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Accenture PLC
ACN Technology Information Technology Services
Accenture PLC’s revenue for fiscal 2026 (year ended August 2026) was $74.2 billion, up 6.47% from fiscal 2025. In the quarter to August 2026, revenue grew 6.15%, EPS grew 48.9%, free cash flow fell 25.3% and total debt rose 96.4%, each against the same quarter a year earlier. Member of the S&P 500; dividend growth for five consecutive years, revenue growth for ten.
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Free accountTen years at a glance Fiscal years to August
| Group | Line | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | Trend | 2027e | 2028e | 2029e |
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| Price, $ | |||||||||||||||
| Price, $ | Low | 112.31 | 132.63 | 135.58 | 137.15 | 241.73 | 242.95 | 242.80 | 278.69 | 229.40 | 118.15 |
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| High | 158.44 | 175.64 | 213.25 | 271.18 | 417.37 | 415.53 | 355.38 | 387.51 | 398.35 | 291.09 | |||||
| People | |||||||||||||||
| People | Employees | 425,000 | 459,000 | 492,000 | 506,000 | 624,000 | 721,000 | 733,000 | 774,000 | 779,000 | — | ||||
| Revenue/emp, $m | 0.09 | 0.09 | 0.09 | 0.09 | 0.08 | 0.09 | 0.09 | 0.08 | 0.09 | 0.00 | |||||
| Income, $m | |||||||||||||||
| Income, $m | Revenue | 36,177 | 40,993 | 43,215 | 44,327 | 50,533 | 61,594 | 64,112 | 64,896 | 69,673 | 74,183 | ||||
| Gross margin, % | 30.60 | 30.48 | 30.81 | 31.53 | 32.38 | 31.99 | 32.34 | 32.61 | 31.91 | 32.05 | |||||
| EBT | 4,616 | 5,808 | 6,252 | 6,774 | 7,761 | 9,196 | 9,139 | 9,699 | 10,270 | 11,372 | |||||
| EBT margin, % | 12.76 | 14.17 | 14.47 | 15.28 | 15.36 | 14.93 | 14.26 | 14.95 | 14.74 | 15.33 | |||||
| Net income | 3,635 | 4,215 | 4,846 | 5,185 | 5,991 | 6,989 | 7,004 | 7,419 | 7,832 | 8,523 | |||||
| Depreciation | 802 | 927 | 893 | 1,773 | 1,891 | 2,088 | 2,281 | 2,168 | 2,442 | 2,355 | |||||
| Per share, $ | |||||||||||||||
| Per share, $ | Revenue | 58.34 | 65.23 | 67.72 | 69.66 | 79.61 | 97.34 | 101.67 | 103.36 | 111.50 | 121.12 | ||||
| Earnings | 5.56 | 6.46 | 7.49 | 8.03 | 9.31 | 10.87 | 10.90 | 11.57 | 12.29 | 13.92 | |||||
| Cash flow | 8.02 | 9.59 | 10.39 | 12.91 | 14.14 | 15.08 | 15.10 | 14.54 | 18.36 | 20.19 | |||||
| Capex | (0.83) | (0.99) | (0.94) | (0.94) | (0.91) | (1.13) | (0.84) | (0.82) | (0.96) | (1.21) | |||||
| Free cash flow | 7.19 | 8.60 | 9.45 | 11.97 | 13.23 | 13.94 | 14.27 | 13.72 | 17.40 | 18.97 | |||||
| Book value | 15.66 | 17.07 | 23.24 | 27.50 | 31.66 | 35.95 | 41.96 | 46.46 | 51.59 | 53.43 | |||||
| Shares, m | 620 | 628 | 638 | 636 | 635 | 633 | 631 | 628 | 625 | 612 | |||||
| Valuation, × | |||||||||||||||
| Valuation, × | P/E | 23.52 | 26.17 | 26.13 | 29.88 | 36.11 | 26.56 | 29.70 | 29.57 | 20.86 | 13.82 | ||||
| P/S | 2.24 | 2.59 | 2.89 | 3.44 | 4.23 | 2.96 | 3.18 | 3.31 | 2.30 | 1.54 | |||||
| P/B | 8.35 | 9.91 | 8.42 | 8.72 | 10.63 | 8.02 | 7.72 | 7.36 | 4.97 | 98.66 | |||||
| EV/Sales | 2.13 | 2.47 | 2.75 | 3.25 | 4.07 | 2.84 | 3.05 | 3.25 | 2.21 | 1.50 | |||||
| EV/FCF | 17.27 | 18.72 | 19.71 | 18.94 | 24.48 | 19.80 | 21.71 | 24.45 | 14.14 | 9.59 | |||||
| Cash, $m | |||||||||||||||
| Cash, $m | Operating cash flow | 4,973 | 6,027 | 6,627 | 8,215 | 8,975 | 9,541 | 9,524 | 9,131 | 11,474 | 12,363 | ||||
| Capex | (516) | (619) | (599) | (599) | (580) | (718) | (528) | (517) | (600) | (743) | |||||
| Free cash flow | 4,457 | 5,408 | 6,028 | 7,616 | 8,395 | 8,823 | 8,996 | 8,615 | 10,874 | 11,621 | |||||
| Balance, $m | |||||||||||||||
| Balance, $m | Working capital | 2,273 | 3,434 | 4,389 | 5,087 | 3,958 | 4,087 | 5,373 | 1,882 | 8,549 | 9,527 | ||||
| Total debt | 25 | 25 | 23 | 62 | 66 | 55 | 148 | 1,025 | 5,149 | 10,112 | |||||
| Net debt | (4,105) | (5,040) | (6,108) | (8,448) | (8,107) | (7,839) | (8,902) | (3,985) | (6,336) | (2,726) | |||||
| Shareholders’ equity | 9,710 | 10,725 | 14,828 | 17,499 | 20,097 | 22,747 | 26,459 | 29,168 | 32,241 | 32,724 | |||||
| Returns, % | |||||||||||||||
| Returns, % | ROA | 15.91 | 17.23 | 17.62 | 15.28 | 14.72 | 15.21 | 13.95 | 13.56 | 12.66 | 12.04 | ||||
| ROIC | 57.88 | 64.85 | 45.19 | 44.98 | 39.73 | 39.27 | 31.36 | 23.82 | 24.67 | 23.76 | |||||
| ROE | 38.49 | 39.74 | 37.41 | 31.60 | 31.42 | 32.10 | 27.93 | 26.12 | 25.01 | 50.11 | |||||
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Fiscal years to Aug 2026 · latest quarter Aug 2026 · fundamentals updated 2 Oct 2026
Charts ten years each
Accenture PLC vs peers in Information Technology Services (Q) = latest quarter vs a year earlier
| Company | Market cap | P/E | Fwd P/E | Revenue growth (Q) | EPS growth (Q) | FCF growth (Q) | Gross margin (Q) | EBIT margin (Q) | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IBM International Business Machines Corporation | $213.5B | 19.8× | 27.7× | +1.09% (above 0%: growing) | −2.54% (below 0%: shrinking) | +56.48% (above 0%: growing) | 57.73% | 15.24% | Compare |
| ACN Accenture PLC | $127.5B | 15.2× | 12.0× | +6.15% (above 0%: growing) | +48.93% (above 0%: growing) | −25.25% (below 0%: shrinking) | 32.04% | 15.33% | |
| INFY American Noble Gas Inc. | $43.4B | 13.2× | 19.1× | +2.85% (above 0%: growing) | 0.00% | +8.03% (above 0%: growing) | 31.48% | 21.09% | Compare |
| CTSH Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation | $27.0B | 12.7× | 9.8× | +4.50% (above 0%: growing) | +3.82% (above 0%: growing) | +38.67% (above 0%: growing) | 33.37% | 15.95% | Compare |
| FISV Fiserv, Inc. | $24.4B | 8.8× | 9.5× | −4.06% (below 0%: shrinking) | −37.10% (below 0%: shrinking) | −16.95% (below 0%: shrinking) | 19.07% | 19.18% | Compare |
| BR Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. | $18.7B | 17.1× | 16.9× | +7.49% (above 0%: growing) | +8.46% (above 0%: growing) | −3.21% (below 0%: shrinking) | 38.43% | 24.61% | Compare |
| FIS Fidelity National Information Services, Inc. | $17.7B | 5.2× | 6.1× | +29.09% (above 0%: growing) | n/m | +45.12% (above 0%: growing) | 34.76% | 15.01% | Compare |
| CDW CDW Corporation | $17.5B | 17.0× | 14.9× | +9.97% (above 0%: growing) | +4.85% (above 0%: growing) | −161.92% (below 0%: shrinking) | 20.08% | 6.52% | Compare |
| WIT Wipro Limited | $16.5B | 14.3× | — | +0.15% (above 0%: growing) | −25.00% (below 0%: shrinking) | −30.13% (below 0%: shrinking) | 28.54% | 16.01% | Compare |
| Median of peers | $21.5B | 13.8× | 14.9× | +3.68% | 0.00% | +2.41% | 32.43% | 15.98% |
ACN metrics, ten years each
- Revenue
- Net income
- EPS (diluted)
- EBITDA
- Free cash flow
- Operating cash flow
- Gross margin
- Operating margin
- Net margin
- Free cash flow margin
- P/E ratio
- P/S ratio
- P/B ratio
- Price to free cash flow
- EV/EBITDA
- EV/Sales
- EV/FCF
- Return on equity
- Return on assets
- Return on invested capital
- Debt to equity
- Current ratio
- Total debt
- Shares outstanding
- Book value per share
- Revenue growth
- Piotroski F-score
- Beneish M-score
Accenture PLC (ACN) key facts
- Strength: Accenture PLC’s revenue for fiscal 2026 (year ended August 2026) was $74.2 billion, up 6.47% from fiscal 2025.
- Strength: Net income was $8.5 billion, or $13.92 per share (basic), a net margin of 11.3%.
- Accenture PLC (ACN) is an Information Technology Services company in the Technology sector, listed on the New York Stock Exchange.
- As of October 9, 2026, ACN traded at $209.06, a market capitalization of $127.5 billion.
- At that price the stock trades at 15.2× trailing-twelve-month earnings and 1.7× sales; its P/E is higher than 4% of its own readings over the past ten years.
- Accenture PLC pays an annual dividend of $6.60 per share, a yield of 3.16%, with a payout ratio of 48.4%.
- Return on equity was 50.1% and debt-to-equity 0.31.
- Its Piotroski F-score is 6 out of 9 for fiscal 2026.
Financial Analysis (summary)
Updated
Accenture’s FY2025 results showed revenue, net income, operating cash flow and free cash flow above FY2024 levels. The latest reported quarter, Q3 FY2026, also showed revenue, operating income and diluted EPS above both Q2 FY2026 and Q3 FY2025, while free cash flow was lower than the prior quarter and higher than a year earlier.
The balance sheet ended FY2025 with cash exceeding total debt, reflected in negative net debt. Capital returns in FY2025 included dividends and net share repurchases, while weighted average shares declined. As of September 28, 2026, several current valuation multiples were below the company’s reported five- and ten-year medians, while some were above industry medians.