ACN vs EPAM
Accenture and EPAM Systems, side by side.
Prices and company dataas of yesterday's close
- ACNBuy moresales growth, past year6.5%
Accenture's sales grew 6.5% over the past year, and the stock rose 22% over the past month while other tech stocks fell 13%.
- EPAMBuy moresales growth, past year6.6%
EPAM Systems' sales grew 6.6% over the past year, and the stock rose 18% over the past five trading days after its Nov 5 report beat profit forecasts by 16%.
Percent return
- ACN+7.59%
- EPAM−9.62%
Nov 11, 2025 to Nov 11, 2026
Where they differ
- Company size: ACN $86.2B, EPAM $4.66B.
- Sales growth, 1 yr: ACN +6.5%, EPAM +6.6%. EPAM is ahead.
- Price for $1 of next year's profit: ACN $18, EPAM $11. EPAM is ahead.
- Profit per $1 of sales: ACN 16¢, EPAM 11¢. ACN is ahead.
- Cash minus debt: ACN −$559M, EPAM +$819M. EPAM is ahead.
- Price change, 1 yr: ACN +7.6%, EPAM −9.6%. ACN is ahead. S&P 500 +12%.
- How much the price swings: ACN 52%, EPAM 61%. ACN is ahead.
| Measure | ACNAccenture | EPAMEPAM Systems |
|---|---|---|
| Price and returns | ||
| Price | $253.64 | $162.73 |
| Today | −1.89% | Best in this row: −0.86% |
| 1 month | +22.31% | Best in this row: +43.78% |
| 3 months | +42.18% | Best in this row: +62.89% |
| This year | Best in this row: −2.73% | −20.53% |
| 1 year | Best in this row: +7.59% | −9.62% |
| 5 years | Best in this row: −24.38% | −75.63% |
| From 52-week high | −9.6% | −26.5% |
| How much it swings (90 days) | Best in this row: 52% | 61% |
| Valuation | ||
| Market value | $86.2B | $4.66B |
| Price vs last year's earnings | Best in this row: 11.3× | 12.8× |
| Price vs next year's expected earnings | 17.8× | Best in this row: 11.4× |
| Price vs earnings, adjusted for growth | 1.31× | Best in this row: 0.54× |
| Price to sales | 2.1× | Best in this row: 1.4× |
| Price vs cash it brings in | Best in this row: 13.2× | 17.3× |
| Company value vs operating profit | 11.5× | Best in this row: 9.5× |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth, 1 year | +6.5% | Best in this row: +6.6% |
| Revenue growth a year, last 3 years | Best in this row: +5.0% | +4.2% |
| Earnings per share growth, last year | Best in this row: −0.7% | −2.9% |
| Earnings per share growth expected next year | +8.7% | Best in this row: +8.7% |
| Profitability | ||
| Kept from sales after making the product | Best in this row: 32.0% | 29.9% |
| Kept as operating profit | Best in this row: 16.4% | 11.4% |
| Kept as final profit | Best in this row: 11.3% | 7.5% |
| Kept as spare cash | Best in this row: 15.7% | 8.3% |
| Profit on shareholders' money | Best in this row: 26.0% | 11.6% |
| Profit on all money put in | Best in this row: 27.9% | 16.7% |
| Balance sheet | ||
| Net cash (cash minus debt) | −$559M | Best in this row: $819M |
| Debt for each $1 of shareholders' money | 0.40× | Best in this row: 0.04× |
| Short-term assets per $1 of bills due | 1.43× | Best in this row: 2.76× |
| Dividend yield | 2.63% | – |
| Share of profit paid as dividends | 50% | – |
| Our readPro | ||
| Our call | Buy more | Buy more |
| Why | Accenture's sales grew 6.5% over the past year, and the stock rose 22% over the past month while other tech stocks fell 13%. | EPAM Systems' sales grew 6.6% over the past year, and the stock rose 18% over the past five trading days after its Nov 5 report beat profit forecasts by 16%. |
| Where the price sits | in the full report | in the full report |
| Our overall score (out of 100) | 60 | Best in this row: 61 |
| Our value score | 95 | Best in this row: 98 |
| Our growth score | 37 | Best in this row: 53 |
| Our quality score | Best in this row: 82 | 65 |
| Our price trend score | Best in this row: 46 | 41 |
| Earnings and analysts | ||
| Next earnings | Dec 17in 35 days | – |
| Analyst consensus | Hold | Hold |
| To average analyst target | −9.1% | Best in this row: −8.0% |
| Average analyst target | $230.45 | $149.77 |
| Analysts rating it a buy | 37% | Best in this row: 42% |
| Buy ratings added, 3 months | −4 | Best in this row: −1 |
| Analysts covering | 22 | 15 |
ACN: wider profit margins and a better past year
Our pick of these: Accenture
Keeps 16.4% of sales as operating profit, vs 11.4%
ACN 16.4%, EPAM 11.4%.1-year return +7.6% vs −9.6%, S&P 500 +12.4%
ACN +7.6%, EPAM −9.6%.Price trend score 46 of 100, vs 41
ACN 46, EPAM 41.Where it loses: EPAM has a lower P/E per point of growth, 1.73 vs 2.75
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