Accenture fourth-quarter revenue rises to $18.68 billion
Accenture reports fourth-quarter and full-year fiscal 2026 results, beating revenue guidance and raising its quarterly dividend.
Accenture plc (ACN) reported financial results for its fourth quarter and full fiscal year ended August 31, 2026, according to a regulatory filing on Wednesday.
Here is how the company did:
- Revenue: $18.68 billion vs. $17.60 billion a year earlier
- Diluted EPS: $3.29 vs. $2.25 a year earlier
Chair and CEO Julie Sweet said in a statement: “We exceeded our fourth-quarter revenue guidance range and capped off another year of broad-based growth across our business, grew adjusted EPS 8%, returned a record $11.5 billion to shareholders and reached a new high of 141 quarterly client bookings of $100 million or more.”
Revenues for the fourth quarter were $18.68 billion, an increase of 6% in U.S. dollars and 7% in local currency. That surpassed the company's guided range of $17.75 billion to $18.40 billion. New bookings for the quarter reached $22.17 billion, up 4% in U.S. dollars and 5% in local currency.
For the full fiscal year 2026, Accenture reported revenues of $74.18 billion, an increase of 6% in U.S. dollars and 5% in local currency. Full-year GAAP diluted EPS reached $13.56, up 12% from $12.15 a year earlier. Adjusted diluted EPS for the full year were $13.97, an 8% increase over adjusted EPS of $12.93 in fiscal 2025. Full-year new bookings totaled $84.54 billion.
Operating income for the fourth quarter was $2.86 billion, yielding a GAAP operating margin of 15.3%. Full-year GAAP operating income was $11.41 billion, with an operating margin of 15.4%. Free cash flow reached $2.85 billion for the fourth quarter and $11.62 billion for the full fiscal year.
Accenture announced a quarterly cash dividend of $1.71 per share for shareholders of record at the close of business on October 13, 2026. The dividend is payable on November 13, 2026, and marks a 5% increase over the quarterly dividend rate in fiscal 2026.
For the first quarter of fiscal 2027, Accenture expects revenues between $18.95 billion and $19.60 billion, with local currency revenue growth between 2% and 6%. For the full fiscal year 2027, the company expects local currency revenue growth of 3% to 6% and diluted EPS between $14.39 and $14.81.