We do not publish a verdict for Accenture plc (ACN) and International Business Machines Corp (IBM) is fairly valued.
We publish an intrinsic value for IBM but not for ACN, so the two cannot be ranked on price.
Values as of the 22 Sept 2026 close.
A revenue multiple, adjusted for growth and margin, would put the shares at $955.92: 5 times the price of $183.72. A gap that size says more about a model than about the market. It usually means heavy debt, where a small error in the value of the business becomes a large one in the value of the shares, or a business our method does not describe. We do not publish a verdict on this one.
Leak Score 100/100 on 3 of 12 signals
Discounting its cash flows at 8.4% (average of 3 methods) values the shares at $220.67; the price of $231.38 is 5% above that value, and 78% of that value comes from beyond year five.
Leak Score 65/100 on 9 of 12 signals
| Metric | ACN | IBM |
|---|---|---|
| Verdict | No reliable verdict | Fairly valued |
| Price | $183.72 | $231.38 |
| Intrinsic value | — | $220.67 |
| Margin of safety | — | -5% |
| Leak Score | 100/100 (3/12) | 65/100 (9/12) |
| Market cap | $112.4B | $218.0B |
| Revenue growth, 5 years | 9.5% | 4.1% |
| Operating margin | 15.5% | 20.9% |
| Net margin | 10.7% | 15.5% |
| Return on equity | 24.9% | 34.5% |
| Debt to equity | 0.26 | 1.89 |
| P/E | 14.7x | 20.5x |
| Forward P/E | 12.5x | 17.6x |
| P/B | 3.5x | 6.3x |
| Dividend yield | 3.5% | 2.9% |