Accenture PLC Cl A Stock Sheds 6.3%, Underperforms Peers

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Shares of Accenture PLC Cl A shed 6.3% to $198.90 on what proved to be an all-around favorable trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 0.7% to 7,722.72 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.5% to 51,176.96.

The stock's fall snapped a three-day winning streak.

Accenture PLC Cl A closed 31.7% below its 52-week high of $291.09, which the company achieved on January 14th.

The stock underperformed when compared to some of its peers, as International Business Machines Corp. fell 1.3% to $222.64, Automatic Data Processing Inc. fell 2.4% to $257.68, and Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. fell 3.89% to $58.51.

Trading volume totaled 10.0 million, compared to the 50-day average of 6.3 million.

Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet

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October 02, 2026 16:33 ET (20:33 GMT)