Compare Stocks: ACN vs. IT vs. IBM

Market Snapshot

Current market context for the selected companies.

ACN

$193.06

Market Cap $114.85B

Sector Technology

Industry IT Services

Data through 2026-09-03

IT

$195.41

Market Cap $11.79B

Sector Technology

Industry IT Services

Data through 2026-09-03

IBM

$234.40

Market Cap $218.29B

Sector Technology

Industry IT Services

Data through 2026-09-03

Performance

Absolute returns and relative performance versus SPY.

Metric	ACN	IT	IBM
1 Month	+13.1%	+4.8%	-0.6%
1 Month vs SPY	+12.7%	+4.4%	-1.0%
3 Months	+7.9%	+18.5%	-22.3%
3 Months vs SPY	+5.9%	+16.5%	-24.4%
6 Months	-9.8%	+14.3%	-8.6%
6 Months vs SPY	-23.2%	+0.9%	-22.1%
1 Year	-24.0%	-21.1%	-4.0%
1 Year vs SPY	-44.1%	-41.1%	-24.0%
2 Years	-43.3%	-59.8%	+17.8%
2 Years vs SPY	-81.6%	-98.2%	-20.5%

Growth & Profitability

Operating growth, margins and capital efficiency.

Metric	ACN	IT	IBM
Revenue Growth	5.6%	-0.6%	1.1%
Earnings Growth	9.0%	33.1%	-1.8%
Gross Margin	32.0%	69.6%	58.1%
Operating Margin	17.0%	22.6%	16.5%
Net Margin	10.7%	12.0%	15.5%
Return on Equity	24.4%	113.6%	34.5%
Return on Assets	10.9%	10.2%	5.3%

Valuation

Common valuation multiples shown side by side.

Metric	ACN	IT	IBM
P / E	15.0	17.1	20.6
Forward P / E	12.8	11.4	17.6
P / S	1.6	1.9	3.2
P / B	3.6	-74.2	6.3
EV / Sales	1.6	2.1	4.0
EV / EBIT	9.3	9.5	24.1
P / FCF	9.5	11.4	18.1
FCF Yield	10.5%	8.8%	5.5%

Cash Flow & Balance Sheet

Cash generation and leverage context.

Metric	ACN	IT	IBM
Free Cash Flow	$12.09B	$1.05B	$12.05B
Operating Cash Flow	$13.18B	$1.38B	$14.89B
Debt / Equity	25.0%	—	189.0%

Earnings Outlook

Upcoming earnings expectations when available.

Metric	ACN	IT	IBM
Next Earnings	2026-10-01	2026-11-03	2026-10-21
EPS Estimate	3.18	2.85	2.89
Revenue Estimate	18.04B	1.49B	16.84B
EPS Growth	+4.9%	+3.3%	+9.0%
Revenue Growth	+2.5%	-2.4%	+3.1%
Analyst Coverage	20	15	20