Accenture delivers strong new bookings and revenue growth at the top of the company’s guided range, with strong profitability and free cash flow; Confirms outlook for fiscal 2026 revenue growth, and adjusted operating margin and EPS

“I am very pleased with our $21 billion in new bookings, including 33 clients with quarterly bookings greater than $100 million. We delivered revenue growth of 5% in local currency, at the top of our guided range, while continuing to gain market share. We also strengthened our leadership in advanced AI and deepened our ecosystem partnerships to help clients realize value. These results reflect our strategy to be the reinvention partner of choice for our clients. On behalf of our leadership team, I want to thank our clients, ecosystem partners and people who make these results possible.”

•New bookings of $20.9 billion, an increase of 12% in U.S. dollars and 10% in local currency

•Advanced AI new bookings of $2.2 billion

•Revenues of $18.7 billion, an increase of 6% in U.S. dollars and 5% in local currency

•GAAP operating margin of 15.3%, a decrease of 140 bps compared to operating margin of 16.7% in the first quarter of fiscal 2025; adjusted1 operating margin expanded 30 basis points to 17.0%

•GAAP diluted earnings per share of $3.54, a 1% decrease from GAAP diluted earnings per share of $3.59 in the first quarter of fiscal 2025; adjusted earnings per share increased 10% to $3.94

•Free cash flow of $1.5 billion

•Total cash returned to shareholders of $3.3 billion, reflecting $2.3 billion in repurchases or redemptions of 9.5 million shares, and cash dividend payments of $1.0 billion, or $1.63 per share, a 10% increase

•Company continues to expect full-year revenue growth to be 2% to 5% in local currency. Excluding an estimated 1% impact from its U.S. federal business, company continues to expect revenue growth to be 3% to 6% in local currency

•Now expects GAAP operating margin to be 15.2% to 15.4%, an expansion of 50 to 70 basis points; continues to expect adjusted operating margin to be 15.7% to 15.9%, an expansion of 10 to 30 bps

•Now expects GAAP diluted earnings per share to be in the range of $13.12 to $13.50, an 8% to 11% increase; continues to expect adjusted EPS to be in the range of $13.52 to $13.90, a 5% to 8% increase

New bookings for the first quarter of fiscal 2026 were $20.94 billion, an increase of 12% in U.S. dollars and 10% in local currency compared to the first quarter of fiscal 2025.

•Consulting new bookings were $9.88 billion.

•Managed Services new bookings were $11.06 billion.

Revenues for the first quarter of fiscal 2026 were $18.74 billion, an increase of 6% in U.S. dollars and 5% in local currency, and were at the top of the company’s guided range of $18.1 billion to $18.75 billion, or 1% to 5% growth in local currency. Revenues for the quarter reflect a foreign-exchange impact of positive 1.4%, compared with the positive 1% impact previously assumed.

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•GAAP operating margin (operating income as a percentage of revenues) for the quarter was 15.3%, compared to GAAP operating margin of 16.7% for the first quarter of fiscal 2025. Adjusted operating margin was 17.0% for the first quarter of fiscal 2026.

•GAAP operating income for the quarter decreased 3% to $2.87 billion compared with GAAP operating income of $2.95 billion in the first quarter of fiscal 2025. Adjusted operating income was $3.18 billion for the first quarter of fiscal 2026.

•GAAP diluted EPS for the quarter were $3.54, a 1% decrease from $3.59 for the first quarter of fiscal 2025.

•Adjusted EPS for the quarter increased 10% to $3.94, which excludes $0.40 for business optimization costs.

$1.66

$1.02

$0.16

$0.15

$1.51

$0.87

•On November 14, 2025, a quarterly cash dividend of $1.63 per share was paid to shareholders of record at the close of business on October 10, 2025.

◦These cash dividend payments totaled $1.0 billion.

•Accenture plc has declared another quarterly cash dividend of $1.63 per share for shareholders of record at the close of business on January 13, 2026.

◦This dividend, which is payable on February 13, 2026, represents a 10% increase over the quarterly dividend rate of $1.48 per share in fiscal 2025.

•During the first quarter of fiscal 2026, Accenture repurchased or redeemed 9.5 million shares for a total of $2.3 billion, including 9.1 million shares repurchased in the open market.

•Accenture’s total remaining share repurchase authority at November 30, 2025 was approximately $5.6 billion.

•At November 30, 2025, Accenture had approximately 616 million total shares outstanding.

2% – 5%

approx. 3% – 6% excluding an estimated 1% impact from its U.S. federal business

2% – 5%

approx. 3% – 6% excluding an estimated 1% to 1.5% impact from its U.S. federal business

15.2% – 15.4%

50 bps – 70 bps expansion over FY25

15.3% – 15.5%

60 bps – 80 bps expansion over FY25

15.7% – 15.9%

10 bps – 30 bps expansion over FY25, excluding $308 million and $615 million for business optimization costs in Q1 FY26 and Q4 FY25, respectively

15.7% – 15.9%

10 bps – 30 bps expansion over FY25, excluding an estimated $250 million for business optimization costs in Q1 FY26

$13.12 – $13.50

8% – 11% increase over FY25

$13.19 – $13.57

9% – 12% increase over FY25

$13.52 – $13.90

5% – 8% increase over FY25, excluding $0.40 and $0.78 for business optimization costs in Q1 FY26 and Q4 FY25, respectively

$13.52 – $13.90

5% – 8% increase over FY25, excluding an estimated $0.33 per share for business optimization costs in Q1 FY26

Conference Call and Webcast Details

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About Accenture

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