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Accenture PLC (ACN) vs Leidos Holdings, Inc. (LDOS)

Accenture PLC and Leidos Holdings, Inc. are both Information Technology Services companies. Accenture PLC is the larger, with a market value of $156.7B against $16.6B — 9.5× the size. Leidos Holdings, Inc. trades at the lower P/E: 12.0× against 19.5×. Accenture PLC grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 6.47% against 2.67%. Accenture PLC has the higher net margin (11.3% vs 7.97%) and the higher return on invested capital (23.8% vs 12.1%). Both pay a dividend; Accenture PLC yields more (2.48% vs 1.27%). Across the 23 metrics below, Leidos Holdings, Inc. leads on 12 and Accenture PLC on 11.

Valuation

Metric ACN LDOS Information Technology Services median
P/E 19.46 11.95 17.60
P/S 2.20 0.94 1.16
P/B 4.98 3.21 1.93
Price to free cash flow 14.01 8.54 13.52
EV/EBITDA 11.63 9.42 9.79
EV/Sales 2.16 1.25 1.35
Earnings yield 5.14% 8.37% 2.99%
Free cash flow yield 7.14% 11.71% 0.07%

Profitability

Metric ACN LDOS Information Technology Services median
Gross margin 32.05% 17.63% 30.04%
Operating margin 15.38% 11.51% 1.67%
Net margin 11.28% 7.97% 0.79%
Free cash flow margin 15.66% 11.03% 0.00%
Return on equity 25.76% 27.88% 0.00%
Return on assets 12.04% 9.78% 0.00%
Return on invested capital 23.76% 12.05% 0.00%

Growth

Metric ACN LDOS Information Technology Services median
Revenue growth (TTM) 6.47% 2.67% 4.85%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) 11.60% 20.82% 3.57%
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 7.98% 6.91% 6.93%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 7.21% 18.18% 0.00%

Health

Metric ACN LDOS Information Technology Services median
Debt to equity 0.31 1.15 0.31
Current ratio 1.43 1.60 1.70
Net debt to EBITDA (0.20) 1.48 0.55

Dividend

Metric ACN LDOS Information Technology Services median
Dividend yield 2.48% 1.27% 1.95%
Payout ratio 0.49 0.15 0.29

Size

Metric ACN LDOS Information Technology Services median
Market cap 156.72b 16.57b 1.11b

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