Accenture plc
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Accenture Plc. dropped 5.35% to $290.0 after the consulting company reported better-than-expected quarterly earnings, but new orders fell short of expectations.
Revenue in the fiscal third quarter ending on May 31 jumped to $17.73 billion from $16.47 billion, net income edged up to $2.20 billion from $1.93 billion, and diluted earnings per share rose to $3.49 from $3.04 a year ago.
New bookings in the quarter declined 6% to $19.7 billion and 7% in local currency from a year earlier, as consulting new bookings were $9.08 billion and managed services new bookings were $10.62 billion.
The company proposed a quarterly cash dividend of $1.48 per share, representing a 15% increase from a year ago, and also repurchased 6.0 million shares for a total of $1.8 billion in the quarter.
The technology and business outsourcing services provider guided full-year revenue to grow between 6% and 7% in local currency, compared to $64.90 billion, and diluted earnings per share between $12.77 and $12.89, compared to $11.44 in 2024, respectively.
Jun 20, 2025 -
Accenture Plc. gained 1.5% to $305.32 after the consulting services company reported results for the second quarter of fiscal 2025 ending in February.
Revenue increased to $16.66 billion from $15.80 billion, net income jumped to $1.79 billion from $1.67 billion, and diluted earnings per share rose to $2.82 from $2.63 a year ago.
The company narrowed its full-year revenue growth forecast to 5% to 7%, and expects foreign exchange impact of approximately negative 0.5%.
The operating margin is seen between 15.6% and 15.7%, an expansion of 10 to 20 basis points over the adjusted operating margin.
Accenture estimated diluted earnings per share in 2025 to be between $12.55 and $12.79, compared to $11.57 a year ago.
During the second quarter, new bookings were $20.91 billion, down 3% in U.S. dollars and flat in local currency compared to the same quarter in 2024.
Consulting new bookings in the quarter were $10.47 billion and managed services new bookings were $10.44 billion.
Mar 24, 2025 -
Accenture dropped 6.5% to $356.50 after the information services provider's revenue outlook outweighed earnings in the fiscal second quarter.
Revenue in the second quarter was flat at $15.8 billion, net income increased to $1.7 billion from $1.55 billion, and diluted earnings per share rose to $2.63 from $2.39 a year ago.
New bookings for the quarter were $21.6 billion, with consulting bookings of $10.5 billion and managed services bookings of $11.1 billion.
The company declared a quarterly cash dividend of $1.29 per share payable on May 15 to shareholders on record on April 18.
During the quarter, the company repurchased or redeemed 3.8 million shares for a total of $1.3 billion, and about $4.6 billion were still available under the stock repurchase plan as of February 29.
The company guided fiscal third quarter revenue between $16.25 billion and $16.85 billion, falling between negative 1% and positive 3% when measured in local currency from a year ago.
The company also estimated annual revenue growth to be in the range of 1% to 3%, compared to a previous estimate between 2% and 5%, assuming no impact of foreign currency translation on its results.
Mar 21, 2024 -
Accenture declined 0.2% to $341.20 after the management consulting and tech services provider reported better-than-expected quarterly earnings, but the company's guidance fell short of market expectations.
Revenue in the fiscal first quarter ending in November increased 3% to $16.2 billion from $15.74 billion, net income advanced to $2.0 billion from $1.99 billion, and diluted earnings per share rose to $3.10 from $3.08 a year ago.
During the quarter, the company repurchased 3.8 million shares for a total of $1.2 billion, and the company announced a quarterly cash dividend of $1.29 per share to shareholders on record on January 18 and payable on February 15.
The company estimated fiscal second quarter revenue between $15.40 billion and $16.0 billion, a decline of 2% to an increase of 2% in local currency, including a negative 0.5% foreign exchange impact compared to a year ago.
The company estimated its fiscal second quarter GAAP diluted earnings per share to range between $11.41 and $11.76, an increase of 6% to 9% from a year ago.
Dec 19, 2023 -
Accenture Plc declined 1.9% to 301.38 a day after the information technology services provider reported better-than-expected sales and earnings but trimmed its annual revenue growth outlook slightly.
Revenue in the fiscal third quarter ending in May increased 3% to $16.6 billion and 5% in local currency.
New bookings in the quarter totaled $17.2 billion, including consulting bookings of $8.9 billion and managed services bookings of $8.3 billion.
Net income increased to $2.0 billion from $1.78 billion and diluted earnings per share rose to $3.15 from $2.79 a year ago.
The company forecasted fiscal fourth quarter revenue between $15.75 billion and $16.35 billion, an increase between 2% and 6% in local currency.
The company trimmed its full-year revenue growth estimate to a new range between 8% and 9%, from the previous range between 8% and 10%.
The company increased its quarterly dividend by 15% to $1.12 a share to holders of stock on July 13 payable on August 15.
Accenture repurchased 2.8 million of its own shares for $789 million during the fiscal third quarter and about $3.5 billion are still available for its stock repurchase at the end of May.
Jun 23, 2023
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| Trading Volume | 246,738 |
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386.85 - 281.99 |
| Market Cap Full | $ 217.8B |
Quarterly +
| 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 | -26.4% | -11.3% | -1.1% | 7.1% |
| Q2 | - | -4.3% | -10.5% | 7.9% |
| Q3 | - | -17.4% | 16.9% | -0.4% |
| Q4 | - | 8.8% | -0.5% | 13.8% |
Monthly +
| J | F | M | A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N | D |
| 2026 | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2025 | |||||||||||
| 9.4 | -9.4 | -10.4 | -4.2 | 6 | -5.7 | -10.6 | -2.7 | -5.2 | 1.4 | -0.1 | 7.4 |
| 2024 | |||||||||||
| 3.7 | 2.8 | -7.2 | -13.3 | -6.2 | 7.6 | 8.9 | 3.4 | 3.4 | -2.1 | 4.8 | -3 |
| 2023 | |||||||||||
| 4.6 | -5 | 7.8 | -1.9 | 9.2 | 0.7 | 2.6 | 2.4 | -5.2 | -3.3 | 12.1 | 5.3 |
| 2022 | |||||||||||
| -14.7 | -10.6 | 6.7 | -9.4 | -2.3 | -7 | 9.9 | -4 | -12.2 | 10.3 | 6 | -11.4 |
| 2021 | |||||||||||
| -7.4 | 3.7 | 10.6 | 4.5 | -2.7 | 4.5 | 7.8 | 5.9 | -4.9 | 12.4 | -0.6 | 16 |
EPS
| 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | |
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| Q1 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.2 |
| Q2 | 3.2 | 2.8 | 2.4 |
| Q3 | 2.2 | 2.6 | 2.2 |
| Q4 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 2.8 |
| A | 10.8 | 10.7 | 9.2 |