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 adjusted 1 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
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Free Cash Flow $11.62 $10.87
Cash Return to Shareholders Accenture continues to return significant cash to shareholders through cash dividends and share repurchases. In fiscal 2026, the company returned $11.5 billion to shareholders, including $7.5 billion in share repurchases and $4.0 billion in cash dividends.
Dividend
• On August 14, 2026, a quarterly cash dividend of $1.63 per share was paid to shareholders of record at the close of business on July 9, 2026.
◦ These cash dividend payments totaled $974 million, bringing dividend payments for the full year to $3.99 billion, compared with $3.70 billion in fiscal 2025.
• Accenture plc has declared another quarterly cash dividend of $1.71 per share for shareholders of record at the close of business on October 13, 2026.
◦ This dividend, which is payable on November 13, 2026, represents a 5% increase over the quarterly dividend rate in fiscal 2026.
Share Repurchase Activity
• During the fourth quarter of fiscal 2026, Accenture repurchased or redeemed 17.6 million shares for a total of $2.3 billion, which were primarily repurchased in the open market. Total share repurchases and redemptions for the full fiscal year were 39.9 million shares for a total of $7.5 billion, including 37.5 million shares repurchased in the open market.
Filing figures are from this filing. Earlier figures are from past filings.