Accenture
Financial ratios & Valuation

Forward Multiples (2026 – 2028)

202620272028
Price/Earnings ratio
17.6715.4914.36
Price/Sales ratio
2.272.011.95
Earnings per Share (EPS)
$14.48$16.52$17.82

Historical Multiples (2015 – 2024)

2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 TTM Median
Valuation Ratios
Price/Earnings ratio
19.3517.4723.5326.1726.4529.8836.1626.5429.7129.5542.0926.45
Price/Sales ratio
1.792.062.202.552.923.444.222.963.183.303.352.92
Price/Book Value ratio
9.639.519.0610.258.778.9710.938.257.947.587.638.97
Price/Cash Flow ratio
14.4315.7016.3017.6319.0818.5823.8019.1321.4323.5123.0819.08
Price/Free Cash Flow ratio
15.9817.6118.1919.6420.9720.0425.4420.6822.6924.9224.6020.97
Price/Earnings Growth ratio
3.900.49-1.511.611.654.142.261.58107.654.738.521.65
Dividend Yield
2.29%2.00%1.93%1.60%1.47%1.33%1.04%1.34%1.38%1.50%1.50%1.47%
Profitability Indicator Ratios
Gross Profit Margin
29.80%29.53%30.00%29.90%30.81%31.52%32.38%31.98%32.33%32.60%32.46%30.81%
Operating Profit Margin
13.47%13.82%12.60%14.03%14.59%14.69%15.08%15.20%13.74%14.78%15.16%14.59%
Pretax Profit Margin
13.4%16.10%12.55%13.96%14.46%15.28%15.35%14.93%14.25%14.94%10.67%15.28%
Net Profit Margin
9.27%11.81%9.37%9.75%11.05%11.52%11.68%11.16%10.71%11.19%7.97%11.52%
Effective Tax Rate
25.77%22.37%21.25%27.43%22.48%23.45%22.81%24.00%23.36%23.50%23.62%22.48%
Return on Assets
16.71%19.93%15.18%16.60%16.04%13.77%13.68%14.55%13.40%12.98%8.84%13.77%
Return On Equity
49.78%54.42%38.49%39.17%33.16%30.04%30.24%31.10%26.74%25.68%18.84%30.04%
Return on Capital Employed
45.57%41.00%36.00%40.85%33.66%26.67%27.74%31.49%26.50%25.96%23.58%26.67%
Liquidity Ratios
Current Ratio
1.261.341.231.331.391.401.25N/AN/AN/A1.461.39
Quick Ratio
1.351.331.231.331.391.401.251.231.291.091.461.39
Cash ratio
0.510.550.420.490.550.660.510.450.500.260.480.66
Days of Sales Outstanding
63.4965.2668.3565.7668.3764.6170.2669.7869.6176.850.7064.61
Days of Inventory outstanding
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Operating Cycle
63.4965.2668.3565.7668.3764.6170.2669.7869.6176.850.7064.61
Days of Payables Outstanding
18.1919.0621.6316.8820.1016.2324.2922.3020.9622.8921.0020.10
Cash Conversion Cycle
45.3046.2046.7248.8848.2748.3745.9747.4848.6553.95-20.2948.37
Debt Ratios
Debt Ratio
0.000.000.000.000.000.020.010.010.010.010.090.00
Debt Equity Ratio
0.000.000.000.000.000.040.040.030.030.030.200.00
Long-term Debt to Capitalization
0.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.140.00
Total Debt to Capitalization
0.000.000.000.000.000.040.030.030.030.030.160.00
Interest Coverage Ratio
304.28348.09301.14301.89274.57196.95128.11N/AN/AN/A135.09196.95
Cash Flow to Debt Ratio
149.15168.01198.36240.94292.4710.0411.0812.5111.368.901.6410.04
Company Equity Multiplier
2.972.732.532.352.062.182.212.131.991.972.052.18
Cash Flow Ratios
Operating Cash Flow / Sales Ratio
0.120.130.130.140.150.180.170.150.140.140.140.18
Free Cash Flow / Operating Cash Flow Ratio
0.900.890.890.890.900.920.930.920.940.940.930.90
Cash Flow Coverage Ratio
149.15168.01198.36240.94292.4710.0411.0812.5111.368.901.6410.04
Short Term Coverage Ratio
2.21K1.64K1.71K1.12K1.03K10.7511.8613.3111.979.6411.7110.75
Dividend Payout Ratio
44.32%34.97%45.50%42.08%38.95%39.84%37.81%35.69%41.10%44.57%63.37%38.95%