Accenture (ACN) stock: Winston Score and insider trades

§Winston Score History

Accenture is a giant consulting and technology services firm that helps other companies solve business problems, upgrade their computer systems, and run parts of their operations. Its main services include IT consulting, software implementation, cybersecurity, and outsourcing work like finance or HR functions. Accenture works with large corporations and governments across nearly every industry, from banking and healthcare to retail and defense.

The company earns money by charging clients fees for projects and long-term service contracts, giving it a relatively steady revenue stream. Accenture operates in more than 120 countries and generates roughly $65 billion in annual revenue, making it one of the largest IT services firms in the world. Its main competitive advantage is its deep relationships with large enterprise clients and its ability to deploy hundreds of thousands of skilled workers globally. The key growth driver is demand for artificial intelligence and cloud migration services, though the main risk is that economic slowdowns often cause large companies to cut consulting budgets quickly.

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Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+6.2% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Slow revenue growth

Reported EPS Growth

+45.8% YoY

Quarterly reporting periods ended:

31 Aug 2025: $2.27

31 Aug 2026: $3.31

Reported/statutory EPS, not adjusted or underlying earnings. One-off items can affect this figure. Provider rounding can affect the growth rate.

YoY Growth Rate

Reported EPS increased year over year

R&D Spend

$0/ year

↓ Declining (-100% vs prior year)

0.0% of revenue

Below sector average (15%)

R&D spend declining — could signal cost-cutting or efficiency

Insider Activity

0.2%ownership

→ Flat

Insider ownership roughly steady over the past year

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

$13.8B cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↑ Burn rate improving

Company generates more cash than it spends — no dilution risk from fundraising

Growth context

Accenture is growing revenue at 6% year-over-year. The Winston Score measures business quality today — these growth metrics show what could matter tomorrow.

The Winston Score above measures business quality today. Growth stocks often score lower because they invest in the future rather than maximising current profits. These metrics show what matters most for evaluating that future.

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Quality

Profit per sale

Gross Margin

32.0%

Modest — 32.0% gross margin

Profit after running costs

Operating Margin

13.8%

Healthy — 13.8% operating margin

Return on the money invested

ROCE

26.9%

Exceptional — 26.9% return on capital

ROIC above 25%. Every dollar invested in the business earns more than 25 cents back per year.

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Growth

Sales growth

Sales YoY

+6.5%

Slow sales growth (+6.5% YoY)

Profit growth

EPS YoY

+11.1%

Earnings growing (+11.1% YoY)

Healthy double-digit earnings growth — what compounders look like.

How steady the profit is

EPS Consistency

6/8 quarters

Earnings grew in most of the last 8 quarters

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash

Cash Conversion

146%

Turns 146% of profit into real cash

Spare cash per sale

FCF Margin

15.7%

Converts sales into free cash efficiently (15.7%)

FCF margin between 10% and 20%. Every $100 in sales becomes $10 to $20 in real cash.

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Stability

What it owes vs what it owns

Debt / Equity

0.34

Conservative — low debt load (0.34)

Covers its interest

Interest Cover

119.12x

Comfortably covers interest (119.1x)

Interest coverage above 8. Profits cover interest many times over.

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Valuation

Price vs profit

P/E Ratio (TTM)

18.3x

Fair value — P/E 18.3

P/E in the normal range. Price is roughly $15 for every $1 of yearly profit.

Cheaper or dearer next year

P/E vs Forward

+4.6

GROWING

Earnings expected to grow meaningfully — cheaper on forward P/E (18.3 → 13.7)

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Dividends

Dividend

Dividend Yield

3.07%

Moderate income — 3.07% yield

Standard yield zone for stable dividend payers. A meaningful piece of total return.

Dividend record

Dividend Growth

+10.1%

Dividend growing fast (10.1% YoY)

Payout Ratio

47%

no trend

Pays out a modest share of profit and keeps the rest to reinvest. Room to keep paying through a weak year.

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Accenture

§How the score breaks down

Share count falling — buybacks

§Winston Score History

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