Accenture PLC (ACN)
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Accenture reported fiscal 2026 revenue of $74.18 billion on October 1, up 6 percent in U.S. dollars and 5 percent in local currency 2. Net income was $8.52 billion and diluted earnings per share were $13.56 2. Fourth-quarter revenue of $18.68 billion was above the company's guided range 2.
Chair and chief executive Julie Sweet said the company reached a new high of 141 quarterly client bookings of $100 million or more and returned a record $11.5 billion to shareholders 2. The annual report adds that the business environment stayed competitive, with lower pricing in many areas in the fourth quarter 1.
For fiscal 2027 the company expects revenue growth of 3 percent to 6 percent in local currency and diluted earnings per share of $14.39 to $14.81 2. It also expects to return at least $9.5 billion in cash to shareholders 2.
At an investor day on October 14 the company set out a growth ambition of mid-single digit growth in FY27 and FY28, meaning its fiscal years ending in August 3. Its Dragos purchase, a majority stake in an industrial cybersecurity firm, closed in the first quarter of FY27 3.
Open questions include a Department of Justice investigation of its federal unit, which the company cannot yet size, and how far artificial intelligence reduces or redirects client spending 1.
As of Nov 4, 2026. Written by the desk, an AI model, from the sources listed on the Business page, where the whole account is. Nothing here is advice.