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Accenture plc

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ACN Stock: Accenture Beat Earnings - And Crashed To A Decade-Low 12x On AI Fears Q3 FY2026

Published 2026-06-18

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Episodes tracked
3
Episodes linked
3
Latest video
Q3 FY2026
2026-06-18
Podcast available
Yes
Current price
$185.28
+3.85 (+2.12%)
Trailing / Forward P/E
14.80x
Forward: 12.63x
Market cap / Volume
Volume:
Revenue / Earnings Growth
5.6%
Earnings: 9.0%
Margins
17.0% op
Gross: 32.0% · Net: 10.7%
Balance sheet
1.34x current
Debt / Equity: 25.0
52-week range / Beta
$118.15 - $291.09
Beta: 1.07
Analyst target
$179.11
Upside: -3.3%
Cash / shareholder return
10.66% FCF yield
Dividend yield: 3.60%

Company context

Industry: Information Technology Services
Country: Ireland
Employees:
Price to book: 3.55x
Return on equity: 24.4%
Accenture plc provides strategy and consulting, industry X, song, and technology and operation services in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia Pacific. It offers systems integration and application management; security; intelligent platform; infrastructure; software engineering; data, AI, cloud; and automation and global delivery services. The company also operates business processes for specific enterprise functions, including finance and accounting, sourcing and procurement, supply chain, marketing and sales, and human resources, as well as industry-specific services, such as platform trust and safety, banking, insurance, network and health services; and designs, manufactures, and assembles automation equipment, robotics, and other commercial hardware products. It serves communications, media, and technology; financial services; banking and capital markets, and insurance; health and public service; consumer goods, retail, travel services; industrial; life science; and chemicals, natural resources, energy, and utilities sectors. Accenture plc has collaboration with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to deliver transformative digital services to public sector, defense, and national security organizations. It has a collaboration with OpenAI to help enterprise clients unlock new levels of innovation and growth by bringing agentic AI systems; has a strategic collaboration with Microsoft and Avanade for the development of an agentic factory intelligence system; and INFRONEER Holdings Inc. and SAP Japan Co., Ltd. to develop a new financial data and insights platform. It also has strategic partnership with Netomi, Inc. to help enterprises reinvent customer experience using agentic AI systems. The company has a strategic alliance with ServiceNow for integrated risk management and third-party risk management solutions. Accenture plc was founded in 1951 and is based in Dublin, Ireland.

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ACN vs. two close competitors

This section compares the current company against two nearby peers on valuation, growth, margins, balance-sheet strength, and investment setup. Green generally marks the strongest relative figure for that row, while red marks the weakest.

Accenture plc latest YouTube video thumbnail YouTube
Accenture plc
ACN
Latest video
Q3 FY2026
Growth is positive but not explosive, which usually supports a steadier compounding case than a hyper-growth story.
Cash generation stands out versus market value, which helps the stock absorb valuation pressure better than weaker cash converters.
Valuation looks more grounded than many growth names, which can improve the risk/reward if fundamentals hold up.
Risk profile looks relatively manageable compared with many peers, especially if operating execution remains stable.
Intel Corporation latest YouTube video thumbnail YouTube
Intel Corporation
INTC
Latest video
Q2 2026
Growth profile looks strong right now, with above-average top-line and/or earnings momentum.
Profitability is serviceable, but it does not obviously dominate peers on margin or cash conversion alone.
Valuation already asks investors to pay up, so the upside case depends on continued execution staying strong.
Expect a more volatile ride than the market average; that can amplify upside, but drawdowns can come fast too.
Microsoft Corp. latest YouTube video thumbnail YouTube
Microsoft Corp.
MSFT
Latest video
Q4 FY2026
Growth profile looks strong right now, with above-average top-line and/or earnings momentum.
Profitability is a real strength here, with healthy operating margins helping support resilience through weaker cycles.
Valuation sits in a middle zone where future upside likely depends more on quarterly execution than on multiple re-rating alone.
Risk profile looks relatively manageable compared with many peers, especially if operating execution remains stable.
Market Cap
More scale can mean deeper resources and resilience, although bigger does not automatically mean better upside.
ACN
$113.38B
Accenture plc
INTC
$476.12B
Intel Corporation
MSFT
$3.59T
Microsoft Corp.
Trailing P/E
Lower trailing P/E can indicate a cheaper valuation relative to trailing earnings, but it may also reflect slower growth or higher perceived risk.
ACN
14.8x
Accenture plc
INTC
Intel Corporation
MSFT
26.9x
Microsoft Corp.
Forward P/E
Forward P/E is often a better read on what investors are paying for the next year of earnings power.
ACN
12.6x
Accenture plc
INTC
44.1x
Intel Corporation
MSFT
20.5x
Microsoft Corp.
Revenue Growth
Higher revenue growth usually signals stronger demand, market share gains, or a business still in expansion mode.
ACN
5.6%
Accenture plc
INTC
25.4%
Intel Corporation
MSFT
17.7%
Microsoft Corp.
Earnings Growth
Faster earnings growth matters because it shows management is converting sales momentum into shareholder value.
ACN
9.0%
Accenture plc
INTC
Intel Corporation
MSFT
31.7%
Microsoft Corp.
Operating Margin
Higher operating margin suggests better operating discipline, pricing power, or a structurally stronger business model.
ACN
17.0%
Accenture plc
INTC
12.2%
Intel Corporation
MSFT
45.1%
Microsoft Corp.
Gross Margin
Gross margin helps show how much product-level pricing power and unit economics a company has before overhead.
ACN
32.0%
Accenture plc
INTC
38.9%
Intel Corporation
MSFT
67.9%
Microsoft Corp.
Net Margin
Higher net margin means more of each dollar of revenue reaches the bottom line after all costs.
ACN
10.7%
Accenture plc
INTC
-19.8%
Intel Corporation
MSFT
40.3%
Microsoft Corp.
Return on Equity
ROE shows how efficiently management turns shareholder capital into profits, though leverage can inflate it.
ACN
24.4%
Accenture plc
INTC
-10.7%
Intel Corporation
MSFT
34.0%
Microsoft Corp.
Free Cash Flow Yield
Higher free cash flow yield can indicate a stronger cash return relative to the stock's market value.
ACN
10.7%
Accenture plc
INTC
1.0%
Intel Corporation
MSFT
0.5%
Microsoft Corp.
Debt to Equity
Lower leverage usually means less balance-sheet risk, though capital-intensive sectors naturally run higher debt loads.
ACN
25.04x
Accenture plc
INTC
49.00x
Intel Corporation
MSFT
29.12x
Microsoft Corp.
Current Ratio
A stronger current ratio usually signals better short-term liquidity and more room to absorb shocks.
ACN
1.34x
Accenture plc
INTC
1.60x
Intel Corporation
MSFT
1.23x
Microsoft Corp.
Beta
Lower beta often means lower volatility versus the market, while higher beta usually brings a rougher ride.
ACN
1.07
Accenture plc
INTC
2.24
Intel Corporation
MSFT
1.10
Microsoft Corp.
Dividend Yield
Dividend yield matters for income-focused investors, but a high yield can also reflect a stressed stock price.
ACN
3.6%
Accenture plc
INTC
Intel Corporation
MSFT
0.8%
Microsoft Corp.
Analyst Upside
Higher analyst upside suggests the Street still sees room between current price and consensus fair value.
ACN
-3.3%
Accenture plc
INTC
27.5%
Intel Corporation
MSFT
17.8%
Microsoft Corp.

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Episode archive for ACN

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Q3 FY2026
Episode live
2026-06-18
Published youtube podcast complete
ACN Stock: Accenture Beat Earnings - And Crashed To A Decade-Low 12x On AI Fears Q3 FY2026
Quarterly earnings-analysis entry for Accenture plc. Use the links on the right to open the video or podcast episode.
Q2 FY2026
Episode live
2026-04-15
Published youtube complete
ACN Stock: Earnings Deep Dive — Q2 FY2026 Earnings Analysis
Quarterly earnings-analysis entry for Accenture plc. Use the links on the right to open the video or podcast episode.
Q2 FY2026
Episode live
2026-04-15
Published youtube complete
ACN Stock: Earnings Deep Dive — Q2 FY2026 Earnings Analysis
Quarterly earnings-analysis entry for Accenture plc. Use the links on the right to open the video or podcast episode.