Accenture (ACN) to Release Earnings on Thursday

Accenture (NYSE:ACN) is anticipated to release its Q1 2026 results before the market opens on Thursday, December 18th. Analysts expect Accenture to post earnings of $3.74 per share and revenue of $18.5074 billion for the quarter. Accenture has set its FY 2026 guidance at 13.190-13.570 EPS. Investors are encouraged to explore the company’s upcoming Q1 2026 earning overview page for the latest details on the call scheduled for Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 8:00 AM ET.

Accenture (NYSE:ACN) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, September 25th. The information technology services provider reported $3.03 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.98 by $0.05. The company had revenue of $17.60 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $17.34 billion. Accenture had a net margin of 11.02% and a return on equity of 26.45%. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 7.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $2.66 EPS. On average, analysts expect Accenture to post $13 EPS for the current fiscal year and $14 EPS for the next fiscal year.

Accenture Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE:ACN opened at $272.56 on Thursday. Accenture has a 1 year low of $229.40 and a 1 year high of $398.35. The stock has a market capitalization of $179.47 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.43, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.56 and a beta of 1.26. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.16, a current ratio of 1.42 and a quick ratio of 1.42. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $249.44 and its 200 day simple moving average is $265.79.

Accenture Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, November 14th. Stockholders of record on Friday, October 10th were issued a dividend of $1.63 per share. This is an increase from Accenture’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.48. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, October 10th. This represents a $6.52 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.4%. Accenture’s payout ratio is presently 53.66%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several analysts recently weighed in on the company. Rothschild Redb lowered Accenture from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, September 3rd. Citigroup upgraded shares of Accenture to a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 23rd. Stifel Nicolaus lowered their price objective on shares of Accenture from $355.00 to $315.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, September 16th. Morgan Stanley cut their price objective on Accenture from $325.00 to $271.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, September 9th. Finally, Dbs Bank raised Accenture from a “hold” rating to a “moderate buy” rating in a report on Monday, October 27th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifteen have assigned a Buy rating, eleven have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $291.96.

Insider Activity at Accenture

In other news, CEO Ryoji Sekido sold 2,500 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, October 22nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $249.47, for a total value of $623,675.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer owned 1,390 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $346,763.30. This represents a 64.27% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, CEO Julie Spellman Sweet sold 5,917 shares of Accenture stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, November 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $246.62, for a total value of $1,459,250.54. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 8,599 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,120,685.38. This represents a 40.76% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold 33,319 shares of company stock worth $8,335,225 over the last three months. Company insiders own 0.02% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Brighton Jones LLC grew its position in shares of Accenture by 36.2% during the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 18,438 shares of the information technology services provider’s stock worth $6,486,000 after buying an additional 4,905 shares during the period. United Bank lifted its position in shares of Accenture by 49.8% during the 2nd quarter. United Bank now owns 3,639 shares of the information technology services provider’s stock valued at $1,088,000 after acquiring an additional 1,209 shares during the period. Sivia Capital Partners LLC boosted its stake in Accenture by 46.9% during the second quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC now owns 2,066 shares of the information technology services provider’s stock worth $618,000 after acquiring an additional 660 shares in the last quarter. Ausdal Financial Partners Inc. grew its holdings in Accenture by 19.5% in the third quarter. Ausdal Financial Partners Inc. now owns 1,620 shares of the information technology services provider’s stock worth $400,000 after purchasing an additional 264 shares during the period. Finally, Bank of Nova Scotia raised its holdings in shares of Accenture by 21.7% during the third quarter. Bank of Nova Scotia now owns 1,008 shares of the information technology services provider’s stock valued at $249,000 after purchasing an additional 180 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 75.14% of the company’s stock.

Accenture Company Profile

Accenture plc, a professional services company, provides strategy and consulting, industry X, song, and technology and operation services worldwide. The company offers application services, including agile transformation, DevOps, application modernization, enterprise architecture, software and quality engineering, data management; intelligent automation comprising robotic process automation, natural language processing, and virtual agents; and application management services, as well as software engineering services; strategy and consulting services; data and analytics strategy, data discovery and augmentation, data management and beyond, data democratization, and industrialized solutions comprising turnkey analytics and artificial intelligence (AI) solutions; metaverse; and sustainability services.