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Accenture (Accenture) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow

: 22.99 (As of Today)
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As of today (2024-04-19), Accenture's share price is $316.88. Accenture's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Feb. 2024 was $13.78. Hence, Accenture's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is 22.99.

The historical rank and industry rank for Accenture's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow or its related term are showing as below:

ACN' s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 14.59   Med: 19.91   Max: 36.99
Current: 22.98

During the past 13 years, Accenture's highest Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio was 36.99. The lowest was 14.59. And the median was 19.91.

ACN's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is ranked better than
50.65% of 1469 companies
in the Software industry
Industry Median: 23.29 vs ACN: 22.98

Accenture's Free Cash Flow per Share for the three months ended in Feb. 2024 was $3.13. Its Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in was $13.78.

During the past 12 months, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate of Accenture was -3.10% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 6.20% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 12.00% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 14.30% per year.

During the past 13 years, Accenture's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 26.40% per year. The lowest was -10.30% per year. And the median was 13.95% per year.


Accenture Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Historical Data

The historical data trend for Accenture's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow 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.

* Premium members only.

Accenture Annual Data
Trend Aug14 Aug15 Aug16 Aug17 Aug18 Aug19 Aug20 Aug21 Aug22 Aug23
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 21.38 20.41 25.90 21.02 22.98

Accenture Quarterly Data
May19 Aug19 Nov19 Feb20 May20 Aug20 Nov20 Feb21 May21 Aug21 Nov21 Feb22 May22 Aug22 Nov22 Feb23 May23 Aug23 Nov23 Feb24
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 18.67 20.84 22.98 23.56 27.20

Competitive Comparison

For the Information Technology Services subindustry, Accenture's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow, along with its competitors' market caps and Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow 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 Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Distribution

For the Software industry and Technology sector, Accenture's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Accenture's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow falls into.



Accenture Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Calculation

Accenture's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow ratio for today is calculated as

Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio=Share Price/ Free Cash Flow per Share (TTM)
=316.88/13.781
=22.99

Accenture's Share Price of today is $316.88.
Accenture's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Feb. 2024 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $13.78.

* 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.

It can also be calculated from the numbers for the whole company:

Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio=Market Cap/Free Cash Flow

Accenture  (NYSE:ACN) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Explanation

Free Cash Flow is considered more important than earnings by value investors. The reason is because, in principle, only the net cash that can be taken from the business belongs to shareholders. This Free Cash Flow can be used to grow the business, reduce debt or return to shareholders in dividends or share buybacks.

In a DCF Calculation Free Cash Flow is used to determine the intrinsic value of companies.


Be Aware

In real business, Free Cash Flow can be affected by the change in accounts receivable, accounts payable, management's decision on expansion, etc. Therefore, investors should look at the Free Cash Flow over the longer term. Long-term average of Free Cash Flow is a more reliable indicator for real free cash flow.


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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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