Accenture PLC (ACN) to Issue Quarterly Dividend of $1.63 on February 13th

Accenture PLC (NYSE:ACN) declared a quarterly dividend on Thursday, December 18th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, January 13th will be paid a dividend of 1.63 per share by the information technology services provider on Friday, February 13th. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.3%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, January 13th.

Accenture has raised its dividend payment by an average of 0.1%per year over the last three years and has raised its dividend annually for the last 20 consecutive years. Accenture has a dividend payout ratio of 47.8% indicating that its dividend is sufficiently covered by earnings. Equities analysts expect Accenture to earn $13.73 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 47.5%.

Accenture Trading Down 0.4%

Shares of ACN stock opened at $280.82 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $172.88 billion, a P/E ratio of 23.21, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.71 and a beta of 1.25. Accenture has a 1 year low of $229.40 and a 1 year high of $398.35. The company has a current ratio of 1.41, a quick ratio of 1.41 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.16. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $260.30 and a 200 day simple moving average of $259.59.

Accenture (NYSE:ACN) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, December 18th. The information technology services provider reported $3.94 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.73 by $0.21. The firm had revenue of $18.74 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $18.51 billion. Accenture had a return on equity of 26.65% and a net margin of 10.76%.The company’s revenue was up 5.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $3.59 EPS. Accenture has set its FY 2026 guidance at 13.520-13.900 EPS. On average, research analysts predict that Accenture will post 12.73 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

About Accenture

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.