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Accenture (Accenture) Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF : 28.00 (As of Apr. 28, 2024)


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What is Accenture Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF?

As of today (2024-04-28), Accenture's current share price is $308.01. Accenture's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2024 was $11.00. Accenture's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF for today is 28.00.

The historical rank and industry rank for Accenture's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF or its related term are showing as below:

ACN' s Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 20.88   Med: 29.3   Max: 52.74
Current: 28.01

During the past years, Accenture's highest Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF was 52.74. The lowest was 20.88. And the median was 29.30.

ACN's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF is ranked better than
50.3% of 670 companies
in the Software industry
Industry Median: 28.305 vs ACN: 28.01

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 Price-to-FCF. The Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted free cash flow per share of a company over the past 10 years.

Accenture's adjusted free cash flow per share data for the three months ended in Feb. 2024 was $3.127. Add all the adjusted free cash flow per share for the past 10 years together and divide 10 will get our Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share, which is $11.00 for the trailing ten years ended in Feb. 2024.

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Accenture Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Historical Data

The historical data trend for Accenture's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF 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 Price-to-FCF Chart

Accenture Annual Data
Trend Aug14 Aug15 Aug16 Aug17 Aug18 Aug19 Aug20 Aug21 Aug22 Aug23
Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 33.40 36.05 43.53 31.35 30.20

Accenture Quarterly Data
May19 Aug19 Nov19 Feb20 May20 Aug20 Nov20 Feb21 May21 Aug21 Nov21 Feb22 May22 Aug22 Nov22 Feb23 May23 Aug23 Nov23 Feb24
Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF 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 27.13 29.87 30.20 31.07 34.08

Competitive Comparison of Accenture's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF

For the Information Technology Services subindustry, Accenture's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF, along with its competitors' market caps and Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF 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 Price-to-FCF Distribution in the Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, Accenture's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Accenture's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF falls into.



Accenture Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Calculation

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

Accenture's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share
=308.01/11
=28.00

* 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 FCF per Share for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2024 is calculated as:

For example, Accenture's adjusted Free Cash Flow per Share data for the three months ended in Feb. 2024 was:

Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare=Free Cash Flow per Share/CPI of Feb. 2024 (Change)*Current CPI (Feb. 2024)
=3.127/120.1096*120.1096
=3.127

Current CPI (Feb. 2024) = 120.1096.

Accenture Quarterly Data

Free Cash Flow per Share CPI Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare
201405 1.849 100.573 2.208
201408 2.251 100.773 2.683
201411 1.203 99.975 1.445
201502 0.324 99.377 0.392
201505 1.918 100.374 2.295
201508 2.131 100.773 2.540
201511 0.817 99.776 0.984
201602 0.323 99.277 0.391
201605 2.251 100.374 2.694
201608 2.864 100.673 3.417
201611 1.506 99.676 1.815
201702 0.076 99.776 0.091
201705 2.515 100.573 3.004
201708 2.659 101.072 3.160
201711 1.329 100.174 1.593
201802 1.206 100.274 1.445
201805 2.771 100.972 3.296
201808 2.951 101.769 3.483
201811 1.456 100.773 1.735
201902 1.879 100.872 2.237
201905 3.055 101.969 3.599
201908 2.883 102.467 3.379
201911 1.065 101.869 1.256
202002 2.104 101.969 2.478
202005 4.014 101.470 4.751
202008 4.586 101.470 5.428
202011 2.334 100.773 2.782
202102 3.779 101.570 4.469
202105 3.475 103.165 4.046
202108 3.412 104.361 3.927
202111 0.541 106.155 0.612
202202 3.091 107.251 3.462
202205 4.477 111.239 4.834
202208 5.643 113.431 5.975
202211 0.621 115.624 0.645
202302 3.485 116.322 3.598
202305 4.928 118.615 4.990
202308 5.052 120.608 5.031
202311 0.674 120.110 0.674
202402 3.127 120.110 3.127

Add all the adjusted free cash flow per share together and divide 10 will get our Cyclically Adjusted FCF 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 Price-to-FCF Explanation

Compared with the regular Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow, which works poorly for cyclical businesses, the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF smoothed out the fluctuations of free cash flow 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 Price-to-FCF should give similar results to regular Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow.


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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.
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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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