Accenture Ltd (ACN.N): Alarm Bells Ringing

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Accenture Ltd (ACN.N): Alarm Bells Ringing

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18 Jun 2026 15:23:44 ET │ 14 pages

Accenture Ltd (ACN.N)

Alarm Bells Ringing

CITI'S TAKE

Unfortunately, Accenture’s outlook became even more uncertain after its

F3Q26 earnings report due to the lingering Middle East impact and

bookings weakness in Managed Services, while M&A spend is increasing Neutral

away from services to higher growth software (what does this say about Price (18 Jun 26 13:04) US$128.11

ACN’s confidence in the services market?). We believe GenAI’s deflationary

pressure on services is much stronger than its lift from companies investing Target price US$135.00↓

more to realize the new AI-related opportunities, causing pressure to ACN’s from US$195.00

top-line. The new annual FY26 Y/Y CC revenue guidance of 3–4% missed Expected share price return 5.4%our expectations of 4–5%, as organic revenue growth continues to

deteriorate. ACN is hosting an Investor Day in NYC on 14 October to Expected dividend yield 5.5%

highlight its growth prospects and will attempt to change negative investor Expected total return 10.9%

sentiment. We remain Neutral but cut our TP to $135 from $195 due to peer- Market Cap US$78,652Mgroup multiple compression caused by declining organic revenue growth

and an uncertain outlook.

Strengths

Price Performance

ACN Seeing Growth Opportunities in OT Cybersecurity Space. ACN (RIC: ACN.N, BB: ACN US)

announced several major investments (~$4 bln incrementally, taking annual

amount to $9 bln) in the cybersecurity space (majority stake in Dragos and 100%

of runZero and NetRise), which together should contribute ~$208 mln in annual

recurring revenue, growing at 53% Y/Y. The acquisitions are expected to close in

August or September of 2026 and should be initially dilutive to EPS, though