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Accenture plc (ACN) financials

For fiscal 2026 (ended Aug 31, 2026), Accenture plc reported $74.18B of revenue and $8.37B of net income.

Revenue, FY2026
$74.18B
Revenue growth, YoY
+6.5%
Net income, FY2026
$8.37B
Net income growth, YoY
+9.0%
Net margin
11.3%
Free cash flow, FY2026
$11.62B
EPS, diluted, FY2026
$13.56
EPS growth, YoY
+11.6%
Cash
$12.83B
Total debt
$10.11B
P/E
20.82
P/S
2.35
Market cap
$174.20B
Annual revenue$74.18B
FY2017FY2026
Annual net income$8.37B
FY2017FY2026
Annual free cash flow$11.62B
FY2017FY2026

ACN revenue and earnings growth

ACN revenueQ4 2026$18.68B

Quarter YoY
+6.2%
QoQ
-0.2%
FY YoY
+6.5%
5Y CAGR
+8.0%
10Y CAGR
+7.9%

ACN revenue was $18.68B in fiscal Q4 2026 (ended Aug 31, 2026), up 6.2% from a year earlier and down 0.2% from the prior quarter. For the full fiscal 2026 it was $74.18B, up 6.5% from fiscal 2025. Compound annual growth was +8.0% over 5 years and +7.9% over 10 years. It rose in each of the last 10 fiscal years. Fiscal 2026 is the highest of the 15 fiscal years on file.

ACN net incomeQ4 2026$1.99B

Quarter YoY
+40.8%
QoQ
-14.9%
FY YoY
+9.0%
5Y CAGR
+7.2%
10Y CAGR
+7.4%

ACN net income was $1.99B in fiscal Q4 2026 (ended Aug 31, 2026), up 40.8% from a year earlier and down 14.9% from the prior quarter. For the full fiscal 2026 it was $8.37B, up 9.0% from fiscal 2025. Compound annual growth was +7.2% over 5 years and +7.4% over 10 years. It rose in 8 of the last 10 fiscal years. Fiscal 2026 is the highest of the 15 fiscal years on file.

ACN EPSQ4 2026$3.29

Quarter YoY
+46.2%
QoQ
-13.4%
FY YoY
+11.6%
5Y CAGR
+8.2%
10Y CAGR
+7.7%

ACN diluted EPS was $3.29 in fiscal Q4 2026 (ended Aug 31, 2026), up 46.2% from a year earlier and down 13.4% from the prior quarter. For the full fiscal 2026 it was $13.56, up 11.6% from fiscal 2025. Compound annual growth was +8.2% over 5 years and +7.7% over 10 years.

ACN free cash flowQ4 2026$2.85B

Quarter YoY
-25.3%
QoQ
-21.0%
FY YoY
+6.9%
5Y CAGR
+6.7%
10Y CAGR
+10.8%

ACN free cash flow was $2.85B in fiscal Q4 2026 (ended Aug 31, 2026), down 25.3% from a year earlier and down 21.0% from the prior quarter. For the full fiscal 2026 it was $11.62B, up 6.9% from fiscal 2025. Compound annual growth was +6.7% over 5 years and +10.8% over 10 years. It rose in 9 of the last 10 fiscal years. Fiscal 2026 is the highest of the 15 fiscal years on file.

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Income statement

Income statement
Line item
Aug 31, 2026
Aug 31, 2025
Aug 31, 2024
Aug 31, 2023
Aug 31, 2022
Aug 31, 2021
Aug 31, 2020
Aug 31, 2019
Aug 31, 2018
Aug 31, 2017
Revenue$74.18B$69.67B$64.90B$64.11B$61.59B$50.53B$44.33B$43.22B$40.99B$36.18B
Cost of revenue$50.41B$47.44B$43.73B$43.38B$41.89B$34.17B$30.35B$29.90B$28.50B$25.11B
Gross profit$23.78B$22.24B$21.16B$20.73B$19.70B$16.36B$13.98B$13.31B$12.49B$11.07B
Research and development$1.01B$817.30M$1.15B$1.30B$1.12B$1.12B$870.61M$799.73M$790.78M$704.32M
Selling, general and admin$4.82B$4.35B$4.28B$4.28B$4.23B$3.45B$2.84B$2.56B$2.40B$2.13B
Operating income$11.41B$10.23B$9.60B$8.81B$9.37B$7.62B$6.51B$6.31B$5.90B$5.19B
Interest expense$303.40M$228.56M$58.97M$47.52M$47.32M$59.49M$33.07M$22.96M$19.54M$15.54M
Pre-tax income$11.37B$10.27B$9.70B$9.14B$9.20B$7.76B$6.77B$6.25B$5.81B$4.62B
Income tax$2.85B$2.44B$2.28B$2.14B$2.21B$1.77B$1.59B$1.41B$1.59B$981.10M
Net income$8.37B$7.68B$7.26B$6.87B$6.88B$5.91B$5.11B$4.78B$4.06B$3.45B
EPS, basic$13.66$12.29$11.57$10.90$10.87$9.31$8.03$7.49$6.46$5.56
EPS, diluted$13.56$12.15$11.44$10.77$10.71$9.16$7.89$7.36$6.34$5.44
Diluted shares617.5M632.4M635.9M638.6M642.8M645.9M647.8M650.2M655.3M660.5M

Balance sheet

Balance sheet
Line item
Aug 31, 2026
Aug 31, 2025
Aug 31, 2024
Aug 31, 2023
Aug 31, 2022
Aug 31, 2021
Aug 31, 2020
Aug 31, 2019
Aug 31, 2018
Aug 31, 2017
Cash and equivalents$12.83B$11.48B$5.00B$9.05B$7.89B$8.17B$8.42B$6.13B$5.06B$4.13B
Short-term investments$6.30M$5.95M$5.40M$4.58M$3.97M$4.29M$94.31M$3.31M$3.19M$3.01M
Receivables$14.22B$13.07B$11.87B$10.69B$10.48B$8.80B$7.19B$7.47B$5.00B$4.57B
Current assets$31.83B$28.90B$20.86B$23.38B$21.61B$19.67B$17.75B$15.45B$13.59B$12.10B
Goodwill$26.82B$22.54B$21.12B$15.57B$13.13B$11.13B$7.71B$6.21B$5.38B$5.00B
Total assets$73.60B$65.39B$55.93B$51.25B$47.26B$43.18B$37.08B$29.79B$24.45B$22.69B
Current liabilities$22.30B$20.35B$18.98B$18.01B$17.52B$15.71B$12.66B$11.06B$10.15B$9.82B
Short-term debt$113.07M$114.48M$946.23M$104.81M$9.18M$12.08M$7.82M$6.41M$5.34M$2.91M
Long-term debt$10.00B$5.03B$78.63M$43.09M$45.89M$53.47M$54.05M$16.25M$19.68M$22.16M
Total debt$10.11B$5.15B$1.02B$147.90M$55.07M$65.55M$61.87M$22.66M$25.01M$25.07M
Total liabilities$40.87B$33.15B$26.76B$24.79B$24.52B$23.08B$19.58B$14.96B$13.72B$12.98B
Shareholders' equity$31.57B$31.20B$29.17B$26.46B$22.75B$20.10B$17.50B$14.83B$10.72B$9.71B

Cash flow

Cash flow
Line item
Aug 31, 2026
Aug 31, 2025
Aug 31, 2024
Aug 31, 2023
Aug 31, 2022
Aug 31, 2021
Aug 31, 2020
Aug 31, 2019
Aug 31, 2018
Aug 31, 2017
Operating cash flow$12.36B$11.47B$9.13B$9.52B$9.54B$8.98B$8.22B$6.63B$6.03B$4.97B
Capital expenditures$742.75M$600.04M$516.51M$528.17M$718.00M$580.13M$599.13M$599.01M$619.19M$515.92M
Free cash flow$11.62B$10.87B$8.61B$9.00B$8.82B$8.40B$7.62B$6.03B$5.41B$4.46B
Investing cash flow-$5.64B-$2.02B-$7.06B-$2.62B-$4.26B-$4.31B-$1.89B-$1.76B-$1.25B-$2.23B
Financing cash flow-$5.31B-$2.95B-$6.06B-$5.65B-$5.31B-$4.93B-$4.05B-$3.77B-$3.71B-$3.56B
Dividends paid----$2.46B$2.24B$2.04B$1.86B$1.71B$1.57B
Share repurchases$7.52B$4.62B$4.52B$4.33B$4.12B$3.70B$2.92B$2.69B$2.64B$2.65B
Stock-based compensation$2.10B$2.09B$1.94B$1.91B$1.68B$1.34B$1.20B$1.09B$976.91M$795.24M
Depreciation and amortization--$1.44B$1.41B$1.32B$1.13B$1.02B$892.76M$926.78M$801.79M

Key ratios

Key ratios
Line item
Aug 31, 2026
Aug 31, 2025
Aug 31, 2024
Aug 31, 2023
Aug 31, 2022
Aug 31, 2021
Aug 31, 2020
Aug 31, 2019
Aug 31, 2018
Aug 31, 2017
Revenue growth, YoY6.5%7.4%1.2%4.1%21.9%14.0%2.6%5.4%13.3%4.0%
Net income growth, YoY9.0%5.7%5.7%-0.1%16.4%15.6%6.9%17.7%17.8%-16.2%
EPS growth, YoY11.6%6.2%6.2%0.6%16.9%16.1%7.2%16.1%16.5%-15.7%
Gross margin32.0%31.9%32.6%32.3%32.0%32.4%31.5%30.8%30.5%30.6%
Operating margin15.4%14.7%14.8%13.7%15.2%15.1%14.7%14.6%14.4%14.4%
Net margin11.3%11.0%11.2%10.7%11.2%11.7%11.5%11.1%9.9%9.5%
Free cash flow margin15.7%15.6%13.3%14.0%14.3%16.6%17.2%13.9%13.2%12.3%
Return on equity26.5%24.6%24.9%26.0%30.2%29.4%29.2%32.2%37.9%35.5%
Return on assets11.4%11.7%13.0%13.4%14.6%13.7%13.8%16.0%16.6%15.2%
Current ratio1.431.421.101.301.231.251.401.401.341.23
Debt to equity0.320.170.040.010.000.000.000.000.000.00

Source: XBRL data Accenture plc files with the SEC, latest filing dated Oct 16, 2026 (see filings on SEC EDGAR). Provided for information only, not investment advice. Check the filing before relying on a number.

Per-share figures are as filed. The filings show no stock split in these periods.

EPS growth is left out where the share count moved enough to suggest a split the filings do not show. Growth rates need a positive starting figure. CAGR is compound annual growth between fiscal years. The CSV holds every period on file, in full figures, from the same SEC filings.

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ACN FAQ

9 questions
  • What is ACN revenue?
    Accenture plc (ACN) reported $74.18B of revenue for fiscal 2026 (ended Aug 31, 2026). That is up 6.5% from the year before.
  • Is ACN profitable?
    Yes. Accenture plc earned $8.37B in net income for fiscal 2026 (ended Aug 31, 2026), a net margin of 11.3%.
  • How much cash and debt does ACN have?
    Accenture plc reported $12.83B in cash and cash equivalents and $10.11B of debt on its most recent balance sheet in SEC filings.
  • How fast is ACN revenue growing?
    Accenture plc's revenue changed +6.5% in fiscal 2026, to $74.18B. Its compound annual growth rate was +8.0% over 5 years and +7.9% over 10 years.
  • What is ACN gross margin?
    Accenture plc's gross profit was $23.78B on $74.18B of revenue for fiscal 2026 (ended Aug 31, 2026), a gross margin of 32.0%.
  • What is ACN free cash flow?
    Accenture plc generated $11.62B of free cash flow for fiscal 2026 (ended Aug 31, 2026), which is operating cash flow of $12.36B less capital expenditures.
  • What is ACN earnings per share?
    Diluted earnings per share were $13.56 for fiscal 2026 (ended Aug 31, 2026), from SEC filings, restated for any stock split those filings show.
  • When did ACN last report financial results?
    The latest statements here come from Accenture plc's 10-K filed on Oct 16, 2026, covering the period ended Aug 31, 2026.
  • Where does this ACN financial data come from?
    Quantisnow builds these statements from the structured XBRL data Accenture plc files with the SEC. It is provided for information only and is not investment advice.