Why did Accenture (ACN) stock move recently?

On 7/29/2026, Accenture moved +5.2% — Accenture shares rose sharply after the company announced a $2 billion increase to its fiscal 2026 share repurchase program (bringing total buybacks to $7.5 billion) along with a new quarterly dividend, acting as a positive capital-return catalyst following earlier guidance concerns. This is MarketChacha's decoded reason from filings and credible news; it is education, not buy/sell advice.

Is Accenture (ACN) overvalued or fairly valued?

MarketChacha shows Accenture's valuation in context — a trailing P/E of about 13.8, a forward P/E of about 11.8, a price-to-book of about 3.3 — alongside its revenue and profit growth and whether reported profit converts into operating cash, so you can judge value for yourself. MarketChacha does not issue ratings, price targets, or buy/sell advice.

Does Accenture's reported profit turn into cash?

Over 3 years, operating cash flow fully covered reported profit — earnings are backed by real cash. MarketChacha computes this cash-conversion check (1.38×) from reported figures — education, not a rating.

What is Accenture's revenue?

Accenture reported revenue of $69.7B for FY2025, with net profit of $7.7B, per official filings.

What is the share price of Accenture (ACN)?

Accenture last traded at $172.88 (-2.3% on the day), as of 8/18/2026 — a delayed quote shown for education, not investment advice.

Accenture

ACN · NYSE · IT Services · United States

Snapshot

TickerACN

ExchangeNYSE

SectorIT Services

IndustryInformation Technology Services

CountryUnited States

CEOMr. Mauro Macchi

Employees799,000

HeadquartersDublin, Ireland

Websitewww.accenture.com

Filings tracked12

About Accenture

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.

Who owns it

Insiders0.0%
Institutions82.5%
Public & other17.4%

2,765 institutional holders

Ownership breakdown from public market data.

Top holders

Blackrock Inc.9.31%
Vanguard Capital Management LLC6.01%
State Street Corporation4.61%
Charles Schwab Investment Management, Inc.3.23%
Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC2.99%
Geode Capital Management, LLC2.36%
Morgan Stanley1.82%
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO1.42%

Largest institutional holders — last updated 6/30/2026.

Forensic scorecard

No major accounting red flags in the fundamentals we have — profit is backed by cash and returns look healthy.

Cash conversion1.38×

Over 3 years, operating cash flow fully covered reported profit — earnings are backed by real cash.

Net margin trend10.7% → 11.0%

Margin has held broadly steady over the period — stable profitability.

Return on equity24.6%

Latest ROE of 24.6% — capital is generating a healthy return.

Growth qualityrev 4% · PAT 6%

Profit growth is broadly tracking revenue growth — the earnings trend looks operational rather than one-off.

Computed by MarketChacha from reported figures (SEC XBRL). Education, not a rating or recommendation.

What's expected next

Next quarter

Rev $19.4B · EPS 3.99

Est. earnings growth +1.3%

Next fiscal year

Rev $76.6B · EPS 14.67

Est. earnings growth +5.8%

Analyst consensus estimates — not the company's own guidance.

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Financials at a glance

Source: SEC XBRL

Annual

Quarterly · last 8

Revenue (FY2025)

$69.7B

Net margin

11.0%

ROE

24.6%

Revenue CAGR (2y)

+4.2%

Profit CAGR (2y)

+5.7%

EPS (FY2025)

12.15

Net profit (FY2025)

$7.7B

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Why it moved

Jul 29, 2026
Accenture shares rose sharply after the company announced a $2 billion increase to its fiscal 2026 share repurchase program (bringing total buybacks to $7.5 billion) along with a new quarterly dividend, acting as a positive capital-return catalyst following earlier guidance concerns.
source 1 ↗source 2 ↗source 3 ↗· confidence: high
Jul 28, 2026
Accenture shares rose sharply after the company announced a $2 billion increase to its fiscal 2026 share repurchase program (bringing the total to $7.5 billion) along with a new quarterly dividend, acting as a catalyst amid a market rebound and positive reassessment following prior earnings.
source 1 ↗source 2 ↗source 3 ↗· confidence: high
Jul 27, 2026
Accenture shares rose sharply with no specific new catalyst reported in filings or credible coverage; the move appears driven by broader market or sector momentum around dividend appeal and prior buyback announcements.
· confidence: low
Jul 24, 2026
Accenture shares rose 5.95% with no company-specific news or filings on July 24; the move appears to reflect broader market or IT services sector sentiment following earlier volatility.
· confidence: low

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Financials

Yearly

Period	Revenue	Net profit	EPS	Net margin	ROE
FY2025	$69.7B	$7.7B	12.15	11.0%	24.6%
FY2024	$64.9B	$7.3B	11.44	11.2%	25.7%
FY2023	$64.1B	$6.9B	10.77	10.7%	26.7%

Quarterly

Period	Revenue	Net profit	EPS	Net margin
2026Q2	$18.7B	$2.3B	3.80	12.5%
2026Q1	$18.0B	$1.8B	2.93	10.1%
2025Q4	$18.7B	$2.2B	3.54	11.8%
2025Q3	$17.6B	$1.4B	2.25	8.0%
2025Q2	$17.7B	$2.2B	3.49	12.4%
2025Q1	$16.7B	$1.8B	2.82	10.7%
2024Q4	$17.7B	$2.3B	3.59	12.9%
2024Q3	$16.4B	$1.7B	2.66	10.3%
2024Q2	$16.5B	$1.9B	3.04	11.7%
2024Q1	$15.8B	$1.7B	2.63	10.6%
2023Q4	$16.2B	$2.0B	3.10	12.2%
2023Q3	$16.0B	$1.4B	2.15	8.6%
2023Q2	$16.6B	$2.0B	3.15	12.1%

Figures as reported, in reporting currency. Source: SEC XBRL.

Filings & announcements

2026

8-K — Other events, Exhibits
SEC7/10/2026material
8-K — Reg FD disclosure, Exhibits
SEC6/23/2026material
8-K — Results of operations, Exhibits
SEC6/18/2026material
10-Q filing
SEC6/18/2026
8-K — Material agreement, Termination of agreement, Material financial obligation, Exhibits
SEC4/24/2026material
8-K — Results of operations, Exhibits
SEC3/19/2026material
10-Q filing
SEC3/19/2026
8-K — Executive/director change, Shareholder vote results, Exhibits
SEC1/28/2026material

2025

8-K — Results of operations, Exhibits
SEC12/18/2025material
10-Q filing
SEC12/18/2025
10-K filing
SEC10/10/2025
8-K — Results of operations, Exhibits
SEC9/25/2025material

In the news

Education and discussion only — not investment advice. Financials from official filings (SEC/BSE) and reported company statements; market figures (delayed market data) are delayed and shown for reference only. Verify with the linked sources before acting.