ACN
Accenture plc
ACN offers stronger valuation, but that advantage does not outweigh its weaker overall profile.
AMD
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
AMD has the edge over ACN overall, supported by stronger modeled upside and stronger fundamentals.
ACN Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| Strong |
ACN's profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are currently healthy, and its revenue is stable.
AMD Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
AMD's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently strong.
ACN PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 17x | $250 | — |
| Current | 18x | $250 | — |
| Cheap | 21x | $285 | +14% |
| Fair | 28x | $381 | +52% |
| Expensive | 33x | $447 | +79% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
ACN has the edge over AMD in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
AMD PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 39x | $585 | — |
| Cheap | 40x | $182 | -69% |
| Fair | 112x | $514 | -12% |
| Current | 127x | $585 | — |
| Expensive | 206x | $947 | +62% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
AMD's PE is in its fair range at 127x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 39x next year's earnings, in its cheap range.
ACN Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Improving | |
| Growth | |
| Growth | |
| Stable | |
| Moderate | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for ACN, with profitability holding steady.
AMD Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Broad | |
| Low |
AMD has the edge over ACN on the outlook, with more favorable profitability expectations.
ACN Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $14.67 | +8.2% |
| Q3 2026 | $13.56 | +12% |
| Q2 2026 | $12.52 | -0.3% |
| Q1 2026 | $12.21 | +0.8% |
| Q4 2025 | $12.10 | +1.5% |
| Q3 2025 | $12.15 | +6.3% |
| Q2 2025 | $12.56 | +15% |
| Q1 2025 | $12.11 | +9.8% |
| Q4 2024 | $11.92 | +10% |
ACN earned $13.56 per share over the past year, up 12% from the year before.
AMD Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $15.05 | +227% |
| Q3 2026 | $4.60 | +127% |
| Q2 2026 | $3.89 | +122% |
| Q1 2026 | $3.05 | +123% |
| Q4 2025 | $2.65 | +165% |
| Q3 2025 | $2.03 | +81% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.75 | +111% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.37 | +99% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.00 | +89% |
AMD has the edge over ACN on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
ACN Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $18.7B | +6.2% |
| Q2 2026 | $18.7B | +5.6% |
| Q1 2026 | $18B | +8.3% |
| Q4 2025 | $18.7B | +6% |
| Q3 2025 | $17.6B | +7.3% |
| Q2 2025 | $17.7B | +7.7% |
| Q1 2025 | $16.7B | +5.4% |
| Q4 2024 | $17.7B | +9% |
ACN's revenue has grown year over year for nine quarters in a row: $18.7B last quarter, up 6.2% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 15% | +3.7 points |
| Q2 2026 | 17% | +0.1 points |
| Q1 2026 | 14% | +0.3 points |
| Q4 2025 | 15% | -1.3 points |
| Q3 2025 | 12% | -2.7 points |
| Q2 2025 | 17% | +0.8 points |
| Q1 2025 | 13% | +0.5 points |
| Q4 2024 | 17% | +0.9 points |
ACN's operating margin was 15% last quarter, up 3.7 points from the same quarter a year ago.
AMD Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $13.4B | +45% |
| Q2 2026 | $11.5B | +50% |
| Q1 2026 | $10.3B | +38% |
| Q4 2025 | $10.3B | +34% |
| Q3 2025 | $9.2B | +36% |
| Q2 2025 | $7.7B | +32% |
| Q1 2025 | $7.4B | +36% |
| Q4 2024 | $7.7B | +24% |
AMD has the edge over ACN on sales, with stronger typical year-over-year growth.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 21% | +7.4 points |
| Q2 2026 | 17% | +19 points |
| Q1 2026 | 14% | +3.6 points |
| Q4 2025 | 17% | +5.7 points |
| Q3 2025 | 14% | +3.1 points |
| Q2 2025 | -1.7% | -6.4 points |
| Q1 2025 | 11% | +10 points |
| Q4 2024 | 11% | +5.8 points |
AMD has the edge over ACN on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
ACN Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $2.8B | -25% |
| Q2 2026 | $3.6B | +2.4% |
| Q1 2026 | $3.7B | +37% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.5B | +73% |
| Q3 2025 | $3.8B | +20% |
| Q2 2025 | $3.5B | +16% |
| Q1 2025 | $2.7B | +35% |
| Q4 2024 | $870.3M | +103% |
ACN's free cash flow has been positive every quarter for seven years: $11.6B over the past year, up 6.9% from the year before.
AMD Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $554M | -71% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.6B | -9.9% |
| Q1 2026 | $2.6B | +253% |
| Q4 2025 | $2.4B | +118% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.9B | +283% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.7B | +294% |
| Q1 2025 | $727M | +92% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.1B | +351% |
AMD generated $7.1B in free cash flow over the past year, up 30% from the year before.
ACN Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -1.7% | -10.3M shares |
| 1 year | -3.8% | -24.1M shares |
| 3 years | -5.3% | -34M shares |
| 5 years | -6.2% | -40M shares |
| Available history | -6.8% | -44.1M shares |
ACN has the edge over AMD on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $2.3B |
| Q2 2026 | $1.2B |
| Q1 2026 | $1.7B |
| Q4 2025 | $2.3B |
| Q3 2025 | $473.9M |
| Q2 2025 | $1.8B |
| Q1 2025 | $1.4B |
| Q4 2024 | $898.3M |
ACN spent $7.5B buying back its own shares over the past year, up 63% from the year before.
AMD Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.1% | +2M shares |
| 1 year | +1.2% | +20M shares |
| 3 years | +2% | +32M shares |
| 5 years | +35% | +431M shares |
| Available history | +40% | +473M shares |
AMD has 1.7B diluted shares, up 1.2% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | — |
| Q2 2026 | — |
| Q1 2026 | $221M |
| Q4 2025 | — |
| Q3 2025 | $89M |
| Q2 2025 | $478M |
| Q1 2025 | $749M |
| Q4 2024 | $256M |
AMD has spent almost nothing on buybacks in the past year.
ACN Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -0.2x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -0.4x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -0.4x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | -0.4x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -0.6x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -0.4x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -0.3x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | -0.3x | Net Cash |
ACN has more cash than debt.
AMD Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2020 | -1.0x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2020 | -0.8x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2019 | -1.2x | Net Cash |
AMD has more cash than debt.
ACN Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 67.6 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 88.9 | Overbought |
ACN's weekly RSI is 68 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 89 (overbought).
AMD Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 59.3 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 41.4 | Neutral |
AMD's weekly RSI is 59 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 41 (neutral).
ACN PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | ACN | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 18x | 28x | 34% below |
| PE % | 10 | 35 | 25 pts below |
ACN has the edge over AMD on valuation relative to its sector.
AMD PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | AMD | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 127x | 28x | 357% above |
| PE % | 61 | 35 | 26 pts above |
AMD is trading at 127x earnings, a 357% premium to the Technology sector's median of 28x.
ACN Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $229.0 | 9.2% above |
| 20 week MA | $192.0 | 30% above |
| 50 week MA | $204.9 | 22% above |
| 100 week MA | $250.4 | 0.2% below |
| 200 week MA | $285.4 | 12% below |
ACN has bounced recently, but its long-term trend is still down: it's above its 8-, 20- and 50-week averages, but 12% below its 200-week average.
AMD Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $557.2 | 5.1% above |
| 20 week MA | $525.9 | 11% above |
| 50 week MA | $389.7 | 50% above |
| 100 week MA | $266.9 | 119% above |
| 200 week MA | $199.6 | 193% above |
AMD has the edge over ACN on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
ACN Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $212.2 | $257.3 | +21% |
| 2021 | $257.3 | $403.3 | +57% |
| 2022 | $403.3 | $266.1 | -34% |
| 2023 | $266.1 | $350.9 | +32% |
| 2024 | $350.9 | $356.2 | +1.5% |
| 2025 | $356.2 | $271.1 | -24% |
| 2026 YTD | $271.1 | $250.0 | -7.8% |
ACN has finished higher in four of the last six years. It's down 7.8% so far in 2026.
AMD Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $46.2 | $91.8 | +99% |
| 2021 | $91.8 | $146.1 | +59% |
| 2022 | $146.1 | $64.5 | -56% |
| 2023 | $64.5 | $147.4 | +128% |
| 2024 | $147.4 | $125.2 | -15% |
| 2025 | $125.2 | $215.0 | +72% |
| 2026 YTD | $215.0 | $585.3 | +172% |
AMD has the edge over ACN on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.