Accenture plc (NYSE:ACN) on Thursday reported upbeat fiscal fourth-quarter 2026 results and also issued a fiscal 2027 revenue outlook above Wall Street expectations.

Accenture reported fourth-quarter earnings of $3.29 per share, beating the analyst estimate of $3.18. Revenue rose 6% year over year in U.S. dollars, or 7% in local currency, to $18.70 billion. That beat the consensus estimate of $18.03 billion.

Accenture expects fiscal 2027 adjusted earnings of $14.39 to $14.81 per share, compared with the analyst estimate of $14.63. The company projects revenue of $76.43 billion to $78.65 billion, compared with the $76.41 billion analyst estimate.

For the first quarter, the company expects revenue of $18.95 billion to $19.60 billion. Wall Street expects $19.36 billion.

Accenture Chair and CEO Julie Sweet said, “We exceeded our fourth-quarter revenue guidance range and capped off another year of broad-based growth across our business, grew adjusted EPS 8%, returned a record $11.5 billion to shareholders and reached a new high of 141 quarterly client bookings of $100 million or more. These results reflect the continued trust our clients place in us to help them reinvent and create value, the high level of innovation we bring every day and the extraordinary commitment of our Reinventors to our clients’ success.”

Accenture shares fell 0.5% to $211.22 in pre-market trading.

These analysts made changes to their price targets on Accenture following earnings announcement.

  • Morgan Stanley analyst James Faucette maintained the stock with an Equal-Weight rating and raised the price target from $175 to $195.
  • Susquehanna analyst James Friedman maintained the stock with a Neutral and raised the price target from $153 to $210.
  • Argus Research analyst Jim Kelleher maintained the stock with a Buy and raised the price target from $220 to $260.

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