ACN — analysis and forecast
🧬 Faro multibagger DNA
Does it look today like the big multibaggers (×10, ×100) did when they started? 7 traits measured with public data.
Strongest: Cash it generates and Balance sheet. Most lacking: Sales engine and Room to grow.
Worth $160 B. To grow ×10 it would have to reach $1.60 T.
Sales +6% last quarter (year over year) and +6% last fiscal year.
Gross margin 32%, operating margin 18%, return on equity 26%.
Free cash flow $10.7 B a year = 6.7% of its value.
Trades at 2.2× sales: 0.34 per point of growth (lower is better).
Net debt equal to 0% of its value.
Government contracts with firm money = 0.1% of its value · inside a Faro megatrend · insiders own 0.0%.
⏱️ Timing (not scored): mid-range over 12 months (83%) · above its 200-day average · trailing the S&P 500 by 7 points over 12 months.
Built on the traits of 365 stocks that went ×100 (Mayer, 1962–2014) and 464 that went ×10 (Yartseva, 2009–2024), plus the Faro thesis. It does not predict the price and is not a recommendation. How it works and the ranking →
🔢 What the numbers say
The last 12 months, in plain words
- Over the last year ACN is up 4.7%. Over about two years: -24.1%.
- Today it sits 9.6% below its 52-week high ($288.54) and +109.7% above the low ($124.44).
- The worst drop from a peak in those 12 months was 56.9%. Anyone who bought at the top had to sit through that.
- It rose on 50% of days. Best day: +15.8%. Worst day: -18.0%.
- Annual volatility around 52%: in a normal year a ±52% move would not be unusual for this stock (the S&P 500 usually runs 15–20%).
🗓️ Forecast by horizon
Directional bias · probability of rising · expected price and likely range (68%)
| Horizon | Bias | Prob. up | Expected price | 68% range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 day | Strongly bullish | 60% | $260.80 -0.1% | $252.32 – $269.56 |
| 3 days | Strongly bullish | 59% | $260.51 -0.2% | $246.02 – $275.85 |
| 1 week | Strongly bullish | 60% | $260.22 -0.3% | $241.68 – $280.18 |
| 15 days | Strongly bullish | 59% | $259.50 -0.6% | $233.75 – $288.09 |
| 1 month | Strongly bullish | 58% | $257.93 -1.2% | $221.68 – $300.10 |
| 3 months | Strongly bullish | 55% | $252.00 -3.4% | $193.86 – $327.58 |
Recent momentum: +33.8% over 20 days · +48.5% over 60 days. The further out the horizon, the wider and more uncertain the forecast.
📈 Probability cone
📜 ACN government contracts
The public money behind this company — the "Follow the Contract" pattern.
Va electronic health record modernization system integration support services p00004 oy 1 incremental funding and ceiling reallocation. eo 14398.
💡 Worth 0.10% of the company's market value. Firm money at signing: $151 M. Stock since the announcement: -4.4%.
Accenture Federal Services, Arlington, Virginia, was awarded a $480,365,950 firm-fixed-price contract to deliver the Joint Enterprise Task Management System to replace legacy task and correspondence management systems across the Department of War.
💡 Worth 0.32% of the company's market value. Stock since the announcement: +39%.
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Could ACN be the next NVIDIA?
Its Faro multibagger DNA is 56/100 (mixed): it measures how much it looks today like the big multibaggers did when they started (size, sales growth, quality, cash, price versus growth, balance sheet and public contracts). To grow ×10 it would need to be worth about 10 times today's value. Not a prediction or a recommendation.
How much has ACN gone up in the last year?
Accenture (ACN) is up 4.7% over the last 12 months and trades at $260.94, 9.6% below its 52-week high ($288.54). 52-week range: $124.44 – $288.54.
How volatile is ACN stock?
Its annualized volatility is around 52% and its worst drop from a peak over the last year was 56.9%. For reference, the S&P 500 usually moves 15–20% a year.
Does ACN have U.S. government contracts?
Yes. Faro's register lists 2 contracts; the most recent: Veterans Affairs, $151 M, Oct 22, 2026.
Is now a good time to buy ACN?
Nobody can know that for sure and this page is not a buy recommendation. What the data shows today: strongly bullish technical bias, RSI 75 (overbought zone), price above its 50-day average and an estimated 58% probability of being higher in 1 month. Use it as a starting point for research, not as a signal.
🧠 How it is calculated
The verdict combines trend (20/50/200 moving averages), momentum (RSI, MACD), mean reversion (Bollinger Bands), conviction (volume) and historical drift, weighted differently for each horizon. Uncertainty is modeled with a lognormal probability cone (geometric Brownian motion). This is statistical analysis, not a crystal ball.
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