Accenture plc · ACN · FY2026 Q4 · Calendar Q4 2026

Accenture: AI demand supports FY27 growth outlook, with execution risks

The supplied analysis supports a constructive but qualified view: broad AI demand, ecosystem partnerships, and acquisitions underpin growth, while pricing pressure, geopolitical exposure, regulatory timing, and the scale of planned investment create execution risk.

Reported Before market openNYSETechnology $112.21B market cap
80quality score

Earnings scorecard

Reported versus consensus
Reported EPS — Consensus $3.18
EPS surprise — Reported versus consensus
Reported revenue — Consensus $18.03B
Revenue surprise — Reported versus consensus

Market reaction

prior-close to event-session close
Stock move +17.1% Event window
SPY move +0.3% Same window
Abnormal move +16.8% Stock minus SPY
Volume 4.3× Versus trailing sessions
Subsequent drift 0.0% Up to 20 sessions
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What changed

The current analysis adds FY27 guidance for 3–6% local-currency revenue growth and 10–30 bps of margin expansion, reports $4.9 billion of FY26 acquisition spending with $5 billion planned for FY27, and highlights a $1 billion five-year AI safety investment.

Guidance delta

FY27 guidance calls for 3–6% local-currency revenue growth and 10–30 bps of margin expansion; FY26 guidance was maintained in the prior quarter.

Key takeaways

  • Q4 revenue and bookings exceeded guidance, with AI-enabled reinvention and ecosystem partnerships cited as key drivers.
  • Management plans another $5 billion of inorganic growth investment in FY27 after $4.9 billion deployed in FY26.
  • Pricing competition, Middle East headwinds, regulatory timing, and acquisition contribution are the main watchpoints.

Management priorities

  • Scale enterprise AI and data-platform work.
  • Continue strategic acquisitions and non-FTE commercial models.
  • Invest in AI safety, R&D, learning, and talent development.

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Earnings History

Estimate Beat Miss Match
ACN EPS earnings history estimate and actual scatter chart 9 reported fiscal quarters and 4 future estimate-only quarters. Q2 '24 estimate $2.66 Q2 '24 actual $2.77, beat Q3 '24 estimate $3.15 Q3 '24 actual $3.13, miss Q4 '24 estimate $2.78 Q4 '24 actual $2.79, match Q3 '25 estimate $3.35 Q3 '25 actual $3.49, beat Q4 '25 estimate $2.98 Q4 '25 actual $3.03, beat Q1 '26 estimate $3.74 Q1 '26 actual $3.94, beat Q2 '26 estimate $2.86 Q2 '26 actual $2.93, beat Q3 '26 estimate $3.70 Q3 '26 actual $3.80, beat Q4 '26 estimate $3.18 Q1 '27 estimate $3.99 Q2 '27 estimate $3.15 Q3 '27 estimate $4.00
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Analyst Consensus ?

ConsensusBuy52 ratings
Bullish3465.4%
Neutral1732.7%
Bearish11.9%

Analyst 52W Price Targets

$212.3Current
$136Low
$288.69Average
$456High

Latest persisted target per named analyst; persisted current price from FN2's market snapshot as of Oct 1, 2026. Not an FN2 forecast.

Firm-level rating actions

FMP grade actions identify the grading firm, not a named analyst.

FirmRatingPrior ratingActionDate
Susquehanna Neutral NeutralMaintainSep 28, 2026
JP Morgan Overweight OverweightMaintainSep 25, 2026
BMO Capital Market Perform Market PerformMaintainSep 23, 2026
Guggenheim Neutral BuyDowngradeSep 18, 2026
Deutsche Bank Hold HoldMaintainSep 18, 2026
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Named analyst price targets

Upside is calculated against the persisted current price $212.3. FMP does not supply a rating on these named-analyst rows.

FirmAnalyst52W targetPrice when postedUpsideDate
SusquehannaAnalyst unavailable$153$173.3 -27.9%Sep 28, 2026
BMO CapitalKeith Bachman$200$183.72 -5.8%Sep 23, 2026
Deutsche BankAnalyst unavailable$175$183.53 -17.6%Sep 18, 2026
RBC CapitalAnalyst unavailable$195$195 -8.1%Sep 15, 2026
Morgan StanleyAnalyst unavailable$175$189.15 -17.6%Sep 14, 2026
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Company context

Snapshot as of publication

Accenture plc is a global professional services firm that delivers a wide array of strategy, consulting, interactive, technology, and operations services worldwide. Its comprehensive offerings include application services such as agile transformation, DevOps implementation, application modernization, enterprise architecture, software and quality engineering, and data management. It also specializes in intelligent automation, incorporating robotic process automation, natural language processing, and virtual agents, alongside liquid application management and various program, project, and service management solutions. The company provides strategic consulting, focusing on critical data elements, data governance, platform architecture, and enabling product-centric organizations to ensure business adoption and value realization. Accenture supports the digitization of engineering and research & development, designs and develops smart connected products, modernizes product platforms, and facilitates product-as-a-service models.…

Historical context

All ACN earnings
-18.0%FY2026 Q3 · Calendar Q2 2026+4.3%FY2026 Q2 · Calendar Q1 2026-2.7%FY2025 Q4 · Calendar Q3 2025

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Analyst target low, average, and high values are derived at request time from each named analyst's latest persisted FMP target. The current-price marker comes from FN2's persisted market snapshot. They are sell-side estimates, not an FN2 valuation or recommendation.

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