Accenture Dividends and Buybacks
Dividend criteria checks 5/6
Accenture is a dividend paying company with a current yield of 1.62% that is well covered by earnings. Next payment date is on 14th February, 2025 with an ex-dividend date of 16th January, 2025.
Key information
1.6%
Dividend yield
1.2%
Buyback Yield
| Total Shareholder Yield | 2.8% |
| Future Dividend Yield | 1.9% |
| Dividend Growth | -4.5% |
| Next dividend pay date | 14 Feb 25 |
| Ex dividend date | 16 Jan 25 |
| Dividend per share | US$5.920 |
| Payout ratio | 58% |
Recent dividend and buyback updates
Recent updates
Accenture: Human Capital Challenge Is Daunting
Dec 14These 4 Measures Indicate That Accenture (NYSE:ACN) Is Using Debt Safely
Nov 25
Accenture Isn't Likely To Beat The Market At Its Current Valuation
Nov 19Accenture plc's (NYSE:ACN) Price Is Out Of Tune With Earnings
Nov 03Is Now The Time To Put Accenture (NYSE:ACN) On Your Watchlist?
Oct 23Accenture Pops With Earnings Buy Signal (Technical Analysis)
Oct 06Accenture (NYSE:ACN) Is Paying Out A Larger Dividend Than Last Year
Oct 03Accenture (NYSE:ACN) Is Reinvesting To Multiply In Value
Sep 30Accenture Q4: Early Recovery In IT Consulting Market
Sep 26When Should You Buy Accenture plc (NYSE:ACN)?
Sep 17A Look At The Fair Value Of Accenture plc (NYSE:ACN)
Sep 05Accenture's Bet On GenAI Is Paying Off
Aug 17With Accenture plc (NYSE:ACN) It Looks Like You'll Get What You Pay For
Jul 30Accenture: Accompanying Fortune 500 Firms Into The AI Era - Stable Outlook
Jul 14Does Accenture (NYSE:ACN) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?
Jul 05Accenture Remains A Quality Company Trading At Fair Value
Jul 02Accenture Earnings Shock: Why My Pessimism Didn't Pay Off (Rating Upgrade)
Jun 20Should You Think About Buying Accenture plc (NYSE:ACN) Now?
Jun 18Accenture: Buy The 25% Dip
Jun 06Why You Should Care About Accenture's (NYSE:ACN) Strong Returns On Capital
Jun 05Estimating The Intrinsic Value Of Accenture plc (NYSE:ACN)
May 12Accenture: The Pessimism May Be A Little Overdone
May 07Accenture plc's (NYSE:ACN) Popularity With Investors Is Clear
Apr 18420% Return In 10 Years: Can Accenture Keep Winning With AI?
Apr 03Results: Accenture plc Exceeded Expectations And The Consensus Has Updated Its Estimates
Mar 25These 4 Measures Indicate That Accenture (NYSE:ACN) Is Using Debt Safely
Mar 03Accenture Set To Maintain Bullish Momentum With Strong Financial And Technical Performance (Technical Analysis)
Feb 23Upcoming Dividend Payment
Stability and Growth of Payments
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Stable Dividend: ACN's dividends per share have been stable in the past 10 years.
Growing Dividend: ACN's dividend payments have increased over the past 10 years.
Dividend Yield vs Market
| Accenture Dividend Yield vs Market |
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| Segment | Dividend Yield |
|---|---|
| Company (ACN) | 1.6% |
| Market Bottom 25% (US) | 1.4% |
| Market Top 25% (US) | 4.5% |
| Industry Average (IT) | 2.2% |
| Analyst forecast (ACN) (up to 3 years) | 1.9% |
Notable Dividend: ACN's dividend (1.62%) is higher than the bottom 25% of dividend payers in the US market (1.45%).
High Dividend: ACN's dividend (1.62%) is low compared to the top 25% of dividend payers in the US market (4.5%).
Earnings Payout to Shareholders
Earnings Coverage: With its reasonable payout ratio (58.2%), ACN's dividend payments are covered by earnings.
Cash Payout to Shareholders
Cash Flow Coverage: With its reasonably low cash payout ratio (40.9%), ACN's dividend payments are well covered by cash flows.
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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
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| Company Analysis | 2024/12/22 08:05 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2024/12/20 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2024/11/30 |
| Annual Earnings | 2024/08/31 |
Data Sources
The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.
| Package | Data | Timeframe | Example US Source * |
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| Company Financials | 10 years |
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| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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* example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.
Unless specified all financial data is based on a yearly period but updated quarterly. This is known as Trailing Twelve Month (TTM) or Last Twelve Month (LTM) Data. Learn more here.
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Analyst Sources
Accenture plc is covered by 57 analysts. 24 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
| Analyst | Institution |
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| James Kelleher | Argus Research Company |
| Christopher Hickey | Atlantic Equities LLP |
| David Koning | Baird |