Q4 Earnings Outlook For Accenture

Accenture ACN releases its next round of earnings Thursday. Here's Benzinga's essential guide to Accenture's Q4 earnings report.

Earnings and Revenue

Wall Street analysts see Accenture reporting earnings of $1.56 per share on revenue of $10.01 billion.

In the same quarter last year, Accenture announced EPS of $1.48 on revenue of $9.15 billion. The analyst consensus estimate would represent a 5.41 percent increase in the company's earnings. Revenue would be up 9.40 percent on a year-over-year basis. Accenture's reported EPS has stacked up against analyst estimates in the past like this:

Stock Performance

Over the last 52-week period, shares are up 25.32 percent. Given that these returns are generally positive, long-term shareholders can relax going into this earnings release. Long-term shareholders are already enjoying 12-month gains prior to the announcement.

Analyst estimates are adjusted higher for EPS and revenues over the past 90 days. The popular rating by analysts on Accenture stock is a Neutral. The strength of this rating has maintained conviction over the past 90 days.

Conference Call

Accenture's Q4 conference call is scheduled to begin at 8:00 a.m. ET and can be accessed here: https://www.accenture.com/bd-en/home