Accenture plc (ACN) financial statements: income statement, balance sheet and cash flow

Accenture plc's income statement, balance sheet and cash flow statement as filed with the SEC (10-K and 10-Q), with the latest fiscal years and quarters. In its latest fiscal year (Aug 31, 2026 · FY), Accenture plc reported revenue of $74.2B (+6.5% year on year) and net income of $8.5B (+8.8% year on year).

Income statement

Accenture plc income statement, fiscal years
Line itemAug 31, 2026 · FYAug 31, 2025 · FYAug 31, 2024 · FYAug 31, 2023 · FY
Revenues$74.2B$69.7B$64.9B$64.1B
Cost of services$50.4B$47.4B$43.7B$43.4B
Sales and marketing$7.2B$7.0B$6.8B$6.6B
General and administrative costs$4.8B$4.4B$4.3B$4.3B
Business optimization costs$307.5M$615.3M$438.4M—
Total operating expenses$62.8B$59.4B$55.3B$55.3B
OPERATING INCOME$11.4B$10.2B$9.6B$8.8B
Interest income$363.2M$336.3M$272.3M$280.4M
Interest expense($303.4M)($228.6M)($59.0M)($47.5M)
Other income (expense), net($93.6M)($63.0M)($109.8M)$96.6M
INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES$11.4B$10.3B$9.7B$9.1B
Income tax expense$2.8B$2.4B$2.3B$2.1B
NET INCOME$8.5B$7.8B$7.4B$7.0B
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests in Accenture Canada Holdings Inc.($7.9M)($7.2M)($7.2M)($7.2M)
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests – other($147.9M)($146.7M)($147.2M)($124.8M)
NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO ACCENTURE PLC$8.4B$7.7B$7.3B$6.9B
Basic (in shares)612.5M624.9M627.9M630.6M
Diluted (in shares)617.5M632.4M635.9M638.6M
Basic (in dollars per share)$13.66$12.29$11.57$10.90
Diluted (in dollars per share)$13.56$12.15$11.44$10.77
Accenture plc income statement, quarters
Line itemMay 31, 2026 · Q3Feb 28, 2026 · Q2Nov 30, 2025 · Q1May 31, 2025 · Q3
Revenues$18.7B$18.0B$18.7B$17.7B
Cost of services$12.6B$12.6B$12.5B$11.9B
Sales and marketing$1.8B$1.7B$1.9B$1.8B
General and administrative costs$1.1B$1.2B$1.1B$1.1B
Business optimization costs$0$0$307.5M$0
Total operating expenses$15.5B$15.6B$15.9B$14.7B
OPERATING INCOME$3.2B$2.5B$2.9B$3.0B
Interest income$75.1M$78.5M$106.2M$79.0M
Interest expense($70.6M)($63.6M)($65.4M)($67.6M)
Other income (expense), net($29.9M)($51.9M)$53.1M($43.0M)
INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES$3.1B$2.5B$3.0B$3.0B
Income tax expense$761.9M$597.3M$725.8M$707.2M
NET INCOME$2.4B$1.9B$2.2B$2.2B
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests in Accenture Canada Holdings Inc.($2.2M)($1.7M)($2.1M)($2.1M)
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests – other($46.7M)($32.4M)($28.3M)($44.4M)
NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO ACCENTURE PLC$2.3B$1.8B$2.2B$2.2B
Basic (in shares)612.2M617.0M619.3M624.3M
Diluted (in shares)615.6M622.6M626.0M630.5M
Basic (in USD per share)$3.82$2.96$3.57$3.52
Diluted (in USD per share)$3.80$2.93$3.54$3.49

Balance sheet

Accenture plc balance sheet, fiscal years
Line itemAug 31, 2026 · FYAug 31, 2025 · FYAug 31, 2024 · FYAug 31, 2023 · FY
Cash and cash equivalents$12.8B$11.5B$5.0B$9.0B
Short-term investments$6.3M$5.9M$5.4M$4.6M
Receivables and contract assets$16.3B$15.0B$13.7B$12.2B
Other current assets$2.7B$2.4B$2.2B$2.1B
Total current assets$31.8B$28.9B$20.9B$23.4B
Contract assets$327.2M$180.4M$120.3M$107.0M
Investments$940.5M$721.3M$334.7M$197.4M
Property and equipment, net$1.7B$1.6B$1.5B$1.5B
Lease assets$3.0B$2.7B$2.8B$2.6B
Goodwill$26.8B$22.5B$21.1B$15.6B
Deferred contract costs$1.2B$1.0B$862.1M$852.0M
Deferred tax assets$3.4B$3.8B$4.1B$4.2B
Intangibles$2.9B$2.4B$2.9B—
Other non-current assets$1.5B$1.5B$1.3B$2.8B
Total non-current assets$41.8B$36.5B$35.1B$27.9B
TOTAL ASSETS$73.6B$65.4B$55.9B$51.2B
Current portion of long-term debt and bank borrowings$113.1M$114.5M$946.2M$104.8M
Accounts payable$3.0B$2.7B$2.7B$2.5B
Deferred revenues$6.3B$6.1B$5.2B$4.9B
Accrued payroll and related benefits$9.2B$8.1B$7.1B$7.5B
Income taxes payable$626.5M$701.2M$719.1M$720.8M
Lease liabilities$768.4M$729.0M$726.2M$690.4M
Other accrued liabilities$2.3B$2.0B$1.6B$1.6B
Total current liabilities$22.3B$20.4B$19.0B$18.0B
Long-term debt$10.0B$5.0B$78.6M$43.1M
Deferred revenues$985.4M$642.4M$641.1M$654.0M
Retirement obligation$1.6B$1.9B$1.8B$1.6B
Deferred tax liabilities$450.2M$471.9M$428.8M$395.3M
Income taxes payable$1.3B$1.3B$1.5B$1.3B
Lease liabilities$2.5B$2.3B$2.4B$2.3B
Other non-current liabilities$1.2B$1.2B$939.2M$465.0M
Total non-current liabilities$18.0B$12.8B$7.8B$6.8B
Redeemable noncontrolling interests$532.8M———
Ordinary shares, value72.0K71.0K72.0K72.0K
Restricted share units$2.8B$2.8B$2.6B$2.4B
Additional paid-in capital$19.4B$16.6B$14.7B$12.8B
Treasury shares, at cost: Ordinary, 40,000 shares as of August 31, 2026 and August 31, 2025; Class A ordinary, 72,927,807 and 36,108,842 shares as of August 31, 2026 and August 31, 2025, respectively-14.2B-7.8B-10.6B-7.1B
Retained earnings$24.9B$21.0B$23.1B$19.3B
Accumulated other comprehensive loss($1.4B)($1.5B)($1.6B)($1.7B)
Total Accenture plc shareholders’ equity$31.6B$31.2B$28.3B$25.7B
Noncontrolling interests$1.2B$1.0B$879.6M$765.8M
Total shareholders’ equity$32.7B$32.2B$29.2B$26.5B
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY$73.6B$65.4B$55.9B$51.2B
Accenture plc balance sheet, quarters
Line itemMay 31, 2026Feb 28, 2026Nov 30, 2025May 31, 2025
Cash and cash equivalents$10.2B$9.4B$9.6B$9.6B
Short-term investments$6.3M$6.4M$5.9M$5.8M
Receivables and contract assets$16.0B$15.7B$16.0B$15.1B
Other current assets$2.7B$2.9B$2.4B$2.7B
Total current assets$28.9B$28.0B$28.1B$27.4B
Contract assets$333.6M$271.7M$188.1M$161.9M
Investments$925.3M$852.2M$803.0M$593.5M
Property and equipment, net$1.6B$1.6B$1.6B$1.6B
Lease assets$3.0B$2.9B$2.8B$2.7B
Goodwill$25.3B$24.6B$22.6B$21.8B
Deferred contract costs$1.1B$1.1B$1.0B$984.8M
Deferred tax assets$3.6B$3.6B$3.7B$3.9B
Intangibles$2.5B$2.5B$2.3B$2.6B
Other non-current assets$1.5B$1.6B$1.6B$1.6B
Total non-current assets$39.9B$39.1B$36.6B$35.9B
TOTAL ASSETS$68.8B$67.1B$64.7B$63.4B
Current portion of long-term debt and bank borrowings$112.8M$114.1M$113.7M$115.1M
Accounts payable$3.2B$3.1B$3.0B$2.7B
Deferred revenues$6.5B$6.6B$5.5B$6.0B
Accrued payroll and related benefits$8.7B$7.8B$7.9B$7.0B
Income taxes payable$331.2M$529.5M$665.7M$653.9M
Lease liabilities$750.9M$754.7M$729.2M$724.3M
Other accrued liabilities$2.0B$2.0B$2.0B$1.6B
Total current liabilities$21.6B$21.0B$19.9B$18.8B
Long-term debt$5.0B$5.0B$5.0B$5.0B
Deferred revenues$1.0B$827.8M$727.4M$647.4M
Retirement obligation$1.9B$1.9B$1.8B$2.0B
Deferred tax liabilities$551.5M$497.6M$459.2M$528.7M
Income taxes payable$1.4B$1.4B$1.3B$1.4B
Lease liabilities$2.5B$2.4B$2.3B$2.3B
Other non-current liabilities$1.3B$1.2B$1.2B$1.2B
Total non-current liabilities$13.7B$13.3B$12.9B$13.0B
Redeemable noncontrolling interests$493.9M$475.8M——
Ordinary shares, value72.0K72.0K72.0K72.0K
Restricted share units$2.5B$2.1B$3.0B$2.4B
Additional paid-in capital$19.1B$18.7B$17.2B$17.2B
Treasury shares, at cost: Ordinary, 40,000 shares as of May 31, 2026 and August 31, 2025; Class A ordinary, 55,604,429 and 36,108,842 shares as of May 31, 2026 and August 31, 2025, respectively-11.9B-11.0B-9.9B-14.0B
Retained earnings$24.0B$22.8B$22.1B$26.5B
Accumulated other comprehensive loss($1.8B)($1.4B)($1.6B)($1.5B)
Total Accenture plc shareholders’ equity$31.9B$31.2B$30.9B$30.6B
Noncontrolling interests$1.1B$1.1B$1.1B$994.8M
Total shareholders’ equity$33.0B$32.3B$31.9B$31.5B
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY$68.8B$67.1B$64.7B$63.4B

Cash flow statement

Accenture plc cash flow statement, fiscal years
Line itemAug 31, 2026 · FYAug 31, 2025 · FYAug 31, 2024 · FYAug 31, 2023 · FY
NET INCOME$8.5B$7.8B$7.4B$7.0B
Depreciation, amortization and other$2.4B$2.4B$2.2B$2.3B
Share-based compensation expense$2.1B$2.1B$1.9B$1.9B
Deferred tax expense (benefit)$125.1M$357.3M($94.0M)($269.0M)
Other, net($42.5M)($200.5M)($144.9M)($219.1M)
Receivables and contract assets, current and non-current($1.3B)($1.0B)($601.9M)$87.7M
Other current and non-current assets($652.3M)($1.1B)($853.2M)($526.2M)
Accounts payable$270.2M($110.6M)$46.5M($171.2M)
Deferred revenues, current and non-current$520.6M$706.6M$28.4M$159.8M
Accrued payroll and related benefits$1.2B$904.3M($614.8M)($261.9M)
Income taxes payable, current and non-current($46.2M)($300.3M)$114.1M$113.3M
Other current and non-current liabilities($685.5M)($161.6M)($278.0M)($586.7M)
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities$12.4B$11.5B$9.1B$9.5B
Purchases of property and equipment($742.7M)($600.0M)($516.5M)($528.2M)
Purchases of businesses and investments, net of cash acquired($4.9B)($1.5B)($6.6B)($2.5B)
Proceeds from the sale of businesses and investments, net of cash transferred$37.2M$36.8M$28.7M$424.4M
Other investing, net$9.8M$14.8M$8.7M$12.2M
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities($5.6B)($2.0B)($7.1B)($2.6B)
Proceeds from issuance of shares1.3B1.4B1.4B1.5B
Purchases of shares-7.5B-4.6B-4.5B-4.3B
Proceeds from debt$5.0B$5.1B$1.6B—
Repayments of debt$0($931.9M)($771.2M)—
Cash dividends paid($4.0B)($3.7B)($3.2B)($2.8B)
Other financing, net($126.5M)($111.6M)($543.3M)($81.9M)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities($5.3B)($2.9B)($6.1B)($5.6B)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents($59.4M)($32.2M)($46.3M)($101.3M)
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS$1.4B$6.5B($4.0B)$1.2B
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, beginning of period$11.5B$5.0B$9.0B$7.9B
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, end of period$12.8B$11.5B$5.0B$9.0B
Interest paid$265.8M$155.4M$37.2M$46.5M
Income taxes paid, net$2.6B$2.5B$2.4B$2.3B
Accenture plc cash flow statement, quarters
Line itemMay 31, 2026 · YTDFeb 28, 2026 · YTDNov 30, 2025 · Q1May 31, 2025 · YTD
Net income$6.5B$4.1B$2.2B$6.4B
Depreciation, amortization and other$1.8B$1.2B$581.8M$1.7B
Share-based compensation expense$1.6B$1.2B$469.0M$1.7B
Deferred tax expense (benefit)$247.3M$151.5M$53.9M$281.8M
Other, net($72.3M)($50.3M)($74.1M)($118.1M)
Receivables and contract assets, current and non-current($1.1B)($656.9M)($1.1B)($1.2B)
Other current and non-current assets($658.8M)($739.0M)($285.3M)($1.1B)
Accounts payable$445.0M$384.5M$291.9M($103.6M)
Deferred revenues, current and non-current$919.7M$736.2M($369.0M)$699.5M
Accrued payroll and related benefits$647.8M($319.6M)($74.3M)($138.1M)
Income taxes payable, current and non-current($258.4M)($112.4M)$26.4M($219.6M)
Other current and non-current liabilities($808.1M)($363.1M)($99.2M)($233.4M)
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities$9.3B$5.5B$1.7B$7.6B
Purchases of property and equipment($492.5M)($306.3M)($156.6M)($492.1M)
Purchases of businesses and investments, net of cash acquired($3.0B)($2.0B)($373.8M)($789.5M)
Proceeds from the sale of businesses and investments, net of cash transferred$36.7M$23.0M$22.6M$22.7M
Other investing, net$7.5M$5.3M$2.9M$10.5M
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities($3.5B)($2.2B)($504.9M)($1.2B)
Proceeds from issuance of shares1.2B755.7M466.2M1.2B
Purchases of shares-5.2B-4.0B-2.3B-4.1B
Proceeds from debt$0$0$0$5.1B
Repayments of debt$0$0$0($931.9M)
Cash dividends paid($3.0B)($2.0B)($1.0B)($2.8B)
Other financing, net($92.2M)($52.9M)($36.8M)($76.0M)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities($7.1B)($5.3B)($2.9B)($1.7B)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents($38.6M)$8.9M($77.5M)($11.5M)
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS($1.3B)($2.1B)($1.8B)$4.6B
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, beginning of period$11.5B$11.5B$11.5B$5.0B
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, end of period$10.2B$9.4B$9.6B$9.6B
Interest paid$240.4M$124.0M$115.0M$145.8M
Income taxes paid, net$2.0B$1.3B$563.2M$1.8B

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