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ACN (Accenture) Dividend Yield % : 1.53% (As of Oct. 31, 2024)


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What is Accenture Dividend Yield %?

As of today (2024-10-31), the Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of Accenture is 1.53%.

The historical rank and industry rank for Accenture's Dividend Yield % or its related term are showing as below:

ACN' s Dividend Yield % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.87   Med: 1.56   Max: 2.38
Current: 1.53

During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Yield of Accenture was 2.38%. The lowest was 0.87%. And the median was 1.56%.

ACN's Dividend Yield % is ranked worse than
54.25% of 977 companies
in the Software industry
Industry Median: 1.74 vs ACN: 1.53

Accenture's Dividend Payout Ratio for the three months ended in Aug. 2024 was 0.46.

During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Payout Ratio of Accenture was 0.45. The lowest was 0.36. And the median was 0.41.

As of today (2024-10-31), the Forward Dividend Yield % of Accenture is 1.71%.

Accenture's Dividends per Share for the three months ended in Aug. 2024 was $1.29.

During the past 12 months, Accenture's average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 15.20% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 13.60% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 12.00% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 10.40% per year.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate of Accenture was 47.60% per year. The lowest was 9.20% per year. And the median was 12.40% per year.

The growth rate is calculated with least square regression.

For more information regarding to dividend, please check our Dividend Page.

* Please note that "special dividend" is not included in the calculation of dividend per share and related fields.


Accenture Dividend Yield % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Accenture's Dividend Yield % 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 Dividend Yield % Chart

Accenture Annual Data
Trend Aug15 Aug16 Aug17 Aug18 Aug19 Aug20 Aug21 Aug22 Aug23 Aug24
Dividend Yield %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.33 1.05 1.35 1.38 1.51

Accenture Quarterly Data
Nov19 Feb20 May20 Aug20 Nov20 Feb21 May21 Aug21 Nov21 Feb22 May22 Aug22 Nov22 Feb23 May23 Aug23 Nov23 Feb24 May24 Aug24
Dividend Yield % 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 1.38 1.40 1.29 1.77 1.51

Competitive Comparison of Accenture's Dividend Yield %

For the Information Technology Services subindustry, Accenture's Dividend Yield %, along with its competitors' market caps and Dividend Yield % 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 Dividend Yield % Distribution in the Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, Accenture's Dividend Yield % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Accenture's Dividend Yield % falls into.



Accenture Dividend Yield % Calculation

Dividend Yield measures how much a company pays out in dividends each year relative to its share price.

Accenture Recent Full-Year* Dividend History

Amount Ex-date Record Date Pay Date Type Frequency Forex Rate
USD 1.4800002024-10-102024-10-102024-11-15Cash DividendquarterlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 1.2900002024-07-112024-07-112024-08-15Cash DividendquarterlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 1.2900002024-04-102024-04-112024-05-15Cash DividendquarterlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 1.2900002024-01-172024-01-182024-02-15Cash DividendquarterlyUSD:USD 1.000000

* GuruFocus has an internal rule that if the most recent dividend payment frequency is at least 4 times a year, then the full year will be calculated according to the frequency of payment or the one-year time frame, whichever is stricter.
* GuruFocus converts dividend currency to local traded share price currency in order to calculate dividend yield. Please refer to the last column "Forex Rate" in the above table.

Accenture's Trailing Annual Dividend Yield (%) for Today is calculated as

Trailing Annual Dividend Yield=Most Recent Full Year Dividend/Current Share Price
=5.35/344.82
=1.55 %

Current Share Price is $344.82.
Accenture's Dividends per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Today is $5.35.

Accenture's Forward Annual Dividend Yield (%) for Today is calculated as

Forward Annual Dividend Yield=Forward Full Year Dividend/Current Share Price
=5.92/344.82
=1.72 %

Current Share Price is $344.82.
Accenture's Dividends per Share for the forward twelve months is calculated as $1.48 * 4 = $5.92.

* 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.


Accenture  (NYSE:ACN) Dividend Yield % Explanation

Over the long term, the return from dividends has been a significant contributor to the total returns produced by equity securities. Studies by Elroy Dimson, Paul Marsh, and Mike Staunton of Princeton University (2002) found that a market-oriented portfolio, which included reinvested dividends, would have generated nearly 85 times the wealth generated by the same portfolio relying solely on capital gains.

Dividends may also qualify a lower tax rate for investors.

In dividends investing, Payout Ratio and Dividend Growth Rate are the two most important variables for consideration. A lower payout ratio may indicate that the company has more room to increase its dividends.

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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