Accenture plc vs Mastercard Inc, two Internet Retail stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Where ACN and MA diverge most: on debt / equity, ACN reads 0.00 and MA reads 2.82; on p/b, ACN reads 2.52 and MA reads 69.91. The rest of the comparable metrics sit closer together. What ACN's price implies is a bet that sits within the historical range (whole-company basis). What MA's price implies is a somewhat stretched bet versus history (whole-company basis). The bull and bear cases for each are in their full reports below.
| Metric | ACN | MA |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $135.19 | $526.27 |
| Market cap | $83.2B | $470.0B |
| Sector | Internet Retail | Internet Retail |
| Stage | Mature | Mature |
| Implied growth (priced in) | — | +22.1% |
| P/E | 10.8 | 30.5 |
| P/B | 2.52 | 69.91 |
| P/S | 1.14 | 13.85 |
| EV/EBITDA | 6.5 | 23.1 |
| Revenue growth | +6.8% | +16.8% |
| Operating margin | 17.0% | 58.4% |
| Net margin | 10.7% | 45.9% |
| Return on equity | 23.6% | 231.6% |
| Return on assets | 11.3% | 29.7% |
| Return on invested capital | 24.2% | 61.7% |
| FCF yield | 15.1% | 3.8% |
| Dividend yield | 4.4% | 0.6% |
| Debt / equity | 0.00 | 2.82 |
| Current ratio | 1.34 | 0.98 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 7.83 | 9.30 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 8 / 9 | 6 / 9 |
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