# Accenture plc Class A Ordinary Shares (Ireland) (ACN) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NYSE, United States. Sector: Technology / IT Services. Price $186.72, market value $114.3 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 14.9×** (5-yr avg 27.4×, 3-yr avg 26.1×). Accenture plc Class A Ordinary Shares (Ireland) trades at 14.9× trailing earnings, well below its own five-year average of 27.4×: cheap by its own standards. The Technology median in the September 2026 study was 32.1×. Forward P/E is 12.7×, lower than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to grow.
- **PEG: 2.05**. A PEG of 2.05 means the P/E is high relative to expected earnings growth; the price already assumes a lot.
- **Price / sales: 1.6×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 1.6×.
- **Price / book: 3.6×**. The shares trade at 3.6× book value; book value is a meaningful part of the valuation.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: 11.0%** (5-yr avg 5.0%). Free cash flow equals 11.0% of the market value, above its five-year average of 5.0%, so the shares are cheaper on cash than they have usually been. Above 5% is generally attractive.
- **Earnings yield: 6.7%**. The inverse of the P/E: 6.7% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Operating margin: 14.5%**. 14.5% of revenue is left after running the business.
- **Net margin: 11.0%**. 11.0% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: 24.6%**. 24.6% on shareholders' equity is excellent if it is not driven by leverage; sustained above 20% usually signals a competitive advantage.
- **Return on invested capital: 42.2%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is 42.2%: comfortably above what that capital costs.
- **Return on assets: 11.9%**. Each dollar of assets produces 11.9% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): 7.4%** (3-yr 4.2%/yr, 5-yr 9.5%/yr). Revenue grew 7.4% over the last year, against 9.5% a year compounded over five years: growth is slowing.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): 6.2%** (3-yr 4.3%/yr, 5-yr 9.0%/yr). Earnings per share rose 6.2%, roughly in step with revenue.
- **Free-cash-flow growth (3 yr): 7.2%/yr**. Free cash flow has compounded at 7.2% a year over three years, keeping pace with earnings: the growth is real cash.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 0.00**. Debt is 0.00 times equity: a conservative balance sheet.
- **Piotroski F-score: 4/9**. 4 of 9 checks pass: mixed.

## Dividends
- **Dividend yield: 3.49%** ($6.52 per share, trailing). Accenture plc Class A Ordinary Shares (Ireland) yields 3.49%, a modest yield more typical of a growth-oriented payer.
- **Consecutive years of increases: 6**. 6 straight years of increases.
- **Dividend growth (5 yr): 11.5%/yr** (1-yr 5.8%). The dividend has compounded at 11.5% a year over five years, doubling roughly every 6 years at that pace.

## Analyst view
- **Analyst consensus: buy** (25 analysts). 25 analysts cover Accenture plc Class A Ordinary Shares (Ireland); the consensus is buy, with an average price target of $184.19 (-1% from the current price). Analyst opinion is shown for context; it is not part of the Fundamental Score.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): -24.7%** (YTD -29.0%, 3-mo 6.0%). The shares are down 24.7% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -35.9%** (58.0% above the low). Trading 36% below its 52-week high, deep in a drawdown.
- **200-day average: below**. The price sits below its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of a downtrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 59**. An RSI of 59 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 0.28** (volatility 44%). Beta of 0.28 against the S&P 500: the shares move much less than the market.

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