Accenture
ACN · NYSEServices-Business Services, NEC · Fiscal year ends Aug 31
Accenture reported revenue of $74.2B in the fiscal year ended Aug 2026, up 6.5% from the year before. Operating income was $11.4B, an operating margin of 15.4%, and net income was $8.4B. Operating cash flow of $12.4B less capital expenditure of $743M left free cash flow of $11.6B. It held more cash than debt (net cash $2.7B).
Last 5 fiscal years
Revenue and net income
Income statement
| Fiscal year | Aug 2022 | Aug 2023 | Aug 2024 | Aug 2025 | Aug 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $61.6B | $64.1B | $64.9B | $69.7B | $74.2B |
| Cost of revenue | $41.9B | $43.4B | $43.7B | $47.4B | $50.4B |
| Gross profit | $19.7B | $20.7B | $21.2B | $22.2B | $23.8B |
| Research & development | $1.1B | $1.3B | $1.2B | $817M | $1B |
| Operating income | $9.4B | $8.8B | $9.6B | $10.2B | $11.4B |
| Interest expense | $47M | $48M | $59M | $229M | $303M |
| Pre-tax income | $9.2B | $9.1B | $9.7B | $10.3B | $11.4B |
| Income tax | $2.2B | $2.1B | $2.3B | $2.4B | $2.8B |
| Net income | $6.9B | $6.9B | $7.3B | $7.7B | $8.4B |
| Diluted EPS | 10.71 | 10.77 | 11.44 | 12.15 | 13.56 |
| Diluted shares | 643M | 639M | 636M | 632M | 617M |
Balance sheet
| Fiscal year | Aug 2022 | Aug 2023 | Aug 2024 | Aug 2025 | Aug 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash & equivalents | $7.9B | $9B | $5B | $11.5B | $12.8B |
| Receivables | $10.5B | $10.7B | $11.9B | $13.1B | $14.2B |
| Current assets | $21.6B | $23.4B | $20.9B | $28.9B | $31.8B |
| Net PP&E | $1.7B | $1.5B | $1.5B | $1.6B | $1.7B |
| Goodwill | $13.1B | $15.6B | $21.1B | $22.5B | $26.8B |
| Total assets | $47.3B | $51.2B | $55.9B | $65.4B | $73.6B |
| Payables | $2.6B | $2.5B | $2.7B | $2.7B | $3B |
| Deferred revenue | $4.5B | $4.9B | $5.2B | $6.1B | $6.3B |
| Current liabilities | $17.5B | $18B | $19B | $20.4B | $22.3B |
| Short-term debt | $9M | $105M | $946M | $114M | $113M |
| Long-term debt | $46M | $43M | $79M | $5B | $10B |
| Shareholders' equity | $22.1B | $25.7B | $28.3B | $31.2B | $31.6B |
| Backlog (remaining obligations) | $24B | $26B | $30B | $34B | $37B |
Cash flow
| Fiscal year | Aug 2022 | Aug 2023 | Aug 2024 | Aug 2025 | Aug 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | $9.5B | $9.5B | $9.1B | $11.5B | $12.4B |
| Capital expenditure | $718M | $528M | $517M | $600M | $743M |
| Free cash flow | $8.8B | $9B | $8.6B | $10.9B | $11.6B |
| Depreciation & amortisation | $1.3B | $1.4B | $1.4B | $622M | $581M |
| Stock-based compensation | $1.7B | $1.9B | $1.9B | $2.1B | $2.1B |
| Share buybacks | $4.1B | $4.3B | $4.5B | $4.6B | $7.5B |
| Dividends paid | $2.5B | – | – | – | – |
| Dividend per share | 3.88 | 4.48 | 5.16 | 5.92 | – |
Key ratios
| Fiscal year | Aug 2022 | Aug 2023 | Aug 2024 | Aug 2025 | Aug 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | – | 4.1% | 1.2% | 7.4% | 6.5% |
| Operating income growth (YoY) | – | −5.9% | 8.9% | 6.6% | 11.5% |
| EPS growth (YoY) | – | 0.6% | 6.2% | 6.2% | 11.6% |
| Gross margin | 32.0% | 32.3% | 32.6% | 31.9% | 32.0% |
| Operating margin | 15.2% | 13.7% | 14.8% | 14.7% | 15.4% |
| Net margin | 11.2% | 10.7% | 11.2% | 11.0% | 11.3% |
| Return on equityBlank when equity is negative | 31.1% | 26.7% | 25.7% | 24.6% | 26.5% |
| ROCEEBIT ÷ (assets − current liabilities) | 31.5% | 26.5% | 26.0% | 22.7% | 22.2% |
| Free cash flow margin | 14.3% | 14.0% | 13.3% | 15.6% | 15.7% |
| Cash conversion (CFO ÷ net income) | 1.39x | 1.39x | 1.26x | 1.49x | 1.48x |
| Receivable days | 62 | 61 | 67 | 68 | 70 |
| Payable days | 22 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 22 |
| Interest cover | 198x | 185x | 163x | 44.7x | 37.6x |
| Debt ÷ equity | 0.00x | 0.01x | 0.04x | 0.17x | 0.32x |
| Net debtDebt − cash & equivalents; excludes investments; negative = net cash | −$7.8B | −$8.9B | −$4B | −$6.3B | −$2.7B |
| Current ratio | 1.23x | 1.30x | 1.10x | 1.42x | 1.43x |
Recent filings
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