ACN

Oct 21, 8:07 AMBaird downgrades Accenture to Neutral from Outperform, raises price target to $252 on valuation concerns

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Index	S&P 500
Market Cap	151.90B
Enterprise Value	154.15B
Income	8.37B
Sales	74.18B
Book/sh	53.01
Cash/sh	21.72
Dividend Est.	6.90 (2.69%)
Dividend TTM	6.60 (2.57%)
Dividend Ex-Date	Oct 13, 2026
Dividend Gr. 3/5Y	13.32% 13.12%
Payout	48.07%
Employees	814000
IPO	Jul 19, 2001

P/E	18.94
Forward P/E	16.12
PEG	2.16
P/S	2.05
P/B	4.85
P/C	11.83
P/FCF	13.07
EV/EBITDA	11.86
EV/Sales	2.08
Quick Ratio	1.43
Current Ratio	1.43
Debt/Eq	0.42
LT Debt/Eq	0.40
Option/Short	Yes / Yes

EPS (ttm)	13.57
EPS next Y	15.95
EPS next Q	3.95
EPS this Y	5.07%
EPS next Y	8.64%
EPS next 5Y	7.46%
EPS past 3/5Y	7.98% 8.18%
Sales past 3/5Y	4.98% 7.98%
EPS Y/Y TTM	11.19%
Sales Y/Y TTM	6.47%
EPS Q/Q	46.45%
Sales Q/Q	6.15%
Earnings	Oct 01 BMO
EPS/Sales Surpr.	3.69% 3.59%

Insider Own	0.22%
Insider Trans	-1.82%
Inst Own	86.14%
Inst Trans	-3.87%
ROA	12.04%
ROE	26.66%
ROIC	18.98%
Gross Margin	31.67%
Oper. Margin	15.41%
Profit Margin	11.28%
SMA20	20.13%
SMA50	31.14%
SMA200	33.64%
Trades

Shs Outstand	595.53M
Shs Float	589.44M
Short Float	3.35%
Short Ratio	3.02
Short Interest	19.73M
52W High	291.09 -11.71%
52W Low	118.15 117.52%
Volatility	4.51% 4.16%
ATR (14)	9.25
RSI (14)	79.55
Beta	1.04
Rel Volume	0.01
Avg Volume	6.52M
Volume	4,382

Perf Week	11.89%
Perf Month	44.86%
Perf Quarter	66.82%
Perf Half Y	44.09%
Perf YTD	-4.21%
Perf Year	2.88%
Perf 3Y	-12.86%
Perf 5Y	-27.36%
Perf 10Y	122.34%
Recom	2.29
Target Price	232.35
Prev Close	258.74
Price	257.00
Change %	-0.67%

Date	Action	Analyst	Rating Change	Price Target Change
Oct-21-26	Downgrade	Robert W. Baird	Outperform → Neutral	$252
Sep-18-26	Downgrade	Guggenheim	Buy → Neutral
Sep-14-26	Downgrade	Wells Fargo	Overweight → Equal Weight	$194
Jun-22-26	Downgrade	TD Cowen	Buy → Hold	$150
Jun-18-26	Downgrade	William Blair	Outperform → Mkt Perform
Jun-15-26	Downgrade	Morgan Stanley	Overweight → Equal-Weight	$177
Jun-01-26	Downgrade	Truist	Buy → Hold	$210
Mar-20-26	Upgrade	HSBC Securities	Reduce → Hold	$220
Feb-17-26	Upgrade	Wells Fargo	Equal Weight → Overweight	$275
Jan-22-26	Initiated	Berenberg	Buy	$313
Jan-06-26	Initiated	Truist	Buy	$317
Dec-16-25	Upgrade	Morgan Stanley	Equal-Weight → Overweight	$320
Oct-23-25	Initiated	Citigroup	Neutral	$266
Oct-22-25	Initiated	Wells Fargo	Equal Weight	$251
Sep-03-25	Downgrade	Rothschild & Co Redburn	Buy → Neutral	$250
Jul-28-25	Initiated	HSBC Securities	Reduce	$240
Jul-17-25	Resumed	Deutsche Bank	Hold
Jul-17-25	Initiated	Evercore ISI	Outperform	$330
Mar-17-25	Upgrade	Robert W. Baird	Neutral → Outperform	$390
Jan-08-25	Upgrade	Wolfe Research	Peer Perform → Outperform	$425

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Insider Trading	Relationship	Date	Transaction	Cost	#Shares	Value ($)	#Shares Total	SEC Form 4
Burgum Melissa A	Chief Accounting Officer	Oct 22 '26	Sale	250.00	811	202,750	9,820	Oct 22 07:47 PM
RYOJI SEKIDO	Officer	Oct 22 '26	Proposed Sale	244.83	5,844	1,430,792		Oct 22 04:54 PM
Burgum Melissa A	Officer	Oct 22 '26	Proposed Sale	250.00	811	202,750		Oct 22 04:09 PM
Sekido Ryoji	Co-CEO Asia Pacific	Oct 22 '26	Sale	244.84	5,844	1,430,826	1,194	Oct 22 04:04 PM
Hogan Catherine Kiernan	Chief Operating Officer	Oct 12 '26	Sale	214.24	700	149,965	11,856	Oct 13 05:48 PM
Hogan Catherine Kiernan	Officer	Oct 12 '26	Proposed Sale	214.24	700	149,965		Oct 13 09:09 AM
Hogan Catherine Kiernan	Chief Operating Officer	Oct 08 '26	Sale	200.00	1,320	264,000	12,556	Oct 09 05:02 PM
Hogan Catherine Kiernan	Officer	Oct 08 '26	Proposed Sale	197.73	1,320	261,004		Oct 08 04:01 PM
Clifford Katherine Lee	Chief Leadership & HR Officer	Aug 14 '26	Sale	175.97	68	11,966	0	Aug 17 04:47 PM
Unruch Joel	General Counsel/Corp Secretary	Jul 30 '26	Sale	162.98	10,498	1,710,919	17,735	Jul 31 04:04 PM
Unruch Joel	Officer	Jul 30 '26	Proposed Sale	166.73	10,498	1,750,332		Jul 30 04:08 PM
Egawa Atsushi	Co-CEO Asia Pacific	Apr 30 '26	Sale	177.14	4,872	863,044	12,802	Apr 30 06:04 PM
Egawa Atsushi	Officer	Apr 30 '26	Proposed Sale	178.32	4,872	868,775		Apr 30 04:03 PM
Sweet Julie Spellman	Chair and CEO	Feb 10 '26	Sale	241.23	6,057	1,461,102	15,255	Feb 10 05:07 PM
Sweet Julie Spellman	Officer	Feb 10 '26	Proposed Sale	241.23	6,057	1,461,102		Feb 10 04:03 PM
Walsh John F	CEO-The Americas	Feb 04 '26	Sale	242.04	14	3,389	24,972	Feb 05 04:16 PM
Sweet Julie Spellman	Chair and CEO	Feb 03 '26	Sale	242.39	5,500	1,333,121	21,150	Feb 04 04:07 PM
Burgum Melissa A	Chief Accounting Officer	Feb 03 '26	Sale	250.43	15	3,756	8,033	Feb 04 04:07 PM
Sharma Manish	Chief Strategy & Services Ofcr	Feb 03 '26	Sale	250.36	98	24,535	5,031	Feb 04 04:07 PM
Walsh John F	Officer	Feb 04 '26	Proposed Sale	237.84	14	3,330		Feb 04 04:03 PM
Burgum Melissa A	Officer	Feb 03 '26	Proposed Sale	250.00	302	75,500		Feb 03 04:06 PM
Sharma Manish	Officer	Feb 03 '26	Proposed Sale	249.44	3,450	860,568		Feb 03 04:02 PM
Sweet Julie Spellman	Officer	Feb 03 '26	Proposed Sale	249.44	5,500	1,371,920		Feb 03 04:01 PM
Clifford Katherine Lee	Chief Leadership & HR Officer	Jan 26 '26	Sale	280.79	787	220,985	6,001	Jan 27 07:49 PM
Hogan Catherine Kiernan	Chief Operating Officer	Jan 26 '26	Sale	280.93	660	185,412	12,688	Jan 27 07:49 PM
Burgum Melissa A	Chief Accounting Officer	Jan 26 '26	Sale	281.01	3,588	1,008,281	8,179	Jan 27 07:49 PM
Walsh John F	CEO-The Americas	Jan 27 '26	Sale	276.38	3,986	1,101,644	27,221	Jan 27 07:49 PM
Walsh John F	Officer	Jan 27 '26	Proposed Sale	280.00	3,986	1,116,080		Jan 27 04:06 PM
Unruch Joel	General Counsel/Corp Secretary	Jan 23 '26	Sale	281.70	1,026	289,024	27,181	Jan 26 04:24 PM
Burgum Melissa A	Officer	Jan 26 '26	Proposed Sale	283.25	3,588	1,016,301		Jan 26 04:06 PM
Clifford Katherine Lee	Officer	Jan 26 '26	Proposed Sale	283.25	787	222,916		Jan 26 04:03 PM
Hogan Catherine Kiernan	Officer	Jan 26 '26	Proposed Sale	283.25	660	186,945		Jan 26 04:01 PM
Unruch Joel	Officer	Jan 23 '26	Proposed Sale	284.34	1,026	291,733		Jan 23 04:03 PM
Clifford Katherine Lee	Chief Leadership & HR Officer	Jan 20 '26	Sale	280.63	681	191,108	6,788	Jan 21 04:05 PM
Clifford Katherine Lee	Officer	Jan 20 '26	Proposed Sale	282.44	681	192,341		Jan 20 04:01 PM
Macchi Mauro	Chief Executive Officer-EMEA	Jan 14 '26	Sale	280.00	500	140,000	7,123	Jan 15 04:10 PM
Sharma Manish	Chief Strategy & Services Ofcr	Jan 14 '26	Sale	288.13	2,731	786,871	7,057	Jan 15 04:10 PM
Sweet Julie Spellman	Chair and CEO	Jan 14 '26	Sale	288.30	1,694	488,380	37,346	Jan 15 04:10 PM
Sharma Manish	Officer	Jan 14 '26	Proposed Sale	288.13	2,731	786,870		Jan 14 04:13 PM
Macchi Mauro	Officer	Jan 14 '26	Proposed Sale	280.00	500	140,000		Jan 14 04:03 PM
Sweet Julie Spellman	Officer	Jan 14 '26	Proposed Sale	276.61	1,694	468,577		Jan 14 04:02 PM
Macchi Mauro	Chief Executive Officer-EMEA	Jan 07 '26	Sale	280.00	500	140,000	7,623	Jan 07 05:04 PM
Macchi Mauro	Officer	Jan 07 '26	Proposed Sale	280.00	500	140,000		Jan 07 04:01 PM
Unruch Joel	General Counsel/Corp Secretary	Jan 06 '26	Sale	275.00	1,332	366,300	28,207	Jan 06 05:26 PM
Unruch Joel	Officer	Jan 06 '26	Proposed Sale	275.00	1,332	366,300		Jan 06 04:35 PM
Sweet Julie Spellman	Chair and CEO	Nov 05 '25	Sale	246.62	5,917	1,459,277	8,599	Nov 06 04:22 PM
Sweet Julie Spellman	Officer	Nov 05 '25	Proposed Sale	243.38	5,917	1,440,079		Nov 05 04:12 PM
Sweet Julie Spellman	Chair and CEO	Oct 29 '25	Sale	253.40	9,000	2,280,587	14,516	Oct 30 04:13 PM
Sweet Julie Spellman	Officer	Oct 29 '25	Proposed Sale	253.15	9,000	2,278,350		Oct 29 04:07 PM

Accenture is a global professional services company that helps the world's businesses, governments and other organizations build their digital core, optimize their operations, accelerate revenue growth and enhance citizen services, creating tangible value at speed and scale. The firm combines technology and leadership in cloud, data and AI with industry experience, functional expertise and global delivery capability. Its services include Strategy & Consulting, Technology, Operations, Industry X, and Song. It operates through the following geographical segments: North America, EMEA, and Growth Markets. The company was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in Dublin, Ireland.

CEO & ChairmanMs. Julie T. Spellman Sweet J.D.

Chief Financial OfficerMs. Angie Park

Chief Strategy & Services OfficerMr. Manish Sharma

CEO of the Americas & Market Unit Lead of USMr. John Walsh

Chief Executive Officer of EMEAMr. Mauro Macchi

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