Accenture (ACN) financials

NYSE · Technology · Information Technology Services · 814,000 employees · CEO Julie T. Spellman Sweet

Price: $258.24 +4.46%
Market cap: $158B
Enterprise value: $159B
Last report: Q4 '26 filed 2026-10-16
Next report: 2026-12-17 EPS est. $3.95

Revenue (TTM)$74.2B+6.5% vs a year agoLast 4 quarters; bars = each quarter

Operating margin (TTM)15.8%+1.1 pp vs a year agoOperating income $11.7B

Net income (TTM)$8.4B+9.4% vs a year agoAfter tax, incl. non-operating gains

Free cash flow (TTM)$11.6B+6.9% vs a year agoCapex $743M

Diluted EPS (TTM)$13.56+11.6% vs a year agoSum of the last 4 quarters

Net cash-$559M-116.9% vs a year agoCash + short-term investments - debt

Valuation & key figures

Market cap: $158B
Revenue: $74.2B
Revenue growth: +4%
Profit margin: 11.3%
P/E: 18.9×
P/S: 2.1×
EV / EBITDA: 11.9×
Free cash flow: $11.6B
Net income: $8.4B
Revenue estimate: $77.5B
Earnings: 2026-12-17
Dividend: $6.60

Key takeaways

Computed from the reported numbers - every statement carries the figure it rests on.

Last report (2026-10-01): revenue beat by 3.6%, EPS beat by 3.5%Revenue $18.7B vs $18B expected (+3.6%); EPS $3.29 vs $3.18 (+3.5%).
Revenue growth steady: 6.2% year on yearQ4 '26 revenue $18.7B, against an average of 6.8% over the four quarters before.
Operating margin 15.8% (TTM), +1.1 pp on a year agoOperating income grew 14.3% while revenue grew 6.5%.
Capex 1.0% of revenue (a year ago 0.9%)$743M invested in the last 4 quarters (+23.8% on a year earlier). Free cash flow $11.6B = 138.3% of net income.
Returned $11.5B to shareholders = 99.0% of free cash flowBuybacks $7.52B (a year earlier $4.62B), dividends $3.99B, stock-based pay $2.1B (TTM).
Diluted share count down 3.8% in a year605M diluted shares in Q4 '26, 629M a year earlier.
Net debt $559MCash + short-term investments $12.8B, debt incl. leases $13.4B; a year ago net cash $3.3B.
Americas Segment: revenue +7.1%, margin 17.1% (was 11.2%)Fastest-growing reported segment in Q4 '26: operating income $1.62B on revenue $9.43B (from the segment note of the filing).

Last quarter: Q4 '26

Quarter ended 2026-08-31. Compared with the same quarter a year earlier and with the analyst consensus before the report.

Quarter vs a year ago

	Q4 '26	Year ago	Change
Revenue	$18.7B	$17.6B	+6.2%
Gross margin	32.0%	31.9%	+0.2 pp
Operating income	$2.86B	$2.05B	+39.7%
Operating margin	15.3%	11.6%	+3.7 pp
Net income	$1.99B	$1.41B	+40.8%
Diluted EPS	$3.29	$2.25	+46.2%
Operating cash flow	$3.1B	$3.91B	-20.9%
Capex	$250M	$108M	+131.9%
Free cash flow	$2.85B	$3.81B	-25.3%
R&D	$0	$817M	-100.0%
Stock-based compensation	$456M	$440M	+3.7%

Reported vs consensus

2026-10-01

	Actual	Consensus	vs consensus
Revenue	$18.7B	$18B	+3.6%
EPS (as estimated)	$3.29	$3.18	+3.5%

From the report of 2026-10-01 for Q4 '26: revenue and the EPS analysts estimate (often adjusted), so it can differ from the EPS of the statements above.

EPS vs consensus

last 8 reports

Revenue

Where the money comes from - by business line and by region, quarter by quarter.

Revenue, operating income and growth

quarterly

Revenue by business line

stacked, quarterly

Segment	Q4 '26	y/y	Share	TTM	TTM y/y	12 quarters
Outsourcing Revenue	$18.7B	+112.2%	50.0%	–	–
Consulting Revenue	$18.7B	+113.1%	50.0%	–	–

Revenue by region

share of total

Segment	Q4 '26	y/y	Share	TTM	TTM y/y
North America	$7.83B	+1.5%	47.6%	$30.3B	+0.2%
Europe	$5.78B	+2.9%	35.1%	$22.5B	+8.1%
Growth Markets	$2.86B	-11.5%	17.3%	$11.7B	-6.6%

Segment profits

Operating income per reported segment, read from the segment note of each 10-Q / 10-K (the profit split most data feeds leave out).

Segments in Q4 '26

Segment	Revenue	y/y	Operating income	y/y	Margin	Margin a year ago	TTM operating income
Americas Segment	$9.43B	+7.1%	$1.62B	+63.7%	17.1%	11.2%	$6.24B
EMEA Segment	$6.58B	+6.2%	$865M	+30.6%	13.1%	10.7%	$3.44B
Asia Pacific Segment	$2.67B	+2.7%	$382M	-4.4%	14.3%	15.4%	$1.73B

Operating income by segment

quarterly

Segment operating margin

quarterly

Fourth quarters are derived: the 10-K reports the full year, minus the three quarters of the 10-Qs.

Margins & cost structure

How much of each unit of revenue is left at each level - and where the costs go.

Margins

quarterly

Costs as % of revenue

quarterly

Cash flow & capital allocation

Cash generated, what it is spent on, and what reaches shareholders.

Operating cash flow, capex, free cash flow

quarterly

Uses of cash vs operating cash flow

fiscal years

Last 4 quarters

cash flow statement

Operating cash flow: $12.4B
Capex: -$743M
Buybacks: -$7.52B
Dividends: -$3.99B
Acquisitions: -$2.98B
Net debt issued: $4.98B
Stock-based compensation: $2.1B
Free cash flow: $11.6B
Returned to shareholders / FCF: 99.0%

Share count and EPS

quarterly, diluted

Balance sheet

Liquidity, investments and debt at each quarter end.

Cash, investments and debt

quarter ends

Valuation & returns

Today's multiples against the company's own last five fiscal years; analyst targets and ratings.

Multiples and returns

TTM vs 5 fiscal years

	Now	5y average	Where today sits in the 5-year range
P/E (TTM)	18.9×	24.2×	13.9× – 29.7×
EV / EBITDA	11.9×	15.6×	8.3× – 19.7×
EV / Sales	2.1×	2.6×	1.6× – 3.3×
Price / FCF	13.6×	18.6×	10.0× – 24.9×
Price / Book	4.9×	6.5×	3.7× – 8.3×
FCF yield	7.4%	6.0%	4.0% – 10.0%
Return on invested capital	16.8%	19.1%	16.4% – 23.4%
Return on equity	26.8%	26.9%	24.6% – 31.1%

Analysts

Consensus target $230.05 (-10.9%)
range $175.00 – $278.00 · rating Buy

Strong buy0

Buy34

Hold18

Sell1

Strong sell0

Outlook

Analyst consensus for the coming fiscal years and what it implies at today's price.

Consensus estimates

Fiscal year	Revenue	Growth	EPS	Growth	P/E at today's price	Analysts (EPS)
FY2027	$77.5B	+4.5%	$14.68	+8.2%	17.6×	18
FY2028	$81.4B	+5.1%	$15.95	+8.7%	16.2×	16
FY2029	$86B	+5.6%	$17.34	+8.7%	14.9×	10
FY2030	$98.9B	+15.0%	$19.43	+12.1%	13.3×	4

Financial statements

Every line of the income statement, balance sheet and cash flow statement - 12 quarters and 10 fiscal years, as values, as % of revenue or as growth.

Income statementRevenue, costs, operating income, net income and EPSOpen Balance sheetCash, investments, assets, debt, liabilities and equityOpen Cash flowOperating cash flow, capex, free cash flow, buybacks and dividendsOpen

Every reported line

All 286 figures Accenture plc tagged in its recent 10-Q / 10-K filings, with the official SEC label and definition - including the notes (leases, taxes, buybacks, employees, ...).

Line (SEC label)	Latest quarter	Year ago	y/y	Latest FY	Prior FY	y/y
	–	–	–	$65.9M	–	–
	–	–	–	0.6%	–	–
	–	–	–	$158M	–	–
	–	–	–	$368M	–	–
	–	–	–	$2.15B	–	–
	–	–	–	$125M	–	–
Accounts Payable, Current	$3B	$2.7B	+11.4%	$3B	$2.7B	+11.4%
Accounts Receivable, after Allowance for Credit Loss, Current	$14.2B	$13.1B	+8.8%	$14.2B	$13.1B	+8.8%
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Current	$41.7M	$32.2M	+29.2%	$41.7M	$32.2M	+29.2%
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Period Increase (Decrease)	–	–	–	$18M	$11.6M	+55.1%
Accrued Income Taxes, Current	$627M	$701M	-10.7%	$627M	$701M	-10.7%
Accrued Income Taxes, Noncurrent	$1.31B	$1.29B	+1.7%	$1.31B	$1.29B	+1.7%
Accumulated Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization, Property, Plant, and Equipment	$3.08B	$2.93B	+5.1%	$3.08B	$2.93B	+5.1%
Accumulated Other Comprehensive (Income) Loss, Defined Benefit Plan, after Tax	-$162M	$196M	-182.7%	-$162M	$196M	-182.7%
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Foreign Currency Translation Adjustment, Net of Tax	-$1.15B	-$1.06B	-8.1%	-$1.15B	-$1.06B	-8.1%
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax	-$1.38B	-$1.47B	+6.1%	-$1.38B	-$1.47B	+6.1%
Additional Paid in Capital	$19.4B	$16.6B	+16.6%	$19.4B	$16.6B	+16.6%
Advertising Expense	–	–	–	$176M	$78.5M	+124.5%
Amortization of Intangible Assets	$170M	$280M	-39.3%	$659M	$746M	-11.7%
AOCI, Cash Flow Hedge, Cumulative Gain (Loss), after Tax	-$391M	-$209M	-86.6%	-$391M	-$209M	-86.6%
Asset Impairment Charges	$24M2025-11-30	–	–	–	–	–
Assets	$73.6B	$65.4B	+12.5%	$73.6B	$65.4B	+12.5%
Assets, Current	$31.8B	$28.9B	+10.1%	$31.8B	$28.9B	+10.1%
Assets, Noncurrent	$41.8B	$36.5B	+14.4%	$41.8B	$36.5B	+14.4%
Capitalized Contract Cost, Amortization	$84.8M	$80.1M	+5.9%	$328M	$337M	-2.8%
Capitalized Contract Cost, Net, Noncurrent	$1.16B	$1.03B	+13.5%	$1.16B	$1.03B	+13.5%
Cash and Cash Equivalents, at Carrying Value	$12.8B	$11.5B	+11.8%	$12.8B	$11.5B	+11.8%
Cash Flow Hedge Gain (Loss) to be Reclassified within Twelve Months	$71.4M	-$112M	+163.5%	-$291M	-$115M	-152.8%
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Restricted Cash Equivalents	$12.8B	$11.5B	+11.8%	$12.8B	$11.5B	+11.8%
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Restricted Cash Equivalents, Period Increase (Decrease), Including Exchange Rate Effect	$2.67B	$1.85B	+44.3%	$1.35B	$6.47B	-79.1%
Commercial Paper	$99.7M	$100M	-0.3%	$99.7M	$100M	-0.3%
Common Stock, Dividends, Per Share, Cash Paid	$1.632026-05-31	$1.48	+10.1%	$5.922025-08-31	$5.16	+14.7%
Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax, Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest	$40.5M	$40.1M	+0.9%	$156M	$160M	-2.9%
Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax, Attributable to Parent	$2.42B	$1.43B	+68.5%	$8.46B	$7.77B	+8.9%
Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax, Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest	$2.46B	$1.47B	+66.6%	$8.61B	$7.93B	+8.6%
Contract with Customer, Asset, after Allowance for Credit Loss, Current	$2.11B	$1.92B	+10.0%	$2.11B	$1.92B	+10.0%
Contract with Customer, Asset, after Allowance for Credit Loss, Noncurrent	$327M	$180M	+81.4%	$327M	$180M	+81.4%
Contract with Customer, Liability, Revenue Recognized	$200M	$200M	0.0%	$5.1B	$4.3B	+18.6%
Cost of Goods and Services Sold	$12.7B	$12B	+5.9%	$50.4B	$47.4B	+6.3%
Costs and Expenses	$15.8B	$15.5B	+1.7%	$62.8B	$59.4B	+5.6%
Current Federal Tax Expense (Benefit)	–	–	–	$515M	$238M	+116.5%
Current Foreign Tax Expense (Benefit)	–	–	–	$2.05B	$1.75B	+16.9%
Current Income Tax Expense (Benefit)	–	–	–	$2.72B	$2.08B	+30.9%
Current State and Local Tax Expense (Benefit)	–	–	–	$159M	$88.6M	+79.1%
Debt, Current	$113M	$114M	-1.2%	$113M	$114M	-1.2%
Decrease in Unrecognized Tax Benefits is Reasonably Possible	$187M2025-08-31	$414M	-54.8%	$187M2025-08-31	$414M	-54.8%
Deferred Costs, Noncurrent	$1.16B	$1.03B	+13.5%	$1.16B	$1.03B	+13.5%
Deferred Federal Income Tax Expense (Benefit)	–	–	–	-$24.2M	$53.1M	-145.7%
Deferred Foreign Income Tax Expense (Benefit)	–	–	–	$119M	$271M	-56.2%
Deferred Income Tax Assets, Net	$3.41B	$3.79B	-10.1%	$3.41B	$3.79B	-10.1%
Deferred Income Tax Expense (Benefit)	-$122M	$75.5M	-261.8%	$125M	$357M	-65.0%
Deferred Income Tax Liabilities, Net	$450M	$472M	-4.6%	$450M	$472M	-4.6%
Deferred Revenue, Current	$6.28B	$6.07B	+3.4%	$6.28B	$6.07B	+3.4%
Deferred Revenue, Noncurrent	$985M	$642M	+53.4%	$985M	$642M	+53.4%
Deferred State and Local Income Tax Expense (Benefit)	–	–	–	$30.7M	$33.1M	-7.4%
Deferred Tax Assets, Gross	$7.64B	$7.68B	-0.4%	$7.64B	$7.68B	-0.4%
Deferred Tax Assets, Net	$2.96B	$3.32B	-10.9%	$2.96B	$3.32B	-10.9%
Deferred Tax Assets, Net of Valuation Allowance	$5.97B	$5.99B	-0.3%	$5.97B	$5.99B	-0.3%
Deferred Tax Assets, Operating Loss Carryforwards	$280M	$267M	+4.9%	$280M	$267M	+4.9%
Deferred Tax Assets, Other	$1.54B	$1.47B	+4.3%	$1.54B	$1.47B	+4.3%

Source: SEC companyfacts (XBRL of every 10-Q / 10-K). Cash-flow quarters are derived from the year-to-date figures the 10-Q tags. Segment breakdowns are tagged with dimensions and are shown in the segment section instead.

Sources

Statements, segment revenue, metrics, estimates: Financial Modeling Prep. Segment profits and every reported line: SEC EDGAR (XBRL). Filings read: 10-K 2026-08-31, 10-Q 2026-05-31, 10-Q 2026-02-28, 10-Q 2025-11-30, 10-K 2025-08-31, 10-Q 2025-05-31, 10-Q 2025-02-28, 10-Q 2024-11-30, 10-K 2024-08-31

Data as of 2026-11-01