Accenture plc (ACN) — the earnings record

Dailies

• AI Trade — Sold the Builders, Bought the UsersDaily Pulse · 23 Oct 2026And the companies that sell AI adoption to everyone else rallied outright: Accenture +7.7%, Cognizant +6.0%, Infosys +3.7%.
• Chips — one day of bounce, then Asia sells it: Kospi −4.3%, SK Hynix −5.3%, Nasdaq futures lowerMorning 10 · 20 Oct 2026Accenture, the test for the AI-users trade, added 3.2% to 236.93 and held.
• Chips — the open follows Seoul, then turns: chip index from −2.4% to +0.7%; small caps +1.6%Midday 10 · 20 Oct 2026AI users — still bought: Accenture +1.0% to 239.41, Infosys +2.4%, IBM +1.4% before its report
• AI Trade — builders and runners sold, users bought: chips enter a bear market, Accenture +9.9% on the weekMorning 10 · 19 Oct 2026The companies that put AI to work — Accenture, Cognizant, Infosys — rose all week, even on Friday.
• Chips — Bear Market Again, but Not Like JulyDaily Pulse · 19 Oct 2026The companies that put AI to work are the exception: Accenture rose 38.8% in the July leg and 18.8% in this one, Cognizant and Infosys had their best week in years.
• Chips — bounce 2.5% to break an eight-day losing run; QQQ back above 720, AI users still boughtMidday 10 · 19 Oct 2026The chip index is up for the first time in nine sessions, software follows, Accenture rises again.
• Nasdaq — record close at 27,477 while the chip funds sit 5–15% below their June peaksMorning 10 · 6 Oct 2026Accenture's earnings window closes tonight, and Penguin Solutions reports after the bell.
• S&P 500 — record high as Marvell jumps 7.6% on its investor day; chip-machine makers slideMidday 10 · 6 Oct 2026Accenture's earnings window closes tonight; Penguin Solutions reports after the bell.