ACN$235.16▼ 4.9%Accenture's CEO: no open-market buys in 16 years of filings, then $3 million
Julie Sweet, Accenture's chief executive, bought 12,200 of its shares on Oct. 26, her filing shows. Until then her filings showed planned sales, about $82 million, and monthly buys from a company program, never one on the market.
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- Sweet's filings show planned sales, about $82 million since 2011, and, from 2015, monthly purchases from Accenture through an employee program, about $12 million in all.
- Until Oct. 26 they showed no purchase on the open market. That day she bought about $3.0 million of stock there, more than she put into the program in any full year.
- In June, as the stock fell to its 2026 low, Accenture bought back its own shares at an average of $127.63. Sweet's average on Oct. 26 was $245.99.
- Shares bought on the market don't count toward the stock Accenture requires its top executives to hold, its proxy says. Her filing gives no reason for the purchase.
- Next: Accenture plans $5.5 billion of buybacks in its fiscal 2027, which began Sept. 1.
The purchase: Julie Sweet, the chair and chief executive of Accenture, bought 12,200 of its shares on the open market on Oct. 26, at $244.59 to $246.54 each. That is about $3.0 million in all, her filing shows.Form 4 It reached the SEC before the market opened on Oct. 28. A director, Paula Price, bought 800 shares the same day, about $200,000 worth, her filing shows.Form 4
The record: A Form 4 is the report a company's officers and directors must file within two business days of most trades in its stock. Sweet has filed 299 since April 2010, shortly after she became Accenture's general counsel.Form 3Proxy KeyVex read all of them. Sixty-nine report sales, about $82 million of stock from April 2011 to Feb. 10, 2026, each under a Rule 10b5-1 plan, a schedule of sales set in advance.Form 4 They also report 141 monthly purchases from Accenture itself since 2015, through its Voluntary Equity Investment Program, about $12 million in all.Form 4
Why it matters: Until Oct. 26, none of her filings in 16 years reported a purchase on the open market. The new one does, and it marks no trading plan.Form 4 At about $3.0 million, it is more than she put into the employee program in any full year; her biggest year was 2022, at about $2.2 million.Chart data
Accenture's stock and the key dates in this storyDaily close, Jan. 2 to Oct. 27, 2026 ▼ 9.5%Show chartHide chart
- 1Feb. 10, 2026 Sweet's last reported sale. 6,057 shares sold under a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan, at about $236 to $243. The stock closes at $240.86.
- 2June 18, 2026 The stock's worst day since 2001. On the day of its third-quarter results, the stock falls 18.0% to $127.98.
- 3June 30, 2026 The 2026 low: $124.44. In June, Accenture bought back 9.6 million of its own shares at an average of $127.63.
- 4Oct. 1, 2026 Fourth-quarter results. Revenue above the company's own forecast. The stock rises 15.8% to $212.30.
- 5Oct. 14, 2026 Investor Day. Accenture sets targets of mid-single-digit growth in fiscal 2027 and 2028.
- 6Oct. 26, 2026 Sweet buys 12,200 shares on the market. At $244.59 to $246.54, about $3.0 million. The stock closes at $247.23.
View the data (206 trading days)
| Date | Close | Day change |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-27 | $235.16 | −4.9% |
| 2026-10-26 | $247.23 | −0.9% |
| 2026-10-23 | $249.37 | −3.6% |
| 2026-10-22 | $258.74 | +7.7% |
| 2026-10-21 | $240.26 | +0.5% |
| 2026-10-20 | $239.12 | +0.9% |
| 2026-10-19 | $236.93 | +3.2% |
| 2026-10-16 | $229.68 | +2.1% |
| 2026-10-15 | $224.92 | +4.6% |
| 2026-10-14 | $214.96 | +0.7% |
| 2026-10-13 | $213.56 | −0.6% |
| 2026-10-12 | $214.87 | +2.8% |
| 2026-10-09 | $209.06 | +0.3% |
| 2026-10-08 | $208.36 | +6.0% |
| 2026-10-07 | $196.64 | +1.7% |
| 2026-10-06 | $193.40 | −0.8% |
| 2026-10-05 | $195.05 | −1.9% |
| 2026-10-02 | $198.90 | −6.3% |
| 2026-10-01 | $212.30 | +15.8% |
| 2026-09-30 | $183.37 | +3.5% |
| 2026-09-29 | $177.12 | +1.5% |
| 2026-09-28 | $174.47 | −0.9% |
| 2026-09-25 | $176.11 | −0.7% |
| 2026-09-24 | $177.41 | −3.3% |
| 2026-09-23 | $183.52 | −0.1% |
| 2026-09-22 | $183.72 | −1.3% |
| 2026-09-21 | $186.11 | +2.7% |
| 2026-09-18 | $181.29 | −4.7% |
| 2026-09-17 | $190.29 | +0.3% |
| 2026-09-16 | $189.64 | −1.9% |
| 2026-09-15 | $193.40 | −0.8% |
| 2026-09-14 | $195.00 | +6.0% |
| 2026-09-11 | $183.90 | +3.4% |
| 2026-09-10 | $177.91 | +1.2% |
| 2026-09-09 | $175.80 | −1.8% |
| 2026-09-08 | $179.03 | −4.1% |
| 2026-09-04 | $186.72 | −3.3% |
| 2026-09-03 | $193.12 | +2.9% |
| 2026-09-02 | $187.68 | −0.2% |
| 2026-09-01 | $188.09 | −0.9% |
| 2026-08-31 | $189.76 | +0.1% |
| 2026-08-28 | $189.61 | +1.2% |
| 2026-08-27 | $187.38 | +3.3% |
| 2026-08-26 | $181.38 | −3.0% |
| 2026-08-25 | $186.93 | +0.2% |
| 2026-08-24 | $186.53 | +0.7% |
| 2026-08-21 | $185.28 | +2.2% |
| 2026-08-20 | $181.35 | −1.0% |
| 2026-08-19 | $183.17 | +5.9% |
| 2026-08-18 | $172.93 | +1.7% |
| 2026-08-17 | $169.98 | −3.9% |
| 2026-08-14 | $176.89 | −0.9% |
| 2026-08-13 | $178.49 | −0.9% |
| 2026-08-12 | $180.14 | +0.2% |
| 2026-08-11 | $179.82 | +0.9% |
| 2026-08-10 | $178.25 | +1.4% |
| 2026-08-07 | $175.72 | +2.7% |
| 2026-08-06 | $171.11 | +0.2% |
| 2026-08-05 | $170.73 | +0.2% |
| 2026-08-04 | $170.43 | +2.8% |
| 2026-08-03 | $165.76 | −0.1% |
| 2026-07-31 | $165.92 | +1.6% |
| 2026-07-30 | $163.29 | −5.7% |
| 2026-07-29 | $173.17 | +5.2% |
| 2026-07-28 | $164.66 | +6.9% |
| 2026-07-27 | $154.06 | +4.8% |
| 2026-07-24 | $146.99 | +5.9% |
| 2026-07-23 | $138.74 | −1.0% |
| 2026-07-22 | $140.09 | −0.5% |
| 2026-07-21 | $140.86 | −2.7% |
| 2026-07-20 | $144.73 | +0.8% |
| 2026-07-17 | $143.57 | −0.7% |
| 2026-07-16 | $144.61 | +5.5% |
| 2026-07-15 | $137.02 | +1.8% |
| 2026-07-14 | $134.56 | −2.9% |
| 2026-07-13 | $138.52 | +2.4% |
| 2026-07-10 | $135.23 | −2.8% |
| 2026-07-09 | $139.06 | +1.4% |
| 2026-07-08 | $137.19 | −3.5% |
| 2026-07-07 | $142.14 | +3.8% |
| 2026-07-06 | $136.96 | −0.3% |
| 2026-07-02 | $137.35 | +4.7% |
| 2026-07-01 | $131.13 | +5.4% |
| 2026-06-30 | $124.44 | −0.2% |
| 2026-06-29 | $124.74 | −3.3% |
| 2026-06-26 | $128.98 | +2.5% |
| 2026-06-25 | $125.82 | −2.6% |
| 2026-06-24 | $129.15 | +1.7% |
| 2026-06-23 | $127.01 | +1.7% |
| 2026-06-22 | $124.83 | −2.5% |
| 2026-06-18 | $127.98 | −18.0% |
| 2026-06-17 | $156.01 | −5.7% |
| 2026-06-16 | $165.52 | +0.1% |
| 2026-06-15 | $165.36 | −2.9% |
| 2026-06-12 | $170.28 | +1.6% |
| 2026-06-11 | $167.52 | −1.7% |
| 2026-06-10 | $170.50 | −1.7% |
| 2026-06-09 | $173.47 | −0.6% |
| 2026-06-08 | $174.43 | −2.1% |
| 2026-06-05 | $178.25 | −0.3% |
| 2026-06-04 | $178.86 | +0.8% |
| 2026-06-03 | $177.43 | −4.7% |
| 2026-06-02 | $186.22 | −5.3% |
| 2026-06-01 | $196.59 | +5.1% |
| 2026-05-29 | $187.07 | +4.9% |
| 2026-05-28 | $178.40 | +1.2% |
| 2026-05-27 | $176.36 | −0.4% |
| 2026-05-26 | $177.00 | −1.2% |
| 2026-05-22 | $179.24 | +0.8% |
| 2026-05-21 | $177.87 | −0.8% |
| 2026-05-20 | $179.22 | +1.4% |
| 2026-05-19 | $176.80 | −0.4% |
| 2026-05-18 | $177.55 | +5.2% |
| 2026-05-15 | $168.82 | +2.9% |
| 2026-05-14 | $163.99 | +2.7% |
| 2026-05-13 | $159.64 | −6.0% |
| 2026-05-12 | $169.77 | −1.5% |
| 2026-05-11 | $172.35 | −4.5% |
| 2026-05-08 | $180.42 | +0.1% |
| 2026-05-07 | $180.19 | +3.2% |
| 2026-05-06 | $174.57 | −2.5% |
| 2026-05-05 | $179.01 | −0.6% |
| 2026-05-04 | $180.12 | +0.2% |
| 2026-05-01 | $179.83 | +0.6% |
| 2026-04-30 | $178.71 | −0.9% |
| 2026-04-29 | $180.26 | +1.4% |
| 2026-04-28 | $177.75 | +0.4% |
| 2026-04-27 | $176.97 | −0.8% |
| 2026-04-24 | $178.36 | 0.0% |
| 2026-04-23 | $178.28 | −6.2% |
| 2026-04-22 | $190.10 | −2.2% |
| 2026-04-21 | $194.42 | −0.3% |
| 2026-04-20 | $195.06 | −1.3% |
| 2026-04-17 | $197.65 | +1.9% |
| 2026-04-16 | $194.00 | 0.0% |
| 2026-04-15 | $194.00 | +1.9% |
| 2026-04-14 | $190.37 | −0.8% |
| 2026-04-13 | $191.95 | +6.9% |
| 2026-04-10 | $179.53 | −3.5% |
| 2026-04-09 | $186.03 | −4.0% |
| 2026-04-08 | $193.84 | −1.8% |
| 2026-04-07 | $197.30 | −0.8% |
| 2026-04-06 | $198.95 | −1.2% |
| 2026-04-02 | $201.33 | +2.2% |
| 2026-04-01 | $197.06 | −0.6% |
| 2026-03-31 | $198.29 | +0.4% |
| 2026-03-30 | $197.55 | +2.6% |
| 2026-03-27 | $192.60 | −1.9% |
| 2026-03-26 | $196.42 | +2.1% |
| 2026-03-25 | $192.29 | −0.6% |
| 2026-03-24 | $193.54 | −3.2% |
| 2026-03-23 | $200.02 | 0.0% |
| 2026-03-20 | $199.99 | −1.7% |
| 2026-03-19 | $203.55 | +4.3% |
| 2026-03-18 | $195.15 | −1.8% |
| 2026-03-17 | $198.66 | −0.3% |
| 2026-03-16 | $199.31 | +1.4% |
| 2026-03-13 | $196.65 | +0.3% |
| 2026-03-12 | $196.05 | −2.7% |
| 2026-03-11 | $201.48 | −0.1% |
| 2026-03-10 | $201.63 | −3.7% |
| 2026-03-09 | $209.36 | −2.6% |
| 2026-03-06 | $215.00 | +0.5% |
| 2026-03-05 | $214.00 | +1.9% |
| 2026-03-04 | $210.00 | +0.1% |
| 2026-03-03 | $209.89 | +1.9% |
| 2026-03-02 | $205.93 | −1.3% |
| 2026-02-27 | $208.72 | +0.6% |
| 2026-02-26 | $207.38 | +8.3% |
| 2026-02-25 | $191.50 | −2.7% |
| 2026-02-24 | $196.73 | −2.2% |
| 2026-02-23 | $201.18 | −6.6% |
| 2026-02-20 | $215.35 | +0.2% |
| 2026-02-19 | $214.95 | −3.9% |
| 2026-02-18 | $223.61 | +1.7% |
| 2026-02-17 | $219.89 | −1.9% |
| 2026-02-13 | $224.23 | +1.0% |
| 2026-02-12 | $222.05 | −3.6% |
| 2026-02-11 | $230.43 | −4.3% |
| 2026-02-10 | $240.86 | +1.7% |
| 2026-02-09 | $236.76 | −1.6% |
| 2026-02-06 | $240.62 | +3.0% |
| 2026-02-05 | $233.58 | −3.3% |
| 2026-02-04 | $241.65 | +0.2% |
| 2026-02-03 | $241.21 | −9.6% |
| 2026-02-02 | $266.79 | +1.2% |
| 2026-01-30 | $263.64 | +0.9% |
| 2026-01-29 | $261.22 | −3.4% |
| 2026-01-28 | $270.43 | −1.9% |
| 2026-01-27 | $275.80 | −1.7% |
| 2026-01-26 | $280.71 | −0.1% |
| 2026-01-23 | $281.07 | −1.4% |
| 2026-01-22 | $285.09 | +1.6% |
| 2026-01-21 | $280.72 | +2.9% |
| 2026-01-20 | $272.71 | −4.7% |
| 2026-01-16 | $286.21 | −0.5% |
| 2026-01-15 | $287.77 | −0.3% |
| 2026-01-14 | $288.54 | +4.2% |
| 2026-01-13 | $276.80 | −1.5% |
| 2026-01-12 | $280.96 | +0.1% |
| 2026-01-09 | $280.67 | −0.4% |
| 2026-01-08 | $281.82 | +2.9% |
| 2026-01-07 | $273.98 | −0.7% |
| 2026-01-06 | $275.93 | +4.5% |
| 2026-01-05 | $263.98 | +1.6% |
| 2026-01-02 | $259.95 |
As of the Oct. 27 close, $235.16. Source: Tiingo end-of-day closes, as traded, via KeyVex.
A stock that fell 70%, then nearly doubled
Accenture closed at a record $415.42 on Dec. 29, 2021.Chart data On June 18, 2026, the day it reported third-quarter results, it fell 18.0%, its worst day since it began trading in 2001.8-KChart data On June 30 it closed at $124.44, 70% below the record and its lowest close since July 2017.Chart data
Then the business beat its own forecast. On Oct. 1, Accenture reported fourth-quarter revenue above the range it had given. It forecast revenue growth of 3% to 6% in local currency, meaning before exchange-rate swings, for fiscal 2027.8-K The stock rose 15.8% that day. At an Investor Day presentation on Oct. 14, Accenture set targets of mid-single-digit growth in fiscal 2027 and 2028, and $5.5 billion of buybacks in fiscal 2027.8-K On Oct. 26 the stock closed at $247.23, nearly double its June low.Chart data
Whether AI shrinks consulting work is not settled. "You can't infill with new business fast enough," Nate Singer, chief executive of Heron Intelligence, a due-diligence firm, told the Financial Times before Investor Day. "You would think headcount would decline," said Bryan Keane, a Citi analyst. Accenture's executives hope AI will bring years of work advising clients on it, the FT reported.FT via Irish Times
What she paid, and what Accenture paid
Accenture itself bought heavily this year, at much lower prices. From June 1 to Aug. 31 it bought 17.6 million of its own shares at an average of $131.89, its annual report shows. In June alone it bought 9.6 million, at $127.63.10-K KeyVex reported on Oct. 4 that the same $2.3 billion bought far more shares than the same sum did last fall.
Sweet paid about $246 a share, nearly twice the company's June average. Paula Price paid $249.81.Form 4Form 4 Earlier this year, in January and February, Sweet sold 13,251 shares under her plan, at about $236 to $291.Form 4Form 4Form 4
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| Buyer | Average price a share | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Accenture's buybacks, June (9.6 million shares, 10-K) | $127.63 | $127.63 average, June 1 to 30, 2026 |
| Accenture's buybacks, June to August (17.6 million shares, 10-K) | $131.89 | $131.89 average, fiscal fourth quarter |
| Julie Sweet, Oct. 26 (12,200 shares, Form 4) | $245.99 | Weighted average of $245.1063 and $246.1701 |
| Paula Price, Oct. 26 (800 shares, Form 4) | $249.81 | $249.8097 weighted average |
Averages weighted by shares. Sources: Accenture Form 10-K (fiscal year ended Aug. 31, 2026); Form 4 filings of Julie Sweet and Paula Price, Oct. 28, 2026.
Two other officers sold on Oct. 22. Ryoji Sekido, co-chief executive for Asia Pacific, sold 5,844 shares, about $1.4 million worth. His notice of the sale says he got them through Accenture's employee share plan, and his filing marks no trading plan; the plan he adopted in June 2025 was set to run until July 24, 2026, Accenture's 2025 annual report says.Form 4Form 14410-K Chief accounting officer Melissa Burgum sold 811 shares at $250 under a plan she adopted in October 2025.Form 4Form 144
What the filings show, and don't
The purchase raised the shares Sweet holds directly by a third, to 48,910. Six days earlier she had received 38,302 shares as a stock award, and Accenture withheld 18,788 of them for taxes.Form 4Form 4
The shares don't count toward her ownership requirement. Accenture's named executive officers must hold stock worth at least six times their base pay. Its proxy says they "may only satisfy this ownership requirement through the holdings they acquire pursuant to the Company's share programs." It also says each of them already held more than required.Proxy
Julie Sweet's planned sales and program purchases of Accenture stock, by yearShow chartHide chart
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| Year | Planned sales on the market | Monthly purchases from Accenture's employee program |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $3.28M | $0.39M |
| 2025 | $11.62M | $1.81M |
| 2024 | $13.37M | $1.06M |
| 2023 | $14.67M | $1.46M |
| 2022 | $11.98M | $2.22M |
| 2021 | $5.55M | $2.05M |
| 2020 | $4.08M | $1.56M |
| 2019 | $3.37M | $0.41M |
| 2018 | $2.39M | $0.58M |
| 2017 | $2.45M | $0.31M |
| 2016 | $1.69M | $0.18M |
| 2015 | $4.15M | $0.05M |
| 2014 | $1.05M | |
| 2013 | $1.38M | |
| 2012 | $1.15M | |
| 2011 | $0.18M |
Shares times the price each Form 4 reports, by the year of the trade. Not shown: her Oct. 26, 2026 open-market purchase, about $3.0 million. Source: Julie Sweet's Form 4 filings on SEC EDGAR, read by KeyVex.
Her filing gives no reason for the purchase.Form 4 Her last trading plan, adopted July 12, 2025, covered about 39,000 shares and was set to run until July 24, 2026, Accenture's 2025 annual report says.10-K Its reports through Aug. 31 list no new plan for her.10-Q10-Q10-Q10-K Of her 299 filings, the one dated Oct. 28 is the only one that reports a purchase on the open market.Form 4
What to watch
Accenture's forecast: revenue growth of 3% to 6% in local currency, at least $9.5 billion returned to shareholders and $5.5 billion of buybacks. The year ends Aug. 31, 2027.
The Investor Day target of mid-single-digit growth again.
The target rises to mid to high single digits.
The paper trail
Main filings this story relies on, Feb. 10 through Oct. 28, 2026, with the time EDGAR accepted the most recent ones (Eastern). Earlier filings are in Sources.
| Filed (ET) | Form | Filer | What it shows |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb. 10 | 4 | Julie Sweet | Sells 6,057 shares at about $236 to $243 under a Rule 10b5-1 plan: her last reported sale. |
| June 18, 6:41 a.m. | 8-K | Accenture | Third-quarter results. The stock falls 18.0% that day. |
| Oct. 1, 6:42 a.m. | 8-K | Accenture | Fourth-quarter results above its forecast; fiscal 2027 outlook of 3% to 6% growth. |
| Oct. 6 | 4 | Julie Sweet | 197 shares bought from Accenture through its employee program on Oct. 5. |
| Oct. 14, 6:44 a.m. | 8-K | Accenture | Investor Day presentation: growth targets through fiscal 2029, $5.5 billion of buybacks in fiscal 2027. |
| Oct. 16, 6:22 a.m. | 10-K | Accenture | 17.6 million shares bought back June to August at $131.89; no trading plans adopted or ended that quarter. |
| Oct. 22 | 4 | Julie Sweet | 38,302 shares awarded on Oct. 20; 18,788 withheld for taxes. |
| Oct. 22, 4:04 p.m. | 4 | Ryoji Sekido | Sells 5,844 shares at about $245 on Oct. 22. No trading plan marked. |
| Oct. 22 | 4 | Melissa Burgum | Sells 811 shares at $250 under a plan adopted Oct. 28, 2025. |
| Oct. 28, 6:45 a.m. | 4 | Paula Price | Buys 800 shares at $249.81 on Oct. 26. |
| Oct. 28, 6:45 a.m. | 4 | Julie Sweet | Buys 12,200 shares on the open market on Oct. 26, about $3.0 million. No trading plan marked. |
Related coverage
Sources
24 sources, 21 of them public records
Public records
- Form 4, Julie Spellman Sweet (open-market purchase of Oct. 26, 2026)SEC EDGAR · Oct. 28, 2026
- Form 4, Paula A. Price (purchase of Oct. 26, 2026)SEC EDGAR · Oct. 28, 2026
- Form 4, Julie Spellman Sweet (stock award and tax withholding, Oct. 20, 2026)SEC EDGAR · Oct. 22, 2026
- Form 4, Julie Spellman Sweet (Voluntary Equity Investment Program purchase, Oct. 5, 2026)SEC EDGAR · Oct. 6, 2026
- Form 4, Julie Spellman Sweet (sales of Jan. 14, 2026, under a Rule 10b5-1 plan)SEC EDGAR · Jan. 15, 2026
- Form 4, Julie Spellman Sweet (sales of Feb. 3, 2026, under a Rule 10b5-1 plan)SEC EDGAR · Feb. 4, 2026
- Form 4, Julie Spellman Sweet (sales of Feb. 10, 2026, under a Rule 10b5-1 plan)SEC EDGAR · Feb. 10, 2026
- Form 4, Ryoji Sekido (sales of Oct. 22, 2026)SEC EDGAR · Oct. 22, 2026
- Form 144, Ryoji SekidoSEC EDGAR · Oct. 22, 2026
- Form 4, Melissa A. Burgum (sale of Oct. 22, 2026, under a Rule 10b5-1 plan)SEC EDGAR · Oct. 22, 2026
- Form 144, Melissa A. BurgumSEC EDGAR · Oct. 22, 2026
- Form 3, Julie Spellman Sweet (initial statement of ownership)SEC EDGAR · April 1, 2010
- Accenture plc, Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended Aug. 31, 2026SEC EDGAR · Oct. 16, 2026
- Accenture plc, Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended Aug. 31, 2025SEC EDGAR · Oct. 10, 2025
- Accenture plc, Form 10-Q for the quarter ended Nov. 30, 2025SEC EDGAR · Dec. 18, 2025
- Accenture plc, Form 10-Q for the quarter ended Feb. 28, 2026SEC EDGAR · March 19, 2026
- Accenture plc, Form 10-Q for the quarter ended May 31, 2026SEC EDGAR · June 18, 2026
- Accenture plc, Form 8-K, Exhibit 99: third-quarter fiscal 2026 resultsSEC EDGAR · June 18, 2026
- Accenture plc, Form 8-K, Exhibit 99: fourth-quarter and full-year fiscal 2026 resultsSEC EDGAR · Oct. 1, 2026
- Accenture plc, Form 8-K, Exhibit 99: Investor Day financial presentationSEC EDGAR · Oct. 14, 2026
- Accenture plc, definitive proxy statement (DEF 14A)SEC EDGAR · Dec. 12, 2025
Reporting
- "Will Dublin-headquartered Accenture survive or thrive in the age of AI?" (Stephen Foley, Financial Times)The Irish Times · Oct. 13, 2026
Data
- End-of-day prices for ACN, and SPY and QQQ on the chart (Tiingo)KeyVex · through Oct. 27, 2026
- The chart's Filings layer: KeyVex's Congress trade, insider trade, Form 144, 8-K and lobbying records for ACNKeyVex · through Oct. 27, 2026
How we got these numbers
- KeyVex downloaded every Form 4 Julie Sweet has filed, 299 from April 6, 2010, to Oct. 28, 2026, from the SEC's list of her filings, and read each one's transaction codes. Code P, a purchase on the open market or in a private deal, appears only in the Oct. 28 filing, which describes trades at market prices. Code S, a sale, appears in 242 transactions across 69 filings, each with a footnote saying the sale was under a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Her purchases from Accenture through its Voluntary Equity Investment Program are reported as code A, with a footnote naming the program: 141 of them from February 2015 to Oct. 5, 2026, 46,633 shares.
- Dollar figures are shares times the price each filing reports, summed by the year of the trade: $82.37 million of sales (378,367 shares) and $12.09 million of program purchases. Her Oct. 26 purchase was 2,100 shares at $245.1063 and 10,100 at $246.1701, weighted averages of trades from $244.59 to $246.54: $3,001,041.24, or $245.99 a share.
- Accenture's buyback prices are from its 10-K: average price paid a share, the total cash outlay divided by the shares acquired by purchase, redemption or employee forfeiture. Its fiscal year ends Aug. 31.
- Prices are end-of-day closes as traded. "Worst day" compares each close with the one before, over every trading day since Accenture's shares began trading in July 2001. The Filings switch on the chart shows the filing markers from KeyVex's Accenture page, a selection of congressional trades, insider trades, Form 144 notices, 8-Ks and lobbying filings: not every filing, and not only those tied to this story.