Accenture plc (ACN)

FairStock Score: 75/100 — HIGH CONVICTION

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AI Analysis

AI-generated, general educational analysis — not personal investment advice.

I look first at whether the business earns more than it consumes. Accenture provides consulting and managed services across many regions, and in fiscal 2026, the year ended 2026-08-31, it reported revenue of $74.2B, net income of $8.4B and diluted EPS of $13.56, up from $69.7B, $7.7B and $12.15 in fiscal 2025. In the fiscal Q4 2026 quarter ended 2026-08-31, revenue was $18.7B, net income $2.0B and diluted EPS $3.29. That is a real, cash-producing franchise: FairStock puts trailing twelve-month free cash flow at $11.6B, a 7.8% FCF yield, and the dividend yield is 3.60%. The balance sheet looks sound, with debt-to-equity of 0.25 and an Altman Z-score of 3.26; returns are strong on equity at 24.41%, though ROCE of 10.90% is more modest. The moat is not a patent or a mountain of fixed assets but scale, client relationships and a very large 814,000-person delivery base in a fragmented services market. FairStock's Lynch label is Stalwart, based on 8.5% annual profit growth and 9.5% revenue growth over five years. Valuation is the rub. At the 2026-10-26 close of $247.23, FairStock's P/E is 19.73, P/B 4.74, PEG 0.49 and EV/EBITDA 11.73, which are not demanding if growth holds. But the Graham Number is $120.31, giving a margin of safety of -107.27%, and the Piotroski F-Score is only 4/9. I would call this a high-quality stalwart, not a bargain in the Graham sense, and the price already assumes continued steady execution.

In plain English: Accenture sells consulting and technology services to businesses around the world. The business looks strong: sales and profits are rising, it produces a lot of cash, and its balance sheet is sound. The share price looks expensive on a conservative value check but much more reasonable when compared with earnings and the cash it generates.

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Data as of 2026-10-26 close · note generated 2026-10-28 · model deepseek-flash

Sources (SEC EDGAR): fiscal Q4 2026 10-K (period ended 2026-08-31) · fiscal Q3 2026 10-K (period ended 2026-05-31) · fiscal Q2 2026 10-K (period ended 2026-02-28) · fiscal Q1 2026 10-K (period ended 2025-11-30) · FY2026 10-K (period ended 2026-08-31) · FY2025 10-K (period ended 2025-08-31) · FY2024 10-K (period ended 2024-08-31)

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