not prove cause or forecast a move.
No outside relationship met the current evidence threshold.
Based on historical daily prices through 2026-11-05.
Past price behavior in dollars on a $10,000 position. This does not measure permanent business risk.
How much price usually moves either way.
A larger daily loss that occurred about once in every 20 trading days.
Use the underlying financial and sector pages to investigate the cause.
Not investment advice. Scores describe historical and current data; they are not forecasts of future returns. Consult a licensed advisor before making investment decisions.
Growth built into the price is above our model estimate.
The price assumes 19.5 percentage points more one-year growth.
The one-year revenue growth assumption on Valuation.
Model as of 2026-11-05 · Compared with 28 industry peers
ACN — debt issuance
Dated 2026-07-10
Other Events On July 10, 2026, Accenture Capital Inc. (“Accenture Capital”), a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of Accenture plc (“Accenture”), closed the sale of $300,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its floating rate notes (the “Floating Rate Notes”) due 2029, $1,000,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 4.750% senior notes due 2029 (the “2029 Notes”), $1,500,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 5.000% senior notes due 2031 (the “2031 Notes”), $1,100,000,000…
Why it matters: Accenture set a 3% to 6% growth range for FY27. A result below 3% would miss its low end.
Worry ifAt the December 17, 2026 earnings report, Q1 revenue growth is below 3% in local currency.
Less concerning ifQ1 revenue growth is at least 3% in local currency, within the FY27 range.
Why it matters: Accenture plans to expand its adjusted operating margin each year. A miss would break that stated plan.
Worry ifFY27 adjusted operating margin rises by less than 10 basis points from FY26's 15.8%.
Less concerning ifFY27 adjusted operating margin rises by 10 to 30 basis points from FY26's 15.8%.
Why it matters: The tech sector is still growing, but its trend is easing. Accenture's FY27 range gives a clear test of its growth pace.
Worry ifAccenture reports FY27 local-currency revenue growth below 3%. This is below its own range as sector growth slows.
Less concerning ifAccenture reports FY27 local-currency revenue growth of at least 5%, above its FY26 rate.
Why it matters: Accenture plans strong cash flow while investing and returning cash. A shortfall could put those plans under strain.
Worry ifFY27 free cash flow is below $9.5 billion, the lower end of the stated range.
Less concerning ifFY27 free cash flow is at least $9.5 billion and free cash flow to net income is at least 1.1 times.
We watch for confirming and disproving signals on each item. Resolutions are found automatically where possible and checked by hand for unclear cases. Last 90 days shown.
Deepest peak-to-trough drop in the last year.
| Measure | Value | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Typical day | ±$196 on $10,000 · ±2.0% | How much price usually moves either way. |
| Bad day | $470 loss on $10,000 · 4.7% | A larger daily loss that occurred about once in every 20 trading days. |
| Largest peak-to-trough drop in the past year | $5,649 loss on $10,000 · 56.5% | Deepest peak-to-trough drop in the last year. |
Past year. 1.00 means similar movement; 1.20 means about 20% more.
Past year. 1.00 means similar movement to the sector. This is secondary context.
Latest 30 trading days, shown as an annual percentage.
Latest 252 trading days, shown as an annual percentage.
20-trading-day average in US dollars.
Trading days used by the source risk snapshot.
Past results, not a forecast. Not investment advice.
Why it matters: Accenture reported a record 141 large client bookings in Q4. A lower count may point to weaker demand for big projects.
Worry ifQ1 FY27 reports fewer than 100 client bookings worth at least $100 million.
Less concerning ifQ1 FY27 reports at least 141 client bookings worth $100 million or more.