Accenture plc ACN

Name: ACN Crucible Score
Creator: Kaladin Capital Intelligence

TechnologyInformation Technology ServicesNYSE📅 Scored April 20, 2026

Price at analysis: $197.65

Crucible Score

72.5

Quality × Value Composite

KQI — Quality

71.5

Fundamental Quality Index

KVI — Value

73.8

Valuation Attractiveness Index

Crucible Verdict — ACN

Accenture plc earns a solid B rating driven by strong management effectiveness and diversification, though ACN's growth profile and competitive moat remain middling for a technology leader. The stock trades at a 20% discount to fair value despite an impressive 86% earnings beat rate under CEO Hassini's performance-focused leadership. Digital transformation demand should sustain ACN's steady but unspectacular trajectory.

— Kal, Kaladin Capital Intelligence

◆ KQI Quality Dimensions

Financial Quality

75.4

Growth Profile

64.2

Moat Durability

63.7

Management Effectiveness

76.9

Diversification & Resilience

79.8

Market Position

64.0

Weakest dimension: Moat Durability (63.7)

◆ KVI Value Dimensions

DCF Margin of Safety

73.8

FCF Yield & Cash Returns

83.8

Relative Valuation

88.2

Growth-Adjusted Value

27.1

Historical Valuation

94.5

Macro Context

94.1

◆ DCF Valuation Scenarios

Bear Case

$168.42

Base Case

$237.18

Bull Case

$328.54

Price at Analysis

$197.65

Scenario	Fair Value	Rev CAGR (5yr)	Terminal Margin	WACC
🔴 Bear	$168.42	4.0%	13.5%	11.2%
🟢 Base	$237.18	6.5%	14.8%	10.4%
🟢 Bull	$328.54	9.0%	16.0%	9.7%

Key Assumptions: WACC derived from CAPM using 4.32% risk-free rate, 1.24 beta, and 5.5% ERP yielding ~11.1% base cost of equity; debt is minimal so WACC approximates cost of equity with slight adjustments per scenario. Historical revenue CAGR of ~8.4% over 5 years anchors the base case at 6.5% reflecting macro deceleration in IT services spending, while operating margins mean-revert around 14.5-16% consistent with trailing actuals. Capex intensity is very low at ~0.9% of revenue, and FCF conversion remains strong across all scenarios given Accenture's asset-light model.

◆ Financial Snapshot

Profitability

Gross Margin32.0%

Operating Margin14.8%

Net Margin10.7%

ROIC17.4%

ROE33.4%

Balance Sheet

Balance SheetCR: 1.34

Cash ConversionFCF/EPS: 1.63x

Capital IntensityCapex/Rev: 0.9%

Altman Z-Score4.33 (Safe)

Piotroski F-Score7/9 (Good)

Growth

Revenue CAGR8.4% CAGR

Earnings CAGR6.8% CAGR

Growth ConsistencyCV: 0.78

Segment Breadth2/2 growing (100%)

Quarterly TrendRev↘+5%, Margin↓↓, Exp↓

Earnings CredibilityTends to Beat

◆ Analyst Consensus & Leadership

Analyst Price Targets

Avg Target (Last Quarter)$299.54

Analysts Covering (Quarter)13

Avg Target (Last Year)$304.57

Analysts (Year)28

Leadership & Governance

CEOTony Hassini · 7 years

CEO Ownership8.0%

Compensation93% performance-based

Insider ActivityNeutral

Capital AllocationROIC 17.4% vs WACC 2.2%

Earnings Beat Rate86% (18/22)

◆ Company Profile

Accenture plc, a professional services company, provides strategy and consulting, interactive, and technology and operations services worldwide. The company offers application services, including agile transformation, DevOps, application modernization, enterprise architecture, software and quality engineering, data management, intelligent automation comprises robotic process automation, natural language processing, and virtual agents, and liquid application management services, as well as program, project, and service management services; strategy consulting services; critical data elements, data management and governance, data platform and architecture, product-based organization and skills, business adoption, and value realization services; engineering, and research and development digitization; smart connected product design and development; product platform engineering and modernization; product as-a-service enablement; products related to production and operations; autonomous robotics systems; the digital transformation of capital projects; and digital industrial workforce solutions.

CEO

Julie T. Spellman Sweet

Employees

801000

Headquarters

Dublin, IE

IPO Date

July 19, 2001

Exchange

NYSE

Website

accenture.com

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Analysis conducted April 20, 2026 based on most recent SEC filings. Updated quarterly, after new SEC filings.

Point-in-time fundamental analysis. Not investment advice. Scores reflect company quality and valuation at time of analysis and may not reflect current market conditions.