Accenture reported fourth-quarter fiscal 2026 revenue of $18.68 billion, increasing 6% in U.S. dollars and 7% in local currency from a year earlier and exceeding the company’s previously issued revenue guidance 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, producing a book-to-bill ratio of 1.2. Consulting bookings totaled $9.40 billion, while Managed Services bookings reached $12.77 billion.
Fourth-quarter Consulting revenue was $9.28 billion, up 6% in U.S. dollars, while Managed Services revenue increased 7% to $9.40 billion. Revenue grew across each of Accenture’s geographic markets, with the Americas generating $9.43 billion, EMEA producing $6.58 billion and Asia Pacific contributing $2.67 billion.
Among Accenture’s industry groups, Products was the largest contributor with fourth-quarter revenue of $5.56 billion. Health & Public Service generated $3.86 billion, Financial Services produced $3.47 billion, Communications, Media & Technology contributed $3.26 billion and Resources generated $2.52 billion.
GAAP operating income for the quarter increased 40% to $2.86 billion, while GAAP operating margin expanded to 15.3% from 11.6% a year earlier. GAAP net income increased to $2.03 billion from $1.45 billion, and diluted earnings per share rose 46% to $3.29.
Accenture generated $3.10 billion of operating cash flow during the quarter and $2.85 billion of free cash flow. The company ended fiscal 2026 with a cash balance of approximately $12.8 billion.
For the full fiscal year, revenue increased 6% in U.S. dollars and 5% in local currency to $74.18 billion. Full-year new bookings reached $84.54 billion, including $40.86 billion of Consulting bookings and $43.67 billion of Managed Services bookings.
Managed Services generated $37.30 billion of full-year revenue, increasing 8% in U.S. dollars, while Consulting revenue rose 5% to $36.88 billion. Communications, Media & Technology was Accenture’s fastest-growing industry group in U.S. dollar terms, with revenue increasing 11% to $12.67 billion.
Full-year GAAP operating income increased 12% to $11.41 billion, with a 15.4% operating margin. Adjusted operating income rose 8% to $11.71 billion, and adjusted operating margin reached 15.8%. GAAP net income totaled $8.52 billion, compared with $7.83 billion in fiscal 2025.
GAAP diluted earnings per share for fiscal 2026 increased 12% to $13.56, while adjusted EPS increased 8% to $13.97. Accenture generated $11.62 billion in full-year free cash flow.
The company returned a record $11.5 billion to shareholders during fiscal 2026, including $7.5 billion through share repurchases and $4.0 billion through cash dividends. Accenture also declared a quarterly dividend of $1.71 per share, representing a 5% increase from its fiscal 2026 quarterly dividend rate.
For fiscal 2027, Accenture expects local-currency revenue growth of 3% to 6%, an operating margin of 15.9% to 16.1% and diluted EPS between $14.39 and $14.81. The company expects free cash flow of $11.0 billion to $11.8 billion and plans to return at least $9.5 billion to shareholders.
KEY QUOTES:
“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.”
Julie Sweet, Chair and CEO of Accenture
