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Accenture (Accenture) 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate

: 11.90% (As of Feb. 2024)
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Accenture's Dividends per Share for the three months ended in Feb. 2024 was $1.29.

The historical rank and industry rank for Accenture's 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate or its related term are showing as below:

ACN' s 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 9.2   Med: 11.9   Max: 47.6
Current: 11.9

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 11.90% per year.

ACN's 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate is ranked worse than
55.86% of 555 companies
in the Software industry
Industry Median: 14.2 vs ACN: 11.90

During the past 12 months, Accenture's average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 15.30% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 11.90% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 10.70% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 10.10% per year. Please click Growth Rate Calculation Example (GuruFocus) to see how GuruFocus calculates Wal-Mart Stores Inc (WMT)'s revenue growth rate. You can apply the same method to get the average dividends per share growth rate.

Accenture's Dividend Payout Ratio for the three months ended in Feb. 2024 was 0.47. As of today, Accenture's Dividend Yield % is 1.58%.

Good Sign:

Accenture PLC stock dividend yield is close to 3-year high.

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Competitive Comparison

For the Information Technology Services subindustry, Accenture's 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate, along with its competitors' market caps and 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate 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 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate Distribution

For the Software industry and Technology sector, Accenture's 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Accenture's 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate falls into.



Accenture 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate Calculation

This is the average annual rate that a company has been raising its dividends. The growth rate is calculated with expontential compound based on the latest four year annual data.

Please click Growth Rate Calculation Example (GuruFocus) to see how GuruFocus calculates Wal-Mart Stores Inc (WMT)'s revenue growth rate. You can apply the same method to get the average dividends per share growth rate.


Accenture  (NYSE:ACN) 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate Explanation

1. Dividend Payout Ratio measures the percentage of the company's earnings paid out as dividends.

Accenture's Dividend Payout Ratio for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2024 is calculated as

Dividend Payout Ratio=Dividends per Share (Q: Feb. 2024 )/ EPS without NRI (Q: Feb. 2024 )
=1.29/ 2.77
=0.47

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.

2. 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 1.2902024-04-102024-04-112024-05-15Cash DividendquarterlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 1.2902024-01-172024-01-182024-02-15Cash DividendquarterlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 1.2902023-10-112023-10-122023-11-15Cash DividendquarterlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 1.1202023-07-122023-07-132023-08-15Cash 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 Dividend Yield (%) for Today is calculated as

Dividend Yield %=Most Recent Full Year Dividend/Current Share Price
=4.99/316.88
=1.57 %

Current Share Price is $316.88.
Accenture's Dividends per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Today is $4.99.

During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Yield of Accenture was 2.43%. The lowest was 0.87%. And the median was 1.65%.

Good Sign:

Accenture PLC stock dividend yield is close to 3-year high.

* 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 (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
Julie Spellman Sweet officer: General Counsel, Sec & CCO C/O ACCENTURE, 161 N. CLARK STREET, CHICAGO IL 60601
Manish Sharma officer: Chief Operating Officer 161 NORTH CLARK, CHICAGO IL 60601
Jean-marc Ollagnier officer: Group Chief Exec-Resources C/O ACCENTURE, 161 N. CLARK STREET, 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
Joel Unruch officer: General Counsel, Sec & CCO C/O ACCENTURE, 161 N. CLARK STREET, CHICAGO IL 60601
John F Walsh officer: Grp Chief Exec-Com, Med & Tech 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
Melissa A Burgum officer: Chief Accounting Officer C/O SRA INTERNATIONAL, INC., 4300 FAIR LAKES COURT, FAIRFAX VA 22033
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
Kathleen R Mcclure officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O ACCENTURE, 161 N. CLARK STREET, CHICAGO IL 60601
Richard P Clark officer: Chief Accounting Officer C/O ACCENTURE, 161 N. CLARK STREET, CHICAGO IL 60601

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