Why ACN lags the market
Down 23% over five years while the S&P 500 rose 72%.
- Investors now pay $19 for each $1 of yearly profit,
ACN's Quality Score rose 1 point on Tue, Nov 10, to 17. It closed near its high of the day.
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Down 23% over five years while the S&P 500 rose 72%.
| Outperforming | Up 52% in 6 months vs the S&P's +2% |
| Latest filing | 10-K, Oct 16 |
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After its last 4 reports it closed +0.2% on average, higher 2 of 4 times.
Excellentfor quality, not price, 6 of 14 chart checks firingWhat the Quality Score means
Well above its recent run. ACN scores 17 today, against a median of 11.5 over its last 20 recorded sessions.
ACN is #7 of 66 by Quality Score.
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Sales over four quarters: ACN $74.2B, BR $7.56B.
Reports Thu Dec 17, before the open (in 37 days). Confirmed.
What an earnings report is: every 3 months, a company tells everyone how much it sold and earned. We read the figures, the outlook, and how the stock moved after.
Sales of $18.7B.
ACN's results filing gives no sales by line in a table we read.
No outlook figures read from this release.
Sales grew 8% a year over 5 years, fiscal 2021 to 2026.
Pays $6.84 a share a year.
| Reported | Gap | Reaction | 5 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | +17.8% | +15.8% | +7.2% |
| Jun 18, 2026 | -18.9% | -18.0% | -19.4% |
| Mar 19, 2026 | -4.2% | +4.3% | -1.5% |
Sales grew every year from 2019 to 2026, to $74B. It made a profit in each of the eight years.
RSI 63.1, MACD below signal, above both averages. Not scored.
Its dividends come to 36% of its free cash flow.
| Dividend | $6.84 a share a year |
| Paid out | About $4.1B a year |
| Free cash flow | $12B |
| Record | Raised every year since 2011 |
2 insiders bought $3.2M across 3 filings, and 2 insiders sold $1.4M across 3 filings, in the last 6 months. The newest:
42 trades disclosed in the last six months. The newest:
Officers and directors with a Form 4 in the last 12 months.
In ETFs: ACN is 3.7% of SCHD, 1.2% of DGRO, and 1.0% of XLK, the most of the 24 funds Breakaway covers, by each fund's latest filing, Jun 30 to Aug 31, 2026.
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ACN scores 17 today, which Breakaway calls Excellent. It is #7 of 66 in Services-Business Services by Quality Score, with 6 of 14 chart checks firing. Down 23% over five years while the S&P 500 rose 72%. Breakaway does not say whether to buy any stock: the score does not know your situation, and it is not a recommendation to buy or sell anything. Please do your own research.
ACN scores 17 today, which Breakaway calls Excellent (15 to 19). That is #7 of 66 in Services-Business Services by Quality Score. The score adds up the chart checks, the trend, the company's filed sales, its profits, the news, insider trades, and Congress trades. The section above lists the lines behind ACN's 17.
2 insiders bought $3.2M across 3 filings, and 2 insiders sold $1.4M across 3 filings, in the last 6 months. The newest is Julie Spellman Sweet, Chair and CEO, who bought $2.5M on Oct 26. Every filing, with the scored weight, for Pro members.
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