NYSE: ACN · Information Technology Services
Accenture (ACN) fair value: undervalued or overvalued?
As of 3 Oct 2026, Faircurve's model values Accenture (ACN) at $197.70 a share. The stock last closed at $198.90, which puts the model's fair value 0.6% below the price. On the model's bands that reads as Fairly valued.
Revalued . Price is the close of 2 Oct 2026. Accenture plc.
Faircurve Insights · 3 Oct 2026
Accenture plc is a global professional services firm that delivers a wide array of strategy, consulting, interactive, technology, and operations services worldwide.
Faircurve's model on 3 Oct 2026 found a fair value of $197.70 a share, the midpoint of 2,000 simulations. The previous run, on 26 Sep 2026, gave $179.16, and the fair value moved +10.3%. The calibrated range over 63 trading days was $177.96 to $241.60; ranges built this way held the price 60% of the time at this horizon. The model's evidence grade was Medium.
The overall quality score was 74 out of 100 against comparable companies. The model compared it with International Business Machines Corporation (IBM), Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation (CTSH), Fiserv, Inc. (FISV), Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (BR), CDW Corporation (CDW), and CACI International Inc (CACI). The moves around the last 8 earnings reports, measured from the close before each report to the close after it, had a median size, ignoring direction, of 4.6%.
Written from the figures on this page for the 3 Oct 2026 valuation and checked by rule before publishing: every number is one printed here, no forecast, no instruction. The price, the gap and the verdict are the page's own and change daily. Not a recommendation.
What price range does the model give ACN?
The calibrated range for ACN over 63 trading days is $177.96 to $241.60. It sits around the last close, and its width comes from the volatility that ACN's own options imply (43% a year), calibrated weekly against realised prices (n = 3,330 past valuations, refreshed 26 Sep 2026). Ranges built this way held the price 60% of the time at this horizon. The fair value is the model's opinion and rides beside the range. It is not the centre of it.
The model's own simulated range, from the 20th to the 80th percentile of its runs, is $152.63 to $253.20. In 49% of the simulations the fair value came out above the price the model ran on.
How does ACN score on business quality?
Accenture's overall quality score is 74 out of 100. Each factor below is a score against comparable companies, not a percentile of the metric beside it.
| Factor | Score (0 to 100) | Headline measure | Peer median |
|---|---|---|---|
| ProfitabilityReturn on invested capital against the peer group, with a bonus for an improving trend. | 80 | 28.4%ROIC | 26.1% |
| Earnings qualityHow much of reported profit is cash: free cash flow to net income, and the accrual ratio (the share of earnings that is not cash). | 85 | 1.38xFCF / net income | 1.13x |
| Growth qualityTrailing revenue growth, forward growth from consensus, and the direction of analyst estimate revisions. | 46 | 6.5%Revenue growth, trailing | 7.5% |
| Capital disciplineReinvestment efficiency (capital spending per unit of revenue) and net buybacks. | 67 | 4.3%Net buybacks / market value | 5.4% |
| Balance sheetNet debt to EBITDA and interest coverage. | 84 | -0.15xNet debt / EBITDA | 0.05x |
| StabilityDownside volatility of the EBITDA margin over the last five years. | 88 | 0.7 ptsEBITDA margin downside volatility, 5y | 1.7 pts |
How does ACN compare with similar companies?
The companies in information technology services closest to Accenture in market value, each on the same model and the same date.
| Company | Last close | Model fair value | Gap | Model verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IBM International Business Machines Corporation | $222.64 | $166.73 | -25.1% | Overvalued |
| CTSH Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation | $58.51 | $62.32 | +6.5% | Fairly valued |
| FISV Fiserv, Inc. | $44.36 | $43.84 | -1.2% | Fairly valued |
| BR Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. | $156.93 | $149.30 | -4.9% | Fairly valued |
| FIS Fidelity National Information Services, Inc. | $32.44 | $33.86 | +4.4% | Low evidence grade |
| CDW CDW Corporation | $133.29 | $129.52 | -2.8% | Fairly valued |
| LDOS Leidos Holdings, Inc. | $117.74 | $132.19 | +12.3% | Low evidence grade |
| CACI CACI International Inc | $615.04 | $583.06 | -5.2% | Fairly valued |
All information technology services stocks ranked by gap to fair value
When does ACN report earnings, and how has the stock reacted?
Accenture's next earnings report is scheduled for 17 Dec 2026. Companies can move their dates.
Options prices on 2 Oct 2026 imply a move of about 7.4% in either direction through the nearest expiry, about 13 days out. That is the size the market is pricing, not a direction. ACN's 30 day implied volatility works out to about 12.4% over one month.
On 2 Oct 2026 ACN moved 6.3% in one session, against the 2.7% a day that options had priced: 2.3 times the implied size, around an earnings report.
How ACN moved around its last 8 earnings reports
Each move runs from the last close before the report to the first close after it, so it covers companies that report before the open and after the close. The median size across these 8 reports, ignoring direction, was 4.6%.
| Report date | Two session move |
|---|---|
| 1 Oct 2026 | +8.5% |
| 18 Jun 2026 | -20.0% |
| 19 Mar 2026 | +2.5% |
| 18 Dec 2025 | -0.5% |
| 25 Sep 2025 | 0.0% |
| 20 Jun 2025 | -3.7% |
| 20 Mar 2025 | -5.9% |
| 19 Dec 2024 | +5.4% |
Accenture at a glance
Accenture plc is a global professional services firm that delivers a wide array of strategy, consulting, interactive, technology, and operations services worldwide.
- Market value
- $107.8B
- Sector
- Technology
- Industry
- Information Technology Services
- Revenue expected, next twelve months
- $77.7B
- Consensus revenue growth, next fiscal year
- +5.6%
- Analysts with estimates
- 16
- Beta to the US market
- 0.31
- First valued by Faircurve
- 1 May 2026
How the fair value is worked out: the model prices Accenture on the value of the whole business, debt included, against the operating profit analysts expect next year (forward EV/EBITDA), runs 2,000 simulations across its inputs and takes the midpoint. The full method is documented here.
What changed in the latest valuation?
On 26 Sep 2026 the model's fair value for ACN was $179.16. As of 3 Oct 2026 it is $197.70, a change of +10.3%. The model revalues every stock it covers each week, and again after an earnings report.
Questions about Accenture's valuation
Is Accenture stock undervalued or overvalued?
On Faircurve's model, ACN reads as Fairly valued as of 3 Oct 2026. The model's fair value is $197.70 a share against a last close of $198.90, a gap of -0.6%.
What is ACN's fair value?
$197.70 a share as of 3 Oct 2026, the midpoint of 2,000 simulations. The model's own 20th to 80th percentile range is $152.63 to $253.20.
What price range does the model give ACN?
$177.96 to $241.60 over 63 trading days. Ranges built this way held the price 60% of the time across 3,330 past valuations, refreshed 26 Sep 2026.
When does Accenture report earnings next?
The next report is scheduled for 17 Dec 2026. Companies can move their dates.
How much has ACN moved on past earnings reports?
Across its last 8 reports the median two session move was 4.6%, ignoring direction. The largest was -20.0% around the report of 18 Jun 2026.
How confident is the model in this valuation?
The model's evidence grade for ACN is medium. The grade looks at how complete the inputs are, how many comparable companies there are and how closely they agree, and how wide the range of outcomes is. It is not a probability that the fair value is right, or that the price reaches it.