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Accenture plc (ACN) Yield on Cost (YOC): 3.74%

The yield on cost (YOC) for Accenture plc (ACN) is 3.74%.

ACN Yield on Cost (YOC) Metrics

YIELD ON COST (YOC)

3.74%

Yield on Cost for ACN

ACN now pays $6.37 per share a year. Measured against the price it actually traded at back then, a long-term holder is earning:

If you boughtPrice thenYield on cost today
10 years ago(2016-06-09)$119.445.33%
5 years ago(2021-06-11)$285.282.23%
3 years ago(2023-06-13)$315.162.02%
1 year ago(2025-06-06)$317.652.01%
Buying today(at $170.50)$170.503.74%

If you buy today and the dividend keeps growing

Projection: starting from today's 3.74% yield, assuming the dividend keeps compounding at its historical -2.0% rate. Boards set dividends each year, so actual figures will differ.

Today

3.74%

In 3 years

3.02%

In 5 years

2.62%

In 10 years

1.84%

Yield on Cost Calculator

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$170.50
$6.37
-2.02%
15 Years

Starting Yield

3.74%

Ending YOC

2.75%

Year 15 Dividend

$4.69

Cum. Dividends Recd.

$81.47

Yield on Cost Progression Graph
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Year-by-year table outlining compounding dividend returns on your purchase cost basis.
YearProjected Div. / ShareYoY Dividend HikeYield on Cost (YOC)Total Dividends Recd.
Initial$6.373.74%$0.00
Year 1$6.24+-2.02%3.66%$6.24
Year 2$6.12+-2.02%3.59%$12.36
Year 3$5.99+-2.02%3.51%$18.35
Year 4$5.87+-2.02%3.44%$24.22
Year 5$5.75+-2.02%3.37%$29.97
Year 6$5.64+-2.02%3.31%$35.61
Year 7$5.52+-2.02%3.24%$41.13
Year 8$5.41+-2.02%3.17%$46.54
Year 9$5.30+-2.02%3.11%$51.84
Year 10$5.19+-2.02%3.05%$57.03
Year 11$5.09+-2.02%2.98%$62.12
Year 12$4.99+-2.02%2.92%$67.11
Year 13$4.89+-2.02%2.87%$72.00
Year 14$4.79+-2.02%2.81%$76.78
Year 15$4.69+-2.02%2.75%$81.47

Accenture plc Yield on Cost (YOC) Formula & Definition

Yield on cost is the dividend yield measured against your original purchase price, not today's price. As a company raises its dividend, the yield on what you actually paid keeps rising even when the market yield holds steady.

Expanded definitions: Investopedia, Wikipedia, Corporate Finance Institute

Accenture plc Yield on Cost (YOC) FAQ

What is the yield on cost (YOC) for Accenture plc (ACN)?
The yield on cost (YOC) for ACN stock is 3.74%.

About Accenture plc

Accenture plc is a global professional services firm that delivers a wide array of strategy, consulting, interactive, technology, and operations services worldwide. Its comprehensive offerings include application services such as agile transformation, DevOps implementation, application modernization, enterprise architecture, software and quality engineering, and data management. It also specializes in intelligent automation, incorporating robotic process automation, natural language processing, and virtual agents, alongside liquid application management and various program, project, and service management solutions. The company provides strategic consulting, focusing on critical data elements, data governance, platform architecture, and enabling product-centric organizations to ensure business adoption and value realization. Accenture supports the digitization of engineering and research & development, designs and develops smart connected products, modernizes product platforms, and facilitates product-as-a-service models. It also offers solutions for production and operations, autonomous robotics systems, digital transformation of capital projects, and digital industrial workforce solutions. Further services encompass data-enabled operating models, technology consulting, and artificial intelligence expertise. Accenture assists with talent and organizational development (human potential), digital commerce, and robust infrastructure services covering hybrid cloud, networking, digital workplace and collaboration, service and experience management, infrastructure as code, and managed edge and IoT devices. Its cybersecurity portfolio includes cyber defense, applied and managed security, operational technology (OT) security, security strategy and risk management, and industry-specific security products. The company also drives technology innovation and intelligent automation initiatives. Additionally, Accenture provides cloud solutions, ecosystem development, marketing strategies, supply chain management, zero-based budgeting, customer experience enhancement, finance consulting, mergers and acquisitions support, and sustainability services. Established in 1951, Accenture plc is headquartered in Dublin, Ireland.

Dublin
801,000 employees
Technology / Information Technology Services
Sector
Technology
Industry
Information Technology Services
CEO
Julie T. Spellman Sweet