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ACN (Accenture) PS Ratio : 3.38 (As of Oct. 31, 2024)


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What is Accenture PS Ratio?

The PS Ratio, or Price-to-Sales ratio, or Price/Sales, is a financial ratio used to compare a company's market price to its Revenue per Share. As of today, Accenture's share price is $344.82. Accenture's Revenue per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Aug. 2024 was $102.05. Hence, Accenture's PS Ratio for today is 3.38.

Warning Sign:

Accenture PLC stock PS Ratio (=3.4) is close to 2-year high of 3.76

The historical rank and industry rank for Accenture's PS Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

ACN' s PS Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.74   Med: 2.79   Max: 4.98
Current: 3.36

During the past 13 years, Accenture's highest PS Ratio was 4.98. The lowest was 1.74. And the median was 2.79.

ACN's PS Ratio is ranked worse than
61.24% of 2732 companies
in the Software industry
Industry Median: 2.25 vs ACN: 3.36

Accenture's Revenue per Sharefor the three months ended in Aug. 2024 was $25.88. Its Revenue per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Aug. 2024 was $102.05.

Warning Sign:

Accenture PLC revenue growth has slowed down over the past 12 months.

During the past 12 months, the average Revenue per Share Growth Rate of Accenture was 1.60% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Revenue per Share Growth Rate was 9.30% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Revenue per Share Growth Rate was 10.50% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Revenue per Share Growth Rate was 9.00% per year.

During the past 13 years, Accenture's highest 3-Year average Revenue per Share Growth Rate was 20.00% per year. The lowest was 2.50% per year. And the median was 8.90% per year.

Back to Basics: PS Ratio


Accenture PS Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Accenture's PS Ratio can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Accenture PS Ratio Chart

Accenture Annual Data
Trend Aug15 Aug16 Aug17 Aug18 Aug19 Aug20 Aug21 Aug22 Aug23 Aug24
PS Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 3.51 4.30 3.01 3.22 3.35

Accenture Quarterly Data
Nov19 Feb20 May20 Aug20 Nov20 Feb21 May21 Aug21 Nov21 Feb22 May22 Aug22 Nov22 Feb23 May23 Aug23 Nov23 Feb24 May24 Aug24
PS Ratio Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 3.22 3.29 3.70 2.79 3.35

Competitive Comparison of Accenture's PS Ratio

For the Information Technology Services subindustry, Accenture's PS Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and PS Ratio data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Accenture's PS Ratio Distribution in the Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, Accenture's PS Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Accenture's PS Ratio falls into.



Accenture PS Ratio Calculation

The PS Ratio, or Price-to-Sales ratio, or Price/Sales, is a financial ratio used to compare a company's market price to its Revenue per Share. It is a ratio widely used to value stocks and it was first used by Ken Fisher.

Accenture's PS Ratio for today is calculated as

PS Ratio=Share Price/Revenue per Share (TTM)
=344.82/102.052
=3.38

Accenture's Share Price of today is $344.82.
Accenture's Revenue per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Aug. 2024 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $102.05.

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

It can also be calculated from the numbers for the whole company:

PS Ratio=Market Cap/Revenue

The Revenue here is for the trailing 12 months.


Accenture  (NYSE:ACN) PS Ratio Explanation

The PS Ratio is an excellent valuation indicator if you want to compare a stock with its historical valuation or with the stocks in the same industry. The PS Ratio works especially well when you want to compare the stock's current valuation with its historical valuation. The PS Ratio is a great valuation tool for evaluating cyclical businesses where the PE Ratio works poorly. It works the best when comparing the current valuation with the historical valuation because over time, a company's profit margin tends to revert to the mean.

When the PS Ratio is applied to the whole stock market, it can be used to evaluate the current market valuation and projected returns. In this case, the price is the total market cap of all stocks that are traded, and sales are the GDP of the country. This is how Warren Buffett estimates the broad market valuation and project future returns.

Similar to the PE Ratio or Price-to-Operating-Cash-Flow or Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow , the PS Ratio measures the valuation based on the earning power of the company. This is where it is different from the PB Ratio , which measures the valuation based on the company's balance sheet.


Be Aware

The PS Ratio does not tell you how cheap or expensive the stock is. It cannot be used to compare companies in different industries. It works better for companies within the same industry because these companies tend to have similar capital structures and profit margins. It works the best when comparing a company with itself in the past.


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Accenture Business Description

Address
1 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin, IRL, 2
Accenture is a leading global IT-services firm that provides consulting, strategy, and technology and operational services. These services run the gamut from aiding enterprises with digital transformation to procurement services to software system integration. The company provides its IT offerings to a variety of sectors, including communications, media and technology, financial services, health and public services, consumer products, and resources. Accenture employs just under 500,000 people throughout 200 cities in 51 countries.
Executives
Ellyn Shook officer: Chief Human Resources Officer C/O ACCENTURE, 161 N. CLARK STREET, CHICAGO IL 60601
Joel Unruch officer: General Counsel, Sec & CCO C/O ACCENTURE, 161 N. CLARK STREET, CHICAGO IL 60601
Kathleen R Mcclure officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O ACCENTURE, 161 N. CLARK STREET, CHICAGO IL 60601
Leonardo Framil officer: CEO-Growth Markets 500 W. MADISON STREET, CHICAGO IL 60661
Julie Spellman Sweet officer: General Counsel, Sec & CCO C/O ACCENTURE, 161 N. CLARK STREET, CHICAGO IL 60601
Jean-marc Ollagnier officer: Group Chief Exec-Resources C/O ACCENTURE, 161 N. CLARK STREET, CHICAGO IL 60601
Gilles Pelisson director 161 N. CLARK STREET, C/O ACCENTURE CORPORATE SECRETARY, CHICAGO IL 60601
Manish Sharma officer: Chief Operating Officer 161 NORTH CLARK, CHICAGO IL 60601
John F Walsh officer: Grp Chief Exec-Com, Med & Tech C/O ACCENTURE, 161 N. CLARK STREET, CHICAGO IL 60601
Melissa A Burgum officer: Chief Accounting Officer C/O SRA INTERNATIONAL, INC., 4300 FAIR LAKES COURT, FAIRFAX VA 22033
Jaime Ardila director 300 RENAISSANCE CENTER, M/C: 482-C25-A36, DETROIT MI 48265-3000
Paula A Price director ONE CVS DRIVE, WOONSOCKET RI 02895
Alan C. Jope director 500 W. MADISON STREET, CHICAGO IL 60661
James O Etheredge officer: Group Chief Exec-North America C/O ACCENTURE, 161 N. CLARK STREET, CHICAGO IL 60601
Gianfranco Casati officer: Group Chief Executive?Products C/O ACCENTURE, 161 N. CLARK STREET, CHCIAGO IL 60601