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With a market cap of $147.5 billion, Accenture plc (ACN) is a global professional services company providing strategy and consulting, technology, operations, and Industry X solutions. It serves a wide range of sectors, including communications, finance, healthcare, consumer goods, industrials, life sciences, energy, and utilities, while driving innovation through collaborations such as its partnership with Kyoto University on human-centered AI.
The Dublin, Ireland-based company is slated to announce its fiscal Q4 2025 earnings results before the market opens on Thursday, Sept. 25. Ahead of this event, analysts expect Accenture to report an EPS of $2.98, a 6.8% growth from $2.79 in the year-ago quarter. It has exceeded Wall Street's earnings expectations in three of the past four quarters while missing on another occasion.
For fiscal 2025, analysts expect the company to report EPS of $12.88, marking an increase of 7.8% from $11.95 in fiscal 2024.
Shares of Accenture have decreased 30.2% over the past 52 weeks, lagging behind the broader S&P 500 Index's ($SPX) 15.6% increase and the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund's (XLK) 23.8% surge over the same period.
Shares of Accenture tumbled 6.9% on Jun 20 despite reporting better-than-expected Q3 2025 earnings of $3.49 per share and revenues of $17.7 billion. Bookings fell 6% year-over-year to $19.7 billion, with consulting bookings at $9.1 billion and managed services at $10.6 billion. Additionally, profitability pressures weighed on sentiment as gross margin declined 50 bps to 32.9% and adjusted operating margin slipped 40 bps to 16.8%.
Analysts' consensus view on ACN stock remains moderately optimistic, with an overall "Moderate Buy" rating. Out of 23 analysts covering the stock, 13 recommend a "Strong Buy," one "Moderate Buy," and nine "Holds."
The average analyst price target for Accenture is $316.09, indicating a potential upside of 32.6% from the current levels.
