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Accenture (ACN) stock analysis

$240.26+0.48%Data as of Oct 21, 2026
  • ACN gained 30.8% over the past month versus 0.0% for the S&P 500, ranking 4th of 497 S&P 500 stocks.
  • Over 12 months it returned 0.0%, 15.8 points behind the S&P 500, and trades 16.0% below its 52-week high.
  • In the last 30 days 12 analysts raised earnings estimates and 8 cut; forward EPS moved +0.8% (+0.6% over 90 days).
  • It sits in the IT consulting & implementation segment of the Software & AI Applications, where the 1-month median return is +19.8%.
  • The daily chart reads Intermediate uptrend · Upside breakout (since Oct 9, 2026).
Market cap$147.0B
12-month return0.0%
Forward P/E15.1×
Mean target vs price−7.2%

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Performance vs the market

Total price return against the S&P 500 (SPY) and the median of US stocks in the same sector.

ACN+30.8%
Sector median−3.0%
S&P 5000.0%
ACN+73.2%
Sector median−0.1%
S&P 500+4.7%
ACN+26.4%
Sector median+0.8%
S&P 500+8.7%
ACN0.0%
Sector median0.0%
S&P 500+15.8%
1-month rank in the S&P 5004 / 497
3-month rank in its sector · Technology22 / 650

Chart structure

Read by our daily-bar structure engine from swing highs, swing lows and moving averages.

Intermediate uptrend · Upside breakoutConfirmed

Holding since Oct 9, 2026

  • Close above EMA20 above EMA50
  • EMA50 rose over the last ten sessions
  • Confirmed swing highs and lows are rising
This pattern on this stock

91 occurrences in 10 years. The median move over the next 20 sessions was −0.1%, positive 49% of the time, against +1.8% for any day in the same period.

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Analyst earnings revisions

Changes to the consensus forward-EPS estimate. Rising estimates mean analysts see more profit ahead.

Forward EPS$15.89
30-day change+0.8%
90-day change+0.6%
Mean target$223.03 −7.2%
Raised (30d) 12Cut (30d) 8

24 analysts cover the stock

Where it sits in the supply chain

Software & AI Applications · Services

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Supplied by
CRM, workflow & HR+8.5%
CRM+3.6%1 monthNOW+11.8%1 monthWDAY+7.8%1 monthSAP+10.5%1 monthADP+9.2%1 monthPAYX−1.8%1 monthRecruit1 month
AI decision platforms+9.0%
PLTR+9.0%1 month
Endpoint & network security platforms−4.3%
PANW−7.3%1 monthCRWD−4.3%1 monthFTNT−0.1%1 month
Its segment
IT consulting & implementation+19.8%
ACN+30.8%1 monthIBM+8.7%1 month

Enterprise AI needs data governance, integration and process redesign; consultancies' bookings often reflect budgets before software revenue does.

Sells into
Enterprise IT & AI budgets

Also on: Enterprise IT & Services

Figures are each company's 1-month return; the segment shows its median · Doubler daily batch · company chain maps

Risk profile

Max drawdown, 12M−57.0%
Volatility, 60D53.2%
From 52-week high−16.0%
From 52-week low+95.4%
Trailing P/E19.2×
Forward P/E15.1×
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