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ACN — Accenture plc

Global consulting and IT services company; quantum practice covering post-quantum cryptography migration for financial services, healthcare, and government clients; quantum computing strategy advisory.

Coiled

52w range compression, breakout-adjusted

Watched

100

7-day news volume + tape quietness

Sound

Margins, growth, FCF composite

Critical

Supply-chain concentration × demand

Pressure

Pricing Power

32.0%

Inflating

CHAIN-D scores pending — refresh after next quarterly run.

Numbers on the wire.

Market cap

$77.7B

P/E (TTM)

10.07

P/S (TTM)

1.07

EV / EBITDA

5.82

Gross margin

32.03%

Op margin

14.42%

Net margin

10.61%

FCF margin

—

Rev growth YoY

7.27%

EPS growth YoY

0.71%

ROE

24.71%

ROA

11.74%

Debt / Equity

0.16

Current ratio

1.34

Price / Book

4.06

Beta

1.13

Layer Presence.

Post-Quantum CryptographyPost-quantum cryptography library integration into enterprise software, cloud HSMs, and network security products.52%

Accenture's quantum practice has 500+ quantum practitioners (2025) and is one of the largest enterprise PQC migration consulting practices globally. Commercial sector PQC mandates (DORA, NIS2 in EU; Executive Order in US) drive demand for Accenture's crypto-agility services. Quantum computing advisory for pharma, finance, logistics verticals. Risk: quantum consulting revenue is a small fraction of Accenture's ~$65B revenue.

ACN — Accenture plc

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