Accenture plc (ACN): fair value, margin of safety and Wheel Score

Is ACN undervalued?

ACN closed at 224.92 on 16 Oct 2026 against a GLS average fair value of 248.34 - 9.4% below fair value, which our screens read as "fairly priced". 4 of 9 models are above the current price. There is no discount to lean on here, so the margin of safety is not the reason to look at the stock.

The 9 models disagree widely: DDM gives 97.11 while 10 Cap gives 487.12. A spread that wide means the average is sensitive to which methods you trust; the model table below shows where each one lands, and the Quote page lets you switch any of them off.

The nightly engine files ACN under Quality / Blue-Chip: a high moat score and a high health score together.

Nine valuation models for ACN

Each model turns the latest filed numbers into a value per share; the GLS fair value is the simple average of the ones that produce a positive number. The last two rows are shown for reference and never enter the average. The Quote page lets you switch any model off and add your own margin of safety.

Quality and financial health

On financial health ACN scores 7/9 (Piotroski): most of the nine tests - positive earnings and cash flow, falling debt, rising margins and turnover - are passed, which is the kind of balance sheet a wheel trader is happy to be assigned. The GLS Moat score is 9.3 out of 10, built from ten years of revenue, earnings, margins, cash flow, share count and returns on capital scored for consistency - a high reading that points to a durable business.

Returns on capital are high - ROIC 18.6%, ROE 26.5%, ROA 11.4% - with debt at 0.42 times equity and a free-cash-flow yield of 8.4%.

The dividend yield is 2.93% at a payout ratio of 47%; for a wheel trader holding assigned shares the dividend adds to the covered-call premium, and the ex-dividend date is worth knowing before a call is sold. Revenue comes mainly from Outsourcing Revenue 50%, Consulting Revenue 50% (quarter Q3 FY2026).

Institutional ownership scores 10/10, insider activity 1/10 and Congressional trading 4/10 on the GLS smart-money scales; the last recorded Congressional buy was on 26 Aug 2026.

Wheel Score 86: Prime

ACN scores 86 out of 100 on the Wheel Score, in the Prime band (80 and above), which fewer than one stock in twenty reaches on any night. The score blends five things a wheel trader checks before selling a cash-secured put: the margin of safety (Value, 16/25), Piotroski health (16/20), the GLS moat (14/15), the option premium on offer (20/20) and how easily the stock trades (20/20).

Implied volatility is 41% on the near-the-money contracts 20-60 days out - inside the 35-60% range the Wheel Score pays full marks for: enough premium to be worth selling, not so much that the risk is unpaid. The option chain is deep: 192,655 contracts of open interest across all expiries, which means tight fills at most strikes.

Volume runs at 8.4M shares a day on a market cap of $137.6B, with a beta of 1.10; the Stability part of the Wheel Score gives that 20 of 20.

The Wheel Score ranks ~7,400 US stocks for selling cash-secured puts and covered calls; it is updated nightly and is not a recommendation. The walkthrough lesson shows how the score fits into a trade, start to finish.

Upcoming events

The next earnings report is due on 17 Dec 2026, 62 days away - outside the window of a 30-45-day put sold today.

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