ACN Accenture plc
$164.66
Platform & Compounding FCF 80%
Two-stage FCF DCF
Strong · Conviction

Undervalued

Trading 40.7% below fair value

You pay $164.66
Bear $211.00
Fair $277.79
Bull $342.45
Bear $211.00 +28.1% 6% stage 1 growth, 11% discount
Fair $277.79 +68.7% 9% stage 1 growth, 11% discount
Bull $342.45 +108.0% 12% stage 1 growth, 11% discount

Key Value Driver

FCF growth rate (9% base case)

Terminal Value % of EV 38%
Implied Market Multiple 10.5x
Market is pricing in (growth) 0.1% vs 9.5% base

Summary

Our base-case estimate uses a two-stage discounted cash flow model based on free cash flow. We then blend that result with the average analyst price target of $198.56 from 53 analysts, using a 35% weight on analyst consensus. That produces an estimated intrinsic value of $277.79 per share.

Warnings

Wall Street's average price target is $198.56 (from 53 analysts). Our estimate is 61% above the consensus -- consider that gap carefully.

Key Risks

  • P/E alone misleads — earnings depressed by growth investment
  • Cyclical or commodity businesses may be misclassified as platforms
  • Terminal value dominance suggests sensitivity to long-run assumptions