Accenture ACN
$260.50 −$4.66 (-1.76%)
Market closed · Nov 6, 8:20 pm ET · Last extended-hours $260.03 -0.18%
Open$258.53
Prev close$265.16
Day range$255.41 – $261.22
Volume4.26M
Market cap$155.26B
P/E (TTM)19.2
Dividend yield2.50%
Ownership & positioning
Who holds it, who is betting against it, and where the big money is moving
Institutional ownership84.1%+2.27 pts vs. prior quarter
Institutions holding2,485+82 vs. prior quarter
Insider trades (recent)38 buys / 12 sellsNet buying
Short interest3.39% of floatDays to cover 2.2 · as of 15 Oct 2026
Short-sale volume share19.3%5-day average of daily volume
Short-sale volume as % of daily volume
Large-order net flow, last 20 sessions
Net of large-order buying minus selling, in USD. Over this window: −$31.96M (11 inflow days, 9 outflow days).
Net flow by order size, last 20 sessions
Super/Big orders approximate institutional-size trades; Mid/Small approximate retail-size trades. Net buy minus sell value in each bucket, summed over the window.
The five largest holders on file together own 30.1% of shares outstanding.
Largest holders
By investor type
Reported short interest has fallen from 5.38% to 3.39% of float over the last 6 biweekly reports (31 Jul 2026 to 15 Oct 2026).
Recent institutional activity
| Holder | Type | Period | Share change | New stake |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Artemis Investment Management LLP | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +885,687 | 0.4% |
| BlackRock | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +5,021,626 | 10.5% |
| Greenhaven Associates Inc | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +3,384,681 | 0.6% |
| Pzena Investment Management, Inc. | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +2,736,493 | 0.9% |
| Amundi Asset Management | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +2,657,877 | 0.8% |
| AQR Capital Management | Hedge Fund | 2026/Q3 | +2,560,654 | 0.6% |
| Charles Schwab Investment Management | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +2,073,805 | 3.6% |
| State Street Global Advisors | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +1,962,592 | 5.2% |
| First Trust Advisors L.P. | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +1,753,672 | 0.9% |
| The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. | Public Company | 2026/Q3 | +1,401,727 | 0.7% |
| Artemis Investment Management LLP | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +1,311,102 | 0.2% |
| Susquehanna International Group, LLP | Private Company | 2026/Q3 | +1,055,858 | 0.2% |
| Morgan Stanley | Public Company | 2026/Q3 | +1,026,151 | 1.5% |
| Federated Hermes, Inc. | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +1,008,725 | 0.3% |
| Victory Capital Management Inc. | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +990,859 | 0.9% |
Institutional buy/sell activity by reporting period, largest moves first.
Insider transactions
| Date | Insider | Title | Transaction | Shares | Price | Held after |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Oct 2026 | Julie T. Sweet | Chairperson & CEO | Open Market Acquisition | +12,200 | $246.17 | 48,910 |
| 25 Oct 2026 | Paula Price | Independent Director | Open Market Acquisition | +800 | $249.81 | 9,361 |
| 21 Oct 2026 | Melissa Burgum | Chief Accounting Officer | Automatic Disposition | -811 | $250.00 | 9,820 |
| 21 Oct 2026 | Ryoji Sekido | Co-CEO of Asia Pacific & CEO of Asia Oceania | Open Market Disposition | -5,844 | $245.28 | 1,194 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | Julie T. Sweet | Chairperson & CEO | Sale to Issuer | -18,788 | $240.75 | 36,710 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | Julie T. Sweet | Chairperson & CEO | Other Acquisition | +38,302 | – | 36,710 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | Melissa Burgum | Chief Accounting Officer | Sale to Issuer | -401 | $240.75 | 9,820 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | Melissa Burgum | Chief Accounting Officer | Other Acquisition | +925 | – | 9,820 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | Joel Unruch | General Counsel, Chief Risk Officer & Corporate Secretary | Sale to Issuer | -3,676 | $240.75 | 22,891 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | Joel Unruch | General Counsel, Chief Risk Officer & Corporate Secretary | Other Acquisition | +8,297 | – | 22,891 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | Manish Sharma | Chief Strategy & Reinvention Services Officer | Sale to Issuer | -5,647 | $240.75 | 10,558 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | Manish Sharma | Chief Strategy & Reinvention Services Officer | Other Acquisition | +10,211 | – | 10,558 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | Angie Park | Chief Financial Officer | Sale to Issuer | -358 | $240.75 | 14,225 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | Angie Park | Chief Financial Officer | Other Acquisition | +793 | – | 14,225 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | John Walsh | CEO of the Americas & Market Unit Lead of US | Sale to Issuer | -5,186 | $240.75 | 31,420 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | John Walsh | CEO of the Americas & Market Unit Lead of US | Other Acquisition | +10,211 | – | 31,420 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | Atsushi Egawa | Representative Chairman of Accenture Japan & Co-CEO of Asia Pacific | Other Acquisition | +3,194 | – | 15,996 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | Mauro Macchi | Chief Executive Officer of EMEA | Sale to Issuer | -1,203 | $240.75 | 7,371 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | Mauro Macchi | Chief Executive Officer of EMEA | Other Acquisition | +3,194 | – | 7,371 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | Ryoji Sekido | Co-CEO of Asia Pacific & CEO of Asia Oceania | Other Acquisition | +3,194 | – | 1,194 |
From Form 4/Form 144 filings. Negative share counts are disposals (sales, gifts, or shares withheld for taxes); positive are acquisitions.
Short interest, by report
| Report date | Shares short | % of float | Days to cover |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Oct 2026 | 20,228,953 | 3.4% | 2.2 |
| 30 Sep 2026 | 19,725,390 | 3.2% | 3.3 |
| 15 Sep 2026 | 24,818,048 | 4.1% | 5.5 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 25,425,891 | 4.2% | 5.0 |
| 14 Aug 2026 | 23,335,476 | 3.8% | 4.2 |
| 31 Jul 2026 | 32,939,144 | 5.4% | 3.9 |
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