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ACN trades against a final fair-value range of $186.15-$261.24, with the midpoint set by the accepted valuation synthesis rather than earlier draft model outputs. Fair value range: low $186, high $261, with mid-point at $223.
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ACN Accenture plc fair value $223–$261

ACN
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Analyzed: 2026-05-10Next update: 2026-08-10Methodology v2.4Archetype: Mature dividendNYSE · Information Technology
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Last price
$180.42
▲ +43.03 (+23.85%)
Fair value
$223
$223–$261
Rating
Buy
confidence 88/100
Upside
+23.9%
upside to fair value
Margin of Safety
$189.93
buy below · 15%
Market Cap
$111.0B
P/E fwd 12.1

§1 Executive summary

  • Composite fair value $223 with high case $261.
  • Implied upside of 23.9% to fair value.
  • Moat 9/10 · confidence 88/100 · Mature dividend.
  • Trades below fair value with a meaningful cushion to the midpoint.
Fair value
$223
Margin of safety
+19.3%
Confidence
88/100
Moat
9/10

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$180.42Price
FV $223.45
High $261.24

ACN trades against a final fair-value range of $186.15-$261.24, with the midpoint set by the accepted valuation synthesis rather than earlier draft model outputs.

  • High switching costs associated with
    High switching costs associated with deeply integrated enterprise IT and ERP systems.
  • Intangible assets derived from specialized
    Intangible assets derived from specialized industry expertise and a massive global delivery network.
  • Bull thesis
    The market is over-penalizing near-term macro headwinds, ignoring Accenture's deep structural integration into critical enterprise workflows.

§2 Bear case

A severe macroeconomic downturn triggers sweeping IT budget freezes, stalling cloud migrations and AI projects. Revenue contracts while high fixed labor costs compress operating margins below historical norms, dragging fair valueFair valueOur composite estimate of intrinsic per-share value, blended across DCF, exit-multiple, and reverse-DCF methods. Reported as a low/mid/high range to capture model uncertainty. down to the $186 floor.

Ways this thesis can break

AI Displacement

· Medium

Agentic AI systems automate core coding and BPO tasks, collapsing Accenture's billable hour model and shrinking total addressable market.

FV impact
-25%
Trigger
3-5 years

Cloud Maturation

· High

Enterprise cloud migrations conclude sooner than expected, leaving a massive structural growth void unfulfilled by new AI initiatives.

FV impact
-15%
Trigger
2-3 years

Margin Collapse

· Low

Intense wage inflation and talent retention costs in global delivery centers severely compress historical operating margins.

FV impact
-20%
Trigger
1-2 years
Early-warning signals to monitor
MetricCurrentTrigger threshold
Sequential declines in book-to-bill ratios consistently below 1.0x.MonitorDeterioration versus the report thesis
Unplanned, structural increases in bench time and utilization rate drops.MonitorDeterioration versus the report thesis
Deteriorating pricing power on large-scale managed services outsourcing contracts.MonitorDeterioration versus the report thesis
Rising voluntary attrition rates among key senior technical staff.MonitorDeterioration versus the report thesis
Slowing growth in the high-margin Song and Industry X divisions.MonitorDeterioration versus the report thesis

§3 Financial history

Income statement — last six periods
Line itemT−0T−1T−2T−3CAGR
Period2022-08-312023-08-312024-08-312025-08-31Trend
Revenue$61.59B$64.11B$64.90B$69.67B+4.2%
Gross profit$19.70B$20.73B$21.16B$22.24B+4.1%
Operating income$9.37B$9.87B$10.03B$10.84B+5.0%
Net income$6.88B$6.87B$7.26B$7.68B+3.7%
EPS (diluted)$10.71$10.77$11.44$12.15+4.3%
EBITDA$10.27B$10.25B$10.84B$11.87B+4.9%
R&D
SG&A$10.33B$10.86B$11.13B$11.39B+3.3%

Quality scores

Piotroski F-score
5 / 9
0–9 quality composite
Altman Z-score
4.4
Bankruptcy risk (>3 safe)
Beneish M-score
-2.75
Earnings manipulation risk
OCF / Net income
1.49×
>1 indicates high earnings quality
Accounting quality gate
Pass
Sector-adjusted gate
ROIC
21.1%
Return on invested capital
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ACN — frequently asked questions

  1. Based on our latest analysis, ACN looks meaningfully undervalued. The current price is $180 versus a composite fair-value midpoint of $223 (range $186–$261), which implies roughly 23.9% upside to the midpoint.
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