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ACN (Accenture) Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio : 3.59 (As of May. 24, 2025)


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What is Accenture Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio?

As of today (2025-05-24), Accenture's current share price is $309.58. Accenture's Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2025 was $86.23. Accenture's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio for today is 3.59.

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

ACN' s Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2.61   Med: 3.83   Max: 6.89
Current: 3.59

During the past years, Accenture's highest Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio was 6.89. The lowest was 2.61. And the median was 3.83.

ACN's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio is ranked worse than
65.04% of 1376 companies
in the Software industry
Industry Median: 2.1 vs ACN: 3.59

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller. He uses E10 for his Shiller PE Ratio calculation. E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings per share of a company over the past 10 years. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio. The Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted revenue per share of a company over the past 10 years.

Accenture's adjusted revenue per share data for the three months ended in Feb. 2025 was $26.268. Add all the adjusted revenue per share for the past 10 years together and divide 10 will get our Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share, which is $86.23 for the trailing ten years ended in Feb. 2025.

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Accenture Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Accenture's Cyclically Adjusted 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 Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Chart

Accenture Annual Data
Trend Aug15 Aug16 Aug17 Aug18 Aug19 Aug20 Aug21 Aug22 Aug23 Aug24
Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 4.57 5.80 4.22 4.16 4.08

Accenture Quarterly Data
May20 Aug20 Nov20 Feb21 May21 Aug21 Nov21 Feb22 May22 Aug22 Nov22 Feb23 May23 Aug23 Nov23 Feb24 May24 Aug24 Nov24 Feb25
Cyclically Adjusted 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 4.68 3.44 4.08 4.30 4.04

Competitive Comparison of Accenture's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio

For the Information Technology Services subindustry, Accenture's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and Cyclically Adjusted 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 Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Distribution in the Software Industry

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

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


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Accenture Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Calculation

Like the Shiller PE Ratio, the Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio takes the Revenue per Share from the past 10 years, adjusts it for inflation, and then calculates the average. This average is then used for the P/S calculation. Because it considers this 10-year average, it's often referred to as the CAPS Ratio.

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller to measure the valuation of the overall market. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio.

Accenture's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share
=309.58/86.23
=3.59

* 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's Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2025 is calculated as:

For example, Accenture's adjusted Revenue per Share data for the three months ended in Feb. 2025 was:

Adj_RevenuePerShare=Revenue per Share/CPI of Feb. 2025 (Change)*Current CPI (Feb. 2025)
=26.268/122.5599*122.5599
=26.268

Current CPI (Feb. 2025) = 122.5599.

Accenture Quarterly Data

Revenue per Share CPI Adj_RevenuePerShare
201505 12.208 100.374 14.906
201508 12.376 100.773 15.052
201511 12.611 99.776 15.491
201602 12.568 99.277 15.515
201605 13.459 100.374 16.434
201608 13.472 100.673 16.401
201611 13.568 99.676 16.683
201702 13.254 99.776 16.281
201705 14.203 100.573 17.308
201708 13.748 101.072 16.671
201711 15.052 100.174 18.416
201802 15.103 100.274 18.460
201805 16.338 100.972 19.831
201808 16.062 101.769 19.343
201811 16.262 100.773 19.778
201902 16.104 100.872 19.566
201905 17.095 101.969 20.547
201908 16.999 102.467 20.332
201911 17.492 101.869 21.045
202002 17.172 101.969 20.640
202005 17.025 101.470 20.563
202008 16.744 101.470 20.224
202011 18.183 100.773 22.114
202102 18.703 101.570 22.568
202105 20.550 103.165 24.413
202108 20.808 104.361 24.437
202111 23.205 106.155 26.791
202202 23.360 107.251 26.694
202205 25.209 111.239 27.775
202208 24.089 113.383 26.039
202211 24.653 115.677 26.120
202302 24.797 116.402 26.109
202305 25.933 118.696 26.777
202308 25.010 120.628 25.411
202311 25.454 120.145 25.966
202402 24.811 120.386 25.259
202405 25.907 121.835 26.061
202408 25.880 122.681 25.855
202411 27.873 121.352 28.150
202502 26.268 122.560 26.268

Add all the adjusted revenue per share together and divide 10 will get our Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share.

Please note that we use the CPI data of the country/region where the company is headquartered. If the CPI data for that country/region is not available, then we will use the CPI data of the United States as default.


Accenture  (NYSE:ACN) Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Explanation

Compared with the regular PS Ratio, which works poorly for cyclical businesses, the Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio smoothed out the fluctuations of revenue during business cycles. Therefore it is more accurate in reflecting the valuation of the company.

If a company has consistent business performance, the Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio should give similar results to regular PS Ratio.


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Accenture Business Description

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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
Manish Sharma officer: Chief Operating Officer 161 NORTH CLARK, CHICAGO IL 60601
Joel Unruch officer: General Counsel, Sec & CCO C/O ACCENTURE, 161 N. CLARK STREET, CHICAGO IL 60601
Julie Spellman Sweet officer: General Counsel, Sec & CCO 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
John F Walsh officer: Grp Chief Exec-Com, Med & Tech 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
Ellyn Shook officer: Chief Human Resources Officer C/O ACCENTURE, 161 N. CLARK STREET, CHICAGO IL 60601
Leonardo Framil officer: CEO-Growth Markets 500 W. MADISON STREET, CHICAGO IL 60661
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
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