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ACN·Accenture plc

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After Hours
High
$180.14
Open
$178.00
Market Cap
110.04B
52W High
$321.77
Low
$173.83
P. Close
$177.10
P/E
14.39
52W Low
$155.81
Fwd P/E
11.93
Mean Target
$247.55
Technical Score (1D)
18
SELL
News Sentiment
56
BULLISH
Accenture's venture arm has invested in Aera Technology, a move designed to bolster the company's AI-driven autonomous supply chain solutions. This partnership integrates Aera's agentic decision intelligence, which uses AI agents and proprietary data models for business action execution, with Accenture's extensive supply chain expertise. The investment signals a strategic focus on advancing AI applications within the critical supply chain sector, aiming to automate decision-making and enhance agility for clients. This development is particularly relevant given ongoing global disruptions, strengthening Accenture's capacity to deploy scalable intelligent systems. Investors will be watching to see how this integration translates into enhanced client offerings and competitive positioning in the intelligent operational systems market.
Earnings Summary
Accenture plc is a global professional services firm providing strategic consulting, technology, and operational services, including systems integration, cloud solutions, and data analytics, to help clients optimize business processes and drive digital transformation. Within the Technology sector, Accenture operates in the Information Technology Services industry, serving diverse sectors across multiple geographies. The company has shown a mixed but generally positive performance against analyst estimates in its most recent quarters. For Q1 2025, EPS was $2.82 against an estimate of $2.81294, and revenue was $16.659 billion. Q2 2025 saw a stronger beat with EPS at $3.49 versus an estimate of $3.32298 and revenue at $17.728 billion. However, Q3 2025 showed EPS of $3.03 against an estimate of $2.97151, with revenue at $17.596 billion. Q4 2025 also beat expectations with EPS of $3.94 against an estimate of $3.7217 and revenue at $18.742 billion. Looking at the year-over-year trajectory, Accenture has consistently delivered growth, with recent quarters showing acceleration in EPS beats. Recent news emphasizes Accenture's aggressive expansion into artificial intelligence, including a forward deployed engineering program with ServiceNow, investment in XBOW for offensive security testing, and enhanced collaboration with Google Cloud for AI agent deployment. These moves aim to accelerate AI adoption and client value, though market concerns about AI automating tasks and potential margin pressures persist. Investors will be watching for the company's ability to translate these AI investments and partnerships into sustained revenue growth and profitability, particularly in the upcoming earnings reports, and how the market perceives its AI strategy amidst broader sector shifts.

EPS

EstBeatMiss
$2.78$3.11$3.44$3.76$4.09Q2'25Q3'25Q4'25Q1'26Q2'26Q3'26
QtrEstActual+/−
Q3'26$3.73 - -
Q2'26$3.75$2.93-21.9%
Q1'26$3.78$3.94+4.3%
Q4'25$3.72$3.94+5.9%
Q3'25$2.97$3.03+2.0%
Q2'25$3.32$3.49+5.0%

Revenue

EstBeatMiss
$17.4B$17.8B$18.3B$18.8B$19.2BQ2'25Q3'25Q4'25Q1'26Q2'26Q3'26
QtrEstActual+/−
Q3'26$19.0B - -
Q2'26$18.7B$18.0B-3.7%
Q1'26$18.7B$18.7B+0.2%
Q4'25 - $18.7B -
Q3'25 - $17.6B -
Q2'25 - $17.7B -
Full Earnings BreakdownEstimates, actuals, guidance, and historical context
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Market Data

ACN Stock Snapshot

ACN is currently trading at $177.48, giving Accenture plc a market cap of 110.04B and a P/E ratio of 14.4. Today's range spans $173.83–$180.14, with shares opening at $178.00 and moving up $0.38 (0.2%) from the prior close. DailyIQ's technical score sits at 18/100 (SELL) with a news sentiment reading of 56/100.

Over the past year ACN has traded between $155.81 and $321.77 - the current price is +13.9% off the 52-week low and -44.8% from the high. 36 analysts cover the stock with a Buy consensus and a mean 12-month target of $247.55 (range $180.27–$320.00), implying upside of +39.5%.

Accenture plc (ACN) is a large-cap in Technology with 110.04B in market cap, and the current technical read is bearish. Score: 18/100 (SELL). Sentiment: neutral at 56/100. Price: $177.48 (near 52-week lows). The current P/E ratio stands at 14.4. The 52-week range of $155.81–$321.77 provides the structural context, and the current SELL designation suggests that prior support levels are more important to watch than usual.

Analyst coverage for ACN becomes a double-edged factor in a SELL phase: at 110.04B in Technology market cap, active coverage is high enough that downgrade risk is real and impactful. The 18/100 technical reading and neutral sentiment (56/100) at $177.48 (near 52-week lows) place the stock in the zone where one or two high-profile estimate cuts can convert a grinding decline into a sharper re-rating — the $155.81–$321.77 range establishes where that repricing lands.