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accenture Accenture Reports Fourth - Quarter and Full - Year Fiscal 2026 Results Accenture delivers fourth - quarter revenue above the high end of the company's guided range , with broad - based growth across all geographic markets , industry groups and types of work , and strong EPS , free cash flow and profitability growth _ NEW YORK ; October 1 , 2026 - Accenture ( NYSE : ACN ) reported financial results for the fourth quarter and full fiscal year ended August 31 , 2026. All comparisons are to the fourth quarter and full fiscal year 2025 , unless noted otherwise . • • • • Accenture Chair and CEO Julie Sweet " 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 . These results reflect the continued trust our clients place in us to help them reinvent and create value , the high level of innovation we bring every day and the extraordinary commitment of our Reinventors to our clients ' success . ” Fourth Quarter and Full Year Fiscal 2026 Key Metrics New bookings of $ 22.2 billion , an increase of 4 % in U.S. dollars and 5 % in local currency for the quarter , and $ 84.5 billion for the year Revenues of $ 18.7 billion for the quarter , an increase of 6 % in U.S. dollars and 7 % in local currency ; and $ 74.2 billion for the year , an increase of $ 4.5 billion or 6 % in U.S. dollars and 5 % in local currency Fourth quarter GAAP operating margin of 15.3 % , an increase of 370 basis points , and an increase of 20 basis points over adjusted¹ operating margin in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2025 Full year GAAP operating margin of 15.4 % , an increase of 70 basis points ; adjusted operating margin of 15.8 % , an increase of 20 basis points Fourth quarter GAAP diluted EPS of $ 3.29 , a 46 % increase , and a 9 % increase over adjusted EPS in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2025 • Full year GAAP diluted EPS of $ 13.56 , a 12 % increase ; adjusted EPS of $ 13.97 , an 8 % increase • Free cash flow of $ 2.8 billion for the quarter and $ 11.6 billion for the year • Total cash returned to shareholders of $ 11.5 billion for the year , an increase of 38 % , reflecting $ 7.5 billion in repurchases or redemptions , including $ 2 billion in additional share repurchases in the fourth quarter • • • Fiscal Year 2027 Business Outlook Highlights Company expects full - year revenue growth of 3 % to 6 % in local currency Expects full - year GAAP diluted EPS of $ 14.39 to $ 14.81 , a 6 % to 9 % increase , and a 3 % to 6 % increase over adjusted EPS Company expects to return at least $ 9.5 billion in cash to shareholders in fiscal year 2027 ¹Adjusted financial measures presented in this release are non - GAAP financial measures that exclude business optimization costs recorded during the first quarter of fiscal 2026 and the fourth quarter of fiscal 2025 , as further described in this release . 1