Accenture plc financial metrics

Professional SEC-based dashboard for profitability, financial health, and growth with transparent scoring logic. Latest period: Q1 2026.

Symbol
ACN on NYSE
Location
Dublin, Ireland
Fiscal year end
31 August
Latest financial report
19 Mar 2026

Quick Takeaways

  • ACN - Accenture plc financial facts are built from SEC company filings data.
  • Latest metrics period on this page: Q1 2026.
  • Headline metric: Return On Invested Capital 29%.

What Changed

  • Return On Invested Capital YoY change: <span class="text-red-600">-9.5%</span>.
  • Most recent SEC facts end date: 28 Feb 2026.

Why This Matters

  • This gives a beginner-friendly first read before you inspect detailed formulas and metric tables.
  • Every metric card links to a deeper SEC-backed history page for verification.

Official SEC Source

Based on latest 10-Q/10-K

Facts and ratios are grounded in SEC company facts linked to the latest 10-Q/10-K cycle.

See Original Filing

Latest SEC snapshot (2026-02-28) highlights Return On Invested Capital 29.5%, Return On Equity 24.8%, and Return On Assets 11.2%.

Financial Quality Score

Transparent 0-100 scoring model based on profitability, financial health, and growth factors.

85.9/100

Strong Confidence high

Return On Invested Capital

29%

Metric score 100.0/100

Return On Equity

25%

Metric score 98.6/100

Return On Assets

11%

Metric score 100.0/100

Financial Health

Current Ratio
1.34x
Quick Ratio
1.2x
Debt to Equity
0.25x

Strengths

Return On Invested Capital, Return On Equity, and Return On Assets

Watchpoints

NetIncomeLoss YoY

Key metrics snapshot

Return On Equity

25%

YoY: -7.2%

Industry median: 2.7% (n=139)

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Return On Assets

11%

YoY: -13%

Industry median: -2.2% (n=136)

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Operating Margin

14%

YoY: -4.7%

Industry median: 0.34% (n=112)

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Current Ratio

1.34x

YoY: -9.5%

Industry median: 1.07x (n=133)

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Quick Ratio

1.2x

YoY: -9.5%

Industry median: 0.78x (n=95)

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Debt-to-equity

0.25x

YoY: -6.5%

Industry median: 0.51x (n=121)

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Revenues YoY

7.3%

YoY:

Industry median: 7.3% (n=113)

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NetIncomeLoss YoY

-0.46%

YoY:

Industry median: -0.54% (n=122)

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Profitability

Metric Latest value YoY change
Return On Invested Capital 29% -9.5%
Return On Equity 25% -7.2%
Return On Assets 11% -13%
Operating Margin 14% -4.7%

Financial Health

Metric Latest value YoY change
Current Ratio 1.34x -9.5%
Quick Ratio 1.2x -9.5%
Debt-to-equity 0.25x -6.5%

Growth

Metric Latest value YoY change
Revenues YoY 7.3%
NetIncomeLoss YoY -0.46%

Share Metrics

Metric Latest value YoY change
Weighted Average Number of Shares Outstanding, Basic 616,992,111 -1.6%
Weighted Average Number of Shares Outstanding, Diluted 622,640,891 -1.8%

Additional Metrics

Metric Latest value YoY change
Selling and Marketing Expense $7,179,389,000 +2.7%
General and Administrative Expense $4,592,091,000 +7.3%
Costs and Expenses $61,710,604,000 +8.2%
Operating Income (Loss) $10,399,718,000 +2.2%
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes, Noncontrolling Interest $10,450,698,000 +2.1%
Income Tax Expense (Benefit) $2,655,645,000 +11%
Earnings Per Share, Basic 12.32 +0.57%
Earnings Per Share, Diluted 12.21 +0.83%
Cash and Cash Equivalents, at Carrying Value $9,399,183,000 +11%
Accounts Receivable, after Allowance for Credit Loss, Current $13,761,417,000 +11%
Other Assets, Current $2,864,223,000 +13%
Assets, Current $28,007,338,000 +11%
Deferred Income Tax Assets, Net $3,570,872,000 -9.9%
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net $1,600,823,000 +6%
Operating Lease, Right-of-Use Asset $2,910,831,000 +12%
Goodwill $24,581,153,000 +17%
Other Assets, Noncurrent $1,623,241,000 +15%
Assets $67,064,216,000 +12%
Accounts Payable, Current $3,116,735,000 +19%
Employee-related Liabilities, Current $7,813,959,000 +29%
Liabilities, Current $20,957,440,000 +22%
Long-term Debt and Lease Obligation $5,030,322,000 -0.23%
Accrued Income Taxes, Noncurrent $1,368,702,000 +7.4%
Deferred Income Tax Liabilities, Net $497,623,000 +10%
Operating Lease, Liability, Noncurrent $2,448,283,000 +11%
Other Liabilities, Noncurrent $1,241,720,000 +15%
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax $1,400,486,000 +39%
Retained Earnings (Accumulated Deficit) $22,804,025,000 -9.5%
Stockholders' Equity Attributable to Parent $31,210,676,000 +6.7%
Stockholders' Equity, Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest $32,299,192,000 +7%
Liabilities and Equity $67,064,216,000 +12%
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Restricted Cash Equivalents $9,399,183,000 +11%
Depreciation $641,854,000 +17%
Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax, Attributable to Parent $8,556,208,000 +22%
Operating Lease, Liability, Current $754,699,000 +9.2%
Additional Paid in Capital $18,683,496,000 +12%
Amortization of Intangible Assets $757,717,000 +24%
Interest Expense $262,775,000 +104%

How we score

This score is transparent and deterministic. We weight profitability, financial health, and growth metrics, then renormalize weights when SEC data is missing.

Metric Weight V1 threshold
ROIC205% to 20%
ROE158% to 25%
ROA102% to 10%
Operating Margin55% to 25%
Current Ratio121.0x to 2.0x
Quick Ratio80.8x to 1.5x
Debt to Equity100.3x to 2.0x (lower is better)
Revenue YoY10-10% to +20%
Net Income YoY10-10% to +20%

How Calculated (standard_v1)

Metrics are computed with a market-consensus convention designed for cross-portal comparability.

  • TTM Operating Income / TTM Revenues
  • Current Assets / Current Liabilities (latest instant quarter)
  • (Current Assets - Inventory) / Current Liabilities; fallback: (Cash+Short-Term Investments + Accounts Receivable) / Current Liabilities
  • Total Debt / Stockholders Equity (latest instant quarter; shared unit; freshest series)
  • TTM Net Income / Average Equity (current quarter + same quarter previous year) / 2
  • TTM Net Income / Average Assets (current quarter + same quarter previous year) / 2
  • TTM NOPAT / Average Invested Capital, where NOPAT=Operating Income*(1-tax rate), Invested Capital=Equity+Total Debt-Cash & ST Investments
  • TTM Revenues YoY
  • TTM Net Income YoY