Why ACN rose 20.0% on Oct 1 2026: earnings beat
ACN+20.0%on Thu Oct 1 2026
Accenture PLC was up 20.0% on the day at $220.09, ranked #1 on 216× its usual five-minute volume, when TapeRank recorded this spike at 07:44 ET during the pre-market session.
THE DAY ON THE LIST · 1 EVENT
- 07:44 ETMOVER · PRE-MARKET
$220.09 · ▲ 20.0% ON THE DAY · 216× 5M RVOL · RANK #1
STRETCHEDCONFIDENCE5/5Accenture is up 18.6% after beating quarterly EPS and revenue estimates and giving broadly in-line fiscal-year guidance. Those results are positive, but the unusually large pre-market gain is substantially bigger than the disclosed earnings and guidance improvement supports.
WHYUp 18.6% on a 3.5% EPS beat, a 3.7% revenue beat, and largely in-line guidance indicates the move is far larger than the news.ANALYZED 07:54 ET · <1 MIN AGO · OPENAI/GPT-5.6-LUNATHE ROW AND SESSION LEVELS AT 07:44 ET
LAST220.09DAY▲ 20.0%5 MIN▲ 2.04%5M RVOL216×5M $VOL$20.0MFLOAT*667.5MRANK#1SESSIONPRE-MARKETVWAP203.43HOD220.74LOD181.90OR HIGH—OR LOW—PREV CLOSE183.37PM HIGH220.74PM LOW181.90GAP▲ 19.88% (indicated)* FLOAT IS SHARES OUTSTANDING; TRUE FREE FLOAT IS NOT AVAILABLE
— MEANS THE LEVEL DID NOT EXIST YET AT THAT INSTANT, NOT ZERO
THE SESSION
- 09:30 ETOpened at $215.98, +17.8% on the previous close of $183.37
- 10:12 ETRegular-session high, $227.63
- 15:57 ETRegular-session low, $211.03
- 15:59 ETLast trade of the regular session, $212.54, +15.9% on the previous close of $183.37
- Volume: 22.9M shares in regular hours, 2.9M before the open
Accenture opened at $215.98 after TapeRank had already recorded it as a top mover at $220.09, up 20.0% from the previous close. TapeRank’s read tied the move to an earnings beat: quarterly EPS and revenue exceeded estimates, while fiscal-year guidance was broadly in line, though the gain appeared substantially larger than those improvements supported. With no halts, the stock reached $227.63 at 10:12 ET before reversing through the session to a $211.03 low at 15:57 ET, then finished at $212.54, still up 15.9% from the previous close.
WRITTEN THU OCT 15 2026 17:59 ET BY OPENAI/GPT-5.6-LUNA FROM THE FACTS ON THIS PAGE
FILINGS AND NEWS · 24H BEFORE THE MOVE
- 07:11 ETEarnings Scheduled For October 1, 2026Benzinga
- 06:45 ETAccenture Sees FY2027 Adj EPS $14.39-$14.81 vs $14.63 Est; Sees Sales $76.426B-$78.652B vs $76.414B EstBenzinga
- 06:40 ETAccenture Sees Q1 Sales $18.950B-$19.600B vs $19.357B EstBenzinga
- 06:39 ETAccenture Q4 EPS $3.29 Beats $3.18 Estimate, Sales $18.700B Beat $18.030B EstimateBenzinga
- 02:42 ET8-K — Results of Operations and Financial Condition; Financial Statements and ExhibitsSEC 8-K
- WED 07:54 ETHow To Earn $500 A Month From Accenture Stock Ahead Of Q4 EarningsBenzinga
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