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Company snapshot — Accenture plc

ACN in five paragraphs: what it makes and sells, where it sits in the Closelook stack, who it is priced against, why we track it, what we watch. Research diary, not advice.

What it does
Accenture is a professional-services firm that advises clients on strategy and then builds and runs the technology behind it, spanning consulting, industry-specific delivery, creative work under its Song unit, and technology and operations. It runs application management, security, cloud and data-and-AI services, and takes on outsourced back-office functions such as finance, procurement and human resources for clients. It has struck partnerships with cloud and software providers, including work with OpenAI and Microsoft on agentic AI systems for enterprise customers. It is domiciled in Dublin and listed in New York.
Where it sits in the stack
Accenture carries no seat in our Rubin index of the AI build-out or in Halo, our software index; it sits instead in the technology-services sleeve of our universe, the group of firms that implement rather than design or manufacture the infrastructure.
Who it is priced against
Closelook's peer group has not set a formal comparison for this name; the competitor the market most often names alongside it is IBM's consulting arm.
Why Closelook tracks it
Accenture is a constituent of the S&P 500 but holds no seat in Rubin or Halo, and it does not yet carry a Closelook score; the diary has not logged any quotes on it.
What the diary watches
Whether the shift in analyst sentiment reflected in the recent downgrade persists, and whether its AI-partnership work with OpenAI and Microsoft shows up as new deal volume rather than pilot projects.

Accenture plc (ACN) trades on US exchanges.

Written from the company’s public profile and Closelook’s own readings, 2026-09-17. Descriptive, refreshed with the registry; corrections welcome via the imprint. closelook.net is an investment research diary — market structure, index membership and scores are our own readings, not investment advice. Related: ACN news on the tape · index compare · sector dispersion · scanner.

Signals for this name

Every Closelook reading that exists for ACN, from the same nightly bakes the boards use. Research diary readings, not advice.

The Street on this name 5 analyst actions on the wire · latest: price target by Deutsche Bank, 2026-09-18

The Street on this name

Analyst actions and the latest print for ACN from the Closelook wires — third-party opinions on the record, not our readings.

  • Price target Deutsche Bank — target 175 from 136 Target raised to $175 from $136 (-4.6% to spot) 2026-09-18
  • Downgrade Guggenheim — Buy → Neutral Downgraded to Neutral from Buy 2026-09-18
  • Price target Morgan Stanley — target 175 from 130 Target raised to $175 from $130 (-7.5% to spot) 2026-09-14

5 actions on the analyst wire since 2026-08-13: 2 downgrades, 3 target changes. Analyst wire → · Earnings wire →

Who it is priced against Information Technology Services · United States · 8 names with week and year-to-date

Peer group

Information Technology Services · United States

This name carries no Closelook score, so its cohort ranks on trend state — distance to the 50- and 200-day averages — never on a score it does not have.

Compared against ACN on the nightly bakes; the Peers tab ranks the cohort on the Closelook scores where it exists.

Dividends and capital return trailing yield 3.60%, quarterly · last 1.63 USD on 2026-07-09

Dividends and capital return

What ACN pays out and buys back — distributions read from the price series, money terms from the filings.

  • Trailing 12 months 6.52 USD per share · a 3.60% yield on the 2026-09-18 close 4 distributions, paid quarterly 2026-09-18
  • Change on the year +10.1% against the prior twelve months prior twelve months 5.92 USD per share
  • Last distribution 1.63 USD per share as the price series records it, within days of the ex-date 2026-07-09
  • By calendar year 2023: 1.29 USD (partial) · 2024: 5.35 USD · 2025: 6.07 USD · 2026: 4.89 USD to date first distribution recorded in the three-year window: 2023-10-11

Per-share amounts are derived from the adjusted price series in the listing currency, so dates sit within days of the ex-date; filing figures come from the fundamentals feed for the last reported fiscal year. An investment diary, not a recommendation.

Weather around the name 3 macro readings: Money Temperature, Factor regime, Sovereign pressure

The weather around this name

Macro readings that apply by membership — the regime, the factor tape, the sector cell, the funding backdrop.

  • Money Temperature Composite 50/100 · S&P 500 fund at 49, above its 50- and 200-day averagesEight instruments scored on position, momentum, volume, volatility and fragility — the regime every name trades inside. Temperature lab → 2026-09-18
  • Factor regime Momentum leading — risk appetite buildingMomentum against low volatility (SPMO / SPLV): above its 50-day trend, 97th percentile of the window, +4.9% over 20 sessions. Factor regime → 2026-09-18
  • Sovereign pressure Index 0.07 · down 0.41 over 21 sessionsG7 long-end yields, 10s30s and the slope — the funding weather for every balance sheet on this site. Sovereign pressure → 2026-09-18

FAQ · from the current data · as of 2026-09-19

Quick answers

What is Accenture plc (ACN)?

Accenture plc trades as ACN on the US exchange (United States) in the Closelook research universe, as of the registry build of 2026-09-19.

Is ACN in a Closelook index?

Not currently — Accenture plc is tracked in the Closelook research universe but is not a constituent of a Closelook functional index as of 2026-09-19.

Where does ACN trade against its moving averages?

Recovery attempt under the 200-day: Trades +6% vs the 50-day and -8.9% vs the 200-day average, 37.2% below the 52-week high and +53.4% off the 52-week low. Computed from daily closes. As of 2026-09-18 — a technical state from the nightly Closelook bake, not advice. The Technical tab carries the full row.

What does Accenture plc do?

Accenture is a professional-services firm that advises clients on strategy and then builds and runs the technology behind it, spanning consulting, industry-specific delivery, creative work under its Song unit, and technology and operations. It runs application management, security, cloud and data-and-AI services, and takes on outsourced back-office functions such as finance, procurement and human resources for clients. It has struck partnerships with cloud and software providers, including work with OpenAI and Microsoft on agentic AI systems for enterprise customers. Closelook's peer group has not set a formal comparison for this name; the competitor the market most often names alongside it is IBM's consulting arm.

Where does Accenture plc sit in the AI build-out?

Accenture carries no seat in our Rubin index of the AI build-out or in Halo, our software index; it sits instead in the technology-services sleeve of our universe, the group of firms that implement rather than design or manufacture the infrastructure. Accenture is a constituent of the S&P 500 but holds no seat in Rubin or Halo, and it does not yet carry a Closelook score; the diary has not logged any quotes on it.

Does Accenture plc pay a dividend?

Accenture plc has paid 6.52 USD per share over the last twelve months, paid quarterly, a trailing yield of 3.60% on the 2026-09-18 close; the last distribution recorded in the price series was 1.63 USD on 2026-07-09. The "Dividends and capital return" block on this page carries the lines.

What has Wall Street done on Accenture plc recently?

The most recent analyst action on Accenture plc on the Closelook wire is a price target by Deutsche Bank on 2026-09-18 (target 175 from 136). 5 actions on the analyst wire since 2026-08-13: 2 downgrades, 3 target changes. Analyst actions are third-party opinions recorded by the wire, not Closelook readings. The “The Street on this name” block on this page lists the moves; the full feeds are the analyst wire and the earnings wire.

What does this page show?

A live price chart with SMA overlays and drawing tools for ACN, performance metrics, index-membership context and the Closelook structure read — an investment research diary view, not investment advice.

Related in the Closelook universe

then Information Technology Services. Scored names rank on their Closelook score; names without one rank on trend state — above or below their 50- and 200-day averages — never on a score they do not carry.