Mizuho raises target for Accenture stock from USD 226 to USD 241

Published on 10/13/2026 at 10:12 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

Fiscal 2026 revenue rose 6.00 percent to USD 74.18 billion. Accenture stock costs EUR 192.28 on October 13, 2026. Dividend is USD 1.71 per share.

Key points in brief

Mizuho raised its Accenture price target from USD 226.00 to USD 241.00 on October 6, 2026.
Fiscal 2026 revenue rose 6.00 percent to USD 74.18 billion.
Accenture stock was trading at EUR 192.28 at Lang & Schwarz on October 13, 2026.
Fiscal 2027 guidance calls for 3.00 percent to 6.00 percent local-currency revenue growth.

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Accenture plc (ISIN IE00B4BNMY34) was trading at EUR 192.28 at Lang & Schwarz on October 13, 2026 at 10:06 a.m. CEST. On October 6, 2026, Mizuho raised its price target for Accenture stock from USD 226.00 to USD 241.00 while maintaining an Outperform rating, according to Investing.com.

Three results shape the story

On October 1, 2026, Accenture reported fourth-quarter fiscal 2026 revenue of USD 18.68 billion, up 6.00 percent in U.S. dollars and 7.00 percent in local currency. The company also reported fiscal 2026 revenue of USD 74.18 billion, up 6.00 percent in U.S. dollars and 5.00 percent in local currency, according to Accenture.

The same release showed fiscal 2026 GAAP diluted earnings per share of USD 13.56, up 12.00 percent from fiscal 2025, while adjusted earnings per share reached USD 13.97, up 8.00 percent. The chronology then moved to Mizuho's October 6 target increase and the October 13 record date for a USD 1.71 quarterly dividend, a 5.00 percent increase, per StockTitan.

What does the outlook mean for margins?

Accenture guided to fiscal 2027 local-currency revenue growth of 3.00 percent to 6.00 percent and a GAAP diluted earnings per share range of USD 14.39 to USD 14.81. Its fiscal 2027 operating-margin outlook is 15.9 percent to 16.1 percent, compared with a fiscal 2026 adjusted operating margin of 15.8 percent, according to Accenture. The narrow margin range makes execution and demand conversion more important than headline AI enthusiasm alone.

Upcoming dates carry cash and strategy

Accenture's next two dated events are the USD 1.71 dividend payment on November 13, 2026, and the first-quarter fiscal 2027 results on December 17, 2026, according to Simply Wall St. The dividend record date is October 13, 2026, while the upcoming results will test whether the forecast range can support the targeted margin expansion.

Accenture stock and its market setting

The Lang & Schwarz quote of EUR 192.28 was an intraday price on October 13, 2026. The primary listing is the New York Stock Exchange, where Accenture traded at USD 214.87 at 4:00 p.m. ET on October 12, 2026; the 52-week range was USD 118.15 to USD 291.09, and market capitalization was USD 131.5 billion.

For investors, the key comparison is operational: fiscal 2026 revenue increased 6.00 percent in U.S. dollars while GAAP diluted earnings per share increased 12.00 percent. That gap points to margin and capital efficiency as the main tests for the fiscal 2027 outlook.

The next test is execution

Accenture's current valuation context combines a USD 241.00 Mizuho target with a fiscal 2027 margin range of 15.9 percent to 16.1 percent. The company must convert its 3.00 percent to 6.00 percent growth outlook into earnings while preserving shareholder returns.

The further course of trading is shown by the continuously updated real-time quote of Accenture stock.