Accenture PLC (ACN) to Issue Quarterly Dividend of $1.63 on August 14th

Accenture PLC (NYSE:ACN) declared a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, June 17th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, July 9th will be paid a dividend of 1.63 per share by the information technology services provider on Friday, August 14th. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 5.1%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, July 9th.

Accenture has raised its dividend payment by an average of 0.1%annually over the last three years and has raised its dividend every year for the last 20 years. Accenture has a payout ratio of 47.8% indicating that its dividend is sufficiently covered by earnings. Equities research analysts expect Accenture to earn $14.91 per share next year, which means the company should continue to be able to cover its $6.52 annual dividend with an expected future payout ratio of 43.7%.

Accenture Trading Down 1.0%

NYSE:ACN traded down $1.23 on Friday, hitting $126.75. 41,695,888 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 4,768,159. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.16, a quick ratio of 1.34 and a current ratio of 1.34. Accenture has a 52 week low of $125.60 and a 52 week high of $307.77. The stock has a market capitalization of $84.34 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 10.38, a P/E/G ratio of 1.48 and a beta of 1.08. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $178.10 and its 200 day moving average price is $219.00.

Accenture (NYSE:ACN) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, June 18th. The information technology services provider reported $3.80 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $3.70 by $0.10. Accenture had a net margin of 10.61% and a return on equity of 26.33%. The company had revenue of $18.72 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $18.75 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $3.49 EPS. Accenture’s revenue was up 5.6% on a year-over-year basis. Accenture has set its FY 2026 guidance at 13.780-13.900 EPS. On average, equities research analysts forecast that Accenture will post 13.83 earnings per share for the current year.

Accenture Company Profile

Accenture is a global professional services company that provides a broad range of services and solutions in strategy, consulting, digital, technology and operations. The firm works with organizations across industries to design and implement business transformation programs, deploy and manage enterprise technology, optimize operations, and develop customer and digital experiences. Its offerings encompass management and technology consulting, systems integration, application and infrastructure services, cloud migration and managed services, as well as security and analytics capabilities.

The company delivers industry- and function-specific solutions, combining consulting expertise with proprietary tools, platforms and partnerships with major technology vendors.